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Fresenius Medical Care AG announces cash tender
offer in respect of two series of its outstanding notes due 2026 and its proposed issuance of new euro-denominated fixed rate notes
28 March 2025. Fresenius Medical Care
AG (the "Purchaser") announces today an invitation to eligible holders of its outstanding (i) EUR 500,000,000 1.000%
Notes due 29 May 2026 (ISIN: XS2178769076) (the "May 2026 Notes") and (ii) EUR 600,000,000 0.625% Notes
due 30 November 2026 (ISIN: XS2084497705) (the "November 2026 Notes" and, together with the May 2026
Notes, the "Notes") to tender such Notes for purchase by the Purchaser for cash (the "Offers" and each
such invitation, an "Offer").
All Offers are subject to the satisfaction of
the New Financing Condition (as defined below).
The Offers are being made on the terms and subject
to the conditions contained in a tender offer memorandum dated 28 March 2025 (the "Tender Offer Memorandum") prepared
by the Purchaser and is subject to the offer restrictions set out below and as more fully described in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Copies of the Tender Offer Memorandum are (subject
to distribution restrictions) available from the Kroll Issuer Services Limited (the "Tender Agent") as set out below.
Capitalised terms used in this announcement but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Summary of the Offers
| Description of the Notes | ISIN /Common Code / WKN | Maturity Date | Outstanding principal amount | Benchmark Rate | Fixed Purchase Spread | Maximum Acceptance Amount |
| EUR 500,000,000 1.000% Notes due 29 May 2026 | XS2178769076 / 217876907 / A289N2 | 29 May 2026 | EUR 500,000,000 | May 2026 Notes Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate | 5 bps | The Purchaser proposes to accept, on the terms and subject to the conditions described in the Tender Offer Memorandum, up to EUR 250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Notes (the " Maximum Acceptance Amount "). The Purchaser reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to (i) significantly increase the Maximum Acceptance Amount or (ii) purchase Notes in an aggregate principal amount which is less than the Maximum Acceptance Amount. The Purchaser will determine the aggregate principal amount of Notes of the relevant Series which it elects to purchase pursuant to the relevant Offer (each a " Series Acceptance Amount ") in its sole and absolute discretion |
| EUR 600,000,000 0.625% Notes due 30 November 2026 | XS2084497705 / 208449770 / A255DV | 30 November 2026 | EUR 600,000,000 | November 2026 Notes Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate | 20 bps |
Rationale for the Offers
The purpose of the Offers and the planned issuance
of new euro-denominated fixed rate notes by the Purchaser (the "New Notes") is, amongst other things, to proactively
manage the debt redemptions and to extend the debt maturity profile of the Purchaser and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Notes purchased by the Purchaser pursuant to the
Offers are expected to be cancelled and will not be re-issued or re-sold.
The Purchaser will pay for Notes tendered in the
Offers and accepted for purchase by the Purchaser pursuant to the Offers (and subject to satisfaction or waiver of the New Financing Condition):
The May 2026 Notes Purchase Price and the
November 2026 Notes Purchase Price will be determined by reference to the sum of the relevant Fixed Purchase Spread and the relevant
interpolated mid-swap rate.
May 2026 Notes Purchase Price
The May 2026 Notes Purchase Price will be
determined in accordance with market convention and expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of the May 2026 Notes accepted
for purchase pursuant to the May 2026 Notes Offer (rounded to the nearest 0.001 per cent., with 0.0005 per cent. rounded upwards)
and is intended to reflect a yield to maturity of the May 2026 Notes on the Settlement Date based on the May 2026 Notes Purchase
Yield. The May 2026 Notes Purchase Price will equal (a) the value of all remaining payments of principal and interest on the
May 2026 Notes up to and including the scheduled maturity date of the May 2026 Notes, discounted to the Settlement Date at a
discount rate equal to the May 2026 Notes Purchase Yield (calculated as the sum of the May 2026 Notes Fixed Purchase Spread
of 5 bps and the May 2026 Notes Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate), minus (b) Accrued Interest.
November 2026 Notes Purchase Price
The November 2026 Notes Purchase Price will
be determined in accordance with market convention and expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of the November 2026 Notes
accepted for purchase pursuant to the November 2026 Notes Offer (rounded to the nearest 0.001 per cent., with 0.0005 per cent. rounded
upwards) and is intended to reflect a yield to maturity of the November 2026 Notes on the Settlement Date based on the November 2026
Notes Purchase Yield. The November 2026 Notes Purchase Price will equal (a) the value of all remaining payments of principal
and interest on the November 2026 Notes up to and including the scheduled maturity date of the November 2026 Notes, discounted
to the Settlement Date at a discount rate equal to the November 2026 Notes Purchase Yield (calculated as the sum of the November 2026
Notes Fixed Purchase Spread of 20 bps and the November 2026 Notes Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate), minus (b) Accrued Interest.
Announcement of Purchase Prices
The Purchases Prices will be announced by the
Purchaser as soon as reasonably practical after the Pricing Time on the Pricing Date. The determination of the Purchase Prices will, in
the absence of manifest error, be final and binding on all parties.
In addition to the respective Purchase Prices,
the Purchaser will also pay on the Settlement Date:
Maximum Acceptance Amount, Series Acceptance
Amounts and Scaling of Tenders
The Purchaser is not under any obligation to accept
for purchase any Notes tendered pursuant to any Offer. The acceptance for purchase by the Purchaser of Notes tendered pursuant to an Offer
is at the sole and absolute discretion of the Purchaser and tenders may be rejected by the Purchaser for any reason.
The Purchaser proposes to accept, on the terms
and subject to the conditions described in the Tender Offer Memorandum, up to EUR 250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes
(the "Maximum Acceptance Amount").
The Purchaser reserves the right, in its sole
and absolute discretion, to (i) significantly increase the Maximum Acceptance Amount or (ii) purchase Notes in an aggregate
principal amount which is less than the Maximum Acceptance Amount. The Purchaser will determine the aggregate principal amount of Notes
of the relevant Series which it elects to purchase pursuant to the relevant Offer (each a "Series Acceptance Amount")
in its sole and absolute discretion. The Purchaser reserves the right to accept more or less (or none) of any Series of Notes with
respect to any other Series of Notes.
If the Purchaser decides to accept any validly
tendered Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offers and the aggregate principal amount of a Series of Notes validly tendered for purchase
is greater than the relevant Series Acceptance Amount, such tenders of Notes of the relevant Series will be scaled by a factor
(a "Scaling Factor") derived from (i) the relevant Series Acceptance Amount divided by (ii) the aggregate
principal amount of the Notes of such Series that have been validly tendered pursuant to the relevant Offer subject to adjustment
to reflect the rounding of tenders as outlined in the next sentence. Each tender of Notes of such Series that is scaled in this manner
will be rounded down to the nearest EUR 1,000 in principal amount. In addition, in the event of any such scaling:
New Financing Condition
The Purchaser announced on 28 March 2025
its intention to issue two series of new euro-denominated fixed rate notes (the "New Notes") under its EUR 10,000,000,000
Debt Issuance Programme (the "Programme").
Whether the Purchaser will accept for purchase
any Notes validly tendered in the Offers and complete the Offers is subject, without limitation, to the successful completion (in the
sole determination of the Purchaser) of the issue of the New Notes (the "New Financing Condition") or the waiver of such
New Financing Condition at the sole discretion of the Purchaser.
Allocation of the New Notes
The Purchaser will, in connection with the allocation
of the New Notes, consider among other factors whether or not the relevant investor seeking an allocation of the New Notes has, prior
to such allocation, validly tendered or given a firm intention to the Purchaser or the Dealer Manager that they intend to tender their
Notes pursuant to the Offers and, if so, the aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered or intended to be tendered by such investor.
Therefore, a Noteholder who wishes to subscribe for New Notes in addition to tendering its Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offers may
be eligible to receive, at the sole and absolute discretion of the Purchaser, priority in the allocation of the New Notes, subject to
the issue of the New Notes and such Noteholder also making a separate application for the purchase of such New Notes to the Dealer Manager
(in its capacity as a joint bookrunner of the issue of the New Notes) or to any other manager of the issue of the New Notes in accordance
with the standard new issue procedures of such manager. However, the Purchaser is not obliged to allocate the New Notes to a Noteholder
who has validly tendered or indicated a firm intention to tender Notes pursuant to the Offers and, if New Notes are allocated, the principal
amount thereof may be less or more than the principal amount of Notes tendered by such holder and accepted by the Purchaser pursuant to
the Offers. Any such allocation will also, among other factors, take into account the denomination of the New Notes (being EUR 1,000).