Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (“the company” or “Fresenius Medical Care”), the world’s largest provider of dialysis products and services, today announced that Standard & Poor’s has upgraded the corporate credit rating of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA to ‘BB+’ from ‘BB’. In addition, the agency also raised the ratings of Fresenius Medical Care’s various unsecured senior notes to ‘BB+’ from ‘BB’. The agency affirmed the ‘BBB-‘ issue rating on Fresenius Medical Care’s senior secured credit facilities. A stable outlook has been assigned to all ratings.

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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 2.1 million individuals worldwide. Through its network of 2,898 dialysis clinics in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Africa, Fresenius Medical Care provides dialysis treatment to 233,156 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.

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