DGAP-PVR: Fresenius SE: Release according to Article 26,

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
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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 10, 2008 its voting rights in
Fresenius SE, Else-Kröner-Str. 1, 61352 Bad Homburg v. d. H., Germany,
crossed above the threshold of 3 % and amounted to 3.00 % (equivalent to
2,417,789 voting rights) in relation to the total number of voting rights
of the issuer.

The voting rights in the amount of 3.00 % (equivalent to 2,417,789 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 10, 2008 its voting rights in Fresenius SE,
Else-Kröner-Str. 1, 61352 Bad Homburg v. d. H., Germany, crossed above the
threshold of 3 % and amounted to 3.00 % (equivalent to 2,417,789 voting
rights) in relation to the total number of voting rights of the issuer.

The voting rights in the amount of 3.00 % (equivalent to 2,417,789 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 10,
2008 its voting rights in Fresenius SE, Else-Kröner-Str. 1, 61352 Bad
Homburg v. d. H., Germany, crossed above the threshold of 3 % and amounted
to 3.00 % (equivalent to 2,417,789 voting rights) in relation to the total
number of voting rights of the issuer.

The voting rights in the amount of 3.00 % (equivalent to 2,417,789 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 10,
2008 its voting rights in Fresenius SE, Else-Kröner-Str. 1, 61352 Bad
Homburg v. d. H., Germany, crossed above the threshold of 3 % and amounted
to 3.01 % (equivalent to 2,421,808 voting rights) in relation to the total
number of voting rights of the issuer.

The voting rights in the amount of 3,01 % (equivalent to 2,421,808 voting
rights) are entirely attributable to Julius Bär Holding AG, pursuant to
sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG.

Bad Homburg v. d. H., December 2008

Fresenius SE
The Management Board

DGAP 16.12.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       Fresenius SE
              Else-Kröner-Straße 1
              61352 Bad Homburg v.d.H.
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.fresenius.com
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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
