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Filed Apr 29, 2021 · 5y ago · Accession 0000037785-21-000027
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View original ↗UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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, 2021
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FMC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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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
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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
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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.
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ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
(a) We held our annual meeting of stockholders on April 27, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”); 129,509,423 shares of common stock were entitled to be voted; 110,820,663 shares were voted in person or by proxy.
(b) At the Annual Meeting, Pierre Brondeau, Eduardo E. Cordeiro, Carol Anthony (“John”) Davidson, Mark Douglas, C. Scott Greer, K’Lynne Johnson, Dirk A. Kempthorne, Paul J. Norris, Margareth Øvrum, Robert C. Pallash and Vincent R. Volpe, Jr. 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 2022. 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 97,112,114 6,972,634 101,036 6,634,879
Eduardo E. Cordeiro 101,442,602 2,632,802 110,380 6,634,879
Carol Anthony ("John") Davidson 103,782,766 166,936 236,082 6,634,879
Mark Douglas 101,925,055 2,157,055 103,674 6,634,879
C. Scott Greer 95,651,479 8,396,796 137,509 6,634,879
K’Lynne Johnson 103,953,408 121,766 110,610 6,634,879
Dirk A. Kempthorne 100,493,059 3,552,205 140,520 6,634,879
Paul J. Norris 89,579,616 11,350,017 3,256,151 6,634,879
Margareth Øvrum 103,034,390 1,044,555 106,839 6,634,879
Robert C. Pallash 98,969,607 5,076,115 140,062 6,634,879
Vincent R. Volpe Jr. 98,928,898 5,117,662 139,224 6,634,879
Accordingly, each of the nominees was duly elected.
(c) At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders also 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, 2021. The number of votes cast for, against and abstained with respect to this proposal is set forth below:
Votes
For: 104,472,263
Against: 6,136,687
Abstain: 211,713
Accordingly, the selection of KPMG LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021 was ratified.
(d) At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders also 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: 97,168,994
Against: 6,700,668
Abstain: 316,122
Broker Non-Votes: 6,634,879
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 29, 2021
Filing details
- Company
- FMC CORP
- Ticker
- FMC
- CIK
- 37785
- Form type
- 8-K
- Filing date
- Apr 29, 2021
- Report date
- Apr 27, 2021
- Document
- fmc-20210427.htm
- Size
- 203 KB