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

DGAP-News: Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA / Schlagwort(e): Sonstiges 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 

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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Sprache: Deutsch Unternehmen: Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA Else-Kröner-Straße 1 61352 Bad Homburg Deutschland Telefon: +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 Indizes: DAX Börsen: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX; NYSE

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