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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · FMC (FMC)

FMC stockholders elect nine directors and approve 2026 Incentive Stock Plan

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 shareholder Written later

At its April 28, 2026 annual meeting, FMC stockholders elected nine directors, ratified KPMG LLP as auditor for 2026, approved the 2026 Incentive Stock Plan, and approved miscellaneous charter amendments. Three proposals to eliminate supermajority voting provisions and one to allow stockholders to call special meetings at a 25% ownership threshold did not reach the 80% voting-power approval required, and the advisory say-on-pay vote passed with 53,918,283 votes for and 30,993,888 against. The filing also reports the death of director Dirk A. Kempthorne, a board member since 2009.

Key points

  • Nine directors elected to one-year terms expiring in 2027, including Pierre Brondeau with 81,922,845 votes for
  • Advisory say-on-pay approved with 53,918,283 votes for, 30,993,888 against and 429,950 abstentions
  • Supermajority-removal and special meeting charter proposals failed to reach the 80% threshold
  • Director Dirk A. Kempthorne died; the 2026 Incentive Stock Plan took effect April 28, 2026

The filing

CompanyFMC (FMC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 29, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
Accession number0000037785-26-000087

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.03 Bylaw / Charter Amendment5.07 Shareholder Vote Results

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:59 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 29, 2026.

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