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Filed Apr 30, 2025 · 1y ago · Accession 0000037785-25-000058

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UNITED STATES 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 29, 2025 __________________________________________________________________________ FMC CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) __________________________________________________________________________   Delaware 1-2376 94-0479804 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 2929 Walnut Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 215 - 299-6000 __________________________________________________________________________ Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share FMC New York Stock Exchange 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: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 (a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS (a) The Company held its Annual Meeting on April 29, 2025; 124,903,929 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to be voted as of February 28, 2025, the record date for the Annual Meeting. 108,579,634 shares were present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, representing approximately 87 percent of the shares outstanding as of the record date. (b) At the Annual Meeting, Pierre Brondeau, Eduardo E. Cordeiro, Carol Anthony (“John”) Davidson, Anthony DiSilvestro, Kathy L. Fortmann, C. Scott Greer, K’Lynne Johnson, Dirk A. Kempthorne, Steven T. Merkt, Margareth Øvrum, Robert C. Pallash, John M. Raines, and Patricia Verduin, Ph.D. were each duly nominated for, and elected by the stockholders to our Board of Directors (the “Board”). These individuals will serve on our Board for a one-year term expiring in 2026. The number of votes cast for, against, abstained, and the number of broker non-votes with respect to each nominee is set forth below: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Pierre Brondeau 88,669,336  3,759,588  160,448  15,990,262  Eduardo E. Cordeiro 88,244,652  4,111,035  233,685  15,990,262  Carol Anthony ("John") Davidson 89,009,819  3,426,742  152,811  15,990,262  Anthony DiSilvestro 91,387,240  1,042,298  159,834  15,990,262  Kathy L. Fortmann 89,849,717  1,787,866  951,789  15,990,262  C. Scott Greer 87,443,120  4,994,213  152,039  15,990,262  K’Lynne Johnson 84,993,122  6,734,143  862,107  15,990,262  Dirk A. Kempthorne 88,374,750  3,349,413  865,209  15,990,262  Steven T. Merkt 91,957,042  472,417  159,913  15,990,262  Margareth Øvrum 89,065,570  3,261,354  262,448  15,990,262  Robert C. Pallash 89,752,781  2,685,478  151,113  15,990,262  John M. Raines 91,921,721  488,201  179,450  15,990,262  Patricia Verduin, Ph.D. 90,141,420  1,584,852  863,100  15,990,262  Accordingly, each of the nominees was duly elected. (c) At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the ratification of the Audit Committee’s approval for the continuing service of KPMG LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The number of votes cast for, against and abstained with respect to this proposal is set forth below: Votes For: 104,961,117  Against: 3,198,119  Abstain: 420,398  Accordingly, the selection of KPMG LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 was ratified. (d) At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted, in a non-binding advisory vote, to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The number of votes cast for, against and abstained, and the number of broker non-votes, with respect to this proposal is set forth below: Votes For: 46,821,514  Against: 44,826,185  Abstain: 941,673  Broker Non-Votes: 15,990,262  (e) At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted upon and did not approve a proposal to approve an amendment to eliminate supermajority voting provisions in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation. The number of votes cast for, against and abstained, and the number of broker non-votes, with respect to this proposal is set forth below: Votes For: 91,479,462  Against: 805,634  Abstain: 304,276  Broker Non-Votes: 15,990,262  (f) At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted upon and approved a management proposal requesting an advisory vote to provide stockholders the right to call a special meeting of stockholders at a 25% ownership threshold. The number of votes cast for, against and abstained, and the number of broker non-votes, with respect to this proposal is set forth below: Votes For: 78,951,738  Against: 1,074,900  Abstain: 12,562,734  Broker Non-Votes: 15,990,262  (g) At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted upon and did not approve a stockholder proposal requesting an advisory vote to provide stockholders the right to call a special meeting of stockholders at a 10% ownership threshold. The number of votes cast for, against and abstained, and the number of broker non-votes, with respect to this proposal is set forth below: Votes For: 41,504,161  Against: 50,701,135  Abstain: 384,076  Broker Non-Votes: 15,990,262  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 (Registrant) By: /s/ MICHAEL F. REILLY Michael F. Reilly Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary Date: April 30, 2025
Filing details
Company
FMC CORP
Ticker
FMC
CIK
37785
Form type
8-K
Filing date
Apr 30, 2025
Report date
Apr 29, 2025
Document
fmc-20250429.htm
Size
193 KB