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ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS None. ITEM 4A. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT The executive officers of FMC Corporation, the offices currently held by them, their business experience since at least January 1, 2003 and earlier and their ages as of December 31, 2009, are as follows: Age on Office, year of election and other Name 12/31/2009 information Pierre R. Brondeau 52 President and Chief Executive Officer, Director (10-present); President and Chief Executive Officer of Dow Advanced Materials, a specialty materials company (09); President and Chief Operating Officer of Rohm and Haas Company, a predecessor of Dow Advanced Materials (08); Executive Vice President and Business Group Executive, Electronic Materials and Specialty Materials (07); Vice President and Business Group Executive, Electronic Materials, (03); President and Chief Executive Officer, Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials LLC and Regional Director, Europe, (03); Board Member, Tyco Electronics (07-Present) W. Kim Foster 61 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (01-present); Vice President and General Manager—Agricultural Products Group (98); Director, International, Agricultural Products Group (96); General Manager, Airport Products and Systems Division (91); Board member, Hexcel Corporation (07-present) Andrea E. Utecht 61 Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (01-present); Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Atofina Chemicals, Inc. (96) Theodore H. Butz 51 Vice President and General Manager—Specialty Chemicals Group (03present); General Manager, BioPolymer Division (99); General Manager, Food Ingredients Division (96); Director BioProducts and Group Development, Specialty Chemicals (95) Milton Steele 61 Vice President and General Manager Agricultural Products Group (01present); International Director, Agricultural Products (99); General Manager Bio Product Division (98); General Manager, Asia Pacific (96); Area Manager, Asia Pacific (92) D. Michael Wilson 47 Vice President and General Manager—Industrial Chemicals Group (03present); General Manager Lithium Division (97); Vice President and General Manager, Technical Specialty Papers Division, Wausau Paper Corporation (96); Vice President Sales and Marketing, Rexam, Inc. (93) Thomas C. Deas, Jr. 59 Vice President and Treasurer (01-present); Vice President, Treasurer and CFO, Applied Tech Products Corp. (98); Vice President, Treasurer and CFO, Airgas, Inc. (97); Vice President, Treasurer and CFO, Maritrans, Inc. (96); Vice President—Treasury and Assistant Treasurer, Scott Paper Company (88) Graham R. Wood 56 Vice President, Corporate Controller (01-Present); Group Controller— Agricultural Products Group (99); Chief Financial Officer—European Region (97); Group Controller—FMC Foodtech (93) All officers are elected to hold office for one year or until their successors are elected and qualified. No family relationships exist among any of the above-listed officers, and there are no arrangements or understandings between any of the above-listed officers and any other person pursuant to which they serve as an officer. The above-listed officers have not been involved in any legal proceedings during the past ten years of a nature for which the Securities and Exchange Commission requires disclosure that are material to an evaluation of the ability or integrity of any such officer. 22
PART II ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES FMC common stock of $0.10 par value is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Stock Exchange (Symbol: FMC). There were 4,238 registered common stockholders as of December 31, 2009. Presented below are the 2009 and 2008 quarterly summaries of the high and low prices of the company’s common stock. Total cash dividends of $36.3 million, $34.4 million and $29.7 million were paid in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The following table sets forth, for the indicated periods, the high and low price ranges of our common stock. 2009 First Second Third Fourth Common stock prices: Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter High ................ $52.00 $56.25 $58.13 $57.75 Low ................ $34.90 $41.50 $40.69 $49.53 2008 First Second Third Fourth Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter $59.86 $80.23 $77.82 $51.71 $46.36 $54.73 $49.19 $28.53 FMC’s annual meeting of stockholders will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at Top of the Tower, 1717 Arch Street, 50th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Notice of the meeting, together with proxy materials, will be mailed approximately 30 days prior to the meeting to stockholders of record as of March 2, 2010. Transfer Agent and Registrar of Stock: Wells Fargo Shareowner Services Attn: Manager of Account Administration 161 North Concord Exchange South St. Paul, Minnesota 55075-1139 23
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MANAGEMENT’S ANNUAL REPORT ON INT
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FMC CORPORATION SCHEDULE II—VALUA
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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND
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Exhibit No. Exhibit Description *10
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Signature Title Date /S/ ROBERT C.
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COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO
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The Board of Directors FMC Corporat
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I, W. Kim Foster, certify that: CHI
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CFO CERTIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT
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