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Fresenius Medical Care Supports Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts

Posted on: Tuesday, 13 September 2005, 09:01 CDT

Fresenius Medical Care AG ("the Company") (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: FME, FME3) (NYSE: FMS, FMS-p), the world's largest provider of Dialysis Products and Services, today announced that it has established a fund to assist dialysis patients impacted by Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast of the United States. In addition, the Company's subsidiary, Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA), has established an Employee Disaster Relief Fund. The Company will match dollar for dollar of any employee donations to these funds. Fresenius Medical Care has initially contributed to these funds providing a base.

Furthermore, in keeping with Fresenius Medical Care's mission to serve patients and employees, FMCNA's nationwide disaster response team has worked tirelessly around the clock to continue to provide care for dialysis patients impacted on the Gulf Coast of the United States. Fresenius Medical Services, together with strong support and supply chain management provided by the Products & Hospital Group of FMCNA, and under the leadership of its disaster response team, was able to expeditiously relocate patients and their families to other FMCNA clinics. FMCNA's national network of products and services has coordinated a major mobilization effort to provide dialysis machines, supplies, generators, food and water, clothing, fuel and staffing, not only for the benefit of its own patients, but also for other dialysis providers, to ensure continuous treatment for all patients affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Ben Lipps, the Chief Executive Officer of Fresenius Medical Care AG, commented, "I would like to extend our sincere gratitude and appreciation to our FMCNA disaster response team and our many volunteers from Fresenius Medical Services and to our Products & Hospital Group for their tireless efforts to support our patients, product customers and employees. Our local teams of caregivers and affiliated physicians working in the affected areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama have demonstrated enormous dedication and commitment to our patients."

Fresenius Medical Care AG 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 1,300,000 individuals worldwide. Through its network of approximately 1,645 dialysis clinics in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Africa, Fresenius Medical Care provides dialysis treatment to approximately 128,200 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.

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's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Fresenius Medical Care AG does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements in this release.

Source: Business Wire

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