SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
April 27, 2010
FMC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-2376 | 94-0479804 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1735 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(215) 299-6000
Registrants telephone number, including area code
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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ITEM 5.07. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
(a) | We held our annual meeting of shareholders on April 27, 2010 (the Annual Meeting). |
(b) | At the Annual Meeting, Pierre Brondeau, Dirk A. Kempthorne, Robert C. Pallash, and William G. Walter were each duly nominated for, and elected by the shareholders to our Board of Directors (the Board). These individuals will serve on our Board along with Edward J. Mooney, Enrique J. Sosa, Vincent R. Volpe, Jr., Patricia A. Buffler, G. Peter DAloia, C. Scott Greer, and Paul J. Norris, each of whose terms continued after the Annual Meeting. The number of votes cast for, against and abstained with respect to, each nominee is set forth below: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
Pierre Brondeau |
59,139,499 | 402,692 | 178,022 | 3,426,274 | ||||
Dirk A. Kempthorne |
59,202,836 | 268,759 | 248,618 | 3,426,274 | ||||
Robert C. Pallash |
58,840,956 | 633,874 | 245,383 | 3,426,274 | ||||
William G. Walter |
58,937,146 | 640,509 | 142,558 | 3,426,274 |
(c) | At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders also voted on the ratification of the Audit Committees approval for the continuing service of KPMG LLP as the companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 as follows: |
Votes | ||
For: |
61,611,155 | |
Against: |
1,272,588 | |
Abstain: |
262,744 | |
Broker Non-Votes: |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
FMC CORPORATION | ||
By: | /S/ ANDREA E. UTECHT | |
Andrea E. Utecht Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: April 28, 2010