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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, 2016

 

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 SCHEDULES

 

DECEMBER 31, 2016 and 2015

 



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FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES

AND REPORT OF

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

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

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

1

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

 

 

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2016 and 2015

2

 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the year ended December 31, 2016

3

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

4-22

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES*:

 

 

 

Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions for the year ended December 31, 2016

23

 

 

Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2016

24

 

 

SIGNATURES:

 

 

 

Signatures

25

 

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

26

 

 

Exhibit 23.1 - Consent of WithumSmith+Brown, PC

27

 


*- 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 statements of net assets available for benefits of Fresenius Medical Care North America 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2016. 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 audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits 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 audits provide 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, 2016 and 2015, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2016, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The supplemental schedules of delinquent participant contributions and assets (held at end of year) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 have been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental schedules are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the financial statements but include supplemental information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental schedules reconcile 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 schedules. In forming our opinion on the supplemental schedules, we evaluated whether the supplemental schedules, including their form and content, are 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 schedules of delinquent participant contributions and assets (held at end of year) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 are fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the Plan’s 2016 financial statements as a whole.

 

/s/WithumSmith+Brown, PC

Boston, Massachusetts

June 28, 2017

 



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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

 

DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participant directed investments, at fair value

 

$

1,576,714,123

 

$

1,390,307,175

 

Stable value investment at contract value

 

456,425,774

 

414,581,814

 

Cash

 

494,863

 

 

Interest and dividends receivable

 

569

 

334,697

 

Contributions receivable - employer

 

50,478,132

 

44,593,298

 

Notes receivable from participants

 

75,411,799

 

68,999,161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

2,159,525,260

 

1,918,816,145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued administrative expenses

 

623,857

 

2,339,297

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

 

$

2,158,901,403

 

$

1,916,476,848

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

 

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016

 

ADDITIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participant contributions -

 

 

 

Salary deferrals

 

$

156,842,608

 

Rollovers

 

12,286,493

 

Employer contributions -

 

 

 

Matching

 

49,414,879

 

Defined contribution

 

1,054,450

 

Interest income on notes receivable from participants

 

3,656,165

 

Dividend and interest income

 

14,348,652

 

Net appreciation in value of investments

 

160,523,416

 

 

 

 

 

Total additions

 

398,126,663

 

 

 

 

 

DEDUCTIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits paid to participants

 

156,004,801

 

Administrative expenses

 

1,597,071

 

 

 

 

 

Total deductions

 

157,601,872

 

 

 

 

 

NET ADDITIONS BEFORE TRANSFERS

 

240,524,791

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSFERS IN FROM OTHER PLANS

 

1,899,764

 

 

 

 

 

NET ADDITIONS

 

242,424,555

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

 

1,916,476,848

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS, END OF YEAR

 

$

2,158,901,403

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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 (“NMC” and, together with certain entities owned, controlled or under common control with NMC, the “Company”) for the benefit of the employees of the Company. NMC is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, a German Partnership limited by shares.  The Company is a provider of dialysis products and services.

 

The administration of the Plan is the responsibility of the Administrative Committee, appointed by NMC’s Board of Directors. Mercer Trust Company was the trustee and recordkeeper of the Plan through June 30. Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust is the trustee and recordkeeper of the Plan as of July 1.

 

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 substantially 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 IRS 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 $6,000 for 2016 and 2015. 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. 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 and related earnings. 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 2016.

 

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1.                           DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (continued)

 

Forfeitures - At December 31, 2016 and 2015, forfeited account balances totaled $505,530 and $1,326,102, respectively. Forfeitures are used to reduce Company contributions and/or offset administrative expenses of the Plan. In January 2017, the Company used $400,000 of the forfeited account balance to reduce Company matching contributions for 2016 that were funded in 2017. In January 2016, the Company used $1,264,477 of forfeited account balances to reduce Company matching contributions for 2015 that were funded in 2016.

 

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 vested 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 any 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.  In addition, plan participants are eligible to take in service distributions at age 59 ½.

 

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1.                           DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (continued)

 

Plan Termination — Although the Company expects to continue the Plan as a permanent, tax-deferred savings program for the exclusive benefit of Company employees, 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 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 (except for fully benefit responsive contracts which are reported at contract 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 5 for discussion of fair value measurements.

 

As required under U.S. GAAP, the Plan’s investment in a stable value separate account with underlying investments in a fully benefit-responsive investment contract is presented in the statements of net assets available for benefits at contract value. Following the Plan’s adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2015-12, contract value is relevant measurement. 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 4).

 

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2.                           SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

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.

 

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 contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

 

Reclassification - Certain amounts reported in the 2015 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2016 presentation. These reclassifications have no impact on the overall financial statements. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets available for benefits.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements - In February 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-06, Plan Accounting: Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Topic 960), Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Topic 962), Health and Welfare Benefit Plans (Topic 965): Employee Benefit Plan Master Trust Reporting. This update requires disclosure of the dollar amount of the plan’s interest in each type of investment held by a master trust, as well as the master trust’s other assets and liabilities on a gross basis and the dollar amount of the plan’s interest in each balance. This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with retrospective application to all periods presented and with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect this update to have a material impact on the Plan’s financial statements.

 

Change in Accounting Principles — In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-07, Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share ( or its Equivalent ), (ASU 2015-07). ASU 2015-07 removes the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy investments for which fair value are estimated using the net asset value practical expedient provided by Accounting Standards Codification 820, Fair Value Measurements . Disclosures about investments in certain entities that calculate NAV per share are limited under ASU 2015-07 to those investments for which the entity has elected to estimate the fair value using the net asset value practical expedient. ASU 2015-07 is effective for entities (other than public business entities) for fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2016, with retrospective application to all periods presented with early adoption permitted. Management has elected to early adopt ASU 2015-07 and the amendment has been applied to the 2015 statement retrospectively, as permitted. As a result, those assets which fair value is measured using the net asset value practical expedient as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 are no longer included within the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 5.

 

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2.                           SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-12, Plan Accounting : Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Topic 960), Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Topic 962), Health and Welfare Benefit Plans (Topic 965), (Part I) Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts, (Part II) Plan Investment Disclosures and (Part III) Measurement Date Practical Expedient , of which, Parts I and II are applicable to the Plan.

 

·                   Part I amendments designate contract value as the only required measure for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts and eliminate certain disclosure requirements.

 

·                   Part II amendments eliminate the requirement that plans disclose: individual investments that represent five percent or more of net assets available for benefits, and the net appreciation or depreciation for investments by general type requirements for both participant-directed investments and non participant-directed investments. In addition, investments presented in the fair value hierarchy are only required to be broken out by general type, and self-directed brokerage accounts are presented as one type of general investment.

 

The ASU is effective for fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2015, with retrospective application to all periods presented, with early adoption permitted. Management has adopted this pronouncement for the Plan and the amendment has been applied to the 2015 statement retrospectively as required. As a result, the 2016 and 2015 statements of net assets available for benefits reflect fully benefit investment contracts at contract value without separate disclosure of fair value and corresponding adjustment back to contract value.

 

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3.                           PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT OPTIONS

 

The following table presents a description of the investment options and the fair value (or contract value as appropriate) of the investments of each fund option as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

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.

 

$

456,858,592

 

$

422,764,474

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

97,684,077

 

79,143,570

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

115,990,070

 

97,174,885

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

53,375,817

 

50,783,222

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

60,002,253

 

61,397,250

 

 

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3.                                       PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT OPTIONS (continued)

 

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.

 

7,371,736

 

6,237,841

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

10,520,717

 

7,626,998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MassMutual Stable Value Separate Account 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.

 

255,673,413

 

233,675,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

26,541,003

 

25,230,189

 

Target Retirement 2015 Fund Option

 

58,936,093

 

61,497,565

 

Target Retirement 2020 Fund Option

 

138,887,940

 

129,228,116

 

Target Retirement 2025 Fund Option

 

152,126,699

 

130,652,374

 

Target Retirement 2030 Fund Option

 

130,888,744

 

105,557,352

 

Target Retirement 2035 Fund Option

 

129,289,446

 

101,520,257

 

Target Retirement 2040 Fund Option

 

90,095,527

 

69,039,867

 

Target Retirement 2045 Fund Option

 

61,027,148

 

46,454,356

 

Target Retirement 2050 Fund Option

 

55,531,259

 

40,381,384

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

20,514,312

 

14,405,087

 

 

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3.                                       PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT OPTIONS (continued)

 

Fresenius Company Stock Fund Option — This option invests in Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA company stock and cash. This option was frozen as of June 15, 2015.

 

86,914,899

 

99,266,302

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage Link — This investment option allows participants to establish a plan level brokerage account with TD Ameritrade until June 30 and subsequently Charles Schwab for the opportunity to invest in common stocks, mutual funds, corporate bonds and other securities.

 

24,910,152

 

22,851,958

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

2,033,139,897

 

$

1,804,888,989

 

 

4.                           STABLE VALUE SEPARATE ACCOUNT

 

The Plan provides a stable value separate account option to participants, referred to as the “MassMutual Stable Value Separate Account”, 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, 2016, the contract value of the Plan’s investment in the contract was $456,425,774. At December 31, 2015, the contract value of the Plan’s investment in the contract was $414,581,814. The crediting interest rates ranged from 2.80% to 3.30% in 2016 and 3.12% to 3.25% in 2015. The average yield was 3.01% in 2016 and 3.23% in 2015.

 

The stable value separate account 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.

 

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4.                           STABLE VALUE SEPARATE ACCOUNT (continued)

 

If one of the following conditions was present it would limit the Plan’s ability to conduct transactions at contract value.

 

1)              Complete or partial termination of the Plan as notified by the Contractholder/Plan sponsor,

 

2)              Complete or partial termination of the Separate Account Guaranteed Investment Contract (SAGIC), as notified by the Contractholder/Plan sponsor,

 

3)              Determination by IRS that the Plan no longer meets Code Section 401(a),

 

4)              Breach of the SAGIC Contract by the Contractholder with inability to cure within 15 business days of breach.

 

5)              Market Value Event withdrawals, including but not limited to:

 

·                   Plan’s establishment, activation or material change to a Plan investment fund; change in regulation that will have a material adverse financial effect on MassMutual in the context of the SAGIC Agreement,

 

·                   Removal or transfer of a group of employees from the Plan due to layoff, merger, early retirement package, sale or discontinuance of all or any part of the Plan sponsor’s or Affiliated Employer’s business, etc.

 

·                   Employer directed transfer of assets from the SAGIC to any other fund.

 

None of the above conditions were present as of the date of these financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

5.                           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

 

5.                           FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for Plan assets measured at fair value at December 31, 2016 and 2015.

 

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.

 

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA shares — The Plan’s investment in shares of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (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.

 

Brokerage Link — Included in the brokerage link account are common stocks and corporate bonds. Common stocks are valued at end of year quoted prices on the market on which the individual securities are traded. 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

 

5.                           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, 2016 and 2015:

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Mutual Funds —

 

$

22,581,962

 

 

 

 

 

22,581,962

 

Fresenius Medical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Care AG & Co. KGaA - Shares

 

84,847,250

 

 

 

 

 

84,847,250

 

Brokerage Link (a)

 

24,553,933

 

356,219

 

 

 

24,910,152

 

Total Investments at Fair Value

 

131,983,145

 

356,219

 

0

 

132,339,364

 

Total Investments at Net Asset Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,444,374,759

 

Total Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,576,714,123

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Mutual Funds —

 

$

17,061,444

 

 

 

 

 

$

17,061,444

 

Fresenius Medical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Care AG & Co. KGaA - Shares

 

96,666,257

 

 

 

 

 

96,666,257

 

Brokerage Link (a)

 

22,393,064

 

402,580

 

 

 

22,795,644

 

Total Investment at Fair Value

 

136,120,765

 

402,580

 

0

 

136,523,345

 

Total Investments at Net Asset Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,253,783,830

 

Total Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,390,307,175

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

5 .        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, 2016, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 or 3.

 

The following table for December 31, 2016 and 2015 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, 2016*

 

December 31, 2015*

 

Frequency

 

Restrictions

 

Period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Index Fund

 

$

702,495,210

 

$

628,740,281

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russell 2000 Index Fund

 

167,658,913

 

133,449,297

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid Capitalization Equity Index Fund

 

170,160,502

 

134,090,278

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Debt Index Fund

 

164,846,663

 

156,331,408

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blackrock MSCI ACWI ex- U.S. Index Fund

 

177,176,790

 

151,135,421

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protection Securities Fund

 

12,380,284

 

11,343,233

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging Markets Index Non-Lendable Fund

 

49,656,397

 

38,693,912

 

Daily

 

None

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

1,444,374,759

 

$

1,253,783,830

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


* 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

 

6.                           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 ranging from 3.25% to 10.75% per annum as of December 31, 2016 and generally 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.

 

7.                           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 $481,588 in 2016 of which $253,305 and $122,887 was payable December 31, 2016 and 2015 respectively.

 

Mercer Trust Company, the trustee and recordkeeper of the Plan until June 30, 2016, charged the Plan $1,017,755 in 2016 for recordkeeping services. Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust, the trustee and recordkeper of the Plan from July 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016, charged the Plan $738,013 in 2016 for recordkeeping services, of which $370,552 and $0 was payable December 31, 2016 and 2015 respectively.

 

The Plan invests in shares of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, the parent company 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

 

8.                           RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

 

The following is a reconciliation of net addition amounts per the financial statements to Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

 

 

2016

 

Net additions per statement of changes in net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

 

$

242,424,555

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

5,225,423

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers in from other plans per statement of changes in net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

 

(1,899,764

)

 

 

 

 

Net income per Form 5500

 

$

245,750,214

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to Form 5500 as of December 31, 2015.

 

 

 

2015

 

Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

 

$

1,916,476,848

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(5,225,423

)

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500

 

$

1,911,251,425

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

9.                           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.

 

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, 2016, 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. In addition, there are no tax related interest or penalties for the periods presented in these financial statements.

 

10.                    RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

 

The Plan provides for various investment options in any combination of collective investment funds, stable value separate account, mutual funds and shares of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA. 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 statements of net assets available for benefits.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

11.                    PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS

 

During plan years 2010 through 2016, the Company failed to remit to the Plan’s trustee certain employee contributions totaling $1,544,150 within the period prescribed by Department of Labor regulations. The Company remitted the employee contributions and during 2016 made contributions to the affected participants’ accounts to compensate those participants for potential lost income due to the delays in the amount of approximately $1,000.

 

12.                    TRANSFERS FROM/TO OTHER PLANS

 

In January 2016, the assets of the New York Dialysis Services, Inc 401(k) Plan, was merged into the Plan. The assets transferred into the Plan pursuant to the merger totaled $737,778.

 

In April 2016, the assets of the Fresenius Medical Care Practice Services Laredo 401(k) Plan, was merged into the Plan. The assets transferred into the plan pursuant to the merger totaled $10,424.

 

In April 2016, the assets of the Kidney & Hypertension Institute of Utah 401(k) Plan, was merged into the Plan. The assets transferred into the plan pursuant to the merger totaled $63,612.

 

In April 2016, the assets of the Nephrology Associates of Utah 401(k) Plan, was merged into the Plan. The assets transferred into the plan pursuant to the merger totaled $1,048,836.

 

Pursuant to acquisitions by the Company, Pegasus Dialysis Center 401(k) loans were merged into the Plan in 2016. The aggregate amount of the assets merged into the Plan totaled $31,060.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

12.                    TRANSFERS FROM/TO OTHER PLANS (continued)

 

Pursuant to acquisitions by the Company, Santa Rosa Kidney Care 401 (k) loans were merged into the Plan in 2016. The aggregate amount of the assets merged into the Plan totaled $8,054.

 

Total transfers above amounted to $1,899,764 which are reflected as transfers in on the statement of changes in net assets.

 

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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 4a -

SCHEDULE OF DELINQUENT PARTICIPANT CONTRIBUTIONS

 

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016

 

Plan Year

 

Participant
Contributions
Transferred Late
to Plan

 

Contributions
Not
Corrected

 

Contributions
Corrected
Outside VFCP

 

Contributions
Pending
Correction
VFCP

 

Total Fully
Corrected Under
VFCP and PTE
2002-51

 

2010

 

$

195,705

 

 

 

$

195,705

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

237,230

 

 

 

237,230

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

240,360

 

 

 

240,360

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

263,602

 

 

 

263,602

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

264,006

 

 

 

264,006

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

281,000

 

 

 

281,000

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

62,247

 

 

 

62,247

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

1,544,150

 

 

 

$

1,544,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEE REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM.

 

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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, 2016

 

 

 

(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

 

17,139,773 Units

 

**

 

$

702,495,210

 

 

 

Russell 2000 Index Fund F

 

4,154,539 Units

 

**

 

167,658,913

 

 

 

Mid Capitalization Equity Index Fund F

 

2,237,850 Units

 

**

 

170,160,502

 

 

 

U.S. Debt Index Fund F

 

5,496,107 Units

 

**

 

164,846,663

 

 

 

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

 

8,342,137 Units

 

**

 

177,176,790

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund F

 

618,835 Units

 

**

 

12,380,284

 

 

 

Emerging Markets Index Non-Lendable Fund F

 

2,844,864 Units

 

**

 

49,656,397

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,444,374,759

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

 

2,010,122 Shares (ADRs)

 

**

 

84,847,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Fund -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Long Term Bond Index Fund

 

1,518,159 Shares

 

**

 

20,514,313

 

 

 

Schwab Government Money Market Fund

 

5,341,542 Shares

 

**

 

5,341,542

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Money Market Fund

 

2,067,649 Shares

 

**

 

2,067,649

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,923,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MassMutual Stable Value Fund

 

Group annuity contract

 

**

 

456,425,774

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage Link

 

Brokerage accounts

 

**

 

19,568,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

Notes Receivable from Participants

 

Interest range of 3.25%-10.75%

 

 

75,411,799

 

 

 

 

 

Maturing through January 2044

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,108,551,696

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


*     -    denotes a party-in-interest as defined by ERISA

**   -    participant directed

 

SEE REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM.

 

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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 28, 2017

 

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

 

27

 

30

 

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