January 9, 2001 - Fresenius Medical Care announced that they have completed the acquisition of Everest Healthcare Services for $343 million in cash and assumed debt.

December 23, 2000 - Fresenius Medical Care announced that they are extending the tender offer deadline relating to the acquisition of Everest Healthcare Services until January 5, 2001.

December 15, 2000 - Fresenius Medical Care announced that they are extending the tender offer deadline relating to the acquisition of Everest Healthcare Services until December 22.

December 12, 2000 - Fresenius Medical Care announced that they have received 97.1% of consents in response to the tender offer and consent solicitation related to the Everest Healthcare Services acquisition.

December 1, 2000 - Fresenius has made an amendment to its tender offer and receipt of requisite consents in the Everest Healthcare acquisition.

November 16, 2000 - Fresenius has released some of the financial details of the acquisition of Everest Healthcare Services.

November 2, 2000 - Fresenius Medical Care AG said it will buy US-based Everest Healthcare Services, with its 70 dialysis clinics and 6,800 patients, for $343 million in cash, shares and assumed debt.

Here is the press release from Everest Healthcare Services Corp.

Here is the press release from the FMC AG web site.

There are now approximately 1,000,000 people receiving dialysis treatments worldwide. The leading dialysis treatment providers are:

Fresenius Medical Care, approximately 1240 clinics and 90,200 patients. Fresenius Medical Care AG web site. 5-year stock price chart of NYSE listing.

Gambro, approximately 625 clinics and 47,000 patients. Web site home page. 5-year stock price chart (traded on Stockholm Stock Exchange).

DaVita (previously Total Renal Care), approximately 487 dialysis facilities and 40,000 patients. Web site home page. 5-year stock price chart.

Renal Care Group, approximately 193 dialysis facilities and 15,900 patients. Web site home page. 5-year stock price chart.

Baxter, the Renal Therapy Services (RTS) operates dialysis clinics in 12 countries outside the United States, while Renal Management Strategies Inc. (RMS) partners with U.S. nephrologists to provide a kidney-disease management program to health-care payers. RTS began the year 2000 with more than 160 clinics in Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. Baxter web site home page, 5-year stock price chart.

Dialysis Clinics Inc. (DCI) - a non-profit provider

National Nephrology Associates - web site

Superior Renal Care - web site

American Renal Associates - web site

[This message has been edited by Gary Peterson (edited 01-10-2001).]