Fresenius Medical Care AG & CO. KGaA

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According to its Annual Report filed with the SEC for fiscal year 2012: "During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company sold approximately $5.3 million of dialysis products to independent Iranian distributors for resale in Iran. The products included fibre bundles, hemodialysis concentrates, dialysis machines and parts, and related disposable supplies. The sales of these products generated approximately $0.46 million in operating income. During 2012, we also paid approximately $0.3 million in transportation costs for which we are reimbursed by the distributors. All such sales were made by the Company's German subsidiaries. Based on information available to the Company, the Company believes that most if not all products were eventually sold to hospitals in Iran through state purchasing organizations affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Health and were therefore sales to the "Government of Iran" as defined in the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. section 560.304. In addition, during 2012, the Company received payments totalling €780,000 for dialysis machines and bicarbonate dialysate sold to Iranian customers in 2011 through a Paris branch of an Iranian bank. In January 2012, after the sales were completed but before the Company received payment for the products, the bank was listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List administered by OFAC pursuant to Executive Order 13382 (June 28, 2005). The 2012 payments by the bank to the Company's subsidiary were not subject to the ITSR or otherwise subject to U.S. jurisdiction. The approval and notification procedures with the German Federal Central Bank (Deutsche Bundesbank) for receiving the payments under European Union sanctions law are conducted by the Company's German banks in close coordination with the Company. The Company's 2012 sales to Iran represent less than 0.04% of its total revenue. The Company has no subsidiaries, affiliates or offices, nor does it have any direct investment or own any assets, in Iran. In light of the humanitarian nature of our products and the patient communities that benefit from our products, the Company expects to continue selling dialysis products to Iran, provided such sales continue to be permissible under applicable export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations." (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333141/000104746914001301/a2218391z20-f.htm)

According to its Annual Report filed with the SEC for fiscal year 2014: "During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company sold approximately $11.5 million of dialysis products to independent Iranian distributors and other foreign distributors for resale, processing and assembling in Iran. The products included fibre bundles, hemodialysis concentrates, dialysis machines and parts, and related disposable supplies. The sales of these products generated approximately $7 million in operating income. During 2014, we also paid approximately $32 thousand in transportation costs most of which were reimbursed by the distributors. All such sales were made by the Company's German subsidiaries. Based on information available to the Company, the Company believes that most if not all products were eventually sold to hospitals in Iran through state purchasing organizations affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Health and were therefore sales to the "Government of Iran" as defined in ITSR § 560.304. The Company's 2014 sales to Iran represent 0.10% of its total revenues. The Company has no subsidiaries, affiliates or offices, nor does it have any direct investment or own any assets, in Iran. In light of the humanitarian nature of its products and the patient communities that benefit from our products, the Company expects to continue selling dialysis products to Iran, provided such sales continue to be permissible under applicable export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations." (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333141/000104746914001301/a2218391z20-f.htm)

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (a German company) noted in its disclosure that certain exceptions apply when transactions involve the sale of medical devices. Fresenius referenced “OFAC’s public guidance provides that sales of medical devices to Iran by non-U.S. companies are generally subject to humanitarian exceptions.” Fresenius’ disclosure was notable because it was a departure from most filings, which as a general rule did not reference OFAC guidance but rather simply asserted that certain actions are permissible under all applicable laws. (https://www.shearman.com/Perspectives/2018/01/Dynamics-in-the-Era-Iran-Sanctions)

According to its Annual Report filed with the SEC for fiscal year 2016: "During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company sold approximately $12.5 million of dialysis products to independent Iranian distributors and other foreign distributors for resale, processing and assembling in Iran. The products included fibre bundles, hemodialysis concentrates, dialysis machines and parts, and related disposable supplies. The sales of these products generated approximately $8.1 million in operating income. During 2016, we also paid approximately $2 thousand in transportation costs most of which were reimbursed by the distributors. All such sales were made by the Company's German subsidiaries. Based on information available to the Company, the Company believes that most if not all products were eventually sold to hospitals in Iran through state purchasing organizations affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Health and were therefore sales to the "Government of Iran" as defined in ITSR § 560.304. The Company's 2016 sales to Iran represent 0.06% of its total revenues. The Company has no subsidiaries, affiliates or offices, nor does it have any direct investment or own any assets, in Iran. In light of the humanitarian nature of its products and the patient communities that benefit from our products, the Company expects to continue selling dialysis products to Iran, provided such sales continue to be permissible under applicable export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations." (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333141/000104746917000816/a2230893z20-f.htm)

According to its Annual Report filed with the SEC for fiscal year 2018: "During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company sold approximately €6 M of dialysis products to independent Iranian distributors and other foreign distributors for resale, processing and assembling in Iran. The products included fibre bundles, hemodialysis concentrates, dialysis machines and parts, and related disposable supplies. The sales of these products generated approximately €4 M in operating income. During 2018, we also paid approximately €400 in transportation costs most of which were reimbursed by the distributors. All such sales were made by the Company's German subsidiaries. Based on information available to the Company, the Company believes that most if not all products were eventually sold to hospitals in Iran through state purchasing organizations affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Health and were therefore sales to the "Government of Iran" as defined in ITSR § 560.304. The Company's 2018 sales to Iran represent 0.04% of its total revenues. The Company has no subsidiaries, affiliates or offices, nor does it have any direct investment or own any assets, in Iran. In light of the humanitarian nature of its products and the patient communities that benefit from our products, the Company expects to continue selling dialysis products to Iran, provided such sales continue to be permissible under applicable export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations." (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333141/000104746919000562/a2237687z20-f.htm)

According to its Annual Report filed with the SEC for fiscal year 2019: "During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company sold approximately €1 M of dialysis products to independent Iranian distributors and other foreign distributors for resale, processing and assembling in Iran. The products included fibre bundles, hemodialysis concentrates, dialysis machines and parts, and related disposable supplies. The sales of these products generated approximately €300,000 in operating income. All such sales were made by the Company's German subsidiaries. Based on information available to the Company, the Company believes that most if not all products were eventually sold to hospitals in Iran through state purchasing organizations affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Health and were therefore sales to the "Government of Iran" as defined in ITSR § 560.304. The Company's 2019 sales to Iran represent 0.01% of its total revenues. The Company has no subsidiaries, affiliates or offices, nor does it have any direct investment or own any assets, in Iran. In light of the humanitarian nature of its products and the patient communities that benefit from our products, the Company expects to continue selling dialysis products to Iran, provided such sales continue to be permissible under applicable export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations." (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333141/000104746920000960/a2240706z20-f.htm)

According to its Annual Report filed with the SEC for fiscal year 2015: "During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company sold approximately $9.4 million of dialysis products to independent Iranian distributors and other foreign distributors for resale, processing and assembling in Iran. The products included fibre bundles, hemodialysis concentrates, dialysis machines and parts, and related disposable supplies. The sales of these products generated approximately $6.7 million in operating income. During 2015, we also paid approximately $11.5 thousand in transportation costs most of which were reimbursed by the distributors. All such sales were made by the Company's German subsidiaries. Based on information available to the Company, the Company believes that most if not all products were eventually sold to hospitals in Iran through state purchasing organizations affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Health and were therefore sales to the "Government of Iran" as defined in ITSR § 560.304. The Company's 2015 sales to Iran represent 0.6% of its total revenues. The Company has no subsidiaries, affiliates or offices, nor does it have any direct investment or own any assets, in Iran. In light of the humanitarian nature of its products and the patient communities that benefit from our products, the Company expects to continue selling dialysis products to Iran, provided such sales continue to be permissible under applicable export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations." (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333141/000104746916010364/a2227417z20-f.htm)