Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes
Notes on the consolidated balance sheet
22. Senior Notes 22. SENIOR NOTES
As of December 31, 2008, Senior Notes of the Fresenius Group consisted of the following:
| Notional amount | Maturity | Interest rate |
Book value in million € |
|
| Fresenius Finance B.V. 2003/2009 | € 100 million | April 30, 2009 | 7.50% | 100 |
| Fresenius Finance B.V. 2006/2013 | € 500 million | Jan 31, 2013 | 5.00% | 500 |
| Fresenius Finance B.V. 2006/2016 | € 500 million | Jan 31, 2016 | 5.50% | 500 |
| FMC Finance III S.A. 2007/2017 | US$ 500 million | July 15, 2017 | 67/8% | 354 |
| Senior Notes | 1,454 | |||
The Senior Notes issued by Fresenius Finance B.V. which mature on April 30, 2009 are shown as current portion of Senior Notes in the balance sheet. The Senior Notes of Fresenius Finance B.V. maturing in 2016 may be redeemed at the option of the issuer from January 31, 2011 onwards. The respective redemption prices have already been fixed at the date of issuance in the indentures.

