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8. Commitments and contingencies
Legal and regulatory matters
The Company is routinely involved in claims, lawsuits, regulatory and tax audits, investigations and other legal matters arising, for the most part, in the
ordinary course of its business of providing health care
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8. Commitments and contingencies (Continued)
services
and products. Legal matters that the Company currently deems to be material or noteworthy are described below. The Company records its litigation reserves for certain legal proceedings and
regulatory matters to the extent that the Company determines an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. For the other matters described below, the Company
believes that the loss probability is remote and/or the loss or range of possible losses cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. The outcome of litigation and other legal matters is always
difficult to predict accurately and outcomes that are not consistent with the Company's view of the merits can occur. The Company believes that it has valid defenses to the legal matters pending
against it and is defending itself vigorously. Nevertheless, it is possible that the resolution of one or more of the legal matters currently pending or threatened could have a material adverse effect
on its business, results of operations and financial condition.
Beginning
in 2012, the Company received certain communications alleging conduct in countries outside the United States that might violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or other anti-bribery laws.
The Company conducted investigations with the assistance of outside counsel and, in a continuing dialogue, advised the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the United States Department of
Justice ("DOJ") about these investigations. The DOJ and the SEC also conducted their own investigations, in which the Company cooperated.
In
the course of this dialogue, the Company identified and reported to the DOJ and the SEC, and took remedial actions with respect to, conduct that resulted in the DOJ and the SEC seeking monetary
penalties including disgorgement of profits and other remedies. This conduct revolved principally around the Company's products business in countries outside the United States.
The
Company recorded charges of €200,000 in 2017 and €77,200 in 2018 encompassing estimates for the claims from the DOJ and the SEC for profit disgorgement, penalties,
certain legal expenses, and other related costs or asset impairments believed likely to be necessary for full and final resolution, by litigation or settlement, of the claims and issues arising from
the investigation. The increase recorded in 2018 took into consideration preliminary understandings with the DOJ and the SEC on the financial terms of a potential settlement. Following this increase,
which takes into account incurred and anticipated legal expenses, impairments and other costs, the provision totaled €223,980 as of December 31, 2018.
On
March 29, 2019, the Company entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the DOJ and a separate agreement with the SEC intended to resolve fully and finally the claims against the Company
arising from the investigations. The Company paid a combined total in penalties and disgorgement of approximately $231,700 to the DOJ and the SEC in connection with these agreements. The entire amount
paid to the DOJ and the SEC was reserved for in charges that the Company recorded in 2017 and 2018 and announced in 2018. As part of the settlement, the Company agreed to retain an independent
compliance monitor for a period of at least two years and to an additional year of self-reporting. As of July 26, 2019, the monitor was appointed and the monitorship period commenced.
In
2015, the Company self-reported to the German prosecutor conduct with a potential nexus to Germany and continues to cooperate with government authorities in Germany in their review of the conduct
that prompted the Company's and government investigations.
Since
2012, the Company has made and continues to make further significant investments in its compliance and financial controls and in its compliance, legal and financial organizations. The Company's
remedial actions included separation from those employees responsible for the above-mentioned conduct. The Company is dealing with post-FCPA review matters on various levels. The Company continues to
be fully committed to compliance with the FCPA and other applicable anti-bribery laws.
Personal
injury litigation involving FMCH's acid concentrate product, labeled as Granuflo® or Naturalyte®, first arose in 2012 and was substantially resolved by settlement
agreed in principle in February
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(in THOUS, except share and per share data)
8. Commitments and contingencies (Continued)
2016
and consummated in November 2017. Remaining individual personal injury cases do not present material risk.
FMCH's
affected insurers agreed to the settlement of the acid concentrate personal injury litigation and funded $220,000 of the settlement fund under a reciprocal reservation of rights encompassing
certain coverage issues raised by insurers and the FMCH's claims for indemnification of defense costs. FMCH accrued a net expense of $60,000 in connection with the settlement, including legal fees and
other anticipated costs. Following entry into the settlement, FMCH's insurers in the AIG group and FMCH each initiated litigation against the other relating to the AIG group's coverage obligations
under applicable policies. In the coverage litigation, the AIG group seeks to be indemnified by FMCH for some or all of its $220,000 outlay; FMCH seeks to confirm the AIG group's $220,000 funding
obligation, to recover defense costs already incurred by FMCH, and to compel the AIG group to honor defense and indemnification obligations required for resolution of cases not participating in the
settlement. As a result of decisions on issues of venue, the coverage litigation is proceeding in the New York state trial court for Manhattan. (National Union Fire Insurance v. Fresenius Medical
Care, 2016 Index No. 653108 (Supreme Court of New York for New York County)).
Four
institutional plaintiffs filed complaints against FMCH or its affiliates under state deceptive practices statutes resting on certain background allegations common to the
GranuFlo®/NaturaLyte® personal injury litigation but seeking as a remedy the repayment of sums paid to FMCH that are attributable to the
GranuFlo®/NaturaLyte® products. These cases implicate different legal standards, theories of liability and forms of potential recovery from those in the personal injury
litigation and their claims were not extinguished by the personal injury litigation settlement described above. All of the institutional cases have been resolved by settlement except for the claims by
the State of Louisiana through its Attorney General and Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana. The Caldwell and Blue Cross Louisiana cases are proceeding together in a combined proceeding in federal court
in Boston, but are subject to undecided motions for severance and remand. State of Louisiana ex re. Caldwell and Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company v. Fresenius Medical Care Airline,
et al 2016 Civ. 11035 (U.S.D.C. D. Mass.). There is no trial date in either case. FMCH has increased its litigation reserves to account for anticipated resolution of these claims. However, at the
present time there are no agreements in principle for resolving either case and litigation through final adjudication may be required in them.
On
September 6, 2018, a special-purpose entity organized under Delaware law for the purpose of pursuing litigation filed a Pure Bill of Discovery in a Florida county court seeking discovery
from FMCH related to the personal injury settlement, but no other relief. MSP Recovery Claims Series LLC v. Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, No. 2018-030366-CA-01 (11th Judicial
Circuit, Dade County, Florida). The Pure Bill was thereafter removed to federal court and transferred into the multidistrict Fresenius Granuflo/Naturalyte Dialysate Products Liability Litigation in
Boston. No.1:13-MD-02428-DPW (D. Mass. 2013). On March 12, 2019, plaintiff amended its Pure Bill by filing a complaint claiming rights to recover monetary damages on behalf of various persons
and entities who are alleged to have assigned to plaintiff their rights to recover monetary damages arising from their having provided or paid for medical services for dialysis patients receiving
treatments using FMCH's acid concentrate product. FMCH is responding to the amended complaint.
In
August 2014, FMCH received a subpoena from the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland inquiring into FMCH's contractual arrangements with hospitals and physicians involving contracts
relating to the management of in-patient acute dialysis services. FMCH is cooperating in the investigation.
In
July 2015, the Attorney General for Hawaii issued a civil complaint under the Hawaii False Claims Act alleging a conspiracy pursuant to which certain Liberty Dialysis subsidiaries of FMCH
overbilled Hawaii Medicaid for Liberty's Epogen® administrations to Hawaii Medicaid patients during the period from 2006 through 2010, prior to the time of FMCH's acquisition of Liberty.
Hawaii v. Liberty DialysisHawaii, LLC et al., Case No. 15-1-1357-07 (Hawaii 1st Circuit). The State alleges that Liberty acted unlawfully by relying
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(unaudited)
(in THOUS, except share and per share data)
8. Commitments and contingencies (Continued)
on
incorrect and unauthorized billing guidance provided to Liberty by Xerox State Healthcare LLC, which acted as Hawaii's contracted administrator for its Medicaid program reimbursement
operations during the relevant period. The amount of the overpayment claimed by the State is approximately $8,000, but the State seeks civil remedies, interest, fines, and penalties against Liberty
and FMCH under the Hawaii False Claims Act substantially in excess of the overpayment. After prevailing on motions by Xerox to preclude it from doing so, FMCH is pursuing third-party claims for
contribution and indemnification against Xerox. The State's False Claims Act complaint was filed after Liberty initiated an administrative action challenging the State's recoupment of alleged
overpayments from sums currently owed to Liberty. The civil litigation and administrative action are proceeding in parallel. Trial in the civil litigation is scheduled for March 8, 2021.
On
August 31, 2015, FMCH received a subpoena under the False Claims Act from the United States Attorney for the District of Colorado (Denver) inquiring into FMCH's participation in and
management of dialysis facility joint ventures in which physicians are partners. FMCH continues to cooperate in the Denver United States Attorney's Office ("USAO") investigation, which has come to
focus on purchases and sales of minority interests in ongoing outpatient facilities between FMCH and physician groups.
On
November 25, 2015, FMCH received a subpoena under the False Claims Act from the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn) also inquiring into FMCH's involvement
in certain dialysis facility joint ventures in New York. On September 26, 2018, the Brooklyn USAO
declined to intervene on the qui tam complaint filed under seal in 2014 that gave rise to this investigation. CKD Project LLC v. Fresenius Medical Care, 2014 Civ. 06646 (E.D.N.Y.
November 12, 2014). The court unsealed the complaint, allowing the relator to serve and proceed on its own. The relatora special-purpose entity formed by law firms to pursue qui
tam proceedingshas served its complaint and litigation is proceeding.
Beginning
October 6, 2015, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn) has led an investigation, through subpoenas issued under the False Claims Act, of
utilization and invoicing by FMCH's subsidiary Azura Vascular Care for a period beginning after FMCH's acquisition of American Access Care LLC ("AAC") in October 2011. FMCH is cooperating in
the Brooklyn USAO investigation. The Brooklyn USAO has indicated that its investigation is nationwide in scope and is focused on whether certain access procedures performed at Azura facilities have
been medically necessary and whether certain physician assistants employed by Azura exceeded their permissible scope of practice. Allegations against AAC arising in districts in Connecticut, Florida
and Rhode Island relating to utilization and invoicing were settled in 2015.
On
June 30, 2016, FMCH received a subpoena from the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas (Dallas) seeking information under the False Claims Act about the use and
management of pharmaceuticals including Velphoro®. The investigation encompasses DaVita, Amgen, Sanofi, and other pharmaceutical manufacturers and includes inquiries into whether certain
compensation transfers between manufacturers and pharmacy vendors constituted unlawful kickbacks. FMCH understands that this investigation is substantively independent of the $63,700 settlement by
DaVita Rx announced on December 14, 2017 in the matter styled United States ex rel. Gallian v. DaVita Rx, 2016 Civ. 0943 (N.D. Tex.). FMCH has cooperated in the investigation.
On
November 18, 2016, FMCH received a subpoena under the False Claims Act from the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn) seeking documents and information
relating to the operations of Shiel Medical Laboratory, Inc. ("Shiel"), which FMCH acquired in October 2013. In the course of cooperating in the investigation and preparing to respond to the
subpoena, FMCH identified falsifications and misrepresentations in documents submitted by a Shiel salesperson that relate to the integrity of certain invoices submitted by Shiel for laboratory testing
for patients in long term care facilities. On February 21, 2017, FMCH terminated the employee and notified the United States Attorney of the termination and its circumstances. The terminated
employee's conduct is expected to result in
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(unaudited)
(in THOUS, except share and per share data)
8. Commitments and contingencies (Continued)
demands
for FMCH to refund overpayments and to pay related penalties under applicable laws, but the monetary value of such payment demands cannot yet be reasonably estimated. FMCH contends that, under
the asset sale provisions of its 2013 Shiel acquisition, it is not responsible for misconduct by the terminated employee or other Shiel employees prior to the date of the acquisition. The Brooklyn
USAO continues to investigate a range of issues involving Shiel, including allegations of improper compensation (kickbacks) to physicians, and has disclosed that multiple sealed qui tam complaints
underlie the investigation.
On
December 12, 2017, FMCH sold to Quest Diagnostics certain Shiel operations that are the subject of this Brooklyn subpoena, including the misconduct reported to the United States Attorney.
Under the Quest Diagnostics sale agreement, FMCH retains responsibility for responding to the Brooklyn
investigation and for liabilities arising from conduct occurring after its 2013 acquisition of Shiel and prior to its sale of Shiel to Quest Diagnostics. FMCH is cooperating in the investigation.
On
December 14, 2016, CMS, which administers the federal Medicare program, published an Interim Final Rule ("IFR") titled "Medicare Program; Conditions for Coverage for End-Stage Renal Disease
Facilities-Third Party Payment." The IFR would have amended the Conditions for Coverage for dialysis providers, like FMCH and would have effectively enabled insurers to reject premium payments made by
or on behalf of patients who received grants for individual market coverage from the American Kidney Fund ("AKF" or "the Fund"). The IFR could thus have resulted in those patients losing individual
insurance market coverage. The loss of coverage for these patients would have had a material and adverse impact on the operating results of FMCH.
On
January 25, 2017, a federal district court in Texas responsible for litigation initiated by a patient advocacy group and dialysis providers including FMCH preliminarily enjoined CMS from
implementing the IFR. Dialysis Patient Citizens v. Burwell, 2017 Civ. 0016 (E.D. Texas, Sherman Div.). The preliminary injunction was based on CMS' failure to follow appropriate notice-and-comment
procedures in adopting the IFR. The injunction remains in place and the court retains jurisdiction over the dispute.
On
June 22, 2017, CMS requested a stay of proceedings in the litigation pending further rulemaking concerning the IFR. CMS stated, in support of its request, that it expects to publish a Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register and otherwise pursue a notice-and-comment process. Plaintiffs in the litigation, including FMCH, consented to the stay, which was granted by the court on
June 27, 2017.
On
January 3, 2017, FMCH received a subpoena from the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts under the False Claims Act inquiring into FMCH's interactions and relationships
with the AKF, including FMCH's charitable contributions to the Fund and the Fund's financial assistance to patients for insurance premiums. FMCH cooperated in the investigation, which was part of a
broader investigation into charitable contributions in the medical industry. On August 1, 2019, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered an order announcing
that the United States had declined to intervene on a qui tam complaint underlying the USAO Boston investigation and unsealing the relator's complaint so as to permit the relator to serve the
complaint and proceed on his own. The relator did not serve the complaint within the time allowed, but the court has not yet dismissed the relator's complaint.
On
April 8, 2019, United Healthcare served a demand for arbitration against FMCH. The demand asserts that FMCH unlawfully "steered" patients by waiving co-payments and other means away from
coverage under government-funded insurance plans including Medicare into United Healthcare's commercial plans, including Affordable Care Act exchange plans. FMCH is contesting United Healthcare's
claims and demands. A final hearing date has been scheduled in the arbitration for August 23, 2021.
In
early May 2017, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee (Nashville) issued identical subpoenas to FMCH and two subsidiaries under the False Claims Act concerning FMCH's
retail pharmaceutical business. The investigation is exploring allegations related to improper inducements to
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(unaudited)
(in THOUS, except share and per share data)
8. Commitments and contingencies (Continued)
dialysis
patients to fill oral prescriptions through FMCH's pharmacy service, improper billing for returned pharmacy products and other allegations similar to those underlying the $63,700 settlement
by DaVita Rx in Texas announced on December 14, 2017. United States ex rel. Gallian, 2016 Civ. 00943 (N.D. Tex.). FMCH is cooperating in the investigation.
On
March 12, 2018, Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma Ltd. and Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma France S.A.S. (collectively, "VFMCRP") (the joint venture between
Vifor Pharma and FMC-AG & Co. KGaA), filed a complaint for patent infringement against Lupin Atlantis Holdings SA and Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (collectively, "Lupin"),
and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. ("Teva") in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (Case 1:18-cv-00390-LPS). The patent infringement action is in response to Lupin and Teva's
filings of Abbreviated New Drug Applications ("ANDA") with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") for generic versions of Velphoro®. Velphoro® is protected by patents
listed in the FDA's Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations, also known as the Orange Book. The complaint was filed within the 45-day period provided for under the Hatch-Waxman
legislation, and triggered a stay of FDA approval of the ANDAs for 30 months (specifically, up to July 29, 2020 for Lupin's ANDA; and August 6, 2020 for Teva's ANDA), or a shorter
time if a decision in the infringement suit is reached that the patents-at-issue are invalid or not infringed. In response to another ANDA being filed for a generic Velphoro®, VFMCRP filed
a complaint for patent infringement against Annora Pharma Private Ltd., and Hetero Labs Ltd. (collectively, "Annora"), in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware on
December 17, 2018. A 30-month stay of FDA approval of Annora's ANDA will run through to May 30, 2021.
On
December 17, 2018, FMCH was served with a subpoena under the False Claims Act from the United States Attorney for the District of Colorado (Denver) as part of an investigation of allegations
against DaVita, Inc. involving transactions between FMCH and DaVita. The subject transactions include sales and purchases of dialysis facilities, dialysis-related products and pharmaceuticals,
including dialysis machines and dialyzers, and contracts for certain administrative services. FMCH is cooperating in the investigation.
On
June 28, 2019, certain FMCH subsidiaries filed a complaint against the United States seeking to recover monies owed to them by the United States Department of Defense under the Tricare
program, and to preclude Tricare from recouping monies previously paid. Bio-Medical Applications of Georgia, Inc., et al. v. United States, CA 19-947, United States Court of Federal Claims.
Tricare provides reimbursement for dialysis treatments and other medical care provided to members of the military services, their dependents and retirees. The litigation challenges unpublished
administrative actions by Tricare administrators reducing the rate of compensation paid for dialysis treatments provided to Tricare beneficiaries based on a recasting or "crosswalking" of codes used
and followed in invoicing without objection for many years. Tricare administrators have acknowledged the unpublished administrative action and declined to change or abandon it. The Tricare
administrators filed a motion to dismiss the complaint, but are not yet required to articulate, and have not yet presented, a substantive defense to the complaint. FMCH opposed the motion to dismiss.
The court on April 16, 2020 denied the government's motion to dismiss in substantial part and accordingly required the government to answer FMCH's complaint and discovery to proceed. FMCH has
imposed a constraint on revenue otherwise recognized from the Tricare program that it believes, in consideration of facts currently known, sufficient to account for the risk of this litigation.
From
time to time, the Company is a party to or may be threatened with other litigation or arbitration, claims or assessments arising in the ordinary course of its business. Management regularly
analyzes
current information including, as applicable, the Company's defenses and insurance coverage and, as necessary, provides accruals for probable liabilities for the eventual disposition of these matters.
The
Company, like other health care providers, insurance plans and suppliers, conducts its operations under intense government regulation and scrutiny. It must comply with regulations which relate to
or govern the safety and efficacy of medical products and supplies, the marketing and distribution of such
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Continued)
(unaudited)
(in THOUS, except share and per share data)
8. Commitments and contingencies (Continued)
products,
the operation of manufacturing facilities, laboratories, dialysis clinics and other health care facilities, and environmental and occupational health and safety. With respect to its
development, manufacture, marketing and distribution of medical products, if such compliance is not maintained, the Company could be subject to significant adverse regulatory actions by the FDA and
comparable regulatory authorities outside the U.S. These regulatory actions could include warning letters or other enforcement notices from the FDA, and/or comparable foreign regulatory authority
which may require the Company to expend significant time and resources in order to implement appropriate corrective actions. If the Company does not address matters raised in warning letters or other
enforcement notices to the satisfaction of the FDA and/or comparable regulatory authorities outside the U.S., these regulatory authorities could take additional actions, including product recalls,
injunctions against the distribution of products or operation of manufacturing plants, civil penalties, seizures of the Company's products and/or criminal prosecution. FMCH is currently engaged in
remediation efforts with respect to one pending FDA warning letter. The Company must also comply with the laws of the United States, including the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the federal False
Claims Act, the federal Stark Law, the federal Civil Monetary Penalties Law and the federal Foreign Corrupt Practices Act as well as other federal and state fraud and abuse laws. Applicable laws or
regulations may be amended, or enforcement agencies or courts may make interpretations that differ from the Company's interpretations or the manner in which it conducts its business. Enforcement has
become a high priority for the federal government and some states. In addition, the provisions of the False Claims Act authorizing payment of a portion of any recovery to the party bringing the suit
encourage private plaintiffs to commence whistleblower actions. By virtue of this regulatory environment, the Company's business activities and practices are subject to extensive review by regulatory
authorities and private parties, and continuing audits, subpoenas, other inquiries, claims and litigation relating to the Company's compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Company may not
always be aware that an inquiry or action has begun, particularly in the case of whistleblower actions, which are initially filed under court seal.
The
Company operates many facilities and handles the personal data ("PD") of its patients and beneficiaries throughout the United States and other parts of the world and engages with other business
associates to help it carry out its health care activities. In such a decentralized system, it is often difficult to maintain the desired level of oversight and control over the thousands of
individuals employed by many affiliated companies and its business associates. On occasion, the Company or its business associates may experience a breach under the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act Privacy Rule and Security Rules, the EU's General Data Protection Regulation and or other similar laws ("Data Protection Laws") when there has been impermissible use, access, or
disclosure of unsecured PD or when the Company or its business associates neglect to implement the required administrative, technical and physical safeguards of its electronic systems and devices, or
a data breach that results in impermissible use, access or disclosure of personal identifying information of its employees, patients and beneficiaries. On those occasions, the Company must comply with
applicable breach notification requirements.
The
Company relies upon its management structure, regulatory and legal resources, and the effective operation of its compliance program to direct, manage and monitor the activities of its employees.
On occasion, the Company may identify instances where employees or other agents deliberately, recklessly or inadvertently contravene the Company's policies or violate applicable law. The actions of
such persons may subject the Company and its subsidiaries to liability under the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark Law, the False Claims Act, Data Protection Laws, the Health Information Technology for
Economic and Clinical Health Act and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, among other laws and comparable state laws or laws of other countries.
Physicians,
hospitals and other participants in the health care industry are also subject to a large number of lawsuits alleging professional negligence, malpractice, product liability, worker's
compensation or related claims, many of which involve large claims and significant defense costs. The Company has been and is currently subject to these suits due to the nature of its business and
expects that those types of lawsuits may
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(unaudited)
(in THOUS, except share and per share data)
8. Commitments and contingencies (Continued)
continue.
Although the Company maintains insurance at a level which it believes to be prudent, it cannot assure that the coverage limits will be adequate or that insurance will cover all asserted
claims. A successful claim against the Company or any of its subsidiaries in excess of insurance coverage could have a material adverse effect upon it and the results of its operations. Any claims,
regardless of their merit or eventual outcome, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's reputation and business.
The
Company has also had claims asserted against it and has had lawsuits filed against it relating to alleged patent infringements or businesses that it has acquired or divested. These claims and
suits relate both to operation of the businesses and to the acquisition and divestiture transactions. The Company has, when appropriate, asserted its own claims, and claims for indemnification. A
successful claim against the Company or any of its subsidiaries could have a material adverse effect upon its business, financial condition, and the results of its operations. Any claims, regardless
of their merit or eventual outcome, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's reputation and business.
In
Germany, the tax audits for the years 2006 through 2009 have been substantially completed. The German tax authorities have indicated a re-qualification of dividends received in connection with
intercompany mandatorily redeemable preferred shares into fully taxable interest payments for these and subsequent years until 2013. The Company has defended its position and will avail itself of
appropriate remedies. The Company is also subject to ongoing and future tax audits in the U.S., Germany and other jurisdictions in the ordinary course of business. Tax authorities routinely pursue
adjustments to the Company's tax returns and disallowances of claimed tax deductions. When appropriate, the Company defends these adjustments and disallowances and asserts its own claims. A successful
tax related claim against the Company or any of its subsidiaries could have a material adverse effect upon its business, financial condition and results of operations.
Other
than those individual contingent liabilities mentioned above, the current estimated amount of the Company's other known individual contingent liabilities is immaterial.
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(in THOUS, except share and per share data)
9. Financial instruments
The following tables show the carrying amounts and fair values of the Company's financial instruments at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
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Carrying amount and fair value of financial instruments
in € THOUS
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Carrying amount
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Fair value
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March 31, 2020
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Amortized
cost
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FVPL
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FVOCI
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Not
classified
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Total
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Cash and cash equivalents(1)
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1,253,385
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151,667
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1,405,052
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151,667
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Trade accounts and other receivables
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3,634,068
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73,960
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3,708,028
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Accounts receivable from related parties
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128,033
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128,033
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Derivativescash flow hedging instruments
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9,084
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9,084
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9,084
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Derivativesnot designated as hedging instruments
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24,204
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24,204
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24,204
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Equity investments
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170,519
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47,095
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217,614
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9,434
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41,458
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166,722
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Debt securities
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84,091
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271,462
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355,553
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350,770
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4,783
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Other financial assets
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161,408
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104,070
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265,478
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other current and non-current assets
|
|
|
161,408
|
|
|
278,814
|
|
|
318,557
|
|
|
113,154
|
|
|
871,933
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial assets
|
|
|
5,176,894
|
|
|
430,481
|
|
|
318,557
|
|
|
187,114
|
|
|
6,113,046
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
762,384
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
762,384
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable to related parties
|
|
|
134,159
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
134,159
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term debt and short-term debt from related parties
|
|
|
2,027,511
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,027,511
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
7,768,094
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,768,094
|
|
|
5,073,510
|
|
|
2,692,280
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term lease liabilities and long-term lease liabilities from related parties
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,781,629
|
|
|
4,781,629
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivativescash flow hedging instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,248
|
|
|
1,248
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,248
|
|
|
|
|
Derivativesnot designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,530
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,530
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,530
|
|
|
|
|
Variable payments outstanding for acquisitions
|
|
|
|
|
|
74,194
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
74,194
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
74,194
|
|
Noncontrolling interest subject to put provisions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
953,719
|
|
|
953,719
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
953,719
|
|
Other financial liabilities
|
|
|
1,471,320
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,471,320
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other current and non-current liabilities
|
|
|
1,471,320
|
|
|
86,724
|
|
|
|
|
|
954,967
|
|
|
2,513,011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial liabilities
|
|
|
12,163,468
|
|
|
86,724
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,736,596
|
|
|
17,986,788
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
(1)
-
Highly
liquid short-term investments are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Cash and cash equivalents measured at amortized cost is not
categorized.
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Continued)
(unaudited)
(in THOUS, except share and per share data)
9. Financial instruments (Continued)
|
Carrying amount and fair value of financial instruments
in € THOUS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying amount
|
|
Fair value
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
Amortized
cost
|
|
FVPL
|
|
FVOCI
|
|
Not
classified
|
|
Total
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents(1)
|
|
|
841,046
|
|
|
166,677
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,007,723
|
|
|
166,677
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade accounts and other receivables
|
|
|
3,343,873
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
77,473
|
|
|
3,421,346
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable from related parties
|
|
|
159,196
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
159,196
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivativescash flow hedging instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
107
|
|
|
107
|
|
|
|
|
|
107
|
|
|
|
|
Derivativesnot designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,406
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,406
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,406
|
|
|
|
|
Equity investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
186,273
|
|
|
50,975
|
|
|
|
|
|
237,248
|
|
|
13,110
|
|
|
41,084
|
|
|
183,054
|
|
Debt securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
107,988
|
|
|
261,833
|
|
|
|
|
|
369,821
|
|
|
365,170
|
|
|
4,651
|
|
|
|
|
Other financial assets
|
|
|
141,355
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
111,649
|
|
|
253,004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other current and non-current assets
|
|
|
141,355
|
|
|
296,667
|
|
|
312,808
|
|
|
111,756
|
|
|
862,586
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial assets
|
|
|
4,485,470
|
|
|
463,344
|
|
|
312,808
|
|
|
189,229
|
|
|
5,450,851
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
716,526
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
716,526
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable to related parties
|
|
|
118,663
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
118,663
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term debt and short-term debt from related parties
|
|
|
1,171,853
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,171,853
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
7,905,557
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,905,557
|
|
|
5,555,475
|
|
|
2,537,932
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term lease liabilities and long-term lease liabilities from related parties
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,705,038
|
|
|
4,705,038
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivativescash flow hedging instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,534
|
|
|
2,534
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,534
|
|
|
|
|
Derivativesnot designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,762
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,762
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,762
|
|
|
|
|
Variable payments outstanding for acquisitions
|
|
|
|
|
|
89,677
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
89,677
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
89,677
|
|
Noncontrolling interest subject to put provisions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
934,425
|
|
|
934,425
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
934,425
|
|
Other financial liabilities
|
|
|
1,414,464
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,414,464
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other current and non-current liabilities
|
|
|
1,414,464
|
|
|
100,439
|
|
|
|
|
|
936,959
|
|
|
2,451,862
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial liabilities
|
|
|
11,327,063
|
|
|
100,439
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,641,997
|
|
|
17,069,499
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
(1)
-
Highly
liquid short-term investments are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Cash and cash equivalents measured at amortized cost is not
categorized.
Derivative
and non-derivative financial instruments are categorised in the following three-tier fair value hierarchy that reflects the significance of the inputs in making the measurements.
Level 1 is defined as observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets. Level 2 is defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are directly or indirectly
observable. Level 3 is defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring the Company to develop its own assumptions. Fair value information is not
provided for financial instruments, if the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the relatively short period of maturity of these instruments. Transfers between levels of the
fair value hierarchy have not occurred as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Company accounts for transfers at the end of the reporting period.
Derivative financial instruments
In order to manage the risk of currency exchange rate fluctuations and interest rate fluctuations, the Company enters into various hedging transactions by
means of derivative instruments with highly rated financial institutions. The Company primarily enters into foreign exchange forward contracts and interest rate swaps. Derivative contracts that do not
qualify for hedge accounting
are utilized for economic purposes. The Company does not use financial instruments for trading purposes.
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Continued)
(unaudited)
(in THOUS, except share and per share data)
9. Financial instruments (Continued)
Non-derivative financial instruments
The significant methods and assumptions used for the classification and measurement of non-derivative financial instruments are as follows:
The
Company assessed its business models and the cash flow characteristics of its financial assets. The vast majority of the non-derivative financial assets are held in order to collect the
contractual cash flows. The contractual terms of the financial assets allow the conclusion that the cash flows represent payment of principle and interest only. Trade accounts and other receivables,
Accounts receivable from related parties and Other financial assets are consequently measured at amortized cost.
Cash
and cash equivalents are comprised of cash funds and other short-term investments. Cash funds are measured at amortized cost. Short-term investments are highly liquid and readily convertible to
known amounts of cash. Short-term investments are measured at FVPL. The risk of changes in fair value is insignificant.
Equity
investments are not held for trading. At initial recognition the Company elected, on an instrument-by-instrument basis, to represent subsequent changes in the fair value of individual strategic
investments in OCI. If equity instruments are quoted in an active market, the fair value is based on price quotations at the period-end-date. From time to time the Company engages external valuation
firms to determine the fair value of Level 3 equity investments. The external valuation uses a discounted cash flow model, which includes significant unobservable inputs such as investment
specific forecasted financial statements, weighted average cost of capital, that reflects current market assessments as well as a terminal growth rate.
The
majority of the debt securities are held within a business model whose objective is achieving both contractual cash flows and sell the securities. The standard coupon bonds give rise on specified
dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the outstanding principal amount. Subsequently these financial assets have been classified as FVOCI. The smaller part of debt
securities does not give rise to cash flows that are solely payments of principle and interest. Consequently, these securities are measured at FVPL. In general most of the debt securities are quoted
in an active market.
Long-term
debt is recognized at its carrying amount. The fair values of major long-term debt are calculated on the basis of market information. Liabilities for which market quotes are available are
measured using these quotes. The fair values of the other long-term debt are calculated at the present value of the respective future cash flows. To determine these present values, the prevailing
interest rates and credit spreads for the Company as of the balance sheet date are used.
Variable
payments outstanding for acquisitions are recognized at their fair value. The estimation of the individual fair values is based on the key inputs of the arrangement that determine the future
contingent payment as well as the Company's expectation of these factors. The Company assesses the likelihood and timing of achieving the relevant objectives. The underlying assumptions are reviewed
regularly.
Noncontrolling
interests subject to put provisions are recognized at the present value of the exercise price of the option. The exercise price of the option is generally based on fair value. The
methodology the Company uses to estimate the fair values assumes the greater of net book value or a multiple of earnings, based on historical earnings, development stage of the underlying business and
other factors. From time to time the Company engages external valuation firms for the valuation of the put provisions. The external valuation estimates the fair values using a combination of
discounted cash flows and a multiple of earnings and/or revenue. When applicable, the obligations are discounted at a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value
of money and the risks specific to the liability. The estimated fair values of the noncontrolling interests subject to these put provisions can also fluctuate, and the discounted cash flows as well as
the implicit multiple of earnings and/or revenue at which these noncontrolling interest obligations may ultimately be settled could vary significantly from the Company's
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Continued)
(unaudited)
(in THOUS, except share and per share data)
9. Financial instruments (Continued)
current
estimates depending upon market conditions. For the purpose of analyzing the impact of changes in unobservable inputs on the fair value measurement of noncontrolling interest subject to put
provisions, the Company assumes an increase on earnings of 10% compared to the actual estimation as of the balance sheet date. The corresponding increase in fair value of €68,490 is
then compared to the total liabilities and the shareholder's equity of the Company. This analysis shows that an increase of 10% in the relevant earnings would have an effect of less than 1% on the
total liabilities and less than 1% on the shareholder's equity of the Company.
Following
is a roll forward of Level 3 financial instruments at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
|
Reconciliation from beginning to ending balance of level 3 financial instruments
in € THOUS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
|
|
Equity
investments
|
|
Variable
payments
outstanding for
acquisitions
|
|
Noncontrolling
interests subject
to put provisions
|
|
Equity
investments
|
|
Variable
payments
outstanding for
acquisitions
|
|
Noncontrolling
interests subject
to put provisions
|
|
Beginning balance at January 1,
|
|
|
183,054
|
|
|
89,677
|
|
|
934,425
|
|
|
|
|
|
172,278
|
|
|
818,871
|
|
Transfer from Level 2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
186,427
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,886
|
|
|
5,234
|
|
|
2,233
|
|
|
4,828
|
|
|
109,109
|
|
Decrease
|
|
|
|
|
|
(26,229
|
)
|
|
(8,720
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(43,941
|
)
|
|
(20,269
|
)
|
(Gain) loss recognized in profit or loss
|
|
|
(20,843
|
)
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
|
128
|
|
|
(41,537
|
)
|
|
|
|
(Gain) loss recognized in equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,963
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,523
|
|
Foreign currency translation and other changes
|
|
|
4,511
|
|
|
(1,152
|
)
|
|
9,817
|
|
|
(5,734
|
)
|
|
(1,951
|
)
|
|
12,191
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending balance at March 31, and December 31,
|
|
|
166,722
|
|
|
74,194
|
|
|
953,719
|
|
|
183,054
|
|
|
89,677
|
|
|
934,425
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10. Segment and corporate information
The Company's operating segments are the North America Segment, the EMEA Segment, the Asia-Pacific Segment and the Latin America Segment. The operating segments are determined based upon how the
Company manages its businesses with geographical responsibilities. All segments are primarily engaged in providing health care services and the distribution of products and equipment for the treatment
of ESRD and other extracorporeal therapies.
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Continued)
(unaudited)
(in THOUS, except share and per share data)
10. Segment and corporate information (Continued)
Management evaluates each segment using measures that reflect all of the segment's controllable revenues and expenses. With respect to the performance of business operations, management believes
that the most appropriate measures are revenue, operating income and operating income margin. The Company does not include income taxes as it believes this is outside the segments' control. Financing
is a corporate function, which the Company's segments do not control. Therefore, the Company does not include interest expense relating to financing as a segment measurement. Similarly, the Company
does not allocate certain costs, which relate primarily to certain headquarters' overhead charges, including accounting and finance, because the Company believes that these costs are also not within
the control of the individual segments. Production of products, production asset management, quality management and procurement related to production are centrally managed. Products transferred to the
segments are transferred at cost; therefore, no internal profit is generated. The associated internal revenue for the product transfers and their elimination are recorded as corporate activities.
Capital expenditures for production are based on the expected demand of the segments and consolidated profitability considerations. The Company's global research and development as well as its Global
Medical Office (as of January 1, 2020), which seeks to standardize medical treatments and clinical processes within the Company, are also centrally managed. These corporate activities
("Corporate") do not fulfill the definition of a segment according to IFRS 8, Operating Segments. In addition, certain revenues, investments and intangible assets, as well as any related
expenses, are not allocated to a segment but are accounted for as Corporate.
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Continued)
(unaudited)
(in THOUS, except share and per share data)
10. Segment and corporate information (Continued)
Information
pertaining to the Company's segment and Corporate activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 is set forth below:
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Segment and corporate information
in € THOUS
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|
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North
America
Segment
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EMEA
Segment
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Asia-
Pacific
Segment
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Latin
America
Segment
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Total
Segment
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Corporate
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Total
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Three months ended March 31, 2020
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue from contracts with customers
|
|
|
3,102,277
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|
|
672,494
|
|
|
431,936
|
|
|
167,262
|
|
|
4,373,969
|
|
|
11,965
|
|
|
4,385,934
|
|
Other revenue external customers
|
|
|
83,946
|
|
|
6,252
|
|
|
10,958
|
|
|
706
|
|
|
101,862
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|
|
|
|
|
101,862
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Revenue external customers
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|
3,186,223
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|
|
678,746
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|
|
442,894
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|
|
167,968
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|
|
4,475,831
|
|
|
11,965
|
|
|
4,487,796
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Inter-segment revenue
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|
7,175
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|
|
1,313
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
121
|
|
|
8,613
|
|
|
(8,613
|
)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
3,193,398
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|
|
680,059
|
|
|
442,898
|
|
|
168,089
|
|
|
4,484,444
|
|
|
3,352
|
|
|
4,487,796
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
463,411
|
|
|
101,054
|
|
|
76,809
|
|
|
6,857
|
|
|
648,131
|
|
|
(93,001
|
)
|
|
555,130
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
(104,219
|
)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Income before income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
450,911
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|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(256,629
|
)
|
|
(45,975
|
)
|
|
(25,959
|
)
|
|
(8,712
|
)
|
|
(337,275
|
)
|
|
(62,399
|
)
|
|
(399,674
|
)
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Impairment loss
|
|
|
(999
|
)
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,013
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(1,013
|
)
|
Income (loss) from equity method investees
|
|
|
21,050
|
|
|
(1,662
|
)
|
|
950
|
|
|
71
|
|
|
20,409
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,409
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|
Total assets
|
|
|
22,761,436
|
|
|
3,824,691
|
|
|
2,774,610
|
|
|
872,778
|
|
|
30,233,515
|
|
|
3,838,912
|
|
|
34,072,427
|
|
thereof investment in equity method investees
|
|
|
425,139
|
|
|
166,369
|
|
|
100,723
|
|
|
24,911
|
|
|
717,142
|
|
|
|
|
|
717,142
|
|
Additions of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and right of use assets
|
|
|
359,866
|
|
|
45,173
|
|
|
45,290
|
|
|
17,167
|
|
|
467,496
|
|
|
75,785
|
|
|
543,281
|
|
Three months ended March 31, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue from contracts with customers
|
|
|
2,826,212
|
|
|
635,800
|
|
|
411,603
|
|
|
160,601
|
|
|
4,034,216
|
|
|
4,168
|
|
|
4,038,384
|
|
Other revenue external customers
|
|
|
60,564
|
|
|
16,813
|
|
|
15,971
|
|
|
825
|
|
|
94,173
|
|
|
|
|
|
94,173
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue external customers
|
|
|
2,886,776
|
|
|
652,613
|
|
|
427,574
|
|
|
161,426
|
|
|
4,128,389
|
|
|
4,168
|
|
|
4,132,557
|
|
Inter-segment revenue
|
|
|
576
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
234
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
876
|
|
|
(876
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
2,887,352
|
|
|
652,614
|
|
|
427,808
|
|
|
161,491
|
|
|
4,129,265
|
|
|
3,292
|
|
|
4,132,557
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
372,394
|
|
|
137,776
|
|
|
94,702
|
|
|
11,395
|
|
|
616,267
|
|
|
(79,717
|
)
|
|
536,550
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(107,848
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
428,702
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(228,735
|
)
|
|
(46,973
|
)
|
|
(22,601
|
)
|
|
(8,363
|
)
|
|
(306,672
|
)
|
|
(55,704
|
)
|
|
(362,376
|
)
|
Income (loss) from equity method investees
|
|
|
21,362
|
|
|
(1,317
|
)
|
|
(294
|
)
|
|
282
|
|
|
20,033
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,033
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
21,513,220
|
|
|
4,232,196
|
|
|
2,669,344
|
|
|
821,984
|
|
|
29,236,744
|
|
|
3,116,460
|
|
|
32,353,204
|
|
thereof investment in equity method investees
|
|
|
332,184
|
|
|
177,658
|
|
|
96,641
|
|
|
23,956
|
|
|
630,439
|
|
|
|
|
|
630,439
|
|
Additions of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and right of use assets
|
|
|
188,150
|
|
|
47,114
|
|
|
13,743
|
|
|
14,783
|
|
|
263,790
|
|
|
73,487
|
|
|
337,277
|
|
11. Events occurring after the balance sheet date
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act") which provides relief funds to hospitals and other healthcare providers in
connection with the impact of the on-going worldwide severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ("COVID-19") pandemic. In April 2020, the Company received U.S. federal relief funding under the
CARES Act as well as advanced payments under the CMS Accelerated and Advance Payment program, as provided for by the
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Continued)
(unaudited)
(in THOUS, except share and per share data)
11. Events occurring after the balance sheet date (Continued)
CARES
Act. There was no impact on the Company's financial statements for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 related to funds received in connection with the CARES Act.
No
further significant activities have taken place subsequent to the balance sheet date March 31, 2020 that have a material impact on the key figures and earnings presented. Currently, there
are no other significant changes in the Company's structure, management, legal form or personnel.
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Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk
The information in note 9 of the notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited), presented elsewhere in this report is incorporated by this
reference.
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Controls and procedures
The Company is a "foreign private issuer" within the meaning of Rule 3b-4(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"). As such, the Company is not required to file quarterly reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is required to provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of its disclosure
controls and procedures, to disclose significant changes in its internal control over financial reporting and to provide certifications of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer under
Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 only in its Annual Report on Form 20-F. The Company furnishes quarterly financial information to the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") and such certifications under cover of Form 6-K on a voluntary basis and pursuant to the provisions of the Company's pooling agreement entered into for the benefit
of the public holders of our shares. In connection with such voluntary reporting, the Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company's
General Partner, has conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report, of the type contemplated by
Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. During the third quarter of fiscal 2019, we identified a material weakness in internal control relating to revenue recognition, specifically for estimating
the transaction price and constraining the variable consideration of the transaction price for certain fee-for-service revenue arrangements under legal consideration and timely adjusting the
constraint of variable consideration when new information arises and determined that this material weakness existed as of December 31, 2018. This material weakness continues to exist as of the
date of March 31, 2020 (for further detail regarding this material weakness, see Item 15D. "Changes in internal control over financial reporting" included within our Annual Report on
Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019). As a result, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded in connection with the furnishing of this report, that
the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2020.
We
have advised our audit committee of this deficiency in our internal control over financial reporting, and the fact that this deficiency constitutes a material weakness. A material weakness in
internal control over financial reporting is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material
misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by our internal controls.
Because
a material weakness was determined to exist, we performed additional procedures to ensure our consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report on Form 6-K are
presented fairly, in all material respects, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards
("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB"). This control deficiency did not result in errors to accounts receivable and revenue from specific fee-for-service
arrangements in the Company's consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
We
are undertaking steps to strengthen the Company's controls relating to revenue recognition, specifically for estimating the transaction price and constraining the variable consideration of the
transaction price for certain fee-for-service revenue arrangements under legal consideration and its related accounts receivable, including:
-
-
Increasing oversight by management over revenue recognition specific to fee-for-service matters in legal consideration as well as the
accounting and reporting of the related receivable balances;
-
-
Enhancing policies and procedures;
-
-
Strengthening communication and information flows between the legal and finance departments specific to fee-for-service matters in legal
consideration; and
-
-
Increasing the role of the finance function in its oversight of revenue recognition specific to fee-for-service matters in legal consideration
and their related accounts receivable balances, including responsibility for the final estimation and reporting.
We
are committed to maintaining a strong internal control environment and believe the above noted remediation efforts will represent significant improvements to the internal control environment. The
identified material weakness in internal control will not be considered fully remediated until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through
testing, that these controls are operating effectively.
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On
March 29, 2019, the Company entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the DOJ and a separate agreement with the SEC intended to resolve fully and finally the government's claims against
the Company arising from the investigations, see note 8 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements (unaudited) presented elsewhere in this Report. The Company continues to implement
enhancements to its anti-corruption compliance program, including internal controls related to compliance with international anti-bribery laws. The Company continues to be fully committed to
compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other applicable anti-bribery laws.
On
March 29, 2019, the Company entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the DOJ and a separate agreement with the SEC intended to resolve fully and finally the claims against the Company
arising from the investigations, see note 8 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements (unaudited) presented elsewhere in this Report.
In
2015, the Company self-reported to the German prosecutor conduct with a potential nexus to Germany and continues to cooperate with government authorities in Germany in their review of the conduct
that prompted the Company's and government investigations.
Since
2012, the Company has made and continues to make further significant investments in its compliance and financial controls and in its compliance, legal and financial organizations. The Company's
remedial actions included separation from those employees responsible for the above-mentioned conduct. The Company is dealing with post-FCPA review matters on various levels. The Company continues to
be fully committed to compliance with the FCPA and other applicable anti-bribery laws.
Except
as noted in the preceding paragraphs, there has not been any change in our system of internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.
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OTHER INFORMATION
Legal proceedings
The information in note 8 of the notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited), presented elsewhere in this report is incorporated by this
reference.
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Exhibits
|
|
|
|
Exhibit No.
|
|
|
|
4.15
|
|
Amendment No. 3 dated February 11, 2020 to the 2012 Credit Agreement (filed herewith).
|
|
4.16
|
|
Amendment No. 3 dated as of March 13, 2020 to the Seventh Amended and Restated Transfer and Administration Agreement dated as of November 24, 2014 (filed herewith).
|
|
4.17
|
|
Amendment No. 4 dated as of March 13, 2020 to Second Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of January 17, 2013 (filed herewith).
|
|
4.18
|
|
Fourth Amended and Restated Loan Note dated March 10, 2020 among the Registrant and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries as borrowers and Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA or its specified subsidiary as lender
(filed herewith).
|
|
31.1
|
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board of the Company's General Partner Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002.
|
|
31.2
|
|
Certification of Chief Financial Officer and member of the Management Board of the Company's General Partner Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002.
|
|
32.1
|
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board of the Company's General Partner and Chief Financial Officer and member of the Management Board of the Company's General Partner Pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (this exhibit accompanies this report as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not to be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).
|
|
101
|
|
The following financial statements as of and for the three-months periods ended March 31, 2020 from FMC-AG & Co. KGaA's Report on Form 6-K for the month of May 2020, formatted in XBRL
(eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (v)
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
DATE:
May 6, 2020
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG & Co. KGaA
a partnership limited by shares, represented by:
|
|
|
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE MANAGEMENT AG,
its General Partner
|
|
|
By:
|
|
/s/ RICE POWELL
|
|
|
|
|
Name:
|
|
Rice Powell
|
|
|
|
|
Title:
|
|
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board of the General Partner
|
|
|
By:
|
|
/s/ HELEN GIZA
|
|
|
|
|
Name:
|
|
Helen Giza
|
|
|
|
|
Title:
|
|
Chief Financial Officer and member of the Management Board of the General Partner
|
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