KENILWORTH, N.J., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) will provide a live Webcast of its Special Shareholders Meeting being held on Friday, August 7, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. (EDT) regarding the proposed merger between Schering-Plough and Merck & Co., Inc. Originating from Boston, the Webcast will be available to all interested parties via the corporate Web site, www.schering-plough.com.

Those wishing to listen live to the Webcast of the Special Meeting should go to the Investor Relations section of the Schering-Plough corporate Web site, www.schering-plough.com, and click on the "Presentations/Webcasts" link. A replay of the Webcast will be available via the Web site later that day.

Schering-Plough is an innovation-driven, science-centered global health care company. Through its own biopharmaceutical research and collaborations with partners, Schering-Plough creates therapies that help save and improve lives around the world. The company applies its research-and-development platform to human prescription, animal health and consumer health care products. Schering-Plough's vision is to "Earn Trust, Every Day" with the doctors, patients, customers and other stakeholders served by its colleagues around the world. The company is based in Kenilworth, N.J., and its Web site is www.schering-plough.com.

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