Fresenius SE





Credit Relations

Zeitung Overview:

  • Bonds
  • Mandatory Exchangeable Bonds (MEB)
  • Maturities
  • Financial targets
  • Company rating
  • Key Figures Fresenius Group


    Bonds

    List of the Fresenius Group's bonds:

    Issuer Volume in million Coupon Maturity
    Fresenius Finance B.V. € 500 5.00 % 2013
    Fresenius Finance B.V. € 650 5.50 % 2016
    Fresenius US Finance II, Inc € 275 8 3/4 % 2015
    Fresenius US Finance II, Inc $ 500 9.00 % 2015
    FMC Finance III S.A. $ 500 6 7/8 % 2017
    FMC Finance VI S.A. € 250 5.50 % 2016
    Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust IV $ 225 7 7/8 % 2011
    Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust V € 300 7 3/8 % 2011

    Click here for details of the debt instruments listed above (PDF-file 31KB).


    Mandatory Exchangeable Bonds (MEB)

    To finance the acquisition of APP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mandatory Exchangeable Bonds (MEB) in an aggregate nominal amount of € 554.4 million were launched in July 2008.

    Upon maturity, the bonds will be mandatorily exchangeable into ordinary shares of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA. The Mandatory Exchangeable Bonds are not redeemable in cash.

    The initial minimum exchange price was set at € 33.00 and the initial maximum exchange price was set at € 38.94. Due to the dividend payment of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA in May 2009, the initial minimum exchange price and the initial maximum exchange price were adjusted to € 32.34 € and € 38.16, respectively.


    Click here to download the details of the Mandatory Exchangeable Bonds (PDF-file 49 KB).


    Maturities

    Click here for an overview of the maturity profile of the financing facilities of the Fresenius Group (PDF-file, 19 KB).


    Financial targets

    Net Debt/EBITDA is a key financial ratio used within the Fresenius Group. As of September 30, 2009, this ratio was 3.1. Fresenius expects the ratio to be in the range 2.5−3.0 by 2010.


    Company rating

    Fresenius has been covered by the two leading rating agencies Moody's and Standard & Poor's since end of 2002.

    The following table shows Fresenius SE's current ratings:


    Standard & Poor'sMoody'sFitch
    Corporate Credit RatingBBBa1 BB
    Senior DebtBBBa1BB
    Outlook Corporate Credit Ratingstablenegativestable


    Key Figures Fresenius Group (US GAAP; unaudited)

    Due to the separate financing of Fresenius SE and Fresenius Medical Care, we have prepared the following overview for information purposes for our debt investors. The overview includes key figures of the Fresenius Group before consolidation of Fresenius Medical Care.

    Please click here to download the overview as of December 31, 2009.
    Please click here to download the overview as of September 30, 2009.
    Please click here to download the overview as of June 30, 2009.
    Please click here to download the overview as of March 31, 2009.
    Please click here to download the overview as of December 31, 2008.