Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA/Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd.

Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA/Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd. The vote approving the final order was 4-0. (FTC File No. 081-0146; the staff contact is Elizabeth A. Jex, Bureau of Competition, 202-326-3273; see press release dated September 15, 2008, at http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/09/fresenius.shtm.)

Copies of the documents mentioned in this release are available from the FTC’s Web site at http://www.ftc.gov and from the FTC’s Consumer Response Center, Room 130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20580. Call toll-free: 1-877-FTC-HELP.

(FYI 49.2008.wpd)