January 30, 2007
Fresenius share split to become effective
Fresenius AG today announced that the share split with capital increase from the Company's funds approved by the Extraordinary General Meeting on December 4, 2006, will become effective on February 2, 2007. On the same day, the shares will be traded "ex split" and the shareholders' deposits will be adapted to the new number of shares. Every holder of an ordinary share now holds three ordinary shares and every holder of a preference share holds three preference shares.
The Fresenius shares will continue to trade under ISIN DE0005785604 (ordinary share) and ISIN DE0005785638 (preference share).
The subscribed capital of Fresenius AG now amounts to € 154.4 million, divided into 77,176,938 ordinary shares and 77,176,938 preference shares.
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.