{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000037785-23-000084","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"FMC","cik":"0000037785","company_name":"FMC CORP","filed_at":"2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:41.830804+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-16T09:43:01.253056+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","5.07","9.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.25,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.25,"confidence":"high","headline":"FMC stockholders approve 2023 Incentive Stock Plan, elect directors, ratify KPMG","bullets":["2023 Incentive Stock Plan approved with 98,337,131 for, 6,825,120 against; becomes effective April 27, 2023.","Ten directors elected for one-year term expiring 2024; votes ranged from 97.3M to 104.3M for each nominee.","KPMG ratified as independent auditor for FY2023: 106,735,488 for, 4,903,152 against.","Advisory say-on-pay approved (96,038,680 for); frequency vote favored every year (103,212,544), Board adopts annual vote."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000037785-23-000084","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000037785-23-000084.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000037785-23-000084.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000037785-23-000084.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37785/000003778523000084/0000037785-23-000084-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37785/000003778523000084/fmc-20230427.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-16T09:43:01.253056+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"280455d9aa976dc3ad5773558ec67b4f94e7621f","claim":"FMC CORP shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-04-27 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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 Ø vrum, and Robert 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,","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37785/000003778523000084/0000037785-23-000084-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-27"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"73955c17d6426a6f222e08a1a34f5d7ae23a1cee","claim":"FMC CORP shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-04-27 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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 Meetin","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37785/000003778523000084/0000037785-23-000084-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-27"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"7ad75d0ba4ac4b43e298ec263bff7d661232a3fb","claim":"FMC CORP shareholders approved Approval of the Plan (equity compensation plan) at the 2023-04-27 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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 April 27, 2023.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37785/000003778523000084/0000037785-23-000084-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-27"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"7d59b3888719a33c4475aa8f0d2c45f12334d883","claim":"FMC CORP shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote to approve executive compensation at the 2023-04-27 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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: 96,038,680 Against: 8,972,887 Abstain: 229,888 Broker Non-Votes: 6,634,168","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37785/000003778523000084/0000037785-23-000084-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-27"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"eb3142925c9ef795a9e1769e830b7cd3eab803ca","claim":"FMC CORP shareholders approved Ratification of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023 at the 2023-04-27 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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, 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 KPMG LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 was ratified.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37785/000003778523000084/0000037785-23-000084-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-27"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}