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Matthias Link Press Release Corporate Communications Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA Else-Kröner-Straße 1 61352 Bad Homburg Deutschland T +49 6172 608-2872 F +49 6172 608-2294 [email protected] www.fresenius.com September 1, 2015 Fresenius joins EURO STOXX 50 index Fresenius SE & Co KGaA will be included in the EURO STOXX 50 blue-chip index on September 21, 2015. The index update was announced by the Deutsche Börse subsidiary STOXX after the close of trading on Monday night. The EURO STOXX 50 index tracks the share price development of 50 large publicly traded companies, representing various economic sectors, from twelve Eurozone countries. Fresenius joined Germany’s blue-chip DAX index in March 2009, and has continued to post strong growth since then. Group sales almost doubled from €12.3 billion in 2008 to €23.2 billion in 2014. Over the same period, adjusted Group net income increased from €450 million to €1.086 billion. Fresenius, which has more than 220,000 employees worldwide, has ambitious growth targets for this year. Group sales for 2015 are expected to rise by 8% to 10% in constant currency, while adjusted Group net income is forecasted to increase by approximately 18% to 21% in constant currency. # # # Fresenius is a global health care group, providing products and services for dialysis, hospital and outpatient medical care. In 2014, Group sales were €23.2 billion. On June 30, 2015, the Fresenius Group had 220,339 employees worldwide. For more information visit the Company’s website at www.fresenius.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter: www.facebook.com/fresenius.group and http://www.twitter.com/fresenius. Page 1/2 This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Future results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to certain factors, e.g. changes in business, economic and competitive conditions, regulatory reforms, results of clinical trials, foreign exchange rate fluctuations, uncertainties in litigation or investigative proceedings, and the availability of financing. Fresenius does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements in this release. Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA Registered Office: Bad Homburg, Germany Commercial Register: Amtsgericht Bad Homburg, HRB 11852 Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Dr. Gerd Krick General Partner: Fresenius Management SE Registered Office: Bad Homburg, Germany Commercial Register: Amtsgericht Bad Homburg, HRB 11673 Management Board: Dr. Ulf M. Schneider (Chairman), Dr. Francesco De Meo, Dr. Jürgen Götz, Mats Henriksson, Rice Powell, Stephan Sturm, Dr. Ernst Wastler Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Dr. Gerd Krick Page 2/2 .