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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 11-K

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO

SECTION 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

(Mark One)

 

x                              ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014

 

OR

 

o                                 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                               to                              

 

Commission file number  001-32749

 

A.            Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

 

Fresenius Medical Care North America 401(k) Savings Plan

920 Winter Street

Waltham, MA 02451-1457

 

B.            Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

 

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

Else-Kröner Straße 1

61352 Bad Homburg, v.d. H. Germany

 

 

 



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FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE

NORTH AMERICA 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

 

DECEMBER 31, 2014 and 2013

 



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FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

AND REPORTS OF

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS

 

The Fresenius Medical Care North America 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Plan”) is subject to the Employer Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).  Therefore, in lieu of the requirements of Items 1-3 of Form 11-K, the following financial statements and schedules have been prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA.

 

The following financial statements and schedules are filed as a part of this Annual Report on Form 11-K.

 

INDEX

 

 

Page

 

 

REPORTS OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS

1 - 2

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

 

 

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2014 and 2013

3

 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the year ended December 31, 2014

4

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

5-19

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE*:

 

 

 

Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2014

20

 

 

SIGNATURES:

 

 

 

Signatures

21

 

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS:

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

22

 

 

Exhibit 23.1 - Consent of WithumSmith+Brown, PC

23

 

 

Exhibit 23.2 - Consent of Walsh, Jastrem & Browne, LLP

24

 


*- Other schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the department of Labor Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under ERISA have been omitted because they are not applicable.

 



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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Administrative Committee of

Fresenius Medical Care North America 401(k) Savings Plan

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for benefits of Fresenius Medical Care North America 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2014 and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of Fresenius Medical Care North America 401(k) Savings Plan as of December 31, 2014, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) at December 31, 2014 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental schedule reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedule. In forming our opinion on the supplemental schedule, we evaluated whether the supplemental schedule, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) at December 31, 2014 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the Plan’s 2014 financial statements as a whole.

 

/s/WithumSmith+Brown, PC

Boston, Massachusetts

June 26, 2015

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Administrative Committee of

Fresenius Medical Care North America 401(k) Savings Plan

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for benefits of Fresenius Medical Care North America 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2013. This financial statement is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial statement based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting.  Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statement referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of Fresenius Medical Care North America 401(k) Savings Plan as of December 31, 2013, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/s/Walsh, Jastrem & Browne, LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

June 26, 2014

 

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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

 

DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013

 

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

Participant Directed Investments, at fair value

 

$

1,776,870,096

 

$

1,611,467,157

 

Cash

 

6,818,136

 

7,046,215

 

Interest and dividends receivable

 

199,207

 

182,347

 

Contributions receivable - employer

 

42,173,636

 

39,350,302

 

Notes receivable from participants

 

64,703,159

 

58,878,198

 

Receivable for investments sold

 

0

 

494,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

1,890,764,234

 

1,717,418,918

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued administrative expenses

 

2,165,429

 

1,786,716

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT FAIR VALUE

 

1,888,598,805

 

1,715,632,202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments from fair value to contract value (for interest in stable value fund) related to fully benefit-responsive investment contract

 

(12,295,069

)

492,061

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

 

$

1,876,303,736

 

$

1,716,124,263

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

 

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

ADDITIONS:

 

 

 

Participant contributions -

 

 

 

Salary deferrals

 

$

130,198,552

 

Rollovers

 

9,205,016

 

Employer contributions -

 

 

 

Matching

 

40,916,146

 

Defined contribution

 

1,316,743

 

Interest income on notes receivable from participants

 

3,233,296

 

Dividend and interest income

 

11,739,668

 

Net Appreciation in value of investments

 

104,922,684

 

 

 

 

 

Total additions

 

301,532,105

 

 

 

 

 

DEDUCTIONS:

 

 

 

Benefits paid to participants

 

156,637,882

 

Administrative expenses

 

3,651,657

 

 

 

 

 

Total deductions

 

160,289,539

 

 

 

 

 

NET ADDITIONS BEFORE TRANSFERS

 

141,242,566

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSFERS IN FROM OTHER PLANS

 

18,936,907

 

 

 

 

 

NET ADDITIONS

 

160,179,473

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

 

1,716,124,263

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS, END OF YEAR

 

$

1,876,303,736

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN

 

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1.         DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

 

Organization - Fresenius Medical Care North America 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Plan”) is sponsored by National Medical Care, Inc. d/b/a Fresenius Medical Care North America (the Company) for the benefit of the employees of the Company and employees of entities owned or controlled by the Company.  The Company is a provider of dialysis products and services.

 

The administration of the Plan is the responsibility of the Administrative Committee, appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors. Mercer Trust Company is the trustee and recordkeeper of the Plan.

 

The following description of the Plan provides only general information. Special provisions may apply for certain participants who joined the Plan pursuant to Company acquisitions.  Participants should refer to the Plan document for a complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

 

General - The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering all employees meeting the eligibility requirements of the Plan. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). A summary description of the Plan is available from the Plan Administrator.

 

Eligibility - An employee becomes eligible for participation in the Plan on the first day of the month following the completion of ninety days of service, subject to further limitations, as described in the Plan document.

 

Participant Accounts - Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s and Company’s contributions and allocations of Plan earnings. Participant and employer contributions are invested as directed by the participants into one or more designated investment options offered by the Plan. Additionally, participants have the option to establish a plan level brokerage account to allow the opportunity to invest in a wide array of securities.  Participants may change their investment selections at any time. Allocations of Plan earnings are based on participant account balances. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

 

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1.         DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (continued)

 

Participant and Company Matching Contributions - Each participant may contribute from 1% to 75% of his or her eligible earnings on a pre-tax basis, subject to certain limitations. The Company makes matching contributions to the Plan at an amount equal to 50% of the first 6% of eligible employee earnings, subject to certain limitations. Participating employees age 50 and above may elect to make “catch-up” pre-tax contributions to the Plan above the Plan maximums. The maximum additional “Catch Up’ contribution was $5,500 during both the 2014 and 2013 Plan years. Company matching contributions commence for participants who have completed one year of service. Company matching contributions are funded on an annual basis. Participants who are not employed by the Company at the end of the Plan year (December 31) will not be eligible for the matching contribution.

 

Participants are at all times 100% vested to the extent of their own contributions. Participants terminated prior to January 1, 2007 vest in the employer matching contributions according to the vesting schedule in effect at the time of termination. Active participants since January 1, 2007 vest in the employer matching contributions according to the following schedule:

 

Period of Service

 

Percentage Vested

 

Less than 1 year

 

0

%

1 but less than 2 years

 

20

%

2 but less than 3 years

 

40

%

3 but less than 4 years

 

60

%

4 but less than 5 years

 

80

%

5 years or more

 

100

%

 

Company Profit Sharing— The Company may make discretionary profit sharing contributions to the Plan for the benefit of all eligible participants. Employees who have completed a year of service for the plan year for which the contribution relates and are employed by the Company on the last day of the plan year for which the contribution relates are eligible to participate in this component of the plan. Any discretionary profit sharing contributions are immediately 100% vested and are allocated to eligible participants based on compensation, with participants having ten years or more of service as of January 1, 2002 entitled to a higher profit sharing allocation. There was no profit sharing contribution made to the Plan in 2014.

 

Forfeitures - At December 31, 2014, forfeited account balances totaled $631,841. Forfeitures are used to reduce Company contributions and/or offset administrative expenses of the Plan. In January 2015, the Company used $620,000 of the forfeited account balances to reduce Company matching contributions for 2014 that were funded in 2015.

 

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1.                          DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (continued)

 

Defined Contribution- The Company makes payments to the Plan referred to as a “defined contribution” for the benefit of all eligible participants. Employees satisfying all of the following requirements are eligible to participate in this component of the Plan: (i) the employee was employed by the Company as of March 9, 2002; (ii) the employee was a participant in the Fresenius Medical Care North America Retirement Plan (“Pension Plan”) on March 9, 2002, and (iii) the employee had completed ten years of pension service as of March 9, 2002. Employees eligible to participate will only receive a defined contribution allocation for a given plan year after the completion of 15 years of pension service as long as the employee is employed by the Company on the last day of the plan year for which the contribution relates.  Eligible participants are immediately 100% vested in such contributions.

 

The amount of the defined contribution for each eligible participant is actuarially determined and is principally based on the participant’s length of service, level of compensation, projected benefit from the Pension Plan, and the projected benefit from the profit sharing component of this Plan. Certain actuarial assumptions related to annual compensation percentage increases, annual investment returns and anticipated profit sharing funding levels are made in determining the defined contribution funding amounts.

 

Distributions — At termination of employment, the participant is entitled to withdraw his or her entire account balance from the Plan. Any remaining unpaid loan balances at termination of employment are treated as distributions. Terminated employees with account balances of less than $5,000 must withdraw their account balances from the Plan.  Terminated employees with participant account balances greater than $5,000 may elect to leave their funds in the Plan until age 70 1/2. The Plan allows participants with account balances greater than $5,000 to elect payouts in the form of an annuity over a period not to exceed 25 years. In certain instances, prior to termination, participants may (subject to approval by the Administrative Committee and in compliance with ERISA) withdraw account balances to defray financial obligations. Plan participants are eligible to take an in service distributions at age 59 ½.

 

Plan Termination — Although the Company expects to continue the Plan as a permanent, tax-deferred savings program for the exclusive benefit of Company employees and employees of entities owned or controlled by the Company, the continuance of the Plan is not assumed by the Company as a contractual obligation. The Company reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan subject to the provisions set forth by ERISA. If the Company terminates the Plan, accounts will be valued as of the termination date and distributed in a lump sum payment to each participant, subject to ERISA and/or other legal requirements that may exist at that time

 

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1.                          DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (continued)

 

and in compliance with ERISA. Affected plan participants will become 100% vested on Plan termination.

 

2.                          SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Method of Accounting - The accompanying financial statements have been prepared using the accrual method of accounting under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

Investments — Investments are reported at fair value.  Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  See Note 6 for discussion of fair value measurements.

 

As required under U.S. GAAP, the Plan’s investment in a stable value fund with underlying investments in an investment contract is presented in the statements of net assets available for benefits at fair value with an additional line item showing an adjustment of the fully benefit-responsive investment contract from fair value to contract value.  The statement of changes in net assets available for benefits with respect to such contract is presented on a contract value basis. Contract value represents contributions made, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and is the relative measurement attributable to a fully benefit-responsive investment contract because contract value is the amount participants would ordinarily receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. Certain events, such as Plan termination or a premature termination of the contract could limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the issuer. The Plan administrator does not believe that any events that would limit the Plan’s ability to transact at contract value with the Plan participants are probable of occurring (See Note 5).

 

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.  Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.

 

Notes Receivable from Participants — Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest.

 

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2.                          SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Payment of Benefits — Benefits are recorded when paid.

 

Administrative Expenses — Certain administrative costs of the Plan have been absorbed by the Company. In addition, certain investment related administrative expenses are reflected as net reductions in income and are not determinable.

 

Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Plan administrator to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosure of contigent assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

 

3.                          INVESTMENTS

 

The following presents the Plan’s investments (all participant directed) at December 31, 2014 and 2013. Investments representing 5% or more of Plan net assets are separately identified:

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Collective Investment Funds -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Index Fund F

 

$

639,769,967

 

$

572,783,523

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russell 2000 Index Fund F

 

144,569,520

 

138,236,573

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid Capitalization Equity Index Fund F

 

141,793,224

 

121,525,853

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Debt Index Fund F

 

146,325,698

 

133,523,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock MSCI ACWI ex — U.S. Index Fund F

 

160,282,643

 

149,947,812

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Investment Funds

 

55,955,191

 

49,333,724

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MassMutual Stable Value Fund

 

365,596,903

 

331,119,788

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fresenius Medical Care AG

 

91,577,027

 

91,625,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

 

18,161,971

 

12,573,949

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

12,316,796

 

10,030,629

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

521,156

 

767,061

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments, at fair value

 

$

1,776,870,096

 

$

1,611,467,157

 

 

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3.                          INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated in value by $104,922,684 as follows:

 

 

 

Net

 

 

 

Appreciation/(Depreciation)

 

Collective Investment Funds

 

$

99,456,246

 

Mutual Funds

 

1,765,953

 

Fresenius Medical Care AG — shares

 

3,826,920

 

Other Securities — Brokerage Link

 

(126,435

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

104,922,684

 

 

4.                          PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT OPTIONS

 

The following table presents a description of the investment options and the fair value of the investments of each fund option as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Large Cap Blend Index Fund Option— This option invests in the Equity Index Fund F, a collective investment fund offered by BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A., that seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500® Index by investing in stocks that make up the index

 

$

444,963,171

 

$

406,782,666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Mid Cap Index Fund Option— This option invests in the Mid Capitalization Equity Index Fund F, a collective investment fund offered by BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A., that seeks to match the performance of the S&P 400® Index by investing in stocks that make up the index

 

82,213,234

 

71,961,748

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund Option — This option invests in the Russell 2000® Index Fund F, a collective investment fund offered by BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A., that seeks to match the performance of the Russell 2000® Index by investing in a diversified sample of stocks that make up the index

 

106,942,789

 

107,997,380

 

 

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4.                                      PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT OPTIONS (continued)

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock International Index Fund Option— This option invests in the BlackRock MSCI ACWI ex — U.S. Index Fund F, a collective investment fund offered by BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A., that seeks to match the performance of the MSCI ACWI ex — U.S. Index by investing in stocks that make up the index

 

53,476,804

 

55,045,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock U.S. Debt Index Fund Option — This option invests in the U.S. Debt Index Fund F, a collective investment fund offered by BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A., that seeks to match the performance of the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index by investing in a diversified sample of the bonds that make up the index

 

64,113,329

 

62,191,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock TIPS Index Fund Option— This option invests in the U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund F, a collective investment fund offered by BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A., that seeks to match the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS Index by investing in some or all of the bonds that make up the index

 

6,268,803

 

5,857,461

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Emerging Markets Index Fund Option— This fund invests in the Emerging Markets Index Non-Lendable Fund F, a collective investment fund offered by BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A., that seeks to match the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index by investing in stocks that make up the index

 

8,162,899

 

6,772,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MassMutual Stable Value Fund Option— This option is designed to provide a stable rate of return, generated from performance of a Core Bond portfolio, that insulates the fund from daily fluctuations in the bond market. The fixed rate of return resets quarterly

 

226,180,973

 

210,463,115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Target Date Retirement Funds Option— These options invest in a mix of the above underlying funds and are designed for plan participants expecting to retire around the year indicated in the fund name. The asset allocation strategy of these options generally become increasingly conservative as the target retirement date approaches. The target date options are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Target Retirement Income Fund Option

 

10,444,067

 

9,451,463

 

Target Retirement 2010 Fund Option

 

16,347,940

 

16,901,922

 

Target Retirement 2015 Fund Option

 

65,626,354

 

66,952,123

 

Target Retirement 2020 Fund Option

 

121,032,978

 

104,800,853

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

4.                                      PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT OPTIONS (continued)

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Target Retirement 2025 Fund Option

 

122,526,251

 

102,034,173

 

Target Retirement 2030 Fund Option

 

97,145,010

 

80,429,374

 

Target Retirement 2035 Fund Option

 

92,734,591

 

77,376,568

 

Target Retirement 2040 Fund Option

 

61,564,038

 

51,740,111

 

Target Retirement 2045 Fund Option

 

41,114,851

 

33,812,224

 

Target Retirement 2050 Fund Option

 

33,435,064

 

25,899,604

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Long Term Bond Index Fund Option— This option is a publicly traded mutual fund that seeks to match the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Bond Index

 

13,393,162

 

7,918,439

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fresenius Company Stock Fund Option — This option invests in Fresenius Medical Care AG Company stock

 

91,577,027

 

91,625,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage Link— This investment option allows participants to establish a plan level brokerage account with TD Ameritrade for the opportunity to invest in common stocks, mutual funds, corporate bonds and other securities

 

17,606,761

 

15,453,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

1,776,870,096

 

$

1,611,467,157

 

 

5.                          STABLE VALUE FUND

 

The Plan provides a stable value fund option to participants, referred to as the “MassMutual Stable Value Fund”, consisting of an investment in an underlying guaranteed investment contract. This fund option is designed to provide a guaranteed rate of return with crediting interest rates that reset on a quarterly basis. The Plan has entered into a group annuity contract with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”), whereby deposits made by the Plan to the contract are maintained in an account separate from MassMutual’s general investment account thereby insulating the account from liability arising out of other business activities conducted by MassMutual. The separate account invests in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities, including corporate, mortgage backed, and government and agency bonds and may include derivative instruments. At December 31, 2014, the contract value and fair value of the Plan’s investment in the contract was $353,301,834 and $365,596,903, respectively. At December 31, 2013, the contract value and fair value of the Plan’s investment

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

5.                          STABLE VALUE FUND (continued)

 

in the contract was $331,611,849 and $331,119,788, respectively. The crediting interest rates ranged from 2.70% to 3.10% in 2014 and 2.85% to 3.05% in 2013. The average yield was 2.86% in 2014 and 2.89% in 2013.

 

The stable value fund is considered fully benefit-responsive whereby participants are permitted to make withdrawals at contract value for benefit payments, loans or transfers to other investment options.

 

6.                          FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

Under U.S. GAAP, fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.  A fair value hierarchy has been established under U.S. GAAP that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

 

The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

Level 1

Observable inputs based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access.

 

 

Level 2

Inputs for assets or liabilities, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the measurement date. Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets; and inputs derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

 

 

Level 3

Unobservable inputs where there is little or no market activity for the assets or liabilities. These inputs reflect Plan management’s assumptions of the data market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability, based on the best information available in the circumstances.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

6.                          FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for Plan assets measured at fair value at December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

Collective Investment Funds — Investments in collective investment funds are stated at fair value, which represents the net asset value of the units held by the Plan at year end, as determined by the issuer of the collective investment funds based on the fair value of the underlying investments.

 

Stable Value Fund — The Plan’s investment in the stable value fund is stated at fair value of the underlying contract, as provided by the insurance company issuing the contract, based on the fair value of the securities underlying the contract.

 

Fresenius Medical Care AG shares  —  The Plan’s investment in shares of Fresenius Medical Care AG (the parent company of the Plan sponsor), which trade on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), is valued at the share’s closing price on the last business day of the Plan year.

 

Mutual Funds — Shares of mutual funds are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset value (NAV) of the shares held by the Plan at year end.

 

Common Stocks — Common stocks are valued at end of year quoted prices on the market on which the individual securities are traded.

 

Corporate Bonds — Certain corporate bonds are valued at the closing price on the market on which the bonds are traded.  Corporate bonds traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at the average of the last reported bid and asked prices.

 

The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values.  Furthermore, although the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

6.                          FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

The following tables set forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s investments at fair value as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Mutual Funds —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bond

 

$

13,393,162

 

$

 

$

 

$

13,393,162

 

Other (a)

 

4,768,809

 

 

 

4,768,809

 

Collective Investment Funds -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity — domestic largecap

 

 

639,769,967

 

 

639,769,967

 

Equity — domestic midcap

 

 

141,793,224

 

 

141,793,224

 

Equity — domestic smallcap

 

 

144,569,520

 

 

144,569,520

 

Equity - international

 

 

160,282,643

 

 

160,282,643

 

Equity — emerging markets

 

 

43,660,094

 

 

43,660,094

 

U.S. Bond

 

 

146,325,698

 

 

146,325,698

 

U.S. Bond — inflation protected

 

 

12,295,097

 

 

12,295,097

 

Stable Value Fund

 

 

365,596,903

 

 

365,596,903

 

Fresenius Medical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Care AG - Shares

 

91,577,027

 

 

 

91,577,027

 

Common Stocks (a)

 

12,316,796

 

 

 

12,316,796

 

Corporate Bonds (a)

 

 

521,156

 

 

521,156

 

Total Investments

 

$

122,055,794

 

$

1,654,814,302

 

$

 

$

1,776,870,096

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Mutual Funds —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bond

 

$

7,918,439

 

$

 

$

 

$

7,918,439

 

Other (a)

 

4,655,510

 

 

 

4,655,510

 

Collective Investment Funds -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity — domestic largecap

 

 

572,783,523

 

 

572,783,523

 

Equity — domestic midcap

 

 

121,525,853

 

 

121,525,853

 

Equity — domestic smallcap

 

 

138,236,573

 

 

138,236,573

 

Equity - international

 

 

149,947,812

 

 

149,947,812

 

Equity — emerging markets

 

 

37,366,178

 

 

37,366,178

 

U.S. Bond

 

 

133,523,020

 

 

133,523,020

 

U.S. Bond — inflation protected

 

 

11,967,546

 

 

11,967,546

 

Stable Value Fund

 

 

331,119,788

 

 

331,119,788

 

Fresenius Medical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Care AG - Shares

 

91,625,225

 

 

 

91,625,225

 

Common Stocks (a)

 

10,030,629

 

 

 

10,030,629

 

Corporate Bonds (a)

 

 

767,061

 

 

767,061

 

Total Investments

 

$

114,229,803

 

$

1,497,237,354

 

$

 

$

1,611,467,157

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

6 .                       FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 


(a) - Investments in brokerage accounts of Plan participants choosing the “Brokerage Link” investment option. Such investments consist of a variety of classes of common stocks, mutual funds, corporate bonds and other investments as directed by Plan participants.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2014, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 or 3.

 

The following table for December 31, 2014 and 2013 sets forth a summary of the Plan’s investments with a reported NAV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

Redemption

 

 

 

Fair Value -

 

Fair Value

 

Redemption

 

Redemption

 

Notice

 

Investments

 

December 31, 2014*

 

December 31, 2013*

 

Frequency

 

Restrictions

 

Period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Index Fund

 

$

639,769,967

 

$

572,783,523

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russell 2000 Index Fund

 

144,569,520

 

138,236,573

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid Capitalization Equity Index Fund

 

141,793,224

 

121,525,853

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Debt Index Fund

 

146,325,698

 

133,523,020

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blackrock MSCI ACWI ex- U.S. Index Fund

 

160,282,643

 

149,947,812

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protection Securities Fund

 

12,295,097

 

11,967,546

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging Markets Index Non-Lendable Fund

 

43,660,094

 

37,366,178

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MassMutual Stable Value Fund

 

365,596,903

 

331,119,788

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

1,654,293,146

 

$

1,496,470,293

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


* The fair value of the investments has been estimated using the net asset value of the investment.

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

7.                          NOTES RECEIVABLE FROM PARTICIPANTS

 

Participants may at any time borrow up to 50% (but not more than $50,000) of their vested account balances with a minimum loan amount of $500. Such loans are secured by the participants’ account balances. The loans bear a reasonable rate of interest which ranged from 3.25% to 10.75% per annum as of December 31, 2014 and must be repaid in equal payments in five years or less. A longer repayment period may be allowed for loans granted to purchase a primary residence.

 

8.                          RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Plan invests in collective investment funds offered and managed by BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. (“BlackRock”).  BlackRock charged the Plan investment management fees of $500,175 in 2014 of which $127,563 is payable at December 31, 2014 and is included in accrued administrative expenses.

 

Mercer Trust Company, the trustee and recordkeeper of the Plan, charged the Plan $2,083,183 in 2014 for recordkeeping services, of which $514,330 is payable at December 31, 2014 and is included in accrued administrative expenses.

 

The Plan invests in shares of the Plan Sponsor.  Transactions in such investments are considered party-in-interest transactions as defined by ERISA but are exempt from the prohibited transaction rules.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

9.                          RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

 

The following is a reconciliation of amounts per the financial statements to Form 5500 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

 

$

1,876,303,736

 

$

1,716,124,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment from contract value to fair value (for interest in stable value fund) related to fully benefit-responsive investment contract

 

12,295,069

 

(492,061

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500

 

$

1,888,598,805

 

$

1,715,632,202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net additions in net assets per the financial statements

 

$

160,179,473

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment from contract value to fair value (for interest in stable value fund) related to fully benefit-responsive investment contract

 

12,787,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net additions in net assets per Form 5500

 

$

172,966,603

 

 

 

 

10.      TAX STATUS OF THE PLAN

 

The Internal Revenue Service, by letter dated April 30, 2015, determined that the Plan constitutes a qualified trust under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and is, therefore, considered to be exempt from Federal income taxes under the provisions of Section 501(a).  The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, however, the Plan administrator and the Plan’s tax counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

10.      TAX STATUS OF THE PLAN (continued)

 

U.S. GAAP requires Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities.  The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2014, there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a  liability or disclosure in the financial statements.  The Plan is subject to routine audits by the tax authorities; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.  The Plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2011. In addition, there are no tax related interest or penalties for the periods presented in these financial statements.

 

11.      RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

 

The Plan provides for various investment options in any combination of collective investment funds, stable value fund, mutual funds and shares of Fresenius Medical Care AG. Additionally, Plan participants can invest in a wide array of securities through a plan level brokerage account.  Such investments are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to such risks, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in market values, interest rates or other factors in the near term would materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statement of net assets available for benefits.

 

12.      TRANSFERS FROM/TO OTHER PLANS

 

Pursuant to acquisitions by the Company, the H.R. Administration 401(k) Plan, the Sheil Dialysis 401(k) Plan, the Dialysis Service Inc. (DSI) 401(k) Retirement Plan, Liberty Dialysis Hawaii Union Group 401(k)  Plan, Nephrologist Physicians of Mishawaka 401 k Plan and Kidney Care Services 401 (k) loans were merged into the Plan in 2014.  The aggregate amount of the assets merged into the Plan totaled $18,936,907.

 

13.          SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

At the March 16, 2015 Administrative Committee meeting, the members of the committee voted and approved a freeze in the purchase of Fresenius Medical Care Stock as a funding option effective June 15, 2015.  Participants who had investments in the stock were allowed to keep those shares and sell them at any point in the future. Any future purchase of Fresenius Medical Care Stock through the Plan would need to occur through the Brokerage Account.

 

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FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN

 

I.D. NO. - 04-2835488

 

PLAN NO. - 002

 

FORM 5500, SCHEDULE H, PART IV, LINE 4i -

SCHEDULE OF ASSETS

(HELD AT END OF YEAR)

 

DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

 

 

(b)

 

(c)

 

(d)

 

(e)

 

(a)

 

Identity of Issuer

 

Description

 

Cost

 

Current Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collective Investment Funds -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Index Fund F

 

17,732,312

 

Units

 

**

 

$

639,769,967

 

 

 

Russell 2000 Index Fund F

 

4,176,221

 

Units

 

**

 

144,569,520

 

 

 

Mid Capitalization Equity Index Fund F

 

2,205,922

 

Units

 

**

 

141,793,224

 

 

 

U.S. Debt Index Fund F

 

5,042,114

 

Units

 

**

 

146,325,698

 

 

 

BlackRock MSCI ACWI ex - U.S. Index Fund F

 

7,519,534

 

Units

 

**

 

160,282,643

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund F

 

636,037

 

Units

 

**

 

12,295,097

 

 

 

Emerging Markets Index Non-Lendable Fund F

 

2,363,927

 

Units

 

**

 

43,660,094

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,288,696,243

 

*

 

Fresenius Medical Care AG

 

2,465,725

 

Shares (ADRs)

 

**

 

91,577,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Fund -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Long Term Bond Index Fund

 

939,212

 

Shares

 

**

 

13,393,162

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MassMutual Stable Value Fund

 

Group annuity contract

 

**

 

365,596,903

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage Link

 

Brokerage accounts

 

**

 

17,606,761

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

Participant loans

 

Interest range of 3.25%-10.75% Maturing through January 2044

 

 

64,703,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,841,573,255

 

 


*

-

denotes a party-in-interest as defined by ERISA

**

-

participant directed

 

SEE REPORTS OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS

 

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SIGNATURES

 

The Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

Fresenius Medical Care North America

 

 

 

401(k) Savings Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

June 26, 2015

 

By:

/s/ Mark Fawcett

 

 

 

 

Mark Fawcett, Trustee

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit

 

Internal Page No.

 

Sequential Page No.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of WithumSmith+Brown, PC

 

23

 

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23.2

 

Consent of Walsh, Jastrem & Browne, LLP

 

24

 

27

 

22




Exhibit 23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-8686) of our report dated June 26, 2015, relating to the financial statements and supplemental schedule of Fresenius Medical Care North America 401(k) Savings Plan included in this Annual Report on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

/s/WithumSmith+Brown, PC

Boston, Massachusetts

June 26, 2015

 

1




Exhibit 23.2

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-8686) of our report dated June 26, 2014, relating to the financial statements and schedule of Fresenius Medical Care North America 401(k) Savings Plan included in this Annual Report on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

/s/Walsh, Jastrem & Browne, LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

June 26, 2015

 

1


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