ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
(e)
OnApril 27, 2023 ,FMC Corporation (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted to approve theFMC Corporation 2023 Incentive Stock Plan (the "Plan"); accordingly, the Plan became effective as ofApril 27, 2023 . A description of the Plan can be found in the Company's Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with theSEC onMarch 10, 2023 (the "Proxy Statement") under "II. The Proposals to be Voted On - Proposal 3 Approval of the FMC 2023 Incentive Stock Plan - Description of the 2023 Plan", which description is incorporated to this Item 5.02 by reference thereto. Such description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan, which is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
(a) The Company held its Annual Meeting on
(b) At the Annual Meeting,Pierre Brondeau ,Eduardo E. Cordeiro ,Carol Anthony ("John")Davidson ,Mark Douglas ,Kathy L. Fortmann ,C. Scott Greer , K'Lynne Johnson,Dirk A. Kempthorne , Margareth Øvrum, andRobert C. Pallash 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 2024. 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 99,801,956 5,333,016 106,483 6,634,168 Eduardo E. Cordeiro 98,874,313 6,243,174 123,968 6,634,168 Carol Anthony ("John") Davidson 104,326,978 802,855 111,622 6,634,168 Mark Douglas 102,934,979 2,213,280 93,196 6,634,168 Kathy L. Fortmann 102,331,068 2,798,704 111,683 6,634,168 C. Scott Greer 97,339,848 7,785,129 116,478 6,634,168 K'Lynne Johnson 102,695,627 2,343,266 202,562 6,634,168 Dirk A. Kempthorne 99,649,392 5,482,460 109,603 6,634,168 Margareth Øvrum 101,791,644 3,329,190 120,621 6,634,168 Robert C. Pallash 99,242,710 5,884,136 114,609 6,634,168 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 ofKPMG LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year endingDecember 31, 2023 . The number of votes cast for, against and abstained with respect to this proposal is set forth below: Votes For: 106,735,488 Against: 4,903,152 Abstain: 236,983
Accordingly, the selection of
(d) At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders also voted on a proposal to approve the Plan. 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: 98,337,131 Against: 6,825,120 Abstain: 79,204 Broker Non-Votes: 6,634,168
Accordingly, the Plan was approved by the stockholders and became effective on
(e) 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 theSecurities 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: 96,038,680 Against: 8,972,887 Abstain: 229,888 Broker Non-Votes: 6,634,168 (f) At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders indicated their preference, in a non-binding advisory vote, with respect to the frequency of future advisory votes regarding the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The number of votes cast to hold future advisory votes regarding executive compensation every year, every two years and every three years, and the number of shares abstaining, is set forth below: Votes One Year: 103,212,544 Two Years: 60,621 Three Years: 1,825,872 Abstain: 142,418 Broker Non-Votes: 6,634,168 In accordance with these results and its previous recommendation (as set forth in the definitive proxy statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting), the Board has determined that the Company will hold future advisory votes regarding the compensation of the Company's named executive officers every year until the next advisory vote on the frequency of advisory votes regarding executive compensation, which the Company expects to hold no later than its 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Exhibit Description 10.1FMC Corporation 2023 Incentive Stock Plan 10.1a Form of Employee Restricted Stock Unit Award under theFMC Corporation
2023 Incentive Stock Plan 10.1b Form of Employee Non-Qualified Stock Option Award under theFMC Corporation 2023 Incentive Stock Plan 10.1c Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement - Annual Grant under theFMC Corporation 2023 Incentive Stock Plan 10.1d Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement - Retainer Grant under theFMC Corporation 2023
Incentive Stock Plan
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