Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K filing by Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA covers the month of April 2009. The document serves to distribute materials related to the Company's 2009 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Ordinary Shareholders to holders of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs).
Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide specific values for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. This report is administrative in nature and does not contain financial performance data for the period.
Material Changes
No material financial changes versus prior periods are reported in this document. The filing focuses on the distribution of governance materials rather than operational or financial updates.
Guidance, Outlook, and Governance
The Company distributed the following materials to ADR holders on or about April 6, 2009:
- AGM agenda and invitation.
- Voting instruction card for ordinary share ADR holders.
- Report of the Company's Supervisory Board.
- Supplemental Information regarding:
- Security ownership of certain beneficial owners.
- Trading markets for the Company's securities.
- Directors and senior management.
- Compensation of the management and supervisory boards.
- Options to purchase Company securities.
- Material transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries, directors, officers, and controlling persons.
The Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F and the 2008 Annual Report are available on the Company's website.
Key Facts for Investor Verification
- Verify the date and agenda of the 2009 Annual General Meeting via the Company's website (www.fmc-ag.com).
- Review the Supplemental Information (Exhibit 99.1) for details on executive compensation and related-party transactions.
- Consult the full 2008 Annual Report on Form 20-F for the most recent audited financial data, as this filing contains none.
- Confirm voting instructions for ADR holders using the provided Voting Instruction Card (Exhibit 99.2).