FMC appoints Tessenderlo nominee Luc Tack to board after $403 million share sale
FMC expanded its board from 9 to 10 directors on October 21, 2026, and appointed Luc Tack, nominee of investor Tessenderlo Group NV, as a director. The appointment follows the closing on September 23, 2026 of a stock sale in which FMC sold 30,319,166 shares to Tessenderlo at $13.30 per share, and it gives the investor board representation under the Investor Agreement.
Key points
- Board increased from 9 to 10 directors; Luc Tack appointed effective October 21, 2026, and joined the Sustainability & Innovation Committee
- Tessenderlo bought 30,319,166 shares at $13.30 per share, an aggregate purchase price of $403,244,907.80, with closing on September 23, 2026
- Tack has been CEO of Tessenderlo since December 2013 and also serves as its managing director and as Managing Director of Picanol NV
- Tack receives the standard non-employee director pay, except his annual equity grant is replaced by an equivalent amount of cash due to share acquisition restrictions under the Investor Agreement
The filing
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