FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Buying shares: No matter whether you work full-time or part-time: Everyone buys the same number of shares as a share package.

Receiving shares: You will receive shares on a pro-rata basis based on your level of employment as of January 1 of the year in which the offer is made.

Buying shares: You can also buy the share package if you are on parental leave. If you are working part-time during your parental leave, the purchase price is deducted from your net salary. If you are not working at that time and are not receiving a salary, please transfer the purchase sum.

Receiving shares: The share package is based on the year for which the target attainment is measured. You will receive 1/12 of the amount distributed for each month of the year in which you have worked. This also includes partial months; what is important is that there were no more than 12 working days in the month in which you were not on the payroll.

Buying shares: You can also buy the share package if you are taking a leave of absence from the compensatory time account.

Receiving shares: Payouts are calculated for the year in which they are issued. You will receive 1/12 of the amount distributed for each month of the year in which you have worked. This also includes partial months; what is important is that there were no more than 12 working days in the month in which you were not on the payroll.

Buying shares: You can also buy the share package after your sick leave payments have ended. If you do not receive a salary in the year in which the shares are purchased and from which the purchase price could be deducted, please transfer the purchase sum.

Receiving shares: Payouts are calculated for the year in which they are issued. You will receive 1/12 of the amount distributed for each month of the year in which you have worked. This also includes partial months; what is important is that there were no more than 12 working days in the month in which you were not on the payroll.

Buying shares: You can also buy the share package if you are in the active or passive phase of partial retirement.

Receiving shares: During the active phase you will receive your payout depending on your target working time. Then in the passive phase you will no longer receive a payout. In the year in which you switch from the active to the passive phase, you will receive a proportion of the payout: You will receive 1/12 of the amount distributed for each month of the year in which you have worked.

All shares you have either bought through Fresenius or have received free-of-charge are, of course, yours to keep after you leave Fresenius. This does not affect the lock-up period.

Buying shares: If you leave the company or hand in your notice before the shares are registered, you can no longer buy the share package.

Receiving shares: If your working relationship ends before the end of June in the year of the payout, you will receive this as a cash payment.

Buying shares: You can also buy a share package in the year you retire, as long as you are still employed by the company when the offer is issued. If you are no longer drawing a salary in the month in which you buy the shares, please transfer the purchase sum.

Receiving shares: If you retire before the transfer date in June of the year the payout is issued, you will receive this as a cash payment

Buying shares: You cannot participate in the program while you are deployed abroad.

Receiving shares: If you are deployed abroad on the 01.01 of a year, you will not be taking part in the program. If you are entitled but are deployed when the shares are transferred, you will receive a cash payment.

You can simply transfer the share price. Your employer will provide you with all information (account details, purpose, etc.) in time.

The consolidated profit is an important performance indicator for Fresenius. It indicates the profit after interest and income tax are deducted and is published annually in the business report.

The transfer deadline is the day before the day the shares are booked out of the company's deposit account. This is usually 10 working days before the payroll run in June.

In this case, please contact the Benefit Programs team:
+49 (0) 6172-608-1333
benefits@fresenius.com

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