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Fresenius Group 

Fresenius is a health care Group with products and services for dialysis, the hospital and the medical care of patients at home. In addition, Fresenius focuses on hospital management as well as on engineering and services for hospitals and other health care facilities. About 114,000 employees work with dedication in the service of health in around 100 countries of the globe.

FRESENIUS GROUP IN FIGURES
in million €	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003
Earnings
Sales	11,358	10,777	7,889	7,271	7,064
EBIT	1,609	1,444	969	845	781
Net income	410	330	222	168	115
Depreciation and amortization	421	399	320	315	325
Operating cash flow	1,296	1,052	780	851	776
Operating cash flow in % of sales	11.4%	9.8%	9.9%	11.7%	11.0%
Earnings per ordinary share in €	2.64	2.151)	1.761)	1.361)	0.931)
Earnings per preference share in €	2.65	2.161)	1.771)	1.371)	0.941)
Balance sheet
Total assets	15,324	15,024	11,594	8,188	8,347
Non-current assets	11,033	10,918	8,063	5,433	5,603
Equity2)	6,059	5,728	5,130	3,347	3,214
Equity ratio2)	40%	38%	44%	41%	39%
Investments3)	1,318	4,314	2,247	421	430
Profitability
EBIT margin	14.2%	13.4%	12.3%	11.6%	11.1%
Return on equity after taxes (ROE)4) 6)	12.0%	10.4%	11.4%	10.5%	7.5%
Return on operating assets (ROOA)4) 5)	11.4%	10.4%	11.7%	11.1%	9.8%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)4) 5)	8.4%	7.4%	8.0%	7.4%	6.3%
Dividend per ordinary share in €	0.667)	0.57	0.491)	0.451)	0.411)
Dividend per preference share in €	0.677)	0.58	0.501)	0.461)	0.421)
Employees (December 31)	114,181	104,872	91,971	68,494	66,264
1) Adjusted for share split in February 2007 2) Equity including minority interest 3) Investments in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, acquisitions 4) 2005: balance sheet adjusted for acquisition of HELIOS Kliniken 5) 2006 pro forma Renal Care Group, excluding earnings from the divestiture of US dialysis clinics as well as their first quarter 2006 earnings 6) 2006 pro forma Renal Care Group, excluding first quarter 2006 earnings of divested US dialysis clinics 7) Proposal You will find a 10-year overview on our website: www.fresenius-ag.com/InvestorRelations.