DGAP-PVR: Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution


Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA  / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

14.09.2010 14:58 

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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On September 10, 2010, BlackRock Inc., New York, USA has informed us
according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its voting
rights on Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, Bad Homburg, Germany, ISIN:
DE0005785802, WKN: 578580, have exceeded the 3% limit of the voting rights
on September, 2010 and now amount to 3.58% (this corresponds to 10,671,634
voting rights). According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 of
the WpHG in connection with sentence 2 of the WpHG, 3.58% of the voting
rights (this corresponds to 10,671,634 voting rights) is to be attributed
to BlackRock, Inc.

On September 10, 2010, BlackRock Financial Mangement Inc., New York, USA
has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via
shares its voting rights on Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, Bad
Homburg, Germany, ISIN: DE0005785802, WKN: 578580, have exceeded the 3%
limit of the voting rights on September 6, 2010 and now amount to 3.43%
(this corresponds to 10,216,328 voting rights). According to Article 22,
Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 of the WpHG in connection with sentence 2 of
the WpHG, 3.43% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 10,216,328 voting
rights) is to be attributed to BlackRock Financial Management Inc.

On September 10, 2010, BlackRock Holdco 2 Inc., Willmington, Delaware, USA
has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via
shares its voting rights on Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, Bad
Homburg, Germany, ISIN: DE0005785802, WKN: 578580, have exceeded the 3%
limit of the voting rights on September 6, 2010 and now amount to 3.43%
(this corresponds to 10,216,328 voting rights). According to Article 22,
Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 of the WpHG in connection with sentence 2 of
the WpHG, 3.43% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 10,216,328 voting
rights) is to be attributed to BlackRock Holdco 2 Inc.


Bad Homburg v.d.H., September 2010

Fresenius Medical Care
The Management Board



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Language:     English
Company:      Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA
              Else-Kröner-Straße 1
              61352 Bad Homburg
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.fmc-ag.de
 
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