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): March 9, 2018
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.) |
| 2929 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA | 19104 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(215) 299-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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).
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On March 9, 2018, FMC Corporation (the “Company”) announced that effective May 15, 2018, Paul Graves, currently serving as executive vice president and CFO of the Company, will become the CEO of the Company’s lithium business and he will resign his position as CFO of the Company. As previously announced, the Company’s existing lithium business will be separated into a new lithium materials subsidiary, which will conduct an underwritten initial public offering in the second half of 2018.
The Company also announced that effective May 15, 2018, Andrew Sandifer, currently the Company’s vice president and treasurer, will become the Company’s CFO. He will retain his current responsibilities for the Company’s Treasury organization. Mr. Sandifer is a 25-year industry veteran with extensive experience in strategic planning, investor relations, treasury, M&A and commercial management. Prior to joining the Company in 2010, he held various business and finance leadership roles at ARAMARK, The Dow Chemical Company, Rohm and Haas Company and the Boston Consulting Group.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Title | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 9, 2018. | |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| FMC Corporation | ||||||||||
| Date: March 9, 2018 | By: | /s/ Andrea Utecht | ||||||||
| Name: | Andrea Utecht | |||||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||||
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