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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;29, 2004



<Div align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt">SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</DIV>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>MERCK &#038; CO., INC.</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Issuer As Specified in Its Charter)</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">ONE MERCK DRIVE</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">P.O. BOX 100</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">WHITEHOUSE STATION, NEW JERSEY 08889-0100</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</DIV>


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    <TD align="right" valign="top">22-1109110</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>HUBBARD LLC EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">CELIA A. COLBERT<BR>
Vice President, Secretary &#038; Assistant General Counsel<BR>
MERCK &#038; CO., INC.<BR>
P.O. Box 100<BR>
Whitehouse Station, New Jersey 08889-0100<BR>
(908)&nbsp;423-1000<BR>
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or<BR>
continuous basis pursuant to Rule&nbsp;415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities<BR>
offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment
plans, check the following box. <FONT face="Wingdings">&#120;</FONT>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>offering price per share</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>aggregate offering price</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Common Stock (Par</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Value $0.01 per share)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">600,000 shares(1)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">$44.82(2)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">$26,892,000(2)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">$3,408</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Plan interests related to
the Hubbard LLC
Employee Savings Plan
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">An indeterminate amount
of plan<br> interests(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center">N/A
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center">N/A
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    <TD align="center">N/A</TD>
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    <TD>Based on an estimate of the number of shares that will be purchased
pursuant to the Hubbard LLC Employee Savings Plan. Pursuant to Rule 416(c)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), there is
also being registered such number of additional shares that may become
available for purchase pursuant to such plan in the event of certain
changes in the outstanding shares, including reorganizations, mergers,
recapitalizations, restructurings, stock dividends, stock splits, reverse
stock splits and reclassifications.</TD>
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    <TD>The price stated above is estimated solely for the purpose of determining
the registration fee and is based on the average of the high and low
market prices of Merck &#038; Co., Inc. Common Stock on July 27, 2004, as
reported on the New York Stock Exchange.</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(c) of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement covers an indeterminate amount of plan interests to be offered
or sold pursuant to the Hubbard LLC Employee Savings Plan attached as an
exhibit hereto.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000"> PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002"> Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003"> Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005"> Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006"> Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007"> Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y99431exv4w2.htm">CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y99431exv5.htm">OPINION OF CELIA A. COLBERT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y99431exv24w1.htm">CERTIFIED RESOLUTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y99431exv24w2.htm">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the registrant (Exchange Act File No.
1-3305) with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereof:


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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(a)</TD>
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    <TD>Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March&nbsp;10, 2004, for the fiscal year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2003;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(b)</TD>
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    <TD>Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on May&nbsp;7, 2004, for the quarter
ended March&nbsp;31, 2004;</TD>
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    <TD>Proxy Statement filed on March&nbsp;9, 2004, for the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders held on April&nbsp;27, 2004; and</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the Common Stock of the registrant set forth in the
registrant&#146;s Registration Statements pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#147;Exchange Act&#148;), and any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13, 14 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act from the date hereof and prior to the termination of the
offering of the securities offered hereby shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. An Exhibit&nbsp;Index can be found on page 12 of this Registration
Statement.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the Common Stock and interests in the plan will be passed
upon for the Company by Celia A. Colbert, Vice President, Secretary &#038; Assistant
General Counsel of the Company.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The New Jersey Business Corporation Act provides that a New Jersey
corporation has the power to indemnify a director or officer against his or her
expenses and liabilities in connection with any proceeding involving the
director or officer by reason of his or her being or having been such a
director


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">or officer, other than a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation,
if such a director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation; and with respect to any criminal proceeding, such director or
officer had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The indemnification and advancement of expenses shall not exclude any
other rights, including the right to be indemnified against liabilities and
expenses incurred in proceedings by or in the right of the corporation, to
which a director or officer may be entitled under a certificate of
incorporation, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders, or otherwise; provided
that no indemnification shall be made to or on behalf of a director or officer
if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the director or officer
establishes that his or her acts or omissions (a)&nbsp;were in breach of his or her
duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (b)&nbsp;were not in good
faith or involved in a knowing violation of law or (c)&nbsp;resulted in receipt by
the director or officer of an improper personal benefit.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that, to the
fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of New Jersey, directors and
officers of the Company shall not be personally liable to the Company or its
stockholders for damages for breach of any duty owed to the Company or its
stockholders, except that a director or officer shall not be relieved from
liability for any breach of duty based upon an act or omission (a)&nbsp;in breach of
such person&#146;s duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (b)&nbsp;not in
good faith or involving a knowing violation of law or (c)&nbsp;resulting in receipt
by such person of an improper personal benefit.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The By-Laws of the Company provide that a former, present or future
director, officer or employee of the Company or the legal representative of any
such director, officer or employee shall be indemnified by the Company:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;against reasonable costs, disbursements and counsel fees paid or
incurred where such person has been successful in the defense on the merits or
otherwise of any pending, threatened or completed civil, criminal,
administrative or arbitrative action, suit or proceeding, and any appeal
therein and any inquiry or investigation which could lead to such action, suit
or proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, brought by
reason of such person&#146;s being or having been such director, officer or
employee, and


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;with respect to the defense of any such action, suit, proceeding,
inquiry or investigation for which indemnification is not made under (a)&nbsp;above,
against reasonable costs, disbursements (which shall include amounts paid in
satisfaction of settlements, judgments, fines and


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">penalties, exclusive, however, of any amount paid or payable to the
Company) and counsel fees if such person acted in good faith and in a manner
such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of the Company, and in connection with any criminal proceedings such person
also had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful, with the
determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct was met to be
made by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors (sitting as a
Committee of the Board) who were not parties to such inquiry, investigation,
action, suit or proceeding or by any one or more disinterested counsel to whom
the question may be referred by the Board of Directors; provided, however, in
connection with any proceeding by or in the right of the Company, no
indemnification shall be provided as to any person adjudged by any court to be
liable to the Company except as and to the extent determined by such court.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company enters into indemnification agreements with its directors and
officers and enters into insurance agreements on its own behalf. The
indemnification agreements provide that the Company agrees to hold harmless and
indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized or
permitted by the Business Corporation Act of the State of New Jersey, or any
other applicable law, or by any amendment thereof or other statutory provisions
authorizing or permitting such indemnification that is adopted after the date
hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company agrees to
hold harmless and indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law against any and all expenses, judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by its directors
and officers in connection with the defense of any present or future
threatened, pending or completed claim, action, suit or proceeding by reason of
the fact that they were, are, shall be or shall have been a director or officer
of the Company, or are or were serving, shall serve or shall have served, at
the request of the Company, as director or officer of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</B>


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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the registrant (September&nbsp;1, 2000)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Incorporated by reference to Form
10-Q Quarterly Report for the period
ended September&nbsp;30, 2000</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Amendment of Restated
Certificate of
Incorporation of the
registrant (effective June
10, 2004)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed with this Registration Statement</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By-Laws of the
registrant
(as amended effective
February&nbsp;25, 1997)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Incorporated by reference to Form
10-Q Quarterly Report for the period
ended March&nbsp;31, 1997</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion and Consent of
Celia A. Colbert, Vice
President, Secretary &#038;
Assistant General Counsel
of registrant
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed with this Registration Statement</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Included at Page 11 of this
Registration Statement</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certified Resolution of
Board of Directors
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed with this Registration Statement</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed with this Registration Statement</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Hubbard LLC Employee
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed with this Registration Statement</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Savings Plan</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">1.(a) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement.



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
<I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act
of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of
an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">3.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in
the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of
its counsel, the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the issuer
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the
requirements for filing on Form S-8, and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the Town of Whitehouse Station and the State of New Jersey on
the 29<SUP>th</SUP> day of
July&nbsp;2004.

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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="51%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>MERCK &#038; CO., INC.</B></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*
<HR size="1" noshade width="40%" align="left">
Raymond V. Gilmartin</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board, President</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#038; Chief Executive Officer</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Celia A. Colbert
<HR size="1" noshade width="40%" align="left">
Celia A. Colbert</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President, Secretary &#038;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Assistant General Counsel</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(Attorney-in-Fact)</TD>
</TR>

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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">*</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Celia A. Colbert, by signing her name hereto, does hereby sign this
document pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by the person named,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to this
document, on behalf of such person on the date stated.</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.

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    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Signature</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Date</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Raymond V. Gilmartin
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><BR>
Chairman of the Board, President<BR>
&#038; Chief Executive Officer;<BR>
Principal Executive Officer;<BR>
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>July&nbsp;29, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Judy C. Lewent
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><BR>
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial<BR>Officer and
President,<BR>
Human Health Asia;<BR>
Principal Financial Officer
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>July&nbsp;29, 2004</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Richard C. Henriques, Jr.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><BR>
Vice President, Controller;<BR>Principal Accounting Officer
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>July&nbsp;29, 2004</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Lawrence A. Bossidy
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>July&nbsp;29, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
William G. Bowen
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>July&nbsp;29, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Johnnetta B. Cole
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>July&nbsp;29, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
William B. Harrison, Jr.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>July&nbsp;29, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
William N. Kelley
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>July&nbsp;29, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Thomas E. Shenk
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>July&nbsp;29, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Anne M. Tatlock
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">*</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Celia A. Colbert, by signing her name hereto, does hereby sign this
document pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by the persons
named, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to
this document, on behalf of such persons, all in the capacities and on
the date stated, such persons including a majority of the directors of
the Company.</TD>
</TR>

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</TABLE>


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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Signature</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Date</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Samuel O. Thier
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>July&nbsp;29, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Wendell P. Weeks
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Peter C. Wendell
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>July&nbsp;29, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Celia A. Colbert, by signing her name hereto, does hereby sign this
document pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by the persons
named, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to
this document, on behalf of such persons, all in the capacities and on
the date stated, such persons including a majority of the directors of
the Company.</TD>
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    <TD colspan="3">
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ Celia A. Colbert
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Celia A. Colbert&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Vice President, Secretary &#038;<br>
Assistant General Counsel<br>
(Attorney-in-Fact)&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the administrative
committee of the Plan has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Duluth, Georgia, on this 29<SUP>th</SUP> day of July, 2004.


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    <TD colspan="3"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hubbard LLC Employee Savings Plan</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ Jean Mauldin
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Jean Mauldin</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
/s/ Brian O&#146;Boyle&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3">Brian O&#146;Boyle</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3">Executive Director, HR North America&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>EXHIBIT 23</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February&nbsp;20, 2004 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of Merck &#038; Co., Inc. and its subsidiaries,
which appears in the 2003 Annual Report to Stockholders, which is incorporated
by reference in Merck &#038; Co., Inc.&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2003.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Florham Park, New Jersey<BR>
July&nbsp;27, 2004


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the
registrant (September&nbsp;1,
2000)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Incorporated by reference to Form
10-Q Quarterly Report for the period
ended September&nbsp;30, 2000</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of
Amendment of Restated
Certificate of
Incorporation of the
registrant (effective June
10, 2004)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed with this Registration Statement</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By-Laws of the
registrant
(as amended effective
February&nbsp;25, 1997)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Incorporated by reference to Form
10-Q Quarterly Report for the period
ended March&nbsp;31, 1997</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion and Consent of
Celia A. Colbert, Vice
President, Secretary &#038;
Assistant General Counsel
of registrant
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed with this Registration Statement</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Included at Page 11 of this
Registration Statement</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certified Resolution of
Board of Directors
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed with this Registration Statement</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed with this Registration Statement</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Hubbard LLC Employee<BR>
Savings Plan
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed with this Registration Statement</TD>
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FORM S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on July 29, 2004
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MERCK & CO., INC.
(Exact Name of Issuer As Specified in Its Charter)
ONE MERCK DRIVE
P.O. BOX 100
WHITEHOUSE STATION, NEW JERSEY 08889-0100
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
NEW JERSEY
22-1109110
(State of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
HUBBARD LLC EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
CELIA A. COLBERT
Vice President, Secretary & Assistant General Counsel
MERCK & CO., INC.
P.O. Box 100
Whitehouse Station, New Jersey 08889-0100
(908) 423-1000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities
offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment
plans, check the following box.
x
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
to be Registered
Amount to be Registered
offering price per share
aggregate offering price
registration fee
Common Stock (Par
Value $0.01 per share)
600,000 shares(1)
$44.82(2)
$26,892,000(2)
$3,408
Plan interests related to
the Hubbard LLC
Employee Savings Plan
An indeterminate amount
of plan
interests(3)
N/A
N/A
N/A
(1)
Based on an estimate of the number of shares that will be purchased
pursuant to the Hubbard LLC Employee Savings Plan. Pursuant to Rule 416(c)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), there is
also being registered such number of additional shares that may become
available for purchase pursuant to such plan in the event of certain
changes in the outstanding shares, including reorganizations, mergers,
recapitalizations, restructurings, stock dividends, stock splits, reverse
stock splits and reclassifications.
(2)
The price stated above is estimated solely for the purpose of determining
the registration fee and is based on the average of the high and low
market prices of Merck & Co., Inc. Common Stock on July 27, 2004, as
reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
(3)
Pursuant to Rule 416(c) of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement covers an indeterminate amount of plan interests to be offered
or sold pursuant to the Hubbard LLC Employee Savings Plan attached as an
exhibit hereto.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OPINION OF CELIA A. COLBERT
CERTIFIED RESOLUTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
POWER OF ATTORNEY
HUBBARD LLC EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed by the registrant (Exchange Act File No.
1-3305) with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereof:
(a)
Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 10, 2004, for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2003;
(b)
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on May 7, 2004, for the quarter
ended March 31, 2004;
(c)
Proxy Statement filed on March 9, 2004, for the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders held on April 27, 2004; and
(d)
The description of the Common Stock of the registrant set forth in the
registrant's Registration Statements pursuant to Section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"), and any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act from the date hereof and prior to the termination of the
offering of the securities offered hereby shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. An Exhibit Index can be found on page 12 of this Registration
Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
The validity of the Common Stock and interests in the plan will be passed
upon for the Company by Celia A. Colbert, Vice President, Secretary & Assistant
General Counsel of the Company.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The New Jersey Business Corporation Act provides that a New Jersey
corporation has the power to indemnify a director or officer against his or her
expenses and liabilities in connection with any proceeding involving the
director or officer by reason of his or her being or having been such a
director
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or officer, other than a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation,
if such a director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation; and with respect to any criminal proceeding, such director or
officer had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
The indemnification and advancement of expenses shall not exclude any
other rights, including the right to be indemnified against liabilities and
expenses incurred in proceedings by or in the right of the corporation, to
which a director or officer may be entitled under a certificate of
incorporation, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders, or otherwise; provided
that no indemnification shall be made to or on behalf of a director or officer
if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the director or officer
establishes that his or her acts or omissions (a) were in breach of his or her
duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (b) were not in good
faith or involved in a knowing violation of law or (c) resulted in receipt by
the director or officer of an improper personal benefit.
The Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that, to the
fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of New Jersey, directors and
officers of the Company shall not be personally liable to the Company or its
stockholders for damages for breach of any duty owed to the Company or its
stockholders, except that a director or officer shall not be relieved from
liability for any breach of duty based upon an act or omission (a) in breach of
such person's duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (b) not in
good faith or involving a knowing violation of law or (c) resulting in receipt
by such person of an improper personal benefit.
The By-Laws of the Company provide that a former, present or future
director, officer or employee of the Company or the legal representative of any
such director, officer or employee shall be indemnified by the Company:
(a) against reasonable costs, disbursements and counsel fees paid or
incurred where such person has been successful in the defense on the merits or
otherwise of any pending, threatened or completed civil, criminal,
administrative or arbitrative action, suit or proceeding, and any appeal
therein and any inquiry or investigation which could lead to such action, suit
or proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, brought by
reason of such person's being or having been such director, officer or
employee, and
(b) with respect to the defense of any such action, suit, proceeding,
inquiry or investigation for which indemnification is not made under (a) above,
against reasonable costs, disbursements (which shall include amounts paid in
satisfaction of settlements, judgments, fines and
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penalties, exclusive, however, of any amount paid or payable to the
Company) and counsel fees if such person acted in good faith and in a manner
such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of the Company, and in connection with any criminal proceedings such person
also had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful, with the
determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct was met to be
made by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors (sitting as a
Committee of the Board) who were not parties to such inquiry, investigation,
action, suit or proceeding or by any one or more disinterested counsel to whom
the question may be referred by the Board of Directors; provided, however, in
connection with any proceeding by or in the right of the Company, no
indemnification shall be provided as to any person adjudged by any court to be
liable to the Company except as and to the extent determined by such court.
The Company enters into indemnification agreements with its directors and
officers and enters into insurance agreements on its own behalf. The
indemnification agreements provide that the Company agrees to hold harmless and
indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized or
permitted by the Business Corporation Act of the State of New Jersey, or any
other applicable law, or by any amendment thereof or other statutory provisions
authorizing or permitting such indemnification that is adopted after the date
hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company agrees to
hold harmless and indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law against any and all expenses, judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by its directors
and officers in connection with the defense of any present or future
threatened, pending or completed claim, action, suit or proceeding by reason of
the fact that they were, are, shall be or shall have been a director or officer
of the Company, or are or were serving, shall serve or shall have served, at
the request of the Company, as director or officer of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
Method of Filing
4.1
—
Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the registrant (September 1, 2000)
Incorporated by reference to Form
10-Q Quarterly Report for the period
ended September 30, 2000
4.2
—
Certificate of Amendment of Restated
Certificate of
Incorporation of the
registrant (effective June
10, 2004)
Filed with this Registration Statement
4.3
—
By-Laws of the
registrant
(as amended effective
February 25, 1997)
Incorporated by reference to Form
10-Q Quarterly Report for the period
ended March 31, 1997
5
—
Opinion and Consent of
Celia A. Colbert, Vice
President, Secretary &
Assistant General Counsel
of registrant
Filed with this Registration Statement
23
—
Consent of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Included at Page 11 of this
Registration Statement
24.1
—
Certified Resolution of
Board of Directors
Filed with this Registration Statement
24.2
—
Power of Attorney
Filed with this Registration Statement
99
—
Hubbard LLC Employee
Filed with this Registration Statement
Savings Plan
Item 9. Undertakings
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
1.(a) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement.
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(b) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
2.
That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act
of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of
an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
3.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in
the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of
its counsel, the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the issuer
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the
requirements for filing on Form S-8, and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the Town of Whitehouse Station and the State of New Jersey on
the 29
th
day of
July 2004.
MERCK & CO., INC.
By:
*
Raymond V. Gilmartin
Chairman of the Board, President
& Chief Executive Officer
By:
/s/ Celia A. Colbert
Celia A. Colbert
Vice President, Secretary &
Assistant General Counsel
(Attorney-in-Fact)
*
Celia A. Colbert, by signing her name hereto, does hereby sign this
document pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by the person named,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to this
document, on behalf of such person on the date stated.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
*
Raymond V. Gilmartin
Chairman of the Board, President
& Chief Executive Officer;
Principal Executive Officer;
Director
July 29, 2004
*
Judy C. Lewent
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and
President,
Human Health Asia;
Principal Financial Officer
July 29, 2004
*
Richard C. Henriques, Jr.
Vice President, Controller;
Principal Accounting Officer
July 29, 2004
*
Lawrence A. Bossidy
Director
July 29, 2004
*
William G. Bowen
Director
July 29, 2004
*
Johnnetta B. Cole
Director
July 29, 2004
*
William B. Harrison, Jr.
Director
July 29, 2004
*
William N. Kelley
Director
July 29, 2004
*
Thomas E. Shenk
Director
July 29, 2004
Anne M. Tatlock
Director
*
Celia A. Colbert, by signing her name hereto, does hereby sign this
document pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by the persons
named, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to
this document, on behalf of such persons, all in the capacities and on
the date stated, such persons including a majority of the directors of
the Company.
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Signature
Title
Date
*
Samuel O. Thier
Director
July 29, 2004
Wendell P. Weeks
Director
*
Peter C. Wendell
Director
July 29, 2004
*
Celia A. Colbert, by signing her name hereto, does hereby sign this
document pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by the persons
named, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to
this document, on behalf of such persons, all in the capacities and on
the date stated, such persons including a majority of the directors of
the Company.
By:
/s/ Celia A. Colbert
Celia A. Colbert
Vice President, Secretary &
Assistant General Counsel
(Attorney-in-Fact)
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the administrative
committee of the Plan has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Duluth, Georgia, on this 29
th
day of July, 2004.
Hubbard LLC Employee Savings Plan
By:
/s/ Jean Mauldin
Jean Mauldin
Chief Financial Officer
/s/ Brian O'Boyle
Brian O'Boyle
Executive Director, HR North America
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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 20, 2004 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of Merck & Co., Inc. and its subsidiaries,
which appears in the 2003 Annual Report to Stockholders, which is incorporated
by reference in Merck & Co., Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2003.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Florham Park, New Jersey
July 27, 2004
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
Method of Filing
4.1
—
Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the
registrant (September 1,
2000)
Incorporated by reference to Form
10-Q Quarterly Report for the period
ended September 30, 2000
4.2
—
Certificate of
Amendment of Restated
Certificate of
Incorporation of the
registrant (effective June
10, 2004)
Filed with this Registration Statement
4.3
—
By-Laws of the
registrant
(as amended effective
February 25, 1997)
Incorporated by reference to Form
10-Q Quarterly Report for the period
ended March 31, 1997
5
—
Opinion and Consent of
Celia A. Colbert, Vice
President, Secretary &
Assistant General Counsel
of registrant
Filed with this Registration Statement
23
—
Consent of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Included at Page 11 of this
Registration Statement
24.1
—
Certified Resolution of
Board of Directors
Filed with this Registration Statement
24.2
—
Power of Attorney
Filed with this Registration Statement
99
—
Hubbard LLC Employee
Savings Plan
Filed with this Registration Statement
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