DGAP-News: Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA successfully upsizes and extends the maturity of its credit agreement and also extends the maturity of its accounts receivable facility


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Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA successfully upsizes and extends
the maturity of its credit agreement and also extends the maturity of
its accounts receivable facility

27.11.2014 / 09:08

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Fresenius Medical Care successfully upsizes and extends the maturity of its
credit agreement and also extends the maturity of its accounts receivable
facility

Bad Homburg, Germany - Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (the "company"
or "Fresenius Medical Care"; Frankfurt Stock Exchange: FME / New York Stock
Exchange: FMS), the world's largest provider of dialysis products and
services, has upsized its syndicated credit facility by 850 million U.S.
dollar equivalent to a total amount of approximately 4.4 billion U.S.
dollar equivalent, with pricing and other conditions more favorable to the
company. The amended credit facility consists of revolving facilities and
term loans, both U.S. dollar and euro denominated. The final maturity date
was extended by two years to October 30, 2019. The facilities will be used
to refinance existing debt, for working capital needs and general corporate
purposes.

Fresenius Medical Care also successfully extended its $800 million accounts
receivable facility with improved terms. The new facility will now mature
November 24, 2017.

 

About Fresenius Medical Care
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 2.5 million
individuals worldwide. Through its network of 3,349 dialysis clinics in
North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Africa, Fresenius
Medical Care provides dialysis treatments for 283,135 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.

Disclaimer
This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to
various risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially
from those described in these forward-looking statements due to certain
factors, including changes in business, economic and competitive
conditions, regulatory reforms, foreign exchange rate fluctuations,
uncertainties in litigation or investigative proceedings, and the
availability of financing. These and other risks and uncertainties are
detailed in Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's reports filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co.
KGaA does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking
statements in this release.



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Language:    English                                                
Company:     Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA                   
             Else-Kröner-Straße 1                                   
             61352 Bad Homburg                                      
             Germany                                                
Phone:       +49 (0) 6172- 609 2525                                 
Fax:         +49 (0) 6172- 609 2301                                 
E-mail:      ir@fmc-ag.com                                          
Internet:    www.fmc-ag.de                                          
ISIN:        DE0005785802, DE0005785836,                            
WKN:         578580, 578583                                         
Indices:     DAX                                                    
Listed:      Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);       
             Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover,  
             München, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX; NYSE            
 
 
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