Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA : Fresenius Medical Care announces offerings of senior notes

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (the "company" or "Fresenius Medical Care"; Frankfurt Stock Exchange: FME / New York Stock Exchange: FMS), the world's largest provider of dialysis products and services, today announced its intention to sell U.S. dollar and euro-denominated senior unsecured notes (together the "senior notes") of $1.2 billion and €250 million. The tranches will have a maturity between 7.5 and 10 years. Proceeds from the offerings are intended to be used for acquisitions, including the acquisition of Liberty Dialysis Holdings Inc., to refinance indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.

The dollar-denominated senior notes will be issued by Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc. and the euro-denominated senior notes will be issued by FMC Finance VIII S.A. Both issuers are wholly owned subsidiaries of the company. The senior notes will be offered through a private placement to institutional investors and will be guaranteed jointly and severally by the company and its subsidiaries, Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. and Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH.

The proposed offering will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The senior notes will be offered in the U.S. to "qualified institutional buyers" (QIBs) pursuant to the exemption from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act, and in exempted "offshore transactions" pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The senior notes may not be offered or sold in the U.S. unless registered under the Securities Act or pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

Application has been made for admission of the senior notes to trading on the regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.