Fresenius SE / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 16.12.2008 Release of a Voting Rights announcement --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fresenius SE, Bad Homburg v. d. H. -ISIN DE0005785604 - - German Securities ID No. (WKN) 578 560 - Artio Global Management LLC (formerly Julius Baer Investment Management LLC), with its registered office in New York, USA, has notified us pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG that on December 8, 2008 its voting rights in Fresenius SE, Else-Kröner-Str. 1, 61352 Bad Homburg v. d. H., Germany, crossed below the threshold of 3 % and amounted to 2.98 % (equivalent to 2,400,223 voting rights) in relation to the total number of voting rights of the issuer. The voting rights in the amount of 2.98 % (equivalent to 2,400,223 voting rights) are entirely attributable to Artio Global Management LLC, pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG. Artio Global Investors Inc. (formerly Julius Baer Americas Inc.), with its registered office in New York, USA, has notified us pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG that on December 8, 2008 its voting rights in Fresenius SE, Else-Kröner-Str. 1, 61352 Bad Homburg v. d. H., Germany, crossed below the threshold of 3 % and amounted to 2.98 % (equivalent to 2,400,223 voting rights) in relation to the total number of voting rights of the issuer. The voting rights in the amount of 2.98 % (equivalent to 2,400,223 voting rights) are entirely attributable to Artio Global Investors Inc., pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG in connection with sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 2 WpHG. Artio Global Holdings LLC , with its registered office in New York, USA, has notified us pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG that on December 8, 2008 its voting rights in Fresenius SE, Else-Kröner-Str. 1, 61352 Bad Homburg v. d. H., Germany, crossed below the threshold of 3 % and amounted to 2.98 % (equivalent to 2,400,223 voting rights) in relation to the total number of voting rights of the issuer. The voting rights in the amount of 2.98 % (equivalent to 2,400,223 voting rights) are entirely attributable to Artio Global Holdings LLC, pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG in connection with sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 2 WpHG. Julius Bär Holding AG, with its registered office in Zurich, Switzerland, has notified us pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG that on December 8, 2008 its voting rights in Fresenius SE, Else-Kröner-Str. 1, 61352 Bad Homburg v.d.H., Germany, crossed below the threshold of 3 % and amounted to 2.98 % (equivalent to 2,404,242 voting rights) in relation to the total number of voting rights of the issuer. The voting rights in the amount of 2.98 % (equivalent to 2,404,242 voting rights) are entirely attributable to Julius Bär Holding AG, pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG in connection with sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 2 WpHG. Bad Homburg v. d. H., December 2008 Fresenius SE The Management Board DGAP 16.12.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Fresenius SE Else-Kröner-Straße 1 61352 Bad Homburg v.d.H. Deutschland Internet: www.fresenius.com End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-PVR: Fresenius SE: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
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