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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

 

Exhibit 4.2

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

MERCK & CO., INC.

          Merck & Co., Inc., a New Jersey corporation, to amend its Restated
Certificate of Incorporation in accordance with Section 14A:9-2(4) of the New
Jersey Business Corporation Act, hereby certifies:

     FIRST: The name of the corporation is: Merck & Co., Inc.

     SECOND: To effect an amendment of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, the first, second, and fourth paragraphs of Article VI of the
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation are hereby amended as
set forth below:

         1. The first paragraph of Article VI of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

The number of directors of the Corporation shall be such
number, not less than three, as may, from time to time, be
determined in accordance with the By-Laws. The By-Laws shall
prescribe the manner in which the number of directors
necessary to constitute a quorum of the Board of Directors
shall be determined, which number may be less than a
majority of the whole Board of Directors. The By-Laws shall
also prescribe the manner in which the retirement age of and
other restrictions and qualifications for directors of the
Corporation shall be determined. Advance notice of
nomination by a stockholder for the election of directors
shall be made in the manner provided in the By-Laws.

         2. The second paragraph of Article VI of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

At the 2004 annual meeting of stockholders, the successors
of the directors whose terms expire at that meeting shall be
elected for a term expiring at the 2005 annual meeting of
stockholders; at the 2005 annual meeting of stockholders,
the successors of the directors whose terms expire at that
meeting shall be elected for a term expiring at the 2006
annual meeting of stockholders; and at each annual meeting
of stockholders thereafter, the directors shall be elected
for terms expiring at the next annual meeting of
stockholders. Any vacancies in the Board of Directors, by
reason of an increase in the number of directors or
otherwise, shall be filled solely by the Board of Directors,
by majority vote of the directors then in office, though
less than a quorum, but any such director so elected shall
hold office only until the next succeeding annual meeting of
stockholders. At

 

 

such annual meeting, such director or a successor to such
director shall be elected and qualified. No decrease in the
number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent
director.

         3. The fourth paragraph of Article VI of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

The Board of Directors, by vote of a majority of the whole
Board, may appoint from the directors an executive committee
and such other committees as they may deem judicious; and to
such extent as shall be provided in the resolution of the
Board or in the By-Laws, may delegate to such committees all
or any of the authority of the Board of Directors which may
be lawfully delegated, and such committees shall have and
thereupon may exercise all or any of the authority so
delegated to them. The Board of Directors of the Corporation
or the By-Laws may provide the number of members necessary
to constitute a quorum of any committee and the number of
affirmative votes necessary for action by any committee.

     THIRD: The amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation set
forth in Paragraph SECOND of this Certificate of Amendment of Restated
Certificate of Incorporation (this “Certificate of Amendment”) was adopted by
the shareholders of the corporation on April 27, 2004.

     FOURTH: The designation and number of shares of each class or series
entitled to vote on the amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation
set forth in Paragraph SECOND of this Certificate of Amendment is as follows:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Class or Series
	 	Number of Shares

	Common Stock

	 	 	2,224,499,576	 

     FIFTH: The number of shares of Common Stock having one vote per share
voted for or against the amendment to Article VI of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation set forth in Paragraph SECOND of this Certificate of Amendment is
as follows:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Class or Series
	 	For
	 	Against

	Common Stock

	 	 	1,819,528,332	 	 	 	42,062,845	 

     SIXTH: This Certificate of Amendment shall become effective upon filing.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Merck & Co., Inc. has caused its duly authorized
officer to execute this Certificate of Amendment on this 2nd day of June, 2004.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	MERCK & CO., INC.

Corporation Number 22-1109110

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Celia A. Colbert
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Celia A. Colbert 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President, Secretary

and Assistant General Counsel 	 
	 

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Exhibit 4.2

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

MERCK & CO., INC.

          Merck & Co., Inc., a New Jersey corporation, to amend its Restated
Certificate of Incorporation in accordance with Section 14A:9-2(4) of the New
Jersey Business Corporation Act, hereby certifies:

     FIRST: The name of the corporation is: Merck & Co., Inc.

     SECOND: To effect an amendment of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, the first, second, and fourth paragraphs of Article VI of the
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation are hereby amended as
set forth below:

          1. The first paragraph of Article VI of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

The number of directors of the Corporation shall be such
number, not less than three, as may, from time to time, be
determined in accordance with the By-Laws. The By-Laws shall
prescribe the manner in which the number of directors
necessary to constitute a quorum of the Board of Directors
shall be determined, which number may be less than a
majority of the whole Board of Directors. The By-Laws shall
also prescribe the manner in which the retirement age of and
other restrictions and qualifications for directors of the
Corporation shall be determined. Advance notice of
nomination by a stockholder for the election of directors
shall be made in the manner provided in the By-Laws.

          2. The second paragraph of Article VI of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

At the 2004 annual meeting of stockholders, the successors
of the directors whose terms expire at that meeting shall be
elected for a term expiring at the 2005 annual meeting of
stockholders; at the 2005 annual meeting of stockholders,
the successors of the directors whose terms expire at that
meeting shall be elected for a term expiring at the 2006
annual meeting of stockholders; and at each annual meeting
of stockholders thereafter, the directors shall be elected
for terms expiring at the next annual meeting of
stockholders. Any vacancies in the Board of Directors, by
reason of an increase in the number of directors or
otherwise, shall be filled solely by the Board of Directors,
by majority vote of the directors then in office, though
less than a quorum, but any such director so elected shall
hold office only until the next succeeding annual meeting of
stockholders. At

 

 

such annual meeting, such director or a successor to such
director shall be elected and qualified. No decrease in the
number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent
director.

          3. The fourth paragraph of Article VI of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

The Board of Directors, by vote of a majority of the whole
Board, may appoint from the directors an executive committee
and such other committees as they may deem judicious; and to
such extent as shall be provided in the resolution of the
Board or in the By-Laws, may delegate to such committees all
or any of the authority of the Board of Directors which may
be lawfully delegated, and such committees shall have and
thereupon may exercise all or any of the authority so
delegated to them. The Board of Directors of the Corporation
or the By-Laws may provide the number of members necessary
to constitute a quorum of any committee and the number of
affirmative votes necessary for action by any committee.

     THIRD: The amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation set
forth in Paragraph SECOND of this Certificate of Amendment of Restated
Certificate of Incorporation (this “Certificate of Amendment”) was adopted by
the shareholders of the corporation on April 27, 2004.

     FOURTH: The designation and number of shares of each class or series
entitled to vote on the amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation
set forth in Paragraph SECOND of this Certificate of Amendment is as follows:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Class or Series
	 	Number of Shares

	Common Stock

	 	 	2,224,499,576	 

     FIFTH: The number of shares of Common Stock having one vote per share
voted for or against the amendment to Article VI of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation set forth in Paragraph SECOND of this Certificate of Amendment is
as follows:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Class or Series
	 	For
	 	Against

	Common Stock

	 	 	1,819,528,332	 	 	 	42,062,845	 

     SIXTH: This Certificate of Amendment shall become effective upon filing.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Merck & Co., Inc. has caused its duly authorized
officer to execute this Certificate of Amendment on this
2nd day of June, 2004.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	MERCK & CO., INC.

Corporation Number 22-1109110

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Celia A. Colbert
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Celia A. Colbert 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President, Secretary
and Assistant General Counsel 	 
	 

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