Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K filing by Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA covers the month of April 2013. The report primarily serves to notify shareholders of the upcoming 2013 Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for May 16, 2013, and a separate meeting for Preference Shareholders on the same date.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide specific values for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. This document is a procedural notice regarding corporate governance and shareholder meetings rather than a financial results report.
Material Changes
The primary material change proposed is a simplification of the Company's capital structure. The General Partner has proposed converting all of the Company's preference shares into ordinary shares. This proposal requires amendments to the Company's Satzung (Articles of Association) and shareholder approval at the upcoming meetings.
Guidance, Outlook, and Management Commentary
- Shareholder Meetings: Invitations and agendas for the AGM and the Preference Shareholders' meeting were published in the German Federal Gazette on April 8, 2013.
- Conversion Proposal: The General Partner's report on the proposed conversion of preference shares accompanies the meeting invitations.
- Documentation Distribution: Voting instruction cards for both ordinary and preference share ADR holders are being distributed by the Depositary on or about April 17, 2013. Supplemental information is available to ADR holders upon request.
- Additional Reports: The filing references the Supervisory Board report and the General Partner's report pursuant to the German Commercial Code, which were previously furnished in an April 8 Form 6-K.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the details of the proposed conversion of preference shares into ordinary shares in the General Partner's report.
- Confirm the voting procedures and deadlines for the May 16, 2013 meetings via the provided voting instruction cards.
- Review the full text of the Supervisory Board report and the General Partner's report under the German Commercial Code for comprehensive governance details.
- Consult the Company's 2012 Annual Report and Form 20-F, available on the company website, for actual financial performance data not included in this filing.