Annual General Meeting 2022

Virtual Annual General Meeting of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA on May 13, 2022. Speech of the CEO Stephan Sturm (English Translation).
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Virtual Annual General Meeting of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA on May 13, 2022. Speech of the CEO Stephan Sturm (English Translation).
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Fresenius today successfully placed bonds with a volume of €750 million. The bonds have a maturity of 7.5 years and an annual coupon of 1.625%. The issue price is 99.021% and the resulting yield amounts to 1.766%.
The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including refinancing of existing financial liabilities.
The bonds were drawn under the Fresenius European Medium Term Note (EMTN) Program and issued by Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA.
Fresenius has applied to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange to admit the bonds to trading on its regulated market.
Fresenius is a global health care group, providing products and services for dialysis, hospital and outpatient medical care. In 2019, Group sales were €35.4 billion. On December 31, 2019, the Fresenius Group had 294,134 employees worldwide.
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This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, securities to any person in Australia, Canada, Japan, or the United States of America (the “United States”) or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, absent registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Subject to certain exceptions, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Canada or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada or Japan. The offer and sale of the securities referred to herein has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada or Japan. There will be no public offer of the securities in the United States.
This announcement is an advertisement and not a prospectus. Investors should not purchase or subscribe for any securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information in the prospectus to be issued by the company in connection with the offering of such securities. Copies of the prospectus will, following publication, be available free of charge from Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA at Else-Kröner Strasse 1, 61352 Bad Homburg, Germany.
This announcement has been prepared on the basis that any offer of securities in any Member State of the European Economic Area (EEA) will be made pursuant to the prospectus prepared by Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, Fresenius Finance Ireland Public Limited Company and Fresenius Finance Ireland II Public Limited Company in combination with the relevant final terms relating to such securities or pursuant to an exemption under Regulation (EU) 1129/2017 (the Prospectus Regulation) from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of securities. Neither Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, Fresenius Finance Ireland Public Limited Company nor Fresenius Finance Ireland II Public Limited Company have authorized, nor do they authorize, the making of any offer of securities in circumstances in which an obligation arises for Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, Fresenius Finance Ireland Public Limited Company and Fresenius Finance Ireland II Public Limited Company or any other person to publish or supplement a prospectus for such offer.
This announcement is directed at and/or for distribution in the United Kingdom only to (i) persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”) or (ii) high net worth entities falling within article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons are referred to herein as “relevant persons”). This announcement is directed only at relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this announcement or any of its contents. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.
This announcement contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Future results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to certain factors, e.g. changes in business, economic and competitive conditions, regulatory reforms, results of clinical trials, foreign exchange rate fluctuations, uncertainties in litigation or investigative proceedings, and the availability of financing. Neither Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, Fresenius Finance Ireland Public Limited Company nor Fresenius Finance Ireland II Public Limited Company undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements in this announcement.
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Registered Office: Bad Homburg, Germany
Commercial Register: Amtsgericht Bad Homburg, HRB 11852
Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Dr. Gerd Krick
General Partner: Fresenius Management SE
Registered Office: Bad Homburg, Germany
Commercial Register: Amtsgericht Bad Homburg, HRB 11673
Management Board: Stephan Sturm (Chairman), Dr. Francesco De Meo, Rachel Empey, Dr. Jürgen Götz,
Mats Henriksson, Rice Powell, Dr. Ernst Wastler
Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Dr. Gerd Krick
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Fresenius today successfully placed bonds with a volume of €750 million. The bonds have a maturity of 7.5 years and an annual coupon of 1.625%. The issue price is 99.021% and the resulting yield amounts to 1.766%.
The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including refinancing of existing financial liabilities.
The bonds were drawn under the Fresenius European Medium Term Note (EMTN) Program and issued by Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA.
Fresenius has applied to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange to admit the bonds to trading on its regulated market.
This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, securities to any person in Australia, Canada, Japan, or the United States of America (the “United States”) or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, absent registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Subject to certain exceptions, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Canada or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada or Japan. The offer and sale of the securities referred to herein has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada or Japan. There will be no public offer of the securities in the United States.
This announcement is an advertisement and not a prospectus. Investors should not purchase or subscribe for any securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information in the prospectus to be issued by the company in connection with the offering of such securities. Copies of the prospectus will, following publication, be available free of charge from Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA at Else-Kröner Strasse 1, 61352 Bad Homburg, Germany.
This announcement has been prepared on the basis that any offer of securities in any Member State of the European Economic Area (EEA) will be made pursuant to the prospectus prepared by Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, Fresenius Finance Ireland Public Limited Company and Fresenius Finance Ireland II Public Limited Company in combination with the relevant final terms relating to such securities or pursuant to an exemption under Regulation (EU) 1129/2017 (the Prospectus Regulation) from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of securities. Neither Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, Fresenius Finance Ireland Public Limited Company nor Fresenius Finance Ireland II Public Limited Company have authorized, nor do they authorize, the making of any offer of securities in circumstances in which an obligation arises for Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, Fresenius Finance Ireland Public Limited Company and Fresenius Finance Ireland II Public Limited Company or any other person to publish or supplement a prospectus for such offer.
This announcement is directed at and/or for distribution in the United Kingdom only to (i) persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”) or (ii) high net worth entities falling within article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons are referred to herein as “relevant persons”). This announcement is directed only at relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this announcement or any of its contents. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.
This announcement contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Future results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to certain factors, e.g. changes in business, economic and competitive conditions, regulatory reforms, results of clinical trials, foreign exchange rate fluctuations, uncertainties in litigation or investigative proceedings, and the availability of financing. Neither Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, Fresenius Finance Ireland Public Limited Company nor Fresenius Finance Ireland II Public Limited Company undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements in this announcement.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA postpones its Annual General Meeting scheduled for 20 May 2020 to a later date within the current financial year. As one of the consequences, this will lead to a postponement of the resolutions regarding the appropriation of net income 2019 and the payout of the dividend. The Company will set and communicate a new date as soon as the conditions for reliable planning and safe execution of the Annual General Meeting are once again in place.
“At present, the primary task is to slow down the spread of the coronavirus and thus to contain it as far as possible. With this decision, we are also supporting this common goal. The health and safety of our shareholders and employees have highest priority,” said Stephan Sturm, CEO of Fresenius.
This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Future results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to certain factors, e.g. changes in business, economic and competitive conditions, regulatory reforms, results of clinical trials, foreign exchange rate fluctuations, uncertainties in litigation or investigative proceedings, and the availability of financing. Fresenius does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements in this release.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA postpones its Annual General Meeting scheduled for 20 May 2020 to a later date within the current financial year. As one of the consequences, this will lead to a postponement of the resolutions regarding the appropriation of net income 2019 and the payout of the dividend. The Company will set and communicate a new date as soon as the conditions for reliable planning and safe execution of the Annual General Meeting are once again in place.
“At present, the primary task is to slow down the spread of the coronavirus and thus to contain it as far as possible. With this decision, we are also supporting this common goal. The health and safety of our shareholders and employees have highest priority,” said Stephan Sturm, CEO of Fresenius.
This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Future results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to certain factors, e.g. changes in business, economic and competitive conditions, regulatory reforms, results of clinical trials, foreign exchange rate fluctuations, uncertainties in litigation or investigative proceedings, and the availability of financing. Fresenius does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements in this release.
Our Annual Report 2019 is now available as a full-content PDF download and as an online short-version with the highlights. Annual Report (PDF) Online short-version
Our Annual Report 2019 is now available as a full-content PDF download and as an online short-version with the highlights. Annual Report (PDF) Online short-version
Curalie, a subsidiary of Fresenius, has acquired Digitale Gesundheitsgruppe (DGG), one of its main competitors in Germany. Curalie and DGG both develop digital healthcare offerings to help patients with chronic illnesses. DGG targets family and specialist physicians with its “TeLiPro” telemedicine platform, while Curalie develops digital solutions for rehabilitation and aftercare. Combining the two companies creates the first provider that in all sectors of healthcare can digitally support patients during outpatient and inpatient care and through to aftercare.
Curalie, a subsidiary of Fresenius, has acquired Digitale Gesundheitsgruppe (DGG), one of its main competitors in Germany. Curalie and DGG both develop digital healthcare offerings to help patients with chronic illnesses. DGG targets family and specialist physicians with its “TeLiPro” telemedicine platform, while Curalie develops digital solutions for rehabilitation and aftercare. Combining the two companies creates the first provider that in all sectors of healthcare can digitally support patients during outpatient and inpatient care and through to aftercare.
The market research institute Potentialpark has honored the global healthcare group Fresenius for the ninth consecutive year as the German company with the best overall Internet offering for job applicants.
In Potentialpark’s 2020 study, Fresenius not only took first place in the overall category for all career-relevant online activities but won in three of the four individual categories: Online Application Management, Mobile, and Career Website. The company was second in the Social Media category.
Potentialpark has carried out an annual study of German companies’ online offerings for job applicants since 2002. For this year’s study, Potentialpark assessed the online activities of 140 German companies according to more than 300 criteria. More than 46,000 students and graduates around the world were surveyed about their preferences.
“We are delighted to once again receive confirmation of the high quality of our Internet offering for job applicants,” said Michael Lehmann, Senior Vice President Corporate Human Resources of Fresenius. “In the past year we have expanded it with a digital onboarding portal, and are already at work on our next enhancements: We are internationalizing some of our social media channels for potential applicants. And we’re developing a construction kit for the web, so that country units of the Fresenius Group can put together their own career portals, set up to meet their specific requirements.”
This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Future results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to certain factors, e.g. changes in business, economic and competitive conditions, regulatory reforms, results of clinical trials, foreign exchange rate fluctuations, uncertainties in litigation or investigative proceedings, and the availability of financing. Fresenius does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements in this release.