Renal Care Group Subpoenaed Regarding Stock Option Program

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Renal Care Group, Inc., has received a subpoena from the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York requesting documents relating to grants of stock options by Renal Care Group during the period from when Renal Care Group was formed in 1996 through the present. Fresenius Medical Care completed the acquisition of Renal Care Group on March 31, 2006.

Based on Fresenius Medical Care's confidence in the management of Renal Care Group, the Company believes that Renal Care Group's option program was appropriately administered. On behalf of Renal Care Group, Fresenius Medical Care will cooperate with the U.S. Attorney's office to resolve this matter expeditiously.

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Fresenius Medical Care is the world's largest, integrated provider of products and services for individuals undergoing dialysis because of chronic kidney failure, a condition that affects more than 1,400,000 individuals worldwide. Through its network of approximately 2,045 dialysis clinics in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Africa, Fresenius Medical Care provides dialysis treatment to approximately 158,700 patients around the globe. Fresenius Medical Care is also the world's leading provider of dialysis products such as hemodialysis machines, dialyzers and related disposable products.
For more information about Fresenius Medical Care visit the Company's website at www.fmc-ag.com.