TEXT-S&P rates Fresenius senior secured facilities 'BBB-'

Dec 10 - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today said it assigned its
'BBB-' issue rating to the proposed EUR2.25 billion equivalent senior secured
debt facilities to be borrowed by Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA (FSE;
BB+/Stable/--), Fresenius Finance II BV, and Fresenius US Finance I Inc. At the
same time, we assigned a recovery rating of '2' to the proposed facilities,
reflecting our expectation of substantial (70%-90%) recovery for debtholders in
the event of a payment default.

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