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Fresenius Medical Care, the world's leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases, today announced the candidates who will be proposed for election to the Supervisory Board of the new Fresenius Medical Care AG in the Extraordinary General Meeting on July 14, 2023. As published in February 2023, the Extraordinary General Meeting will also decide on the Company's plans to change its legal form from the current KGaA (Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien) into a German stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft) with a two-tier governance, including a Management Board and a co-determined Supervisory Board.

Fresenius Medical Care and its shareholders will benefit from the proposed new legal structure as it removes layers from the governance structure and allows for an even more focused, faster and agile decision making. The change of legal form will also free up executive and management capacity and avoid potential conflicts of interest. The new set-up will provide Fresenius Medical Care with unrestricted access to capital markets for financing purposes and will ensure independent decisions on financial and dividend policies. Furthermore, the proposed governance structure will particularly strengthen the rights of free float shareholders.  

Proposed for election to the Supervisory Board are:

• Shervin J. Korangy, President & CEO at BVI Medical. He previously was a senior executive at Novartis Group, AG and a Managing Director at The Blackstone Group, Inc. Korangy holds U.S. citizenship.
• Dr. Marcus Kuhnert, CFO at Merck KGaA until the end of June 2023. Prior to that, he was CFO of the Laundry & Homecare division at Henkel. Kuhnert holds German and U.S. citizenship.
• Gregory Sorensen, M.D., CEO at DeepHealth, Chairman of the Board of Directors at IMRIS and a member of the Supervisory Boards of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA and of Fresenius Medical Care Management AG since 2021. From 2011 to 2015, he was CEO of Siemens Healthcare North America. Sorensen holds U.S. citizenship.
• Pascale Witz, President at PWH Advisors and a member of the Supervisory Boards of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA and of Fresenius Medical Care Management AG since 2016. The French citizen previously held the positions of Executive Vice President at Sanofi, and President & CEO of GE Healthcare Pharmaceutical Diagnostics.

“All four candidates are highly qualified and independent,” said outgoing Supervisory Board Chairman Dr. Dieter Schenk. “The mix of two current and two new Supervisory Board members also gives us a good balance between continuity and fresh views. Our goal is to have a best-in-class, diverse Supervisory Board with a broad range of skills and backgrounds.”

Michael Sen, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Fresenius Medical Care Management AG and CEO of Fresenius, said: “The four candidates proposed for election have broad experience in different areas of the healthcare sector and in all major markets, including the U.S. Their expertise and international background will be a valuable support for us in the transformation of Fresenius Medical Care and the successful development of the Company.”

In total, the co-determined Supervisory Board of the future Fresenius Medical Care AG will consist of twelve members. In addition to the four members to be elected by the Extraordinary General Meeting, Fresenius, which holds 32.2 percent of the ordinary share capital, will have the right to appoint two members to the Supervisory Board. Fresenius will appoint its CEO Michael Sen and its CFO Sara Hennicken to the Supervisory Board of Fresenius Medical Care AG. The other six members of the Supervisory Board will be elected by the employees.

The Company proposes a four-year election period for the Supervisory Board of the future Fresenius Medical Care AG. The board will decide independently on its chairmanship. It is intended that Michael Sen will stand for election as Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

The full agenda for the Extraordinary General Meeting on July 14, 2023 was published today. It can be found on our website: https://www.freseniusmedicalcare.com/en/agm

• Advancing patient care – Providing world-class health care products and therapies for the benefit of patients around the world
• Serving highly attractive markets – Unique platform of four leading and complementary businesses in large, growing markets positions Fresenius Kabi well to benefit from paradigm shifts in health care
• Executing Vision 2026 – Fresenius Kabi’s framework essentially contributes to the Group’s #FutureFresenius strategy with focus on clear value drivers across four businesses
• Raising Kabi outlook for 2023 – Expecting mid-single-digit organic sales growth¹ (previously: growth¹ in low-to mid-single-digit percentage range) and EBIT margin² of around 14% (previously: around 1%-point below structural margin² band of 14 to 17%)
• Improving mid-term ambition level – Targeting upper end of structural EBIT margin band of 14 to 17% by 2026

¹FY/22 base: €7,850 million
²FY/22 base: EBIT margin: 13.8%, before special items; FY/23 before special items

Today, Fresenius SE is hosting a Capital Markets Day in London focused on Fresenius Kabi, a global health care company that specializes in essential health care products for critically and chronically ill patients. The Capital Markets Day is featuring Fresenius CEO Michael Sen, Fresenius Kabi CEO Pierluigi Antonelli, and Members of the Fresenius Kabi Executive Leadership Team. 

During the day, Fresenius Kabi will provide insights into the execution of its framework Vision 2026, the company’s growth and sustainable value creation pathway, and the outlook for its individual businesses.

Fresenius Kabi has implemented substantial changes to strengthen the position of its three growth vectors – Biopharma, MedTech, Nutrition, and to build resilience in its Pharma business. The company has leading positions in several highly attractive markets and is poised to benefit from major paradigm shifts in biology, technology, and data. Fresenius Kabi aims to leverage its market position to be an important player in meeting the consistently growing demand of high-quality, affordable treatments. 

Fresenius CEO Michael Sen opened the meeting: “Fresenius is moving ahead in its efforts to simplify, sharpen its focus and accelerate performance, all pointed at Advancing Patient Care. Fresenius Kabi – now streamlined into Pharma, Biopharma, Nutrition and MedTech activities – is key to our mission, and key to improved financial performance.”

Sen continued: “Greater transparency will enhance understanding and appreciation of Kabi’s strengths and ambitions. That is the purpose of the day. Kabi advances patient care every day, improving the treatment for the benefit of patients worldwide. It has outstanding formulations and products, a global customer and manufacturing footprint, and an exciting pipeline of new innovations. The new management team has the energy and know-how to bring all these strengths forward, and to deliver on the financial metrics we’ve set out for the Group.”

At the Capital Markets Day, the company will provide clarity on the value drivers that underpin its decision to raise Fresenius Kabi’s 2023 sales and EBIT guidance and improve its 2026 EBIT margin ambition level. For 2023, the company now expects Fresenius Kabi to grow organic sales  in the mid-single digits (previously: growth¹ in low- to mid-single digits percentage range) and projects EBIT margin  of around 14% (previously: 1%-point below the structural 14 to 17% margin² band). Fresenius Group guidance is unchanged. For 2026, Kabi now targets EBIT margins at the upper end of its 14 to 17% structural margin band. 

¹FY/22 base: €7,850 million
²FY/22 base: EBIT margin: 13.8%, before special items; FY/23 before special items

Fresenius Kabi CEO Pierluigi Antonelli said: “Fresenius Kabi is committed to the delivery of relevant and advanced treatments across our four segments. Fresenius Kabi embarked on a value creation pathway, and we have already made significant progress along that journey. Our focus across all four business units is disciplined execution and we are implementing initiatives aimed at securing sustainable and profitable long-term growth – for the good of patients, customers, and shareholders. We’ve made significant progress along that journey. 

We have a strong and experienced leadership team in place with a truly unique mix of competencies, clear accountability, and a performance-oriented focus.”

Highlights of the presentations 
Kabi’s new leadership team will discuss some of the organizational and operational changes being implemented and provide greater transparency on the three growth vectors (i.e., BioPharma, Nutrition and MedTech) as well as the Pharma business where the company further builds up resilience. 

Rollout Nutrition – Fresenius Kabi’s Nutrition business (2022 sales of €2.4bn) focuses on the fundamentally attractive market for Parenteral Nutrition (PN) and Enteral Nutrition (EN). Kabi’s Nutrition business holds leading positions in several key regions with a broad innovative portfolio of products including multi-chamber bags, lipids, amino acids, additives, sip and tube feeds, powders, and nutritional drugs. The portfolio offers robust potential from innovative products and an improved product and market mix. The company also sees significant geographic expansion opportunities, especially in China and the U.S. market.

Sales for Nutrition are expected to grow organically by 4 to 7% p.a. over the period 2022 to 2026. Fresenius Kabi targets stable EBIT margins at high level with upside potential. 

Expand on MedTech – Expecting enhanced performance and value. Kabi’s MedTech business (2022 sales of €1.4bn) comprises an Infusion & Nutrition Systems (INS) unit and a Transfusion Medicine & Cell Therapies (TCT) unit. Through INS, the company provides a range of infusion pumps, IV access systems, nutritional systems and feeding tubes. Through TCT, Kabi offers a broad portfolio of products for blood collection, apheresis, plasma processing, autotransfusions and cell therapies. MedTech holds leading TCT positions with strong growth segments such as plasma and Cell & Gene Therapies. Kabi plans to expand its INS presence in the US with the help of Ivenix, a company acquired in 2022 and is also targeting growth in the software solution business. 

Sales for MedTech are targeted to grow organically by 8 to 10% p.a. over the period 2022 to 2026. For EBIT margins a strong improvement is targeted. 

Broaden Biopharma – BioPharma (2022 sales €0.2bn) comprises of a rapidly growing Biosimilars business and a nascent CDMO¹ unit. After a period of heavy investments in building capacity and the pipeline, Biopharma is poised for rapid growth. The company has a track record of successful market entries in Europe and countries around the world. Based on its portfolio and pipeline in Autoimmune and Anti-inflammatory Disorders (AIID) and Oncology, Kabi’s ambition is to outgrow the market. Scaling and driving vertical integration with mAbxience also offers a synergistic setup for margin improvements.

¹Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization
Sales for this business are projected to triple to quadruple over the period 2022 to 2026. Fresenius Kabi expects significantly improving EBIT margins and is committed to deliver EBITDA breakeven in 2024. 

Build resilience in Pharma – Kabi’s Pharma unit (2022 sales of €3.8bn) is a supplier of system-critical generic IV Drugs and Fluids in a large global market growing in the low single digits. Kabi is a leading supplier of IV drugs in anesthetics & analgesics, anti-infectives, critical care and oncology, as well as IV Fluids such as crystalloids and colloids. Kabi’s Pharma business is built on a strong footprint in attractive markets with long-standing customers and contracting expertise. The broad launch pipeline with areas of product differentiation and new molecules, covers ~80% of relevant drugs losing exclusivity (LOE) in U.S. 

Sales for this business are projected to grow organically by 2 to 4% p.a. over the period 2022 to 2026. The focus for Pharma is on stable margin performance and growing earnings. 

Webcast of the event:
Fresenius Kabi Capital Markets Day will be available as a webcast on the Internet at: https://www.fresenius.com/capital-markets-day. After the event, a replay will be available on our website.

• Advancing patient care – Providing world-class health care products and therapies for the benefit of patients around the world
• Serving highly attractive markets – Unique platform of four leading and complementary businesses in large, growing markets positions Fresenius Kabi well to benefit from paradigm shifts in health care
• Executing Vision 2026 – Fresenius Kabi’s framework essentially contributes to the Group’s #FutureFresenius strategy with focus on clear value drivers across four businesses
• Raising Kabi outlook for 2023 – Expecting mid-single-digit organic sales growth¹ (previously: growth¹ in low-to mid-single-digit percentage range) and EBIT margin² of around 14% (previously: around 1%-point below structural margin² band of 14 to 17%)
• Improving mid-term ambition level – Targeting upper end of structural EBIT margin band of 14 to 17% by 2026

Today, Fresenius SE is hosting a Capital Markets Day in London focused on Fresenius Kabi, a global health care company that specializes in essential health care products for critically and chronically ill patients. The Capital Markets Day is featuring Fresenius CEO Michael Sen, Fresenius Kabi CEO Pierluigi Antonelli, and Members of the Fresenius Kabi Executive Leadership Team. 
 
During the day, Fresenius Kabi will provide insights into the execution of its framework Vision 2026, the company’s growth and sustainable value creation pathway, and the outlook for its individual businesses.

Fresenius Kabi has implemented substantial changes to strengthen the position of its three growth vectors – Biopharma, MedTech, Nutrition, and to build resilience in its Pharma business. The company has leading positions in several highly attractive markets and is poised to benefit from major paradigm shifts in biology, technology, and data. Fresenius Kabi aims to leverage its market position to be an important player in meeting the consistently growing demand of high-quality, affordable treatments.

Fresenius CEO Michael Sen opened the meeting: “Fresenius is moving ahead in its efforts to simplify, sharpen its focus and accelerate performance, all pointed at Advancing Patient Care. Fresenius Kabi – now streamlined into Pharma, Biopharma, Nutrition and MedTech activities – is key to our mission, and key to improved financial performance.”

Sen continued: “Greater transparency will enhance understanding and appreciation of Kabi’s strengths and ambitions. That is the purpose of the day. Kabi advances patient care every day, improving the treatment for the benefit of patients worldwide. It has outstanding formulations and products, a global customer and manufacturing footprint, and an exciting pipeline of new innovations. The new management team has the energy and know-how to bring all these strengths forward, and to deliver on the financial metrics we’ve set out for the Group.”

At the Capital Markets Day, the company will provide clarity on the value drivers that underpin its decision to raise Fresenius Kabi’s 2023 sales and EBIT guidance and improve its 2026 EBIT margin ambition level. For 2023, the company now expects Fresenius Kabi to grow organic sales¹ in the mid-single digits (previously: growth¹ in low- to mid-single digits percentage range) and projects EBIT margin² of around 14% (previously: 1%-point below the structural 14 to 17% margin² band). Fresenius Group guidance is unchanged. For 2026, Kabi now targets EBIT margins at the upper end of its 14 to 17% structural margin band. 

Fresenius Kabi CEO Pierluigi Antonelli said: “Fresenius Kabi is committed to the delivery of relevant and advanced treatments across our four segments. Fresenius Kabi embarked on a value creation pathway, and we have already made significant progress along that journey. Our focus across all four business units is disciplined execution and we are implementing initiatives aimed at securing sustainable and profitable long-term growth – for the good of patients, customers, and shareholders. We’ve made significant progress along that journey. We have a strong and experienced leadership team in place with a truly unique mix of competencies, clear accountability, and a performance-oriented focus.”

Highlights of the presentations 
Kabi’s new leadership team will discuss some of the organizational and operational changes being implemented and provide greater transparency on the three growth vectors (i.e., BioPharma, Nutrition and MedTech) as well as the Pharma business where the company further builds up resilience. 

Rollout Nutrition – Fresenius Kabi’s Nutrition business (2022 sales of €2.4bn) focuses on the fundamentally attractive market for Parenteral Nutrition (PN) and Enteral Nutrition (EN). Kabi’s Nutrition business holds leading positions in several key regions with a broad innovative portfolio of products including multi-chamber bags, lipids, amino acids, additives, sip and tube feeds, powders, and nutritional drugs. The portfolio offers robust potential from innovative products and an improved product and market mix. The company also sees significant geographic expansion opportunities, especially in China and the U.S. market.
Sales for Nutrition are expected to grow organically by 4 to 7% p.a. over the period 2022 to 2026. Fresenius Kabi targets stable EBIT margins at high level with upside potential. 

Expand on MedTech – Expecting enhanced performance and value. Kabi’s MedTech business (2022 sales of €1.4bn) comprises an Infusion & Nutrition Systems (INS) unit and a Transfusion Medicine & Cell Therapies (TCT) unit. Through INS, the company provides a range of infusion pumps, IV access systems, nutritional systems and feeding tubes. Through TCT, Kabi offers a broad portfolio of products for blood collection, apheresis, plasma processing, autotransfusions and cell therapies. MedTech holds leading TCT positions with strong growth segments such as plasma and Cell & Gene Therapies. Kabi plans to expand its INS presence in the US with the help of Ivenix, a company acquired in 2022 and is also targeting growth in the software solution business. 
Sales for MedTech are targeted to grow organically by 8 to 10% p.a. over the period 2022 to 2026. For EBIT margins a strong improvement is targeted. 
 
Broaden Biopharma – BioPharma (2022 sales €0.2bn) comprises of a rapidly growing Biosimilars business and a nascent CDMO³ unit. After a period of heavy investments in building capacity and the pipeline, Biopharma is poised for rapid growth. The company has a track record of successful market entries in Europe and countries around the world. Based on its portfolio and pipeline in Autoimmune and Anti-inflammatory Disorders (AIID) and Oncology, Kabi’s ambition is to outgrow the market. Scaling and driving vertical integration with mAbxience also offers a synergistic setup for margin improvements.
Sales for this business are projected to triple to quadruple over the period 2022 to 2026. Fresenius Kabi expects significantly improving EBIT margins and is committed to deliver EBITDA breakeven in 2024. 

Build resilience in Pharma – Kabi’s Pharma unit (2022 sales of €3.8bn) is a supplier of system-critical generic IV Drugs and Fluids in a large global market growing in the low single digits. Kabi is a leading supplier of IV drugs in anesthetics & analgesics, anti-infectives, critical care and oncology, as well as IV Fluids such as crystalloids and colloids. Kabi’s Pharma business is built on a strong footprint in attractive markets with long-standing customers and contracting expertise. The broad launch pipeline with areas of product differentiation and new molecules, covers ~80% of relevant drugs losing exclusivity (LOE) in U.S. 
Sales for this business are projected to grow organically by 2 to 4% p.a. over the period 2022 to 2026. The focus for Pharma is on stable margin performance and growing earnings. 

¹FY/22 base: €7,850 million
²FY/22 base: EBIT margin: 13.8%, before special items; FY/23 before special items
³Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation

Webcast 
Presentations will be held on May 25, 2023, starting at 11:30 a.m. CEDT. You are cordially invited to follow the Capital Markets Day in a live webcast at https://www.fresenius.com/capital-markets-day. After the event, a replay will be available on our website.

Fresenius Medical Care, the world’s leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases, signed the German Diversity Charter “Charta der Vielfalt”, underscoring its commitment towards creating an equitable and diverse working environment. This follows the Company’s announcement in April this year, that it has adopted United Nations (UN) Women’s Empowerment Principles.

Charta der Vielfalt – under the patronage of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz – aims to promote diversity in companies and institutions. The initiative has the objective of advancing the recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the workplace in Germany. In signing the charter, Fresenius Medical Care commits to creating a work environment where all employees are valued – regardless of age, ethnic origin and nationality, gender and gender identity, physical and mental abilities, religion and ideology, sexual orientation and social background.

Helen Giza, CEO of Fresenius Medical Care, said: “Fresenius Medical Care’s commitment towards diversity, equity and inclusion is key to unlocking greater innovation and creating long-term value for our patients and the communities we serve. Signing the Charta der Vielfalt is a testament to our dedication to cultivating a sense of belonging in an environment where every employee feels safe, welcome, and appreciated.”

In 2022, the Company issued three global policies, focusing on promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, supporting employee groups, and diversity in recruitment. 

To date, the Company has 16 employee groups supporting Women Leaders, the LatinX  community and more, enabling employees to come together for professional and personal development, and peer support. Fresenius Medical Care also educates its leaders on how to model inclusive behaviors. Furthermore, to promote gender diversity, the company has set itself the goal of increasing the overall representation of women in management positions to reflect the percentage of women in the global employee population by 2030. More information on Fresenius Medical Care's commitment can be found in the Company’s Non-Financial Group Report 2022.

Fresenius has signed the German "Charta der Vielfalt" (Diversity Charter). The healthcare group is thus taking a strong stance for diversity and inclusion in its own company. The Diversity Charter is an initiative to promote diversity in companies and institutions under the patronage of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The aim of the initiative is to advance the recognition, appreciation, and inclusion of diversity in the working world in Germany. Organizations that sign the charter are working to create a prejudice-free environment in which all employees are valued - regardless of age, ethnic origin and nationality, gender and gender identity, physical and mental abilities, religion and worldview, sexual orientation, and social background.

"Diversity is a strength. People from more than 140 different nations work at Fresenius worldwide, all with different backgrounds and their own history," said Sebastian Biedenkopf, Fresenius Management Board member for Human Resources (Labor Relations Director), Risk Management and Legal. "By signing the Diversity Charter, we commit to creating a prejudice-free working environment where everyone can develop their potential."

Various measures in Fresenius' different business segments help promote diversity, equality, and inclusion. For example, Fresenius offers an education program specifically for women in leadership positions, where participants can also build a network. Furthermore, Helios Kliniken in Germany specifically trains employees to become integration managers, who support foreign colleagues on their arrival in Germany in dealing with authorities and in other situations. 

In addition, the Group has various queer communities with contact points and regular meetings, numerous employee networks such as the Women's Initiative in Europe and the Employee Impact Group African Voices, and gender equality training for managers and employees. More information on diversity in practice at Fresenius can be found in the Sustainability Report.

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The healthcare group Fresenius has issued its first sustainability-linked Schuldschein loan with a volume of 850 million euros. It consists of 6 tranches with maturities of 3, 5 and 7 years, each offered with fixed and variable interest rates.

The margin of the Schuldschein loan is linked to the achievement of sustainability targets from two areas that are core to Fresenius as a healthcare group: treatment quality and product safety. 

Sara Hennicken, CFO of Fresenius: “Sustainability is becoming increasingly important in financing. We are taking this into account with our first sustainable Schuldschein loan. With this transaction, we are diversifying our investor base and further strengthening our liquidity.”

The high investor demand significantly exceeded the originally intended volume of 300 million euros. This made it possible to set the pricing for each tranche at the tight end of the marketing range. In total, more than 50 institutional investors from Europe and Asia participated in the transaction.

The proceeds from the Schuldschein loan will be used for general corporate purposes, including the refinancing of existing financial liabilities. Settlement is scheduled for May 30, 2023.

The transaction was arranged by DZ BANK AG, Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale and ING. ING has acted as Sustainability Structuring Advisor to this transaction.

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The healthcare group Fresenius has issued its first sustainability-linked Schuldschein loan with a volume of 850 million euros. It consists of 6 tranches with maturities of 3, 5 and 7 years, each offered with fixed and variable interest rates.

The margin of the Schuldschein loan is linked to the achievement of sustainability targets from two areas that are core to Fresenius as a healthcare group: treatment quality and product safety. 

Sara Hennicken, CFO of Fresenius: “Sustainability is becoming increasingly important in financing. We are taking this into account with our first sustainable Schuldschein loan. With this transaction, we are diversifying our investor base and further strengthening our liquidity.”

The high investor demand significantly exceeded the originally intended volume of 300 million euros. This made it possible to set the pricing for each tranche at the tight end of the marketing range. In total, more than 50 institutional investors from Europe and Asia participated in the transaction.

The proceeds from the Schuldschein loan will be used for general corporate purposes, including the refinancing of existing financial liabilities. Settlement is scheduled for May 30, 2023.

The transaction was arranged by DZ BANK AG, Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale and ING. ING has acted as Sustainability Structuring Advisor to this transaction.

The health care group Fresenius is making good progress with its realignment. “We have worked hard in recent months. We have set fundamental things in motion. Today, Fresenius has a clear focus and a clear strategic direction,” Fresenius CEO Michael Sen said in his speech at the Company's virtual annual general meeting today. Changes cannot be expected overnight , he added. But Fresenius is making progress, he said. “Overall, we started promisingly into the new year. The figures for the first quarter confirm: We are heading in the right direction.” The task now, he said, is to continuously develop the portfolio and open new growth areas.

Fresenius is focusing on its two Operating Companies Fresenius Kabi and Fresenius Helios. They are both geared to therapies and hold leading positions in attractive growth markets. With (Bio)Pharma, MedTech and Care Provision, they cover the three central growth platforms in the therapy sector. “That makes us unique. No other company does it like this,” Sen said. Fresenius will continue this path, he added. He confirmed the outlook for 2023.

In his speech, Sen also emphasized the great importance of Fresenius to society: “We are a company that does not have to search for its purpose. We work every day to improve people's health. Advancing Patient Care – that is our mission. Fresenius occupies a key position at the heart of health care.” It was Michael Sen's first Annual General Meeting as CEO of Fresenius.

Shareholders approved with a large majority of 96.71 percent the proposal of the General Partner and the Supervisory Board to maintain the dividend at €0.92 per share.

The shareholders also approved with a large majority of 89.19 percent the Compensation Report for the 2022 business year.

With a majority of 93.01 percent, the shareholders approved an update to the compensation system for members of the Management Board. In particular, the Compensation System 2023+ provides for a new plan for long-term variable compensation that takes even greater account of promoting the long-term and sustainable development of the Company. In addition, the aspect of sustainability has been anchored even more strongly in the long-term variable compensation.

The shareholders authorized the Company with a majority of 87.64 percent to continue to hold the Annual General Meeting in virtual format in the next two years if required.

Shareholder majorities of 93.53 and 89.19 percent, respectively, approved the actions of the Management and Supervisory Boards in 2022.

At the Annual General Meeting of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, 72.57 percent of the subscribed capital was represented.