Corporate | 19 January 2015 18:32

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA: Standard & Poor’s upgrades Fresenius Medical Care’s credit rating to investment grade

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA / Key word(s): Miscellaneous

2015-01-19 / 18:32

Standard & Poor’s upgrades Fresenius Medical Care’s credit rating to investment grade

Bad Homburg, Germany – 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 that Standard & Poor’s has upgraded the corporate credit rating of Fresenius Medical Care from BB+ to BBB- with a stable outlook. The company’s financial policy remains unchanged. Fresenius Medical Care will continue to focus on the execution of the long-term strategy introduced in early 2014.

About Fresenius Medical Care
Fresenius Medical Care is the world’s largest integrated provider of products and services for individuals undergoing dialysis because of chronic kidney failure, a condition that affects more than 2.5 million individuals worldwide. Through its network of 3,349 dialysis clinics in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Africa, Fresenius Medical Care provides dialysis treatments for 283,135 patients around the globe. Fresenius Medical Care is also the world’s leading provider of dialysis products such as hemodialysis machines, dialyzers and related disposable products.

For more information about Fresenius Medical Care, visit the company’s website at www.fmc-ag.com .

Disclaimer
This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to certain factors, including changes in business, economic and competitive conditions, regulatory reforms, foreign exchange rate fluctuations, uncertainties in litigation or investigative proceedings, and the availability of financing. These and other risks and uncertainties are detailed in Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA’s reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements in this release.

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Language:	English
Company:	Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA
	Else-Kröner-Straße 1
	61352 Bad Homburg
	Germany
Phone:	+49 (0) 6172- 609 2525
Fax:	+49 (0) 6172- 609 2301
E-mail:	ir@fmc-ag.com
Internet:	www.fmc-ag.de
ISIN:	DE0005785802, DE0005785836,
WKN:	578580, 578583
Indices:	DAX
Listed:	Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX; NYSE

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