• BlackRock raised its total voting rights stake in Merck to 8.08% from 8.05%, based on a May 29 threshold date.
• Voting rights attached to shares increased to 7.44% from 7.21%.
• Voting rights through instruments fell to 0.65% from 0.84%, including Lent Securities (right to recall) at 0.2%.

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