Voting Rights Announcements | 5 October 2009 17:42


Fresenius SE: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Fresenius SE / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

05.10.2009 

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Fresenius SE, Bad Homburg v.d.H.

- ISIN DE0005785604 -
- German Securities ID No. (WKN) 578 560 -


Fresenius SE was notified in the name and on behalf of FIL Limited,
Hamilton, Bermuda, pursuant to section 21 (1) WpHG of the following:

On 1 October 2009 the voting rights held by FIL Limited fell below the
threshold of 3 % of the voting rights in Fresenius SE, Else-Kröner-Straße
1, 61352 Bad Homburg v.d.H., Germany. On that date, FIL Limited held 2.90 %
of the voting rights in Fresenius SE, arising from 2,340,841 voting rights.
All voting rights in Fresenius SE were attributed to FIL Limited pursuant
to section 22 (1) sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG in connection with sent. 2 WpHG.

Furthermore, Fresenius SE was notified in the name and on behalf of FIL
Investment Management Limited, Hildenborough, Kent, England, UK, pursuant
to section 21 (1) WpHG of the following:

On 1 October 2009 the voting rights held by FIL Investment Management
Limited fell below the threshold of 3 % of the voting rights in Fresenius
SE, Else-Kröner-Straße 1, 61352 Bad Homburg v.d.H., Germany. On that date,
FIL Investment Management Limited held 2.90 % of the voting rights in
Fresenius SE, arising from 2,340,841  voting rights.
All voting rights in Fresenius SE were attributed to FIL Investment
Management Limited pursuant to section 22 (1) sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG in
connection with sent. 2 WpHG.

Furthermore, Fresenius SE was notified in the name of and on behalf of FIL
Investments International, Hildenborough, Kent, England, UK, pursuant to
section 21 (1) WpHG of the following:

On 1 October 2009 the voting rights held by FIL Investments International
fell below the threshold of 3 % of the voting rights in Fresenius SE,
Else-Kröner-Straße 1, 61352 Bad Homburg v.d.H., Germany. On that date, FIL
Investments International held 2.90 % of the voting rights in Fresenius SE,
arising from 2,340,841 voting rights.
All voting rights in Fresenius SE were attributed to FIL Investments
International pursuant to section 22 (1) sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG.



Bad Homburg v.d.H., October 2009

Fresenius SE
The Management Board



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Language:     English
Company:      Fresenius SE
              Else-Kröner-Straße 1
              61352 Bad Homburg v.d.H.
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.fresenius.com
 
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