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2020 ANNUAL REPORT
FMC CORPORATION

FMC Corporation

A MESSAGE TO 
OUR SHAREHOLDERS

FMC posted solid results in 2020. Annual revenue of $4.6 billion was up 1 percent and up 7 
percent organically,* and adjusted EBITDA* of $1.25 billion increased 2 percent. Adjusted 
earnings per share* of $6.19 increased 2 percent compared to the previous year. In December, 
the Board of Directors raised the quarterly dividend by 9 percent.

In Latin America, 2020 sales grew 1 percent, or 17 percent excluding foreign currency, with 
market share gains in Argentina and a strong year on sugarcane in Brazil. Asia posted growth 
of 6 percent, or 9 percent excluding foreign currency, led by market expansion in India, as well 
as a very strong market recovery in Australia. EMEA grew 4 percent, or 6 percent excluding foreign currency, with demand driven by 
diamides on specialty crops. North America sales decreased 8 percent due to channel destocking in the first half and a challenging 
fourth quarter. However, the Lucento® fungicide launch had a strong second year and Elevest™ insect control also had a strong 
launch year in North America. FMC Plant Health, our world-class biologicals business, had a strong year with high single-digit 
year-on-year revenue growth, or mid-teens growth excluding foreign currency.

MARK DOUGLAS
President and Chief Executive Officer
FMC Corporation

LEADING WITH RESILIENCE AND AGILITY

2020 was a year like no other. As the coronavirus pandemic 
began to spread across the globe in the first quarter, FMC moved 
quickly to activate business continuity plans (BCP) at offices, 
research laboratories and production plants around the world. 
BCPs guided our sites on how to maintain business operations 
while keeping employees safe. There was no confirmed 
transmission of the coronavirus at any FMC facility thanks to 
extensive safety protocols incorporated into our BCPs.

Many employees shifted to remote work arrangements 
beginning early in the year. Our IT teams mobilized quickly 
to ensure employees had the right collaboration tools and 
technologies to efficiently conduct their jobs from home. The 
commercial organization pivoted from traditional face-to-face 
interactions with customers and growers in the field to online 
engagement events, including product training sessions, demo 
trials and technical meetings. 

Laboratories at R&D sites around the world operated with 
new wellness and safety measures. While the coronavirus has 
affected everyone’s lives, it did not significantly impact our 
2020 research efforts. We produced and shipped nearly 6,000 
samples from our R&D headquarters at the Stine Research 
Center in Delaware, and in the regions we completed over 
10,500 field programs. Our 25 production sites also continued 
to operate with COVID-19 safety protocols that augmented 
existing Environment, Health and Safety standards. 
Designated as an “essential business” in most jurisdictions, 
FMC manufacturing sites were able to continue producing 
products that protect farmers’ crops, while logistics and 
supply chain teams remained focused and agile to address 
pandemic-related disruptions.

2020 WAS A YEAR OF SIGNIFICANT 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT FMC

As the virus 
evolved into 
a global 

health crisis, FMC stepped in to support hospitals, emergency 
management agencies and others on the front lines of the 
pandemic. We donated in excess of 233,000 personal 
protective equipment supplies and thousands of canisters 
used to transport alcohol-based disinfecting solution, and 

*See non-GAAP reconciliations on page 4.

FMC provided financial support to numerous hunger relief 
organizations. Employees were equally committed to helping 
the communities where they live and work, volunteering 
to disinfect schools, distributing food to those in need and 
supporting local emergency services organizations.

TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN GROWTH

In 2020, we broadened our technology investments to ensure FMC 
has access to innovations that enhance our capabilities or extend 
our business into new areas of opportunity. Highlights include:

•  More than 35 new synthetic and biological active ingredients in 
our Discovery and Development pipelines—each with unique 
properties that address major grower challenges, and many 
featuring new modes of action.

•  Eleven molecules in Development that are on schedule to 

launch in the marketplace during the next several years. These 
are expected to contribute between $1.8 and $2.1 billion in 
additional revenue by 2030.

•  Launch of FMC Ventures, a new venture capital arm focused on 
strategic investments in start-ups and early-stage companies, 
primarily in areas such as artificial intelligence, biopesticides, 
precision agriculture and emerging business models.

•  New collaborations with leading technology companies 

specializing in computational biophysics, material sciences 
and artificial intelligence that can help accelerate and improve 
the efficiency of our discovery efforts. 

•  Launch of Arc™ farm intelligence by our Precision Agriculture team.  
This is the first mobile platform in agriculture with patent-pending  
technology that provides growers real-time data combined with 
highly accurate predictive modeling of pest pressure.

SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY

We believe that to be world class, we must be safe while 
working, traveling and at home. In 2020, FMC’s recordable 
injury rate was 0.08, a new record low that places our company 
among the safest organizations in the chemical industry. This 
milestone underscores our employees’ commitment to work 
every day with safety at the forefront of their thoughts 
and actions.

2020 FINANCIAL 
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

For the year ending December 31, 2020, FMC Corporation recorded the following results:

2020 Annual Report

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$4.6

$550.6

$1.25*

$4.22

ANNUAL SALES
(billions)

GAAP NET INCOME
(millions)

ADJUSTED EBITDA 
(billions)

GAAP DILUTED EARNINGS 
Per Share

$6.19*

ADJUSTED DILUTED 
EARNINGS
Per Share

15.6%*

RETURN ON  
INVESTED CAPITAL

*See non-GAAP reconciliations on page 4.

FMC launched a formal sustainability organization in 2010, 
and since then, awareness, interest and expectations have 
steadily increased among our most important stakeholders, 
including investors, customers, employees, business partners 
and others. 

In October, Karen Totland was named to the newly created 
role of Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer. She 
will focus on elevating our sustainability strategy, expand 
its scope and drive efforts around the world to deliver real 
impact for FMC and society. We have consolidated several 
functions within the Office of the CSO, including Corporate 
Sustainability, Product Stewardship, Government and 
Industry Affairs, Corporate Philanthropy, Corporate Social 
Responsibility and Diversity & Inclusion. As one unified 
organization, we will leverage the strengths and expertise of 
each function to drive sustainability across every facet of 
our company.

AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR

Despite pandemic-related challenges, it was a year of significant 
accomplishments for our company. We delivered solid financial 
performance; we successfully updated our business processes 
and ERP systems into a single, modernized SAP platform;  
we launched new task forces on Social Justice and Race Equity, 
Gender Equity and flexible work options; and our Employee 
Resource Groups supported FMC colleagues through online 
networking sessions and programs focused on life and work 
challenges in an extraordinary environment.

On behalf of our management team and 6,400 employees around 
the world, thank you for your interest in FMC. We look forward to 
delivering the performance and results you expect of us.

MARK DOUGLAS

President and Chief Executive Officer
FMC Corporation

OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

MARK A. DOUGLAS
President and Chief 
Executive Officer

ANDREW D. SANDIFER
Executive Vice President 
and Chief Financial 
Officer

MICHAEL F. REILLY
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel, Secretary 
and Chief Compliance 
Officer

KATHLEEN A. SHELTON
Vice President, 
Chief Technology 
Officer

RONALDO PEREIRA
President, 
FMC Americas

DIANE ALLEMANG
Vice President, Chief 
Marketing Officer

MARC L. HULLEBROECK
President, 
FMC EMEA

BETHWYN TODD
President, 
FMC Asia Pacific

BARRY J. CRAWFORD
Vice President, 
Operations

KAREN M. TOTLAND
Vice President, Chief 
Sustainability Officer

NICHOLAS L. PFEIFFER
Vice President, Corporate 
Controller and Chief 
Accounting Officer

WILLIAM F. CHESTER
Vice President, 
Global Tax

SHAWN R. WHITMAN
Vice President,  
Government Affairs

KENNETH A. GEDAKA
Vice President, 
Communications and 
Public Affairs

SUSANNE M. LINGARD
Vice President, 
Regulatory Affairs

BRIAN P. ANGELI
Vice President, Corporate 
Strategy and Precision 
Agriculture

DAVID A. KOTCH
Vice President, Chief 
Information Officer

THAISA HUGENNEYER
Vice President, 
Procurement and 
Global Facilities

BRIAN J. BLAIR
Vice President, 
Treasurer

KYLE MATTHEWS
Vice President, 
Chief Human Resources 
Officer

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FMC Corporation

A PIPELINE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Farmers around the world depend on advanced technologies to 
protect their crops from disease, weeds and insects. Without new crop 
protection products, pests build resistance to existing technologies, 
rendering them less effective and leading to dramatic yield losses. 

Our research organization screens more than 60,000 compounds 
every year to find the right molecules the world has never seen to 
control destructive pests. During a two- to four-year Discovery 
phase, we conduct extensive tests on compounds to measure 
the activity and attributes required for a successful commercial 
product. Compounds that pass these tests advance to our 
Development Pipeline, where additional data are generated for 
regulatory compliance and sustainability assessments. They also 
undergo further analysis and reviews for crop and formulation 
assessments, as well as preparations for commercial launch. 
Research companies like FMC will invest about $260 million over 
10 to 13 years1 to discover, develop and prepare to commercialize 
one new synthetic crop protection technology. 

FMC'S PIPELINE FEATURES EXCELLENT 
DIVERSITY ACROSS TARGET MARKETS,  
REGIONS AND INDICATION AREAS

Today, our R&D teams are working on more than 35 new 
synthetic and biological active ingredients, with 11 currently 
in our Development pipeline (see graphic below). FMC’s 
pipeline, honored for the second time in three years as “Best 
Pipeline” at the Crop Science Forum and Awards, features 
excellent diversity across target markets, regions and indication 
areas. Many of these active ingredients provide new modes of 
action that can better control pests.

Biological technologies developed by FMC’s Plant Health R&D 
team in Denmark offer excellent sustainability profiles and serve 
as strong complements to our synthetic products. Our biologicals 

OUR AWARD-WINNING DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
SYNTHETICS AND BIOLOGICALS

feature attributes that exceed the competition, such as high 
stability, long shelf life, low use rates and compatibility with 
other chemistries. Accudo™ biostimulant was recently awarded 
“Best New Biological Product” by the Crop Science Forum and 
Awards, and Avodigen™ biological fungicide/nematicide seed 
treatment is scheduled to launch soon to control soil diseases 
in soybeans, corn, cotton, sugarcane and other crops.

AUGMENTING R&D THROUGH COLLABORATION 
AND PARTNERSHIPS

Innovation moves rapidly and often emerges from many different 
sources. Leading research-based companies must anticipate 
and have access to new or disruptive technologies that support 
or augment in-house capabilities. 

In mid-2020, we launched FMC Ventures, our new venture capital 
arm focused on strategic investments in start-ups and early-stage 
companies, primarily in areas such as precision agriculture, artificial 
intelligence, emerging business models and biopesticides. We 
invest in, or collaborate with, companies we believe have developed 
a technology platform that could create opportunities for FMC. 

2

3

4

1 Phillips McDougall estimates   2 Launch is dependent upon obtaining regulatory approvals   3 New Modes of Action include new chemistries and new applications on specific crops    
4 Gate current as of Nov. 2020

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FMC Ventures announced its first investment in Trace Genomics, Inc., 
a start-up that combines superior DNA sequencing and machine 
learning to explain how soil diseases emerge. These data can 
identify beneficial organisms, which may ultimately be developed 
into biological products with excellent sustainability profiles that 
counter harmful pathogens. 

In the second half of 2020 we began collaborations with Cyclica, 
Inc., and Zymergen, Inc. Cyclica is a leading biotech company 
specializing in artificial intelligence and computational biophysics 
that can accelerate and improve the efficiency of our discovery 
process. Working together with Zymergen and its proprietary 
metagenomic library can help FMC scientists identify new natural 
crop protection products—potential starting points for new 
molecules in our discovery efforts. We also recently invested in Kiwi 
Technologies, an autonomous aerial spraying start-up. FMC will 
continue to assess companies that we can collaborate with, or invest 
in, to broaden our capabilities and develop new tools for growers.

PREDICTING PEST PRESSURE WITH 
ARC™ FARM INTELLIGENCE

In precision agriculture, we have taken a deliberate, focused 
approach in what is a very diverse and fragmented space. 
FMC Precision Agriculture is highly focused on providing crop 
protection insights in a smarter way. In spring 2020, we launched 
Arc™ farm intelligence, an exclusive precision agriculture 
platform with unique technology that provides growers real-time 
data and predictive modeling of future pest pressure. Predicting 
pest pressure with high accuracy before it impacts a grower’s 
crops delivers many benefits, including the ability to treat 
infestations before they escalate and manage insect resistance 
through more effective application schedules.

Real-time agronomic data help growers apply the right crop 
protection products precisely where and when they are needed, 
improving sustainability, optimizing crop yield and enhancing a 
farmer’s return on investment. Our technology uses automated 
scouting, trap data visualized through pest pressure heat maps, 
and a tool to facilitate grower and product advisor communications 
about application strategies and agronomic advice. 

Arc™ farm intelligence was successfully piloted in Greece, 
Spain and Brazil, and we announced a partnership with 
Nutrien Ag Solutions to use the platform for prediction of 
diamondback moths in California. Nearly 4 million acres across 
six countries were covered by our platform during its pilot rollout. 
It is expanding significantly in 2021 (see graphic below), and 
supports product recommendations for multiple FMC active 
ingredients, led by our diamides. 

ARC™ FARM INTELLIGENCE EXPANSION

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0
2
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2

500+ 
ACTIVE USERS

~4 MILLION 
ACRES

6 
CROPS

1
2
0
2

~10,000 
ACTIVE USERS

~20 MILLION 
ACRES

14 
CROPS

From left:  Artificial intelligence-enabled 
pest scouting, visualized trap data and 
predictive pest pressure forecasts.

LEADING THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY

We believe that if something is worth doing, we should do it right, 
do it boldly and measure it. We have set a high bar in sustainability, 
with targets that further reduce our environmental footprint, 
improve our industry-leading safety performance and commit 
more R&D spending—100 percent—on developing technologies 
that are better for the planet than current products in the market. 

Under the framework of Environmental, Social and Governance 
(ESG), we are looking beyond environmental targets by broadening 
investments in Social and Governance areas, including diversity 
and inclusion (D&I), racial and gender equity, and transparency, 
to name a few. We launched task forces on Social Justice and 
Race Equity, and on Gender Equity. The company has developed 
new global policies and practices to attract and hire FMC’s fair 
share of talent from underrepresented minorities. This includes 
establishing a talent market objective for Blacks and African 
Americans in our U.S. workforce to be 14 percent by 2027 across 
all jobs in the U.S., and a talent market objective for women in our 
global workforce to be 50 percent by 2027 across all regions and 
job levels. Learn more about FMC’s ESG and diversity initiatives 
at FMC.com.

Despite remote work arrangements at most FMC sites in 2020, 
our D&I function and more than 20 Employee Resource Groups 
were not deterred in supporting employees around the world. 
They orchestrated more than 50 trainings, discussion sessions, 
networking events and unique programs focused on life and 
work challenges during the pandemic. 

For the second consecutive year, 
we are proud to receive a score of 
100 on the 2021 Human Rights 
Campaign’s Corporate Equality 
Index, a U.S. benchmarking survey 
measuring corporate policies and 
practices related to lesbian, gay, 
bisexual, transgender and queer 
(LGBTQ) workplace equality. 

5 
PESTS

20 
PESTS

6 
COUNTRIES

$250 MILLION 
FMC REVENUE COVERED

19 
COUNTRIES

~$800 MILLION 
FMC REVENUE COVERED

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FMC Corporation

NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS

Return on invested capital (ROIC), adjusted EBITDA, 
organic revenue growth, and adjusted after-tax earnings 
per share are not measures of financial performance 
under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles 
(GAAP) and should not be considered in isolation from, 

or as substitutes for, income from continuing operations, 
earnings per share, revenue, or net income determined in 
accordance with GAAP, nor as substitutes for measures 
of profitability, performance or liquidity reported in 
accordance with GAAP.

The organic revenue growth and adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP reconciliations are included within the Form 10-K. For those not already presented in the Form 10-K, the 
following charts reconcile Non-GAAP terms used in this report to the closest GAAP term. All tables are unaudited and presented in millions, except for per share amounts.

Income from continuing operations attributable to 
FMC stockholders, net of tax (GAAP):

Interest expense, net, net of income tax

Corporate special charges (income)

2018

2019

2020

$

531.4

$

540.7

$

579.8

116.0

217.2

140.2

130.5

256.9

206.7

Tax effect of corporate special charges (income)

(52.8)

(49.2)

(23.8)

Adjustment for noncontrolling interest, net of tax on 
Corporate special charges (income)

Tax adjustments

(0.5)

17.3

0.0

55.3

0.0

46.3

ROIC numerator (Non-GAAP)

$

828.6

$

943.9

$

939.5

2-point average denominator

Dec-17

Dec-18

Dec-19

Dec-20

Debt

$

3,185.6

$

2,692.7

$

3,258.8

$

3,267.8

Total FMC Stockholder equity

2,681.8

3,121.1

2,532.3

2,961.8

ROIC denominator (2 pt. avg) (GAAP)

$ 5,840.6

$

5,867.4

$

5,813.8

$

$

5,791.1

5,802.5

$

$

6,229.6

6,010.4

ROIC (using Non-GAAP numerator)

14.2%

16.3%

15.6%

Reconciliation of diluted earnings per common share attributable to FMC stockholders, from continuing operations (GAAP) to 

diluted adjusted after-tax earnings from continuing operations per share, attributable to FMC stockholders (Non-GAAP)

2018

2019

2020

Diluted earnings per common share (GAAP)

$

3.69

$

3.62

$

4.22

Diluted earnings per common share, from discontinued operations (GAAP)

Diluted corporate special charges (income), net of income taxes per share

Diluted non-GAAP tax adjustment per share

0.22

1.20

0.13

0.48

1.57

0.42

0.22

1.40

0.35

Diluted adjusted after-tax earnings from continuing operations per share, 
attributable to FMC stockholders (Non-GAAP)

$

5.24

$

6.09 $

6.19

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 
or

 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______ to _______

Commission File Number 1-2376

FMC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
2929 Walnut Street
(Address of principal executive offices)

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

94-0479804
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
19104
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 215-299-6000

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT:
Trading Symbol
FMC

Name of each exchange on which registered
New York Stock Exchange

Title of each class
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT:
NONE

Indicate by check mark

YES

NO

•• if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

•• if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
•• whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
•• whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
•• whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Accelerated filer 

Non-accelerated filer 
Large accelerated filer 
•• if an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
•• whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness
of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C.
7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.

Smaller reporting company 

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•• whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2020, the last day of the registrant’s second 
fiscal quarter was $12,829,126,457. The market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates excludes the value of those shares held by 
executive officers and directors of the registrant.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
As of December 31, 2020, there were 129,353,583 of the registrant’s common shares outstanding.

DOCUMENT
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FORM 10-K REFERENCE
Part III

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Table of Contents

PART I 

1

ITEM 1 
Business �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������1
ITEM 1A 
Risk Factors ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������9
ITEM 1B  Unresolved Staff Comments ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������14
ITEM 2 
Properties ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������14
ITEM 3 
Legal Proceedings ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������14
ITEM 4 
Mine Safety Disclosures ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������15
ITEM 4A 
Information About our Executive Officers ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������15

PART II 

16

ITEM 5 

Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholders Matters  
and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������16
ITEM 6 
Selected Financial Data �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������18
ITEM 7 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ���������������������������������������������������19
ITEM 7A  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������38
ITEM 8 
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������39
ITEM 9 
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure �������������������������������������������������93
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PART I

FMC Corporation was incorporated in 1928 under Delaware law and 
has its principal executive offices at 2929 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania 19104. Throughout this annual report on Form 10-K, 
except where otherwise stated or indicated by the context, “FMC”, the 
“Company”, “We,” “Us,” or “Our” means FMC Corporation and its 

consolidated subsidiaries and their predecessors. Copies of the annual, 
quarterly and current reports we file with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (“SEC”), and any amendments to those reports, are 
available on our website at www.fmc.com as soon as practicable after 
we furnish such materials to the SEC.

ITEM 1  Business

General

We are a pure-play agricultural sciences company, providing innovative 
solutions to growers around the world with a robust product portfolio 
fueled by a market-driven discovery and development pipeline in crop 
protection, plant health, precision agriculture, and professional pest and 
turf management. This powerful combination of advanced technologies 
includes leading insect control products based on Rynaxypyr® and 
Cyazypyr® active ingredients; Authority®, Boral®, Centium®, Command® 

and Gamit® branded herbicides; Isoflex™ active herbicide ingredient; 
Talstar® and Hero® branded insecticides(1); and flutriafol-based fungicides. 
The FMC portfolio also includes Arc™ farm intelligence and biologicals 
such as Quartzo® and Presence® bionematicides. Our products are used 
in agriculture to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a broad 
spectrum of insects, weeds and disease, as well as in non-agricultural 
markets for pest and turf management. 

FMC Strategy

We have streamlined our portfolio over the past ten years to become a 
tier-one leader and the fifth largest global innovation provider in the 
global agricultural chemicals market. Our strong competitive position 
is driven by our technology and innovation, as well as our geographic 
balance and crop diversity, which helped FMC to take market share 
in 2018, 2019, and 2020. 

We have industry-leading insecticides and herbicides (the majority 
of which are patented technologies), exceptional discovery research 
capabilities and a global manufacturing network. We expect to spend 
approximately 6.5 percent of sales on research and development 
annually. Our R&D pipeline includes 11 molecules and biological 
strains in our development pipeline (approximately 1-7 years away 
from commercialization) and more than 25 additional molecules and 
biological strains in our discovery pipeline (approximately 8-10 years 
from commercialization). We expect the first four product launches, 
including the first two significant active ingredients, out of this pipeline 
will occur in 2021. We own and operate a total of 25 manufacturing 
plants, and we have the scale to operate with strong resources and 
global reach to address changing market conditions. Our supply chain 
organization effectively managed to continue supplying our customers 
and growing our business, despite multiple shutdowns and other 
disruptions in the Chinese chemical sector in 2018 and 2019. In the 
fourth quarter of 2020, we experienced logistics and supply chain 
constraints in the U.S., mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We 
do not expect this to be completely resolved by the first quarter of 2021 
but we are focused on ensuring we can mitigate supply chain risks 
(1)  Hero® insecticide is a restricted use pesticide in the U.S.
(2) 

and continue to expand our market growth opportunities. We posted 
solid overall results in 2020, despite numerous challenges related to 
the COVID-19 pandemic. As an agricultural sciences company, we are 
considered an “essential” industry in the countries in which we operate; 
we have avoided significant plant closures and all our manufacturing 
facilities and distribution warehouses remain operational and fully 
staffed. We will continue to assess the need related to cost-saving 
measures as appropriate.

Our revenues grew approximately 1 percent, or 7 percent organically(2) 
excluding the impacts of foreign currency, year over year in 2020, 
driven by double-digit growth for our diamides, Rynaxypyr® and 
Cyazypyr® active ingredients. Though we saw growth in additional 
active ingredients, the aggregate of the rest of our portfolio (excluding 
diamides) amounted to a mid-single digit decline, inclusive of a 
2 percent decline in product registrations and rationalizations, which 
mostly offset the diamide growth discussed above. Rynaxypyr® and 
Cyazypyr® actives now represent over $1.8 billion in combined sales, 
representing approximately 55 percent growth since we acquired these 
molecules in November 2017. Products launched in 2020 and 2019 
also contributed to revenue growth. We successfully launched our 
new bixafen fungicide under the Lucento® fungicide brand in North 
America in 2019, and we are on track to accomplish the $30 million 
to $50 million revenue target for this new active ingredient. We also 
launched several new formulated products in 2020, which is key to 
lifecycle management of our products. Approximately $50 million of 
our 2020 revenue growth came from 2020 product launches. 

 Organic revenue growth is a non-GAAP term which excludes the impact of foreign currency changes. Refer to the “Results of Operations” section of our Management’s Discussion and Analysis in Item 7 for 
our organic revenue non-GAAP reconciliation.

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ITEM 1 Business

FMC performed slightly better than the overall crop protection market 
in 2020, which we estimate was flat versus 2019. Growth for FMC and 
the market was offset by significant headwinds from foreign currency. 
As mentioned above, our growth rate was 1 percent, and excluding the 
impact of foreign currency, our organic(1) growth rate was 7 percent. 
FMC’s innovation, starting with our current portfolio of advanced 

products and continuing through our R&D discovery, development 
and new formulations, contributed to our performance. Our technology 
portfolio includes specific innovations in plant health, application 
technology and delivery systems, as well as advanced agronomic insights 
through Arc™ farm intelligence, our precision agriculture tool that 
leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning. 

Acquisitions and Divestitures

In May 2020, FMC entered into a binding offer with Isagro S.p.A 
(“Isagro”) to acquire the remaining rights for Fluindapyr active ingredient 
assets from Isagro. In July 2020, we entered into an asset sale and purchase 
agreement with Isagro. On October 2, 2020, we closed on the transaction 
with a purchase price of approximately $65 million. Fluindapyr has 
been jointly developed by FMC and Isagro under a 2012 research and 
development collaboration agreement. The transaction provides FMC 
with full global rights to the Fluindapyr active ingredient, including 
key U.S., European, Asian, and Latin American fungicide markets. 
The transaction transfers to FMC all intellectual property, know-how, 
registrations, product formulations and other global assets of the 
proprietary broad-spectrum fungicide molecule. The acquired assets 
have been classified as in-process research and development. See Note 
9 in the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 
10-K for accounting considerations. The transaction will expand our 

fungicide portfolio by giving us full global rights to the Fluindapyr active 
ingredient and is an important strategic addition to our product line. 

In 2019, we completed the separation of our FMC Lithium segment, 
which was renamed Livent Corporation, or “Livent”, following its 
initial public offering (“IPO”) that closed on October 15, 2018. After 
completion of the IPO, FMC owned 123 million shares of Livent’s 
common stock, representing approximately 84 percent of the total 
outstanding shares of Livent’s common stock. On March 1, 2019, 
we completed the distribution of 123 million shares of common 
stock of Livent as a pro rata dividend on shares of FMC. Following 
the distribution, FMC has zero shares of Livent and zero exposure to 
lithium markets. The financial information within this filing has been 
recast to present the former FMC Lithium as a discontinued operation 
retrospectively for all relevant periods presented.

Financial Information About Our Business

(Financial Information in Millions)

The following table shows the principal products produced by our business, its raw materials and uses:

Product
Insecticides

Herbicides

Fungicides

Raw Materials
Synthetic and biological 
chemical intermediates

Synthetic and biological 
chemical intermediates
Synthetic and biological 
chemical intermediates

Uses
Protection of crops, including soybean, corn, fruits and vegetables, cotton, sugarcane, rice, and cereals, from 
insects and for non-agricultural applications including pest control for home, garden and other specialty 
markets
Protection of crops, including cotton, sugarcane, rice, corn, soybeans, cereals, fruits and vegetables from 
weed growth and for non-agricultural applications including turf and roadsides
Protection of crops, including cereals, fruits and vegetables from fungal disease

With a worldwide manufacturing and distribution infrastructure, we are better able to respond rapidly to global customer needs, offset downward 
economic trends in one region with positive trends in another and match local revenues to local costs to reduce the impact of currency volatility. 
The charts below detail our sales by major geographic region and major product category.

REVENUE BY REGION  2020
REVENUE: $4,642.1 MILLION

 REVENUE BY PRODUCT CATEGORY  2020

24%
Asia

31%
Latin America

61%
Insecticides

22%
North America

23%
Europe,
Middle East
& Africa

6%
Fungicides

7%
Other

26%
Herbicides

(1)  Organic revenue growth is a non-GAAP term which excludes the impact of foreign currency changes. Refer to the “Results of Operations” section of our Management’s Discussion and Analysis in Item 7 for  

our organic revenue non-GAAP reconciliation.

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The following table provides our long-lived assets by major geographical region:

(in Millions)
Long-lived assets
North America
Latin America
Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Asia
TOTAL

PART I  

ITEM 1 Business

December 31,
2020

1,230.2  $
792.7 
1,513.9 
2,044.4 
5,581.2  $

2019

1,190.7 
837.0 
1,448.0 
2,064.8 
5,540.5 

$

$

REVENUE AND ADJUSTED 
EBITDA MARGIN*

CAPITAL ADDITIONS* AND DEPRECIATION 
AND AMORTIZATION

$5,000

$4,500

$4,000

$3,500

$3,000

$2,500

$2,000

$1,500

$1,000

$500

$0

4,285

4,610

4,642

25.9%

1,109

26.5%

1,221

26.9%

1,250

2018

2019

2020

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

$180

$160

$140

$120

$100

$80

$60

$40

$20

$0

150

148

150

97

163

88

2018

2019

2020

Revenue

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

Capital Additions

Depreciation and Amortization

*  Represents a Non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to the“Results of 
Operations” section of Item 7 included within this Form 10-K for a 
reconciliation from the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

*  Includes capital expenditures, expenditures related to contract 

manufacturers and other investing activities.

Products and Markets

Our portfolio is comprised of three major pesticide categories: insecticides, 
herbicides and fungicides. The majority of our product lines consist 
of insecticides and herbicides, and we have a small but fast-growing 
portfolio of fungicides mainly used in high value crop segments. Our 
insecticides are used to control a wide spectrum of pests, while our 
herbicide portfolio primarily targets a large variety of difficult-to-control 
weeds. We are also investing substantially in a plant health program 
that includes biological crop protection products, seed treatments and 
micro-nutrients. Biological technologies developed by FMC’s R&D 
team in Denmark offer excellent sustainability profiles and serve as 
strong complements to our synthetic products. Our biologicals feature 
attributes that exceed the competition, such as high stability, long shelf 
life, low use rates and compatibility with other chemistries.

Industry Overview

In the Latin American region, which includes the large agricultural 
market of Brazil, we sell directly to large growers through our own 
sales and marketing organization, and we access the market through 
independent distributors and co-ops. In North America, we access the 
market through several major national and regional distributors and 
have our own sales and marketing organization in Canada. We access 
the Europe, Middle East & Africa markets through our own sales and 
marketing organizations. We access key Asian markets through large 
distributors, in addition to either local independent distributors or 
our own sales and marketing organizations. Through these and other 
alliances, along with our own targeted marketing efforts, access to novel 
technologies and our innovation initiatives, we expect to maintain 
and enhance our access in key agricultural and non-crop markets and 
develop new products that will help us continue to compete effectively.

The three principal categories of agricultural and non-crop chemicals 
are: herbicides, insecticides and fungicides, representing approximately 
40 percent, 30 percent and 28 percent of global industry revenue, 
respectively.

The agrochemicals industry is more consolidated following several 
recent mergers of the leading crop protection companies, which now 
include FMC, ChemChina (owner of Syngenta Group, which includes 
the former Syngenta and Adama), Bayer AG (acquired Monsanto in 

2018), BASF AG and Corteva Agriscience (the agricultural division 
of former DowDuPont, spun out in June 2019). These five innovation 
companies currently represent approximately 75 percent of the crop 
protection industry’s global sales. The next group of agrochemical 
producers include UPL Ltd. (UPL also acquired Arysta in February 
2019), Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd., and Nufarm Ltd. FMC 
employs various differentiated strategies and competes with unique 
technologies focusing on certain crops, markets and geographies, while 
also being supported by a low-cost manufacturing model.

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ITEM 1 Business

Growth

We are among the leading agrochemical producers in the world. Some 
of our key insecticides are predominantly based on patent-protected 
active ingredients and continue to grow well above market patterns. 
Our complementary technologies combine improved formulation 
capabilities and a broader innovation pipeline, resulting in new and 
differentiated products. We will take advantage of enhanced market 
access positions and an expanded portfolio to deliver near-term growth.

We will continue to grow by obtaining new and approved uses for 
existing product lines and acquiring, accessing, developing, marketing, 
distributing and/or selling complementary chemistries and related 
technologies in order to strengthen our product portfolio and our 
capabilities to effectively service our target markets and customers.

Our growth efforts focus on developing environmentally compatible 
and sustainable solutions that can effectively increase farmers’ yields and 
provide cost-effective alternatives to chemistries which may be prone to 
resistance. We are committed to providing unique, differentiated products 
to our customers by acquiring and further developing technologies 
as well as investing in innovation to extend product life cycles. Our 

Diamide Growth Strategy

Our product portfolio features two key diamide-class molecules – 
Rynaxypyr® (chlorantraniliprole) and Cyazypyr® (cyantraniliprole) 
actives – with combined annual revenues of approximately $1.8 billion in 
2020. These two molecules are industry-leading in terms of performance, 
combining highly effective low dose rates with fast-acting, systemic, 
long residual control. These attributes quickly established Rynaxypyr® 
active as the world’s leading insect control technology and we expect 
it to continue on a strong growth trajectory notwithstanding the 
expiration of composition of matter patents covering Rynaxypyr® 
active in certain countries starting in late 2022. Our Cyazypyr® active, 
a second-generation diamide, is growing quickly as we obtain more 
product registrations. We expect it to continue to grow strongly 
notwithstanding the expiration of its active ingredient composition of 
matter patents starting in the mid-2020s. This expectation is based on 
not only our broad patent estate and the timing of key patent milestones, 
but also on other critical elements that will allow FMC to continue 
to profitably grow the diamide franchise well beyond the expiration 
of key patents. These other critical elements include registration and 
data protection, commercial strategies, brand recognition, as well as 
manufacturing and supply chain complexity and FMC efficiencies. 

Patents and Trade Secrets

The FMC diamide insect control patent estate is made up of many 
different patent families which cover: Composition of matter – both 
active ingredients and certain intermediates; Manufacturing processes – 
both active ingredients and certain intermediates; Formulations; Uses; 
and Applications. For Rynaxypyr® and Cyazypyr® actives related patents, 
as of December 31, 2020, we had 33 families with granted patents filed 
in up to 76 countries, with a total of 897 active granted patents as well 
as numerous pending patent applications. See “Patents, Trademarks 
and Licenses” within this Item 1 for more details. FMC’s process 
patents cover the manufacturing processes for both active ingredients 
– chlorantraniliprole and cyantraniliprole – as well as key intermediates 
that are used to make the final products. Chlorantraniliprole is a 

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external growth efforts include product acquisitions, in-licensing of 
chemistries and technologies and alliances that bolster our market 
access, complement our existing product portfolio or provide entry 
into adjacent spaces. We have entered into a range of development and 
distribution agreements with other companies that provide access to new 
technologies and products which we can subsequently commercialize.

In 2020, we announced the launch of our Arc™ farm intelligence 
platform, an exclusive precision agriculture platform that enables growers 
and advisors to more accurately predict pest pressure before it becomes 
a problem. Nearly 4 million acres across six countries were covered 
by our platform during its pilot rollout. It is expanding significantly 
and supports product recommendations for multiple FMC active 
ingredients, led by our diamides. We have other precision agriculture 
initiatives and new product launches such as Isoflex™ herbicide. We 
also launched FMC Ventures, our new venture capital arm targeting 
strategic investments in start-ups and early-stage companies that are 
developing and applying emerging technologies in the agricultural 
industry. The group will be making small, seed type investments. 

complex molecule to produce, requiring 16 separate steps; FMC owns 
granted patents covering many of these 16 process steps and several 
of the intermediate chemicals, and we protect other aspects of the 
manufacturing processes by trade secret. Cyantraniliprole is similarly 
complex and covered by a comparable range of intellectual property. 
Many of these intermediate process patents run well past the expiration 
of the composition of matter patents, and in some cases stretch until 
the end of this decade. Third parties that intend to manufacture and 
sell generic chlorantraniliprole or cyantraniliprole and rely on FMC’s 
extensive product safety data will be required to demonstrate that their 
product has the same regulatory safety profile as FMC Rynaxypyr® 
and Cyazypyr® actives. To meet regulatory requirements for such 
difficult-to-manufacture molecules, we believe that third parties will 
have to produce these active ingredients using the same processes that 
are patented by FMC and if so, would be infringing before patent 
expiration and subject to our challenge for infringement. FMC also 
owns formulation patents which cover the use of chlorantraniliprole 
or cyantraniliprole in specific formulations found in commercially 
important end-use products.

Regulatory Data Protection

In addition to the patent estate, various pesticide laws and regulations 
around the world offer added protection to the initial active ingredient 
registrant in the form of data protection and registration timelines that can 
extend after the composition or process patents have expired. These rules 
can effectively provide a product innovator and initial active ingredient 
registrant such as FMC with a further period of exclusive use of the 
key reference data even after the applicable AI composition of matter 
patents have expired. Further, in certain countries, even after the period 
of exclusive use has expired, a generic entrant seeking to rely on the initial 
registrant’s reference data may have to pay significant compensation to 
the initial registrant. For FMC’s diamide products, such rights apply in 
key markets including United States, Brazil and the European Union.

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Growing the Branded FMC Diamide Franchise

Complexity of manufacturing

FMC is executing its strategy to supply end-use pesticide products 
that include Rynaxypyr® and Cyazypyr® actives to a broad range of 
companies prior to patent expiration, and in return establishing long-term 
commitments from the companies to purchase the diamide active 
ingredients from FMC. These arrangements may also include limited 
patent, data and/or trademark licenses. Such partner relationships allow 
us to grow our business by having others develop and sell diamide-based 
products to meet farmers’ needs not within our current portfolio, offering 
those farmers a better alternative to competing insecticides with product 
safety or efficacy profiles which are less attractive than Rynaxypyr® or 
Cyazypyr® actives. These agreements can require the third party to use 
the well-known and trusted Rynaxypyr® or Cyazypyr® brand names 
on the end-use products formulated with active ingredient supplied 
by FMC. As of December 31, 2020, we had global agreements with 
four major multinational companies and approximately 50 separate 
local-country agreements covering 14 countries. We are continuing to 
explore opportunities with additional companies beyond those with 
whom we are already engaged. 

Today FMC manufactures all the required intermediates in the multi-step 
processes, as well as the final Rynaxypyr® and Cyazypyr® actives, at our 
own active ingredient manufacturing plants or through key contract 
manufacturers who produce under long-term exclusive technology-
license agreements. For a third party to replicate this complex supply 
chain and manufacturing network would be a major undertaking with 
very large capital requirements. In addition, given our manufacturing 
know-how, scale of our operations, and continual investment in 
manufacturing process improvement, we believe FMC’s manufacturing 
costs will be substantially lower than any other party seeking to produce 
these diamide products. 

Collectively, these four factors -- deep patent estate, proprietary regulatory 
data, strong commercial approach leveraging our brand recognition, 
and capabilities of managing large scale manufacturing complexity – 
provide us the basis for our expectation that FMC will be the company 
of choice to supply chlorantraniliprole and cyantraniliprole products 
to third-party partners, and ultimately to farmers, well into the future. 

Source and Availability of Raw Materials

We utilize numerous vendors to supply raw materials and intermediate chemicals to support operations. These materials are sourced on a global 
basis to strategically balance FMC’s vendor portfolio. 

Patents, Trademarks and Licenses

As an agricultural sciences company, FMC believes in innovation 
and in protecting that innovation through intellectual property 
rights. We own and license a significant number of U.S. and foreign 
patents, trademarks, trade secrets and other intellectual property that 
are cumulatively important to our business. In addition, we seek to 
license our proprietary technologies through partnering arrangements 
that effectively allow us to capitalize from our intellectual property. 
The FMC intellectual property estate provides us with a significant 
competitive advantage which we seek to expand and renew on a 
continual basis. We manage our technology investment to discover 
and develop new active ingredients and biological products, as well as 
to continue to improve manufacturing processes and existing active 
ingredients through new formulations, mixtures or other concepts. 
FMC’s technology innovation processes capture those innovations 
and protect them through the most appropriate form of intellectual 
property rights. We also in-license certain active ingredients and other 
technologies under patents held by third parties, and have granted 
licenses to certain of our patents to third parties. 

Our patents cover many aspects of our business, including our 
chemical and biological active ingredients, intermediate chemicals, 
manufacturing processes to produce such active ingredients or 
intermediates, formulations, and product uses, as well as many aspects 
of our research and development activities that support the FMC new 
product pipeline. Patents are granted by individual jurisdictions and 
the duration of our patents depends on their respective jurisdictions 
and payment of annuities.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company owned a total of approximately 
220 active granted U.S. patents and 2,600 active granted foreign 
patents (includes Supplemental Patent Certificates); we also have 
approximately 1,600 patent applications pending globally.

In our current product portfolio, our diamide insect control 
products based on Rynaxypyr® (Chlorantraniliprole) and Cyazypyr® 
(Cyantraniliprole) active ingredients have a substantial patent estate 
which will remain in force well into the future. More details regarding 
our diamide granted patent estate are set forth in the tables below:

Numbers of active Granted Patents by type*: Chlorantraniliprole and Cyantraniliprole, as of December 31, 2020

Active Ingredients
Intermediates and Methods of Manufacturing
Formulations/Mixtures/Applications
TOTAL
*Patent families were only placed under one type but may cover several types.

United States
21
23
9
53

Foreign
252
254
338
844

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Remaining Life of Granted Patents: Chlorantraniliprole and Cyantraniliprole, as of December 31, 2020

Through December 31, 2025
2026 – 2030
2031 – 2036
TOTAL

United States
36
15
2
53

Foreign
550
266
28
844

We also own many trademarks that are well recognized by customers 
or product end-users. Unlike patents, ownership rights in trademarks 
can be continued indefinitely so long as the trademarks are properly 
used and renewal fees are paid. 

We actively monitor and manage our patents and trademarks to maintain 
our rights in these assets and we strategically take aggressive action 

when we believe our intellectual property rights are being infringed. 
While we believe that the invalidity or loss of any particular patent, 
trademark or license would be a remote possibility, our patent and 
trademark estate related to our diamide insect control products based 
on Rynaxypyr® and Cyazypyr® active ingredients in the aggregate are 
of material importance to our operations.

Seasonality

The seasonal nature of the crop protection market and the geographic 
spread of our business can result in significant variations in quarterly 
earnings among geographic locations. Our products sold in the northern 
hemisphere (North America, Europe and parts of Asia) serve seasonal 
agricultural markets from March through September, generally resulting 

in significant earnings in the first and second quarters, and to a lesser 
extent in the fourth quarter. Markets in the southern hemisphere (Latin 
America and parts of the Asia Pacific region, including Australia) are 
served from July through February, generally resulting in earnings in 
the third, fourth and first quarters. 

Competition

We encounter substantial competition in our business. We market 
our products through our own sales organization and through alliance 
partners, independent distributors and sales representatives. The number 
of our principal competitors varies from market to market. In general, 
we compete by providing advanced technology, high product quality, 
reliability, quality customer and technical service, and by operating in 
a cost-efficient manner.

Our business competes primarily in the global chemical crop protection 
market for insecticides, herbicides and fungicides. Industry products 
include crop protection chemicals and, for certain major competitors, 
genetically engineered (crop biotechnology) products. Competition 

Research and Development Expense

The R&D efforts in our business focus on discovering and developing 
environmentally sound solutions — both new active ingredients and new 
product formulations — that meet the needs of farmers to maximize 
yields and control pests by providing new products that utilize both 
existing and new active ingredient chemistries. On June 24, 2019, 
we announced our investment of more than $50 million at our FMC 

Environmental Laws and Regulations

from generic agrochemical producers is significant as a number of 
key product patents have expired in the last two decades. In general, 
we compete as an innovator by focusing on product development, 
including novel formulations, proprietary mixes, and advanced delivery 
systems and by acquiring or licensing (mostly) proprietary chemistries 
or technologies that complement our product and geographic focus. 
We also differentiate ourselves by our global cost-competitiveness 
through our manufacturing strategies, establishing effective product 
stewardship programs and developing strategic alliances that strengthen 
market access in key countries and regions.

Stine Research Center in Newark, Delaware, to upgrade infrastructure 
and complete construction on a new state-of-the-art, greenhouse and 
laboratory facility. Due to the pandemic, work on the greenhouse 
project did not progress as anticipated during 2020. We anticipate 
that the project will be completed by 2023. 

A discussion of environmental related factors can be found in Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results 
of Operations” and in Note 12 “Environmental Obligations” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K.

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ITEM 1 Business

Human Capital

Employees

We employ approximately 6,400 people with about 1,500 people in 
our domestic operations and 4,900 people in our foreign operations. 

Approximately 3 percent of our U.S.-based and 33 percent of our 
foreign-based employees, respectively, are represented by collective 
bargaining agreements. We have successfully concluded most of our 
recent contract negotiations without any material work stoppages. In 

those rare instances where a work stoppage has occurred, there has 
been no material effect on consolidated sales and earnings. We cannot 
predict, however, the outcome of future contract negotiations. In 2021, 
six foreign collective-bargaining agreements will be expiring. These 
contracts affect approximately 15 percent of our foreign-based employees. 
There are no U.S. collective-bargaining agreements expiring in 2021. 

Talent Engagement and Retention

At FMC, it is important that we focus our programs and initiatives on 
sustaining strong leaders who are committed to engaging and developing 
their employees, so they can lead competitively, innovate change, 
improve business performance, and successfully maintain a competitive 
advantage. FMC’s leadership development program components include 
in-class and self-paced learning, development planning and stretch 
assignments, project-based action learning and rotational learning, 
mentoring and coaching, and leadership and functional assessments. 
Our programs are designed to provide engaging, collaborative, and 
creative learning environments. Employees leverage their experiences 
in these programs to develop their leadership abilities to their highest 
levels, enabling them to deliver innovative solutions, strong results 
and continued growth. Three of our signature leadership programs are 
science of leadership, the art of leadership, and keys to leadership. We 
hold quarterly Town Hall meetings and engage with our employees 
continuously through regular email updates, social media, webcasts, 
and other channels. We ask our employees to complete surveys and 
participate in focus groups, we distribute certain reports to keep our 
employees informed, we require our employees to complete specific 
trainings and we are piloting a voluntary e-learning program with 
other development and learning opportunities. We also reach out to 
new talent through social media. 

Culture and Inclusion

FMC continually strives to meet the needs of our employees, shareholders, 
and customers through competitive rewards, policies, and practices that 
support the company as an employer of choice in every market where 
we compete for talent. FMC compensates employees through total 
reward programs that are aligned with performance and competencies. 
Performance-based direct pay programs include competitive base 
pay, annual bonus opportunities, sales incentive plans, and long-term 
incentives. These compensation elements along with benefits, work-life 
flexibility, recognition awards, talent and career development, enable 
FMC to offer a comprehensive total reward package designed for 
employees throughout their career. We also enhanced our offerings 
during the COVID-19 pandemic to better support our employees 
and their families by:
•• Paying our essential workers a special recognition award
•• Fully covering the costs of COVID-19 testing and vaccines 
•• Expanding our Dependent Care offerings
•• Providing more flexibility in taking out 401K loans
•• Enhancing Employee Assistance Program presentations and offerings 
to assist employees with mental well being
•• Expanding flexible work opportunities

We strive to be an inclusive workplace where our employees reflect 
the community, are valued, find purpose in their work, and grow and 
contribute to their fullest potential. We are broadening investments in 
social areas, including Diversity and Inclusion and racial and gender 
equity. We launched two task forces, one on Social Justice and Racial 
Equity, and the other focused on Gender Equity. Our goal for 2027 is 
to have Black/African American representation in our U.S. workforce to 
be 14 percent and female representation to be 50 percent of our global 
workforce across all regions and job levels. The company has developed 
new global policies and practices to attract and hire talented individuals 
from underrepresented minorities. For every new hire we now require 
diverse candidate slates and multiple dimensions of diversity represented 
by each interview panel. We are expanding our applicant pools and 
pipelines by adding a new Human Resource role for diversity talent 

sourcing and partnering with an external recruiting agency specializing 
in diverse hiring. Diverse views, backgrounds and experiences are key 
to our success. We launched three additional Employee Resource 
Groups (“ERGs”) in 2019. FMC has six total ERGs with more than 
twenty employee resource group chapters. We scored 100 percent on 
the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality 
Index, a U.S. benchmarking survey measuring corporate policies 
and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer 
(“LGBTQ”) workplace equality. This is our second consecutive year 
receiving a score of 100 percent. Over the past several years, we have 
had significant policy changes related to parental leave and domestic 
partner and transgender inclusion benefits in the U.S. Due to our 
diversity and inclusion strategy, women in senior management positions 
increased from 32 percent in 2019 to 34 percent in 2020.

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART I  
ITEM 1 Business

Safety 

Safety is a core value of FMC. At FMC, people come first. We strive for 
an injury-free workplace, where every employee returns home the same 
way they arrived. We encourage a culture of open reporting, so we can 
learn from our mistakes and work towards continuous improvement in 
behaviors and processes. As a result of our firm commitment to safety, 
our 2020 TRIR of 0.08 is among the lowest in the industry globally and 
in the upper decile of peer companies in North America, placing our 
company among the safest organizations in the chemical industry. This 
milestone underscores our employees’ commitment to work every day 
with safety at the forefront of their thoughts and actions. We empower 
our employees to always put safety first. 2020 presented us with the 

unique challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic. FMC responded by 
enacting robust Business Continuity Plans (“BCPs”) to ensure continued 
safe operation at all of our manufacturing sites. These BCPs have been 
so effective, FMC has not experienced an on-site transmission of the 
virus to date. In 2021, we continue our journey, focusing on improving 
management systems and tools. In addition, we continue to engage 
our global workforce through focused campaigns which address issues 
and trends identified through analysis of our environment, health and 
safety data – for example – our current TH!NK. SAFE. campaign 
addressing “Line of Fire” injuries. 

Sustainability

We are committed to delivering products that maintain a safe and 
secure food supply and to do so in a way that protects the environment 
for future generations. To reflect this commitment, we reset our 
sustainability goals in October 2019 to challenge ourselves and ensure 
that we are helping to create a better world. Our new goals include 
achieving (i) 100 percent research and development spend on developing 
sustainable products by 2025, (ii) <0.1 Total Recordable Incident Rate 
(“TRIR”) by 2025, (iii) a 25 percent reduction in Energy Intensity 
by 2030, (iv) a 25 percent reduction in Green House Gas (“GHG”) 
emissions intensity by 2030, (v) a 20 percent reduction in Water-Use 
Intensity in High-Risk Locations by 2030, (vi) a sustained Waste 
Disposed Intensity through 2030 (from our 2018 base year level), 
and (vii) a 100 on the Community Engagement Index by 2025. In 
2020, FMC made progress towards meeting its commitments on the 
updated goals.

FMC developed and utilizes its award-winning Sustainability Assessment 
Tool to determine the sustainability of new active ingredients and 
formulated products in the research and development pipeline and to 
evaluate products currently on the market. This assessment, along with 
other stewardship processes and tools, ensures the introduction and 
continued use of environmentally sustainable agricultural solutions. 

At FMC we promote stewardship at each stage of the product life 
cycle, and stewardship priorities are built into the core of research 
and development, portfolio and marketing strategies for a truly 
proactive approach. We continue to strive for open and transparent 
communications about our product stewardship successes and challenges. 
FMC is continuing to phase out Highly Hazardous Pesticides (“HHPs”) 
from our product portfolio. In 2020, HHPs accounted for less than 
0.4 percent of our total sales.

SEC Filings

SEC filings are available free of charge on our website, www.fmc.com. Our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current 
reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports are posted as soon as practicable after we furnish such materials to the SEC.

Regulation FD Disclosures 

The Company’s investor relations website, located at https://investors.
fmc.com, should be considered as a recognized channel of distribution, 
and the Company may periodically post important information to the 
web site for investors, including information that the Company may wish 
to disclose publicly for purposes of complying with the federal securities 
laws and our disclosure obligations under the SEC’s Regulation FD. 

We encourage investors and others interested in the Company to 
monitor our investor relations website for material disclosures. Our 
website address is included in this Form 10-K as a textual reference only 
and the information on the website is not incorporated by reference 
into this Form 10-K.

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ITEM 1A Risk Factors

ITEM 1A Risk Factors

Among the factors that could have an impact on our ability to achieve operating results and meet our other goals are:

Industry Risks

Pricing and volumes in our markets are sensitive to a number of industry 
specific and global issues and events including:
•• Competition and new agricultural technologies - Our business faces 
competition, which could affect our ability to maintain or raise prices, 
successfully enter certain markets or retain our market position. 
Competition for our business includes not only generic suppliers of 
the same pesticidal active ingredients but also alternative proprietary 
pesticide chemistries and crop protection technologies that are bred into 
or applied onto seeds. Increased generic presence in agricultural chemical 
markets has been driven by the number of significant product patents 
and product data protections that have expired in the last decade, and 
this trend is expected to continue. Also, there are changing competitive 
dynamics in the agrochemical industry as some of our competitors have 
consolidated, resulting in them having greater scale and diversity, as well 
as market reach. These competitive differences may not be overcome 
and may erode our business. Agriculture in many countries is changing 
and new technologies (e.g., precision pest prediction or application, 
data management) continue to emerge. At this time, the scope and 
potential impact of these technologies are largely unknown but could 
have the potential to disrupt our business. 
•• Climatic conditions - Our markets are affected by climatic conditions, 
which could adversely impact crop pricing and pest infestations. For 
example, drought may reduce the need for fungicides, which could result 
in fewer sales and greater unsold inventories in the market, whereas 
excessive rain could lead to increased plant disease or weed growth 
requiring growers to purchase and use more pesticides. Drought and/
or increased temperatures may change insect pest pressures, requiring 
growers to use more, less, or different insecticides. Natural disasters 
can impact production at our facilities in various parts of the world. 
The nature of these events makes them difficult to predict.
•• Geographic cyclicality - While our business is well balanced geographically, 
in any given calendar quarter a certain geography(ies) will predominate 
in light of seasonal variations in the demand for our products given the 
nature of the crop protection market and the geographic regions in which 
we operate. Unexpected market conditions in any such predominating 
geography(ies), such as adverse weather, pest pressures, or other risks 
described herein, may impact our business if occurring during a calendar 
quarter in which such geography(ies) is predominating.
•• Changing regulatory environment and public perception - Changes 
in the regulatory environment, particularly in the U.S., Brazil, China, 
India, Argentina and the European Union, could adversely impact our 
ability to continue producing and/or selling certain products in our 
domestic and foreign markets or could increase the cost of doing so. 
Additionally, changes to the regulatory environment may be influenced 
by non-government public pressure as a result of negative perception 
regarding the use of our crop protection products. We are sensitive to 
this regulatory risk given the need to obtain and maintain pesticide 
registrations in every country in which we sell our products. Many 
countries require re-registration of pesticides to meet new and more 
challenging requirements; while we defend our products vigorously, 
these re-registration processes may result in significant additional data 

costs, reduced number of permitted product uses, or potential product 
cancellation. Compliance with changing laws and regulations may involve 
significant costs or capital expenditures or require changes in business 
practice that could result in reduced profitability. In the European 
Union, the regulatory risk specifically includes the chemicals regulation 
known as REACH (Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of 
Chemicals), which requires manufacturers to verify through a special 
registration system that their chemicals can be marketed safely. 
•• Geographic presence outside of U.S. - We have a strong presence in 
Latin America, Europe and Asia, as well as in the U.S. Growth of our 
geographic footprint particularly in Europe and key Asian countries 
such as India means that developments outside the U.S. will generally 
have a more significant effect on our operations than in the past. Our 
operations outside the U.S. are subject to special risks and restrictions, 
including: fluctuations in currency values; exchange control regulations; 
changes in local political or economic conditions; governmental pricing 
directives; import and trade restrictions or tariffs; import or export 
licensing requirements and trade policy; restrictions on the ability 
to repatriate funds; and other potentially detrimental domestic and 
foreign governmental practices or policies affecting U.S. companies 
doing business abroad. 
•• Climate change and government regulation of greenhouse gases - The 
effects of climate change such as rising sea levels, drought, flooding 
and general volatility in seasonal temperatures could adversely affect 
our operations globally. Extreme weather events attributable to climate 
change may result in, among other things, physical damage to our 
property and equipment, and interruptions to our supply chain. Climate 
change may also impact markets in which we sell our products, where, 
for example, a prolonged drought may result in decreased demand for 
our products. The more gradual effects of persistent temperature change 
in geographies with significant agricultural lands may result in changes 
in lands suitable for agriculture or changes in the mix of crops suitable 
for cultivation and the pests that may be present in such geographies. 
For example, prolonged increase in average temperature may make 
northern lands suitable for growing crops not grown historically in such 
climes, leading farmers to shift from crops such as wheat to soybean and 
may result in new or different weed, plant disease or insect pressures on 
such crops – such changes would impact the mix of pesticide products 
farmers would purchase, which may be adverse for us, depending on 
the local market and our product mix. Additionally, changes in the 
governmental regulation of greenhouse gases, depending on their nature 
and scope, could subject our manufacturing operations to significant 
additional costs or limits on operations. 
•• Fluctuations in commodity prices - Our operating results could be 
significantly affected by the cost of commodities - both chemical raw 
material commodities and harvested crop commodities. We may not be 
able to raise prices or improve productivity sufficiently to offset future 
increases in chemical raw material commodity pricing. Accordingly, 
increases in such commodity prices may negatively affect our financial 
results. We use hedging strategies to address material commodity 
price risks, where hedge strategies are available on reasonable terms. 

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ITEM 1A Risk Factors

However, we are unable to avoid the risk of medium- and long-term 
increases. Additionally, fluctuations in harvested crop commodity prices 
could negatively impact our customers’ ability to sell their products 
at previously forecasted prices resulting in reduced customer liquidity. 
Inadequate customer liquidity could affect our customers’ abilities to 
pay for our products and, therefore, affect existing and future sales or 
our ability to collect on customer receivables. 
•• Supply arrangements - Certain raw materials are critical to our 
production processes and our purchasing strategy and supply chain 
design are complex. While we have made supply arrangements to 

Operational Risks

•• COVID-19 and global pandemic cycles - The rapid spread of the novel 
coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has caused significant disruptions in 
the U.S. and global economies, and economists expect the impact will 
continue to be significant. As an agricultural sciences company, we are 
considered an “essential” industry in the countries in which we operate; 
we have avoided significant plant closures and all our manufacturing 
facilities and distribution warehouses remain operational and fully 
staffed. While we have maintained business continuity and sustained our 
operations with safety as a priority, the full extent of the disruptions on 
either our business and operations or the global economy are on-going. 
In addition, the duration of the pandemic and its adverse effects are 
unknown and rapidly evolving. External and internal factors and events 
related to COVID-19 could result in employee isolation and burnout, 
leading to operational disruption and unexpected, regrettable attrition, 
which may impact the sustainability of our “high touch” agile culture. 
We have seen some logistics challenges and shortages of packaging 
materials and containers, as many industries have increased e-commerce 
and delivery of goods, creating extra demand on packaging materials, 
as well as related higher costs and pockets of demand reduction. We 
may continue to experience disruption caused by COVID-19 in our 
supply chain, logistics, and pockets of demand, as well as on farm worker 
labor required for planting, harvesting and packing crops (especially 
fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops) in the food chain going 
forward. This outbreak may impact access to our production sites or 
our ability to adequately and safely staff these sites, the ability of raw 
material suppliers to produce and deliver goods to us, our ability to 
ship our products to production, warehousing or customer sites, the 
ability of our sales organization to make sales or for customers (or 
indirect customers such as farmers) to purchase our products, or the 
ability to collect on customer receivables. Our supply chain and business 
operations could be disrupted from the temporary closure of third-party 
supplier and manufacturer facilities, interruptions in product supply or 
restrictions on the export or shipment of our products. Any disruption 
of our suppliers and contract manufacturers could impact our sales and 
operating results. The outbreak, and governmental responses to the 
outbreak, have caused disruption in certain food distribution systems 
and labor markets for planting and harvesting, which in turn have created 
operational and financial pressures on some farmers who are the ultimate 
users of the vast majority of our products. If those pressures continue 
and grow more widespread or severe, and if farmers materially change 
their planting decisions or choose not to protect their crops with our 
products, such pressures on farmers could impact our sales and operating 
results. Global health concerns, such as coronavirus, could also result in 
social, economic, and labor instability in the countries in which we or 

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meet planned operating requirements, an inability to obtain the critical 
raw materials or operate under contract manufacturing arrangements 
would adversely impact our ability to produce certain products and 
could lead to operational disruption and increase uncertainties around 
business performance. We source critical intermediates and finished 
products from a number of suppliers, largely outside of the U.S. and 
principally in China. An inability to obtain these products or execute 
under contract sourcing arrangements would adversely impact our 
ability to sell products. 

our customers and suppliers operate. These uncertainties could have a 
material adverse effect on our business and our results of operation and 
financial condition. A widespread health crisis could adversely affect 
the global economy, resulting in an economic downturn that could 
impact demand for our products. Although our production operations 
that support agriculture have generally been viewed as “essential” and 
exempted from governmental lockdown orders, the future impact of 
the outbreak is highly uncertain and cannot be predicted and there is 
no assurance that the outbreak will not have a material adverse impact 
on the future results of the Company. The extent of the impact will 
depend on future developments, including the availability of vaccines 
and other actions taken to contain the coronavirus.
•• Business disruptions - We produce products through a combination 
of owned facilities and contract manufacturers. We own and operate 
large-scale active ingredient manufacturing facilities in the U.S. (Mobile), 
Puerto Rico (Manati), China (Jinshan), Denmark (Ronland), and 
India (Panoli). Our operating results are dependent in part on the 
continued operation of these production facilities. Interruptions at 
these facilities may materially reduce the productivity of a particular 
manufacturing facility, or the profitability of our business as a whole. 
Although we take precautions to enhance the safety of our operations 
and minimize the risk of disruptions, our operations and those of our 
contract manufacturers are subject to hazards inherent in chemical 
manufacturing and the related storage and transportation of raw materials, 
products and wastes. These potential hazards include explosions, fires, 
severe weather and natural disasters, mechanical failure, unscheduled 
downtimes, supplier disruptions, labor shortages or other labor difficulties, 
information technology systems outages, disruption in our supply 
chain or manufacturing and distribution operations, transportation 
interruptions, chemical spills, discharges or releases of toxic or hazardous 
substances or gases, shipment of contaminated or off-specification 
product to customers, storage tank leaks, other environmental risks, 
or other sudden disruption in business operations beyond our control 
as a result of events such as acts of sabotage, terrorism or war, civil or 
political unrest, natural disasters, large scale power outages and public 
health epidemics/pandemics. Some of these hazards may cause severe 
damage to or destruction of property and equipment or personal 
injury and loss of life and may result in suspension of operations or 
the shutdown of affected facilities. 
•• Litigation and environmental risks - Current reserves relating to our 
ongoing litigation and environmental liabilities may ultimately prove 
to be inadequate. 

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ITEM 1A Risk Factors

•• Hazardous materials - We manufacture and transport certain materials 
that are inherently hazardous due to their toxic or volatile nature. While 
we take precautions to handle and transport these materials in a safe 
manner, if they are mishandled or released into the environment, they 
could cause property damage or result in personal injury claims against us.
•• Environmental compliance - We are subject to extensive federal, state, 
local, and foreign environmental and safety laws, regulations, directives, 
rules and ordinances concerning, among other things, emissions in 
the air, discharges to land and water, and the generation, handling, 

treatment, disposal and remediation of hazardous waste and other 
materials. We may face liability arising out of the normal course of 
business, including alleged personal injury or property damage due 
to exposure to chemicals or other hazardous substances at our current 
or former facilities or chemicals that we manufacture, handle or own. 
We take our environmental responsibilities very seriously, but there 
is a risk of environmental impact inherent in our manufacturing 
operations and transportation of chemicals. Any substantial liability 
for environmental damage could have a material adverse effect on our 
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Technology Risks

•• Technological and new product discovery/development - Our ability 
to compete successfully depends in part upon our ability to maintain 
a superior technological capability and to continue to identify, develop 
and commercialize new and innovative, high value-added products for 
existing and future customers. Our investment in the discovery and 
development of new pesticidal active ingredients relies on discovery of 
new chemical molecules or biological strains. Such discovery processes 
depend on our scientists being able to find new molecules and strains, 
which are novel and outside of patents held by others, and such 

molecules/strains being efficacious against target pests, and our ability 
to develop those molecules and strains into new products without 
creating an undue risk to human health and the environment, and 
then meeting applicable regulatory criteria. The timeline from active 
ingredient discovery through full development and product launch 
averages 8-10 years depending on local regulatory requirements; the 
complexity and duration of developing new products create risks that 
product concepts may fail during development or, when launched, 
may not meet then-current market needs or competitive conditions.

Portfolio Management and Integration Risks

•• Portfolio management risks - We continuously review our portfolio 
which includes the evaluation of potential business acquisitions that 
may strategically fit our business and strategic growth initiatives. If we 
are unable to successfully integrate and develop our acquired businesses, 
we could fail to achieve anticipated synergies which would include 
expected cost savings and revenue growth. Failure to achieve these 
anticipated synergies could materially and adversely affect our financial 
results. In addition to strategic acquisitions we evaluate the diversity of 
our portfolio in light of our objectives and alignment with our growth 
strategy. In implementing this strategy we may not be successful in 
separating underperforming or non-strategic assets. The gains or losses 
on the divestiture of, or lost operating income from, such assets (e.g., 
divesting) may affect the Company’s earnings. Moreover, we may 
incur asset impairment charges related to acquisitions or divestitures 
that reduce earnings. Significant effort will likely be required to ensure 
that the right mix of resources are trained, engaged and focused on 
achieving business objectives while adhering to our core values of safety, 
ethics and compliance.
•• Innovation and intellectual property - Our innovation efforts are 
protected by patents, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights 
that cover many of our current products, manufacturing processes, and 
product uses, as well as many aspects of our research and development 
activities supporting our new product pipeline. Trademarks protect 
valuable brands associated with our products. Patents and trademarks 
are granted by individual jurisdictions and the duration of our patents 
depends on their respective jurisdictions and payment of annuities. Our 
future performance will depend on our ability to address active ingredient 
composition of matter patent expirations through effective enforcement 
of our patents that continue to cover key chemical intermediates and 
process patents, as well as portfolio life cycle management, particularly 
for our high value diamide insecticides (see “Diamide Growth Strategy” 

and “Patents, Trademarks and Licenses” in Item 1 for more details). If 
our innovation efforts fail to continue to make process improvements 
to reduce costs, such conditions could impede our competitive position. 
Some of our competitors may secure patents on production methods or 
uses of products that may limit our ability to compete cost-effectively.
•• Enforcement of intellectual property rights - The composition of matter 
patents on our Rynaxypyr® active ingredient is nearing its expiration 
in several key countries. We have a broad estate of additional patents 
regarding the production of Rynaxypyr® active ingredient, as well as 
trademark and data exclusivity protection in certain countries that extend 
well beyond the active ingredient composition of matter patents. (See 
“Diamide Growth Strategy” and “Patents, Trademarks and Licenses” in 
Item 1). We intend to strategically and vigorously enforce our patents 
and other forms of intellectual property and have done so already against 
several third parties. Other third parties may seek to enter markets 
with infringing products or may find alternative production methods 
that avoid infringement or we may not be successful in litigating to 
enforce our patents due to the risks inherent in any litigation. Patents 
involve complex factual and legal issues and, thus, the scope, validity 
or enforceability of any patent claims we have or may obtain cannot be 
clearly predicted. Patents may be challenged in the courts, as well as in 
various administrative proceedings before U.S. or foreign patent offices, 
and may be deemed unenforceable, invalidated or circumvented. We 
are currently and may in the future be a party to various lawsuits or 
administrative proceedings involving our patents. Such challenges can 
result in some or all of the claims of the asserted patent being invalidated 
or deemed unenforceable. In such circumstances, an adverse patent 
enforcement decision which could lead to the entry of competing 
chlorantraniliprole products in relevant markets may materially and 
adversely impact our financial results. 

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ITEM 1A Risk Factors

•• Major enterprise initiatives - In the fourth quarter of 2020 we completed 
the go-live on a single global instance of SAP S/4 HANA. There are 
execution and change management activities that may affect our ability 
to operationalize and monetize the investment made in the system. 
The post implementation period may place significant demands on 
certain of our internal functional groups, particularly finance and 
information technology, as we continue to adapt to the new system. 
Failure to successfully execute and realize the expected synergies from 
a single global instance could materially and adversely affect our 
expected performance. 
•• Potential tax implications of FMC Lithium separation - We have 
received an opinion from outside counsel to the effect that the spin-off 

of FMC Lithium as a distribution to our stockholders, completed in 
March 2019, qualified as a non-taxable transaction for U.S. federal 
income tax purposes. The opinion is based on certain assumptions 
and representations as to factual matters from both FMC and FMC 
Lithium, as well as certain covenants by those parties. The opinion 
cannot be relied upon if any of the assumptions, representations or 
covenants is incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate or is violated in any 
material respect. The opinion of counsel is not binding upon the IRS 
or the courts and there is no assurance that the IRS or a court will not 
take a contrary position. It is possible that the IRS or a state or local 
taxing authority could take the position that aforementioned transaction 
results in the recognition of significant taxable gain by FMC, in which 
case FMC may be subject to material tax liabilities.

Financial Risks

•• Foreign exchange rate risks - We are an international company operating 
in many countries around the world, and thus face foreign exchange rate 
risks in the normal course of our business. We are particularly sensitive 
to the Brazilian real, the euro, the Indian rupee, the Chinese yuan, the 
Mexican peso, the Argentine peso and the U.S. dollar. While we engage 
in hedging and other strategies to mitigate those risks, unexpected severe 
changes in foreign exchange may create risks that could materially and 
adversely affect our expected performance.
•• Uncertain tax rates - Our future effective tax rates may be materially 
impacted by numerous items including: a future change in the 
composition of earnings from foreign and domestic tax jurisdictions, 
as earnings in foreign jurisdictions are typically taxed at different statutory 
rates than the U.S. federal statutory rate; accounting for uncertain tax 
positions; business combinations; expiration of statute of limitations or 
settlement of tax audits; changes in valuation allowance; changes in tax 
law; currency gains and losses; and the potential decision to repatriate 
certain future foreign earnings on which U.S. or foreign withholding 
taxes have not been previously accrued.

General Risk Factors

•• Market access risk - Our results may be affected by changes in distribution 
channels, which could impact our ability to access the market. 
•• Compliance with laws and regulations - The global regulatory 
environment is becoming increasingly complex and requires more 
resources to effectively manage, which may increase the potential for 
misunderstanding or misapplication of regulatory standards.
•• Talent engagement and culture - The inability to recruit and retain key 
personnel, the unexpected loss of key personnel, or other external and 
internal factors and events could culminate in employee attrition and 
may adversely affect our operations. In addition, our future success 
depends in part on our ability to identify and develop talent to succeed 
senior management and other key members of the organization.
•• Economic and political change - Our business has been and could 
continue to be adversely affected by economic and political changes in 
the markets where we compete including: inflation rates, recessions, trade 
restrictions, tariff increases or potential new tariffs, foreign ownership 
restrictions and economic embargoes imposed by the U.S. or any of the 

•• Uncertain recoverability of investments in long-lived assets - We have 
significant investments in long-lived assets and continually review the 
carrying value of these assets for recoverability in light of changing 
market conditions and alternative product sourcing opportunities. 
We may recognize future impairments of long-lived assets which could 
adversely affect our results of operations.
•• Pension and postretirement plans - Our U.S. Plan reached fully funded 
status during 2018. The primary investment strategy is a liability 
hedging approach with an objective of maintaining the funded status 
of the plan such that the funded status volatility is minimized and the 
likelihood that we will be required to make significant contributions 
to the plan is limited. The portfolio is comprised of 100 percent fixed 
income securities and cash. Nevertheless, obligations related to our 
pension and postretirement plans reflect certain assumptions. To the 
extent actual experience differs from these assumptions, our costs and 
funding obligations could increase or decrease significantly. 

foreign countries in which we do business; changes in laws, taxation, 
and regulations and the interpretation and application of these laws, 
taxes, and regulations; restrictions imposed by the U.S. government 
or foreign governments through exchange controls or taxation policy; 
nationalization or expropriation of property, undeveloped property rights, 
and legal systems or political instability; other governmental actions; and 
other external factors over which we have no control. Economic and 
political conditions within the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions or strained 
relations between countries could result in fluctuations in demand, price 
volatility, loss of property, state sponsored cyberattacks, supply disruptions, 
or other disruptions. In Argentina, continued inflation and foreign 
exchange controls could adversely affect our business. Realignment of 
change in regional economic arrangements could have an operational 
impact on our businesses. In China, unpredictable enforcement of 
environmental regulations could result in unanticipated shutdowns 
in broad geographic areas, impacting our contract manufacturers and 
raw material suppliers.

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ITEM 1A Risk Factors

•• Information technology security and data privacy risks - As with all 
enterprise information systems, our information technology systems 
could be penetrated by outside parties’ intent on extracting information, 
corrupting information, deploying ransomware, or disrupting business 
processes. Remote and other work arrangements may leave the Company 
more vulnerable to a cyberattack. Our systems have in the past been, 
and likely will in the future be, subject to unauthorized access attempts. 
Unauthorized access could disrupt our business operations and could 
result in failures or interruptions in our computer systems, lockout from 
systems due to ransomware, or in the loss of assets and could have a 
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results 
of operations. In addition, breaches of our security measures or the 
accidental loss, inadvertent disclosure, or unapproved dissemination 
of proprietary information or sensitive or confidential information 
about the Company, our employees, our vendors, or our customers, 
could result in litigation, violations of various data privacy regulations 
in some jurisdictions, and also potentially result in a liability. While we 
have taken measures to assess the requirements of, and to comply with 
the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation and data 
privacy regulations in other countries, these measures may be challenged 
by authorities that regulate data-related compliance. We could incur 
significant expense in facilitating and responding to investigations and 
if the measures we have taken prove to be inadequate, we could face 
fines or penalties. This could damage our reputation, or otherwise harm 
our business, financial condition, or results of operations. 
•• Access to debt and capital markets - We rely on cash generated from 
operations and external financing to fund our growth and working 
capital needs. Limitations on access to external financing could adversely 
affect our operating results. Moreover, interest payments, dividends 
and the expansion of our business or other business opportunities 
may require significant amounts of capital. We believe that our cash 
from operations and available borrowings under our revolving credit 
facility will be sufficient to meet these needs in the foreseeable future. 
However, if we need external financing, our access to credit markets and 

pricing of our capital will be dependent upon maintaining sufficient 
credit ratings from credit rating agencies and the state of the capital 
markets generally. There can be no assurances that we would be able 
to obtain equity or debt financing on terms we deem acceptable, and 
it is possible that the cost of any financings could increase significantly, 
thereby increasing our expenses and decreasing our net income. If we 
are unable to generate sufficient cash flow or raise adequate external 
financing, including as a result of significant disruptions in the global 
credit markets, we could be forced to restrict our operations and growth 
opportunities, which could adversely affect our operating results. 
•• Credit default risks - We may use our existing revolving credit facility 
to meet our cash needs, to the extent available. In the event of a default 
in this credit facility or any of our senior notes, we could be required to 
immediately repay all outstanding borrowings and make cash deposits 
as collateral for all obligations the facility supports, which we may not 
be able to do. Any default under any of our credit arrangements could 
cause a default under many of our other credit agreements and debt 
instruments. Without waivers from lenders party to those agreements, 
any such default could have a material adverse effect on our ability to 
continue to operate. 
•• Exposure to global economic conditions - Deterioration in the global 
economy and worldwide credit and foreign exchange markets could 
adversely affect our business. A worsening of global or regional economic 
conditions or financial markets could adversely affect both our own 
and our customers’ ability to meet the terms of sale or our suppliers’ 
ability to perform all their commitments to us. A slowdown in economic 
growth in our international markets, or a deterioration of credit or 
foreign exchange markets could adversely affect customers, suppliers 
and our overall business there. Customers in weakened economies may 
be unable to purchase our products, or it could become more expensive 
for them to purchase imported products in their local currency, or sell 
their commodities at prevailing international prices, and we may be 
unable to collect receivables from such customers. 

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART I  
ITEM 1B Unresolved Staff Comments

ITEM 1B Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

ITEM 2  Properties

FMC leases executive offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and operates 25 manufacturing facilities in 18 countries. Our major research and 
development facilities are in Newark, Delaware; Shanghai, China and Copenhagen, Denmark.

We believe our facilities are in good operating conditions. The number and location of our owned or leased production properties for continuing 
operations are as follows:

TOTAL

North America
5

Latin
America
2

Europe, Middle  
East and Africa
6

Asia
12

Total
25

ITEM 3  Legal Proceedings

Like hundreds of other industrial companies, we have been named as 
one of many defendants in asbestos-related personal injury litigation. 
Most of these cases allege personal injury or death resulting from 
exposure to asbestos in premises of FMC or to asbestos-containing 
components installed in machinery or equipment manufactured or 
sold by discontinued operations. The machinery and equipment 
businesses we owned or operated did not fabricate the asbestos-
containing component parts at issue in the litigation, and to this day, 
neither the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration nor 
the Environmental Protection Agency has banned the use of these 
components. Further, the asbestos-containing parts for this machinery 
and equipment were accessible only at the time of infrequent repair 
and maintenance. A few jurisdictions have permitted claims to proceed 
against equipment manufacturers relating to insulation installed by 
other companies on such machinery and equipment. We believe that, 
overall, the claims against FMC are without merit.

As of December 31, 2020, there were approximately 9,100 premises and 
product asbestos claims pending against FMC in several jurisdictions. 
Since the 1980s, approximately 117,000 asbestos claims against FMC 
have been discharged, the overwhelming majority of which have been 
dismissed without any payment to the claimant. Since the 1980s, 
settlements with claimants have totaled approximately $130 million.

We intend to continue managing these asbestos-related cases in accordance 
with our historical experience. We have established a reserve for this 
litigation within our discontinued operations and believe that any 
exposure of a loss in excess of the established reserve cannot be reasonably 
estimated. Our experience has been that the overall trends in asbestos 
litigation have changed over time. Over the last several years, we have 
seen changes in the jurisdictions where claims against FMC are being 
filed and changes in the mix of products named in the various claims. 
Because these claim trends have yet to form a predictable pattern, we 
are presently unable to reasonably estimate our asbestos liability with 
respect to claims that may be filed in the future.

Please see Note 1 “Principal Accounting Policies and Related Financial 
Information” - Environmental obligations, Note 12 “Environmental 
Obligations” and Note 20 “Guarantees, Commitments and 
Contingencies” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements 
included in this Form 10-K, the content of which are incorporated 
by reference to this Item 3.

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KITEM 4  Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable.

ITEM 4A Information About our Executive Officers

PART I  

ITEM 4A Information About our Executive Officers

The executive officers of FMC Corporation, the offices they currently hold, their business experience during the previous five years and their ages 
as of December 31, 2020, are as follows. Each executive officer has been employed by the Company for more than five years.

Name
Mark A. Douglas

Age
58

Pierre R. Brondeau

63

Andrew D. Sandifer 51

Michael F. Reilly

57

Office and year of election
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director (20-present), President and Chief Operating Officer (18-19), 
President, FMC Agricultural Solutions (12-18); President, Industrial Chemicals Group (11-12); Vice President, 
Global Operations and International Development (10-11); Vice President, President Asia, Dow Advanced 
Materials (09-10); Board Member, Quaker Houghton (13-present); Board Member CropLife International 
(17-present); Board Member Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (16-present)
Executive Chairman of the Board (20-Present); Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (18-20); 
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (10-18); President and Chief Executive Officer 
of Dow Advanced Materials, a specialty materials company (08-09); President and Chief Operating Officer of 
Rohm and Haas Company, a predecessor of Dow Advanced Materials (07-08); Board Member, T.E. Connectivity 
Electronics (07-present); Board Member, American Chemistry Council (17-present); Board Trustee, Franklin 
Institute (17-present), Board Member, Livent Corporation (18-present)
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (18-present); Vice President and Treasurer (16-18); Vice 
President, Corporate Transformation (14-16); Board Member, Philabundance (14-present); Board Trustee, 
Germantown Academy (17-present)
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary (19-present); Vice President, 
Associate General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer (16-19); Associate General Counsel (13-16); Board 
Member, First State Montessori Academy, Inc. (18-present)

All officers are elected to hold office for one year or until their successors are elected and qualified. No family relationships exist among any of the 
above-listed officers, and there are no arrangements or understandings between any of the above-listed officers and any other person pursuant to 
which they serve as an officer. The above-listed officers have not been involved in any legal proceedings during the past ten years of a nature for 
which the SEC requires disclosure that are material to an evaluation of the ability or integrity of any such officer.

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART II

ITEM 5  Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, 

Related Stockholders Matters and Issuer Purchases 
of Equity Securities

FMC common stock of $0.10 par value is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (Symbol: FMC). There were 2,370 registered common 
stockholders as of December 31, 2020.

FMC’s annual meeting of stockholders will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 via live webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.
com/FMC2021. Notice of the meeting, together with proxy materials, will be mailed approximately five weeks prior to the meeting to stockholders 
of record as of March 3, 2021.

Transfer Agent and Registrar of Stock:

EQ Shareowner Services
1110 Centre Pointe Curve, Suite 101
Mendota Heights, MN 55120-4100
Phone: 1-800-468-9716
(651-450-4064 local and outside the U.S.)
https://equiniti.com/us/

or
P.O. Box 64874
St. Paul, MN 55164-0854

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KITEM 5 Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholders Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

PART II  

Stockholder Return Performance Presentation

The graph that follows shall not be deemed to be incorporated by 
reference into any filing made by FMC under the Securities Act of 
1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The following Stockholder Performance Graph compares the five-year 
cumulative total return on FMC’s Common Stock with the S&P 500 
Index and the S&P 500 Chemicals Index. The comparison assumes 
$100 was invested on December 31, 2015, in FMC’s Common Stock 
and in both of the indices, and the reinvestment of all dividends.

FMC Corporation
S&P 500 Index
S&P 500 Chemicals Index

$
$
$

2015
100.00 $
100.00 $
100.00 $

2016
146.23  $
111.76 $
109.98 $

2017
246.44  $
135.99 $
139.16 $

2018
194.27  $
130.25 $
123.23 $

2019
266.40  $
170.91 $
150.07 $

2020
311.42 
201.81
176.46

STOCK PERFORMANCE CHART

$350

$300

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

FMC Corporation

S&P 500 Index

S&P 500 Chemicals Index

The following table summarizes information with respect to the purchase of our common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2020:

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Period

October
November
December

TOTAL

Publicly Announced Program

Total Number of 
Shares Purchased(1)

187,511  $
224,837  $
53,983  $
466,331  $

Average Price Paid  
Per Share
107.18 
113.36 
118.91 
111.52 

Total Number of 
Shares Purchased

186,581  $
210,000  $
51,957  $
448,538  $

Total Dollar  
Amount Purchased
19,999,977 
23,818,775 
6,181,212 
49,999,964 

Maximum Dollar Value 
of Shares that May Yet  
be Purchased
580,000,643 
556,181,868 
550,000,656 

$
$
$

(1)  Includes shares purchased in open market transactions by the independent trustee of the FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan (“NQSP”).

In 2020, 0.4 million shares were repurchased under the publicly 
announced repurchase program. At December 31, 2020, approximately 
$550 million remained unused under our Board-authorized repurchase 
program. This repurchase program does not include a specific timetable 
or price targets and may be suspended or terminated at any time. 
Shares may be purchased through open market or privately negotiated 
transactions at the discretion of management based on its evaluation of 

market conditions and other factors. We also reacquire shares from time 
to time from employees in connection with the vesting, exercise and 
forfeiture of awards under our equity compensation plans. In addition, 
the independent trustee of our non-qualified deferred compensation 
plan reacquires shares from time to time through open-market purchases 
relating to investments by employees in our common stock, one of the 
investment options available under the Plan.

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART II  
ITEM 6 Selected Financial Data

ITEM 6  Selected Financial Data

Selected Consolidated Financial Data

The selected consolidated financial and other data presented below for, and as of the end of, each of the years in the five-year period ended 
December 31, 2020, are derived from our consolidated financial statements. The selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction 
with our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020.

(in Millions, except per share data)
Income Statement Data:
Revenue
Income from continuing operations before equity 
in (earnings) loss of affiliates, non-operating 
pension and postretirement charges (income), 
interest expense, net and income taxes
Income (loss) from continuing operations 
before income taxes
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes(1)
NET INCOME (LOSS)

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to 
noncontrolling interest
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO 
FMC STOCKHOLDERS

Amounts attributable to FMC stockholders:
Continuing operations, net of income taxes
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
NET INCOME (LOSS)

Basic earnings (loss) per common share 
attributable to FMC stockholders:
Continuing operations
Discontinued operations
NET INCOME (LOSS)

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share 
attributable to FMC stockholders:
Continuing operations
Discontinued operations
NET INCOME (LOSS)

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

Year Ended December 31,

$

4,642.1 

$

4,609.8 

$

4,285.3 

$

2,531.2 

$

2,274.8 

902.2 

729.8 
578.9 
(28.3)
550.6 

(0.9)

551.5 

579.8 
(28.3)
551.5 

4.46 
(0.22)
4.24 

4.44 
(0.22)
4.22 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

821.6 

655.0 
543.5 
(63.3)
480.2 

2.8 

477.4 

540.7 
(63.3)
477.4 

4.12 
(0.48)
3.64 

4.10 
(0.48)
3.62 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

740.9 

608.4 
537.6 
(26.1)
511.5 

9.4 

502.1 

531.4 
(29.3)
502.1 

3.94 
(0.22)
3.72 

3.91 
(0.22)
3.69 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

158.5 

95.8 
(133.1)
671.5 
538.4 

2.6 

535.8 

(135.7)
671.5 
535.8 

(1.01)
5.00 
3.99 

(1.01)
5.00 
3.99 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

197.8 

111.6 
73.4 
138.3 
211.7 

2.6 

209.1 

71.1 
138.0 
209.1 

0.53 
1.03 
1.56 

0.53 
1.03 
1.56 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Balance Sheet Data:
Total assets
Long-term debt
Other Data:
Cash dividends declared per share
(1)  Discontinued operations, net of income taxes includes, in periods up to their respective dispositions, our discontinued FMC Lithium and FMC Health and 
Nutrition segments. It also includes other historical discontinued gains and losses related to adjustments to our estimates of our retained liabilities for environmental 
exposures, general liability, workers’ compensation, postretirement benefit obligations, legal defense, property maintenance and other costs, losses for the settlement 
of litigation and gains related to property sales. Amount in 2017 includes the divestiture gain associated with FMC Health and Nutrition.

10,186.4 
3,023.1 

9,872.7 
3,113.9 

6,139.3 
1,801.2 

9,206.3 
3,094.2 

9,974.3 
2,531.0 

0.66 

0.90 

1.64 

0.66 

1.80 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KITEM 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

PART II  

Forward-Looking Information

Statement under the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities 
Litigation Reform Act of 1995: FMC and its representatives may from 
time to time make written or oral statements that are “forward-looking” 
and provide other than historical information, including statements 
contained herein, in FMC’s other filings with the SEC, and in reports 
or letters to FMC stockholders.

In some cases, FMC has identified forward-looking statements by such 
words or phrases as “will likely result,” “is confident that,” “expect,” 
“expects,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “will continue to,” “believe,” 
“believes,” “anticipates,” “predicts,” “forecasts,” “estimates,” “projects,” 
“potential,” “intends” or similar expressions identifying “forward-looking 
statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform 
Act of 1995, including the negative of those words and phrases. Such 
forward-looking statements are based on management’s current views 
and assumptions regarding future events, future business conditions and 
the outlook for the company based on currently available information. 
These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and 
other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from 
any results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed 
or implied by any forward-looking statement. Currently, one of the 
most significant factors is the potential adverse effect of the current 

COVID-19 pandemic on our financial condition, results of operations, 
cash flows and performance, which is substantially influenced by the 
potential adverse effect of the pandemic on our customers and suppliers 
and the global economy and financial markets. The extent to which 
COVID-19 impacts us will depend on future developments, which are 
highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including 
the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the actions taken to 
contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, and the direct and indirect 
economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, among 
others. Additional factors include, among other things, the risk factors 
and other cautionary statements filed with the SEC included within this 
Form 10-K as well as other SEC filings and public communications. 
Moreover, investors are cautioned to interpret many of these factors 
as being heightened as a result of the ongoing and numerous adverse 
impacts of COVID-19. FMC cautions readers not to place undue reliance 
on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the 
date made. Forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety 
by the above cautionary statement. FMC undertakes no obligation, 
and specifically disclaims any duty, to update or revise any forward-
looking statements to reflect events or circumstances arising after the 
date on which they were made, except as otherwise required by law.

ITEM 7  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of 

Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Overview

We are an agricultural sciences company, providing innovative solutions 
to growers around the world with a robust product portfolio fueled 
by a market-driven discovery and development pipeline in crop 
protection, plant health, precision agriculture and professional pest 
and turf management. We operate in a single distinct business segment 
and develop, market and sell all three major classes of crop protection 
chemicals: insecticides, herbicides and fungicides. These products are used 
in agriculture to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a broad 

spectrum of insects, weeds and disease, as well as in non-agricultural 
markets for pest control. This powerful combination of advanced 
technologies includes leading insect control products based on Rynaxypyr® 
and Cyazypyr® active ingredients; Authority®, Boral®, Centium®, 
Command® and Gamit® branded herbicides; Isoflex™ active herbicide 
ingredient; Talstar® and Hero® branded insecticides; and flutriafol-based 
fungicides. The FMC portfolio also includes Arc™ farm intelligence and 
biologicals such as Quartzo® and Presence® bionematicides.

COVID-19 Pandemic

In March 2020, the World Health Organization characterized COVID-19 
as a pandemic, and the President of the United States declared the 
COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency. The rapid spread of the 
outbreak has caused significant disruptions in the U.S. and global 
economies.

As an agricultural sciences company, we are considered an “essential” 
industry in the countries in which we operate; we have avoided significant 
plant closures and all our manufacturing facilities and distribution 
warehouses remain operational and fully staffed. However, we did have 
a third party U.S. toller that was disrupted in the fourth quarter because 
of COVID-related staffing issues, which signifies one of the ongoing 

business risks that the pandemic creates. We do not yet know the full 
extent of the disruptions on either our business and operations or the 
global economy nor the duration of the pandemic and its adverse effects.

We have implemented new procedures to support the health and 
safety of our employees and we are following all U.S. Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, as well as state and regional health 
department guidelines. The well-being of our employees is FMC’s 
top priority. Although most FMC office-based employees around 
the world have been working remotely during this period, we have 
implemented procedures to safely return to the workplace in regions 
where the pandemic is controlled and local health officials have deemed 

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ITEM 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

this to be safe in compliance with any government regulations. In 
addition, we have thousands of employees who continue operating our 
manufacturing sites and distribution warehouses. In all our facilities, 
we are using a variety of best practices to address COVID-19 risks, 
following the protocols and procedures recommended by leading 
health authorities. We are monitoring the situation in regions where 
the pandemic continues to escalate and in such regions will remain in a 
remote working environment until it is safe to return to the workplace. 
During 2020 we have made significant investments in our employees 
as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including through enhanced 
dependent care pay policies, recognition bonuses, increased flexibility 
of work schedules and hours of work to accommodate remote working 
arrangements, and investment in IT infrastructure to promote remote 
work. Through these efforts we have successfully avoided any COVID-19 
related furloughs or workforce reductions to date.

In addition to addressing the needs of the Company and our employees, 
FMC has been a leader in supporting the needs of the communities in 
which FMC has operations and those generally in need as a result of 
the pandemic. Since the advent of the pandemic, we have donated in 
excess of 233,000 personal protective equipment supplies, including 
N95 masks, surgical masks, protective cover suits, goggles and similar 
items. We have also donated more than 1,800 containers and canisters 

2020 Highlights

The following are the more significant developments in our businesses 
during the year ended December 31, 2020:
•• Revenue of $4,642.1 million in 2020 increased $32.3 million or 
approximately 1 percent versus last year. A more detailed review of 
revenues is included under the section entitled “Results of Operations”. 
On a regional basis, sales in North America decreased 8 percent, 
driven primarily by timing of shipments and supply chain disruptions, 
including COVID related factors, sales in Latin America increased by 
1 percent, sales in Europe, Middle East and Africa increased by 4 percent 
and sales in Asia increased 6 percent, primarily by volume growth.
•• Our gross margin of $2,052.0 million decreased $31.6 million or 
approximately 2 percent versus last year. The decrease in gross margin 
was primarily driven by unfavorable foreign currency impacts primarily 
in Latin America. Gross margin as a percent of revenue of 44 percent 
decreased slightly from 45 percent in the prior year period, primarily 
due to unfavorable foreign currency headwinds.
•• Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased from 
$792.9 million to $729.7 million. Selling, general and administrative 
expenses, excluding transaction-related charges, of $676.4 million 
decreased $38.7 million or approximately 5 percent. These decreases 
were a result of cost-saving measures implemented in response to the 
pandemic. Transaction-related charges are presented in our Adjusted 
Earnings Non-GAAP financial measurement below under the section 
titled “Results of Operations”.

used to transport alcohol-based disinfecting solution. Additional 
efforts include financial contributions to hunger-relief organizations; 
assisting with disinfecting schools and other public spaces in villages; 
and supporting various community initiatives.

In our supply chain, sourcing of raw materials and intermediates was 
not a significant issue, although we continued to see some logistics 
challenges and related higher costs. We are conscious of the potential 
downside risks in future periods and expect to continue to experience 
disruption caused by COVID-19 in our supply chain and logistics. 
We have also seen some pockets of reduced demand as a result of 
COVID-19, primarily related to disruptions of farm worker labor 
required for planting, harvesting and packing crops (especially fruits, 
vegetables and other specialty crops) which may continue going 
forward. As discussed in our 2020 quarterly reports, we implemented 
price increases and cost-saving measures across the company to offset 
impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and related foreign currency 
headwinds. We amended our debt covenants with our banks on 
April 22, 2020 (see Note 11 for more details) to provide significant 
additional headroom above any of the COVID-19 related scenarios 
assessed by the company. We will continue to monitor the economic 
environment related to the pandemic on an ongoing basis and assess 
the impacts on our business.

•• Research and development expenses of $287.9 million decreased 
$10.2 million or 3 percent. The decrease was primarily due to cost-
saving measures taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We 
did not cancel any research and development projects, but we phased 
some differently to allow lower costs this year in response to the 
pandemic without fundamentally impacting long-term timelines. We 
maintain our commitment to invest resources to discover new active 
ingredients and formulations that support resistance management 
and sustainable agriculture.
•• Net income (loss) attributable to FMC stockholders of $551.5 million 
increased $74.1 million or approximately 16 percent from 
$477.4 million in the prior year period. The higher results were 
driven by cost-saving measures of a combined $73.4 million in selling, 
general, and administrative and research and development expenses 
combined in response to the pandemic. Restructuring and other 
charges were $38.8 million lower versus prior year and discontinued 
operations expense decreased $35 million compared to the prior year. 
These increases to income were slightly offset by higher tax expense 
and higher provision for income taxes of $39.4 million and higher 
non-operating pension and postretirement charges of $13.1 million. 
Adjusted after-tax earnings from continuing operations attributable 
to FMC stockholders of $809.0 million increased $5.3 million or 
approximately 1 percent. See the disclosure of our Adjusted Earnings 
Non-GAAP financial measurement under the section titled “Results 
of Operations”.

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PART II  

Other 2020 Highlights

In November 2020, we successfully completed the implementation of 
our new SAP system. We now have a single, modern system across the 
entire company for the first time in our history.

On October 2, 2020, we closed on the previously disclosed transaction 
with Isagro S.p.A (“Isagro”) for a purchase price of approximately 
$65 million, which resulted in a charge in the fourth quarter of 2020. 
The Fluindapyr acquisition has been treated as an asset acquisition for 
accounting purposes as it does not meet the definition of a business. 
Therefore, any acquired in-process research and development was 
immediately expensed. See Note 9 in the consolidated financial statements 
included within this Form 10-K for further details.

2021 Outlook

Our 2021 expectation for the overall global crop protection market 
growth is that it will be up low-single digits on a percentage basis in 
U.S. dollars. Commodity prices for many of the major crops are higher 
and stock-to-use ratios have improved compared to this time last year. 
All regions are seeing some benefit from better crop commodity prices, 
while the impacts from COVID on crop demand appear to be lessening.

In June 2020, we launched FMC Ventures, our new venture capital arm 
targeting strategic investments in start-ups and early-stage companies that 
are developing and applying emerging technologies in the agricultural 
industry. The group will be making small, seed type investments.

In May 2020, we announced the launch of our Arc™ farm intelligence 
platform, a proprietary precision agriculture platform that enables 
growers and advisors to more accurately predict pest pressure before 
it becomes a problem.

We expect 2021 revenue will be in the range of approximately 
$4.9 billion to $5.1 billion, up approximately 8 percent at the midpoint 
versus 2020. We also expect adjusted EBITDA(1) of $1.32 billion to 
$1.42 billion, which represents 10 percent growth at the midpoint 
versus 2020 results. 2021 adjusted earnings are expected to be in the 
range of $6.65 to $7.35 per diluted share(1), up 13 percent at the 
midpoint versus 2020, excluding any impact from potential share 
repurchases in 2021. For cash flow outlook, refer to the liquidity and 
capital resources section below.

(1)  Although we provide forecasts for adjusted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP financial measures), we are not able to forecast the most directly 
comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Certain elements of the composition of the U.S. GAAP amounts are not predictable, 
making it impractical for us to forecast. Such elements include, but are not limited to, restructuring, acquisition charges, and discontinued operations. As a result, 
no U.S. GAAP outlook is provided.

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ITEM 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Results of Operations — 2020, 2019 and 2018

Overview

The following charts provide a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, 
Adjusted Earnings and Organic Revenue Growth, all of which are Non-
GAAP financial measures, from the most directly comparable GAAP 
measure. Adjusted EBITDA is provided to assist the readers of our 
financial statements with useful information regarding our operating 
results. Our operating results are presented based on how we assess 
operating performance and internally report financial information. 
For management purposes, we report operating performance based on 
earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, 
discontinued operations, and corporate special charges. Our Adjusted 
Earnings measure excludes corporate special charges, net of income 
taxes, discontinued operations attributable to FMC stockholders, net 
of income taxes, and certain Non-GAAP tax adjustments. These are 
excluded by us in the measure we use to evaluate business performance 

and determine certain performance-based compensation. Organic 
Revenue Growth excludes the impacts of foreign currency changes, which 
we believe is a meaningful metric to evaluate our revenue changes. These 
items are discussed in detail within the “Other Results of Operations” 
section that follows. In addition to providing useful information about 
our operating results to investors, we also believe that excluding the 
effect of corporate special charges, net of income taxes, and certain 
Non-GAAP tax adjustments from operating results and discontinued 
operations allows management and investors to compare more easily 
the financial performance of our underlying business from period to 
period. These measures should not be considered as substitutes for net 
income (loss) or other measures of performance or liquidity reported 
in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Year Ended December 31,

$

$

$

$

2018
4,285.3 

2020
4,642.1  $

2019
4,609.8  $

2,405.5 
1,879.8 
790.0 
287.7 
61.2 
3,544.4 

2,590.1 
2,052.0  $
729.7 
287.9 
132.2 
3,739.9  $

2,526.2 
2,083.6  $
792.9 
298.1 
171.0 
3,788.2  $

(in Millions) 
Revenue
Costs and Expenses
Costs of sales and services
Gross Margin
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Research and development expenses
Restructuring and other charges (income)
Total costs and expenses
Income from continuing operations before equity in (earnings) loss of affiliates, 
non-operating pension and postretirement charges (income), interest income, interest 
expense, and provision for income taxes(1)
Equity in (earnings) loss of affiliates
Non-operating pension and postretirement charges (income)
Interest income
Interest expense
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
Provision for income taxes
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
Net income (loss) (GAAP)
Adjustments to arrive at Adjusted EBITDA:
Corporate special charges (income):
Restructuring and other charges (income)(3)
Non-operating pension and postretirement charges (income)(4)
Transaction-related charges(5)
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
Interest expense, net
Depreciation and amortization
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
ADJUSTED EBITDA (NON-GAAP)(2)
(1)  Referred to as operating profit.
(2)  Adjusted EBITDA is defined as operating profit excluding corporate special charges (income) and depreciation and amortization expense.
(3)  See Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for details of restructuring and other charges (income).
(4)  Our non-operating pension and postretirement charges (income) are defined as those costs (benefits) related to interest, expected return on plan assets, amortized 
actuarial gains and losses and the impacts of any plan curtailments or settlements. These are excluded from our operating results and are primarily related to 
changes in pension plan assets and liabilities which are tied to financial market performance and we consider these costs to be outside our operational performance. 
We continue to include the service cost and amortization of prior service cost in our operating results noted above. These elements reflect the current year operating 
costs to our businesses for the employment benefits provided to active employees.

821.6  $
— 
8.1 
(1.9)
160.4 
655.0  $
111.5 
543.5  $
(63.3)
480.2  $

902.2  $
— 
21.2 
(0.1)
151.3 
729.8  $
150.9 
578.9  $
(28.3)
550.6  $

132.2  $
21.2 
53.3 
28.3 
151.2 
162.7 
150.9 
1,250.4  $

171.0  $
8.1 
77.8 
63.3 
158.5 
150.1 
111.5 
1,220.5  $

61.2 
(0.5)
156.5 
26.1 
133.1 
150.2 
70.8 
1,108.9 

740.9 
(0.1)
(0.5)
(1.4)
134.5 
608.4 
70.8 
537.6 
(26.1)
511.5 

$

$

$

$

$

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(5)  Charges relate to the expensing of the inventory fair value step-up resulting from the application of purchase accounting, transaction costs, costs for transitional 
employees, other acquired employee related costs, integration related legal and professional third-party fees. Except for the completion of certain in-flight initiatives, 
primarily associated with the finalization of our worldwide ERP system, we completed the integration of the DuPont Crop Protection Business as of June 30, 
2020. The TSA is now terminated and the last phase of the ERP system transition went live in November 2020 with a stabilization period that will go into 
the first quarter of 2021. Estimated remaining costs are expected to be less than $5 million for the completion of these defined in-flight initiatives during the 
remaining time period. Amounts represent the following:

Year Ended December 31,

(in Millions)
DuPont Crop Protection Business Acquisition(1)
Legal and professional fees(2)
86.9 
Inventory fair value amortization(3)
69.6 
TOTAL TRANSACTION-RELATED CHARGES
156.5 
(1)  As previously disclosed, in November 2017, we acquired certain assets relating to the crop protection business of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 

77.8  $
— 
77.8  $

53.3  $
— 
53.3  $

$

$

and the related research and development organization (the “DuPont Crop Protection Business”).

(2)  Represents  transaction  costs,  costs  for  transitional  employees,  other  acquired  employees  related  costs,  and  transactional-related  costs  such  as  legal  and 
professional third-party fees. These charges are recorded as a component of “Selling, general and administrative expense” on the consolidated statements of 
income (loss).

(3)  These charges are included in “Costs of sales and services” on the consolidated statements of income (loss).

2019

2018

2020

ADJUSTED EARNINGS RECONCILIATION

(in Millions)
Net income (loss) attributable to FMC stockholders (GAAP)

Corporate special charges (income), pre-tax(1)
Income tax expense (benefit) on Corporate special charges (income)(2)

$

Year Ended December 31,

2020  
551.5  $
206.7 
(23.8)
182.9  $
— 
28.3 
46.3 

2019  
477.4  $
256.9 
(49.2)
207.7  $
— 
63.3 
55.3 

2018
502.1 
217.2 
(52.8)
164.4 
(0.5)
29.3 
17.3 

$

Corporate special charges (income), net of income taxes
Adjustment for noncontrolling interest, net of tax on Corporate special charges (income)
Discontinued operations attributable to FMC Stockholders, net of income taxes
Non-GAAP tax adjustments(3)
ADJUSTED AFTER-TAX EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS 
ATTRIBUTABLE TO FMC STOCKHOLDERS (NON-GAAP)
803.7  $
(1)  Represents restructuring and other charges (income), non-operating pension and postretirement charges (income) and transaction-related charges.
(2)  The income tax expense (benefit) on Corporate special charges (income) is determined using the applicable rates in the taxing jurisdictions in which the Corporate 
special charge or income occurred and includes both current and deferred income tax expense (benefit) based on the nature of the non-GAAP performance measure.
(3)  We exclude the GAAP tax provision, including discrete items, from the Non-GAAP measure of income, and instead include a Non-GAAP tax provision based upon 
the annual Non-GAAP effective tax rate. The GAAP tax provision includes certain discrete tax items including, but not limited to: income tax expenses or benefits 
that are not related to current year ongoing business operations; tax adjustments associated with fluctuations in foreign currency remeasurement of certain foreign 
operations; certain changes in estimates of tax matters related to prior fiscal years; certain changes in the realizability of deferred tax assets; and changes in tax law 
which includes the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“the Act”) enacted on December 22, 2017. Management believes excluding these discrete tax items assists 
investors and securities analysts in understanding the tax provision and the effective tax rate related to ongoing operations thereby providing investors with useful 
supplemental information about FMC’s operational performance.

809.0  $

712.6 

$

ORGANIC REVENUE GROWTH RECONCILIATION

Total Revenue Change (GAAP)
Less: Foreign Currency Impact
ORGANIC REVENUE CHANGE (NON-GAAP)

Results of Operations

In the discussion below, all comparisons are between the periods unless otherwise noted.

Revenue

 Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2020 vs. 2019  
1%
(6%)
7% 

2020 vs. 2019
Revenue of $4,642.1 increased $32.3 million, or approximately 1 percent versus the prior year period. The increase was driven by higher volumes, 
primarily in Latin America and Asia, which accounted for an approximate 4 percent increase, as well as favorable pricing which accounted for 
an approximate 3 percent increase. Foreign currency headwinds had an unfavorable impact of approximately 6 percent on revenue. Excluding 
foreign currency impacts, revenue increased approximately 7 percent.

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2019 vs. 2018
Revenue of $4,609.8 million increased $324.5 million, or approximately 8 percent versus the prior year period. The increase was driven by higher 
volumes, primarily in Latin America, and pricing which accounted for an approximate 8 percent and 3 percent increase, respectively, slightly 
offset by unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations of approximately 3 percent.

See below for a discussion of revenue by region.

TOTAL REVENUE BY REGION

(in Millions)
North America
Latin America
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
Asia
TOTAL

2020 vs. 2019
North America: Revenue decreased approximately 8 percent in the 
year ended December 31, 2020. Sales were impacted due to supply 
chain disruptions, including COVID-related factors associated with 
logistics and a tolling partner in the fourth quarter. Additionally, we had 
channel destocking in the first half of the year. We continued market 
expansion of the Lucento® fungicide, which had a strong second year, 
and Elevest™ insect control had a good launch year.

Latin America: Revenue increased approximately 1 percent, or 
approximately 17 percent excluding foreign currency headwinds, for 
the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the prior year period 
due primarily to high-single digit volume growth and solid price 
increases. Brazil had robust demand for our products for soybeans and 
sugarcane, while there was reduced acreage for cotton.

EMEA: Revenue increased approximately 4 percent versus the prior 
year period, or approximately 6 percent excluding foreign currency 
headwinds. Demand was driven by diamides on specialty crops, Battle® 
Delta herbicide on cereals and Spotlight® Plus herbicide on potatoes.

Asia: Revenue increased approximately 6 percent versus the prior 
year period, or approximately 9 percent excluding foreign currency 
headwinds, primarily driven by market expansion and share gains in 
India and the very strong market rebound in Australia. Our diamides 
were in high demand throughout the region in 2020, as we continue 
to grow on specialty crops like rice and fruit and vegetables.

2019 vs. 2018
North America: Revenue increased approximately 3 percent in the year 
ended December 31, 2019, primarily driven by volume growth and 
strength of Rynaxypyr® and Cyazypyr® actives on specialty crops, the 
launch of Lucento® fungicide, and strong herbicide sales in Canada.

Latin America: Revenue increased approximately 19 percent, or 
approximately 23 percent excluding foreign currency headwinds, for 
the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the prior year period 
due primarily to strong demand in Brazil for insecticides on cotton, 
herbicides on sugarcane, and insecticides in soybean applications. Strong 
growth in Argentina, due to improved market access and strength of 
herbicides in soybean applications also contributed to the significant 
growth in the region.

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Year Ended December 31,

2020
1,032.5  $
1,456.5 
1,046.3 
1,106.8 
4,642.1  $

2019
1,121.1  $
1,441.7 
1,001.8 
1,045.2 
4,609.8  $

2018
1,090.8 
1,210.1 
966.0 
1,018.4 
4,285.3 

$

$

EMEA: Revenue increased approximately 4 percent versus the prior 
year period, or approximately 10 percent excluding foreign currency 
headwinds, primarily due to the successful launch of Battle® Delta 
herbicides and Cyazypyr® insect control registrations across the region. 
Favorable weather, demand for our diamide products, and higher 
pricing throughout the region also contributed to the increase. These 
increases were partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency impacts.

Asia: Revenue increased approximately 3 percent versus the prior 
year period, or approximately 8 percent excluding foreign currency 
headwinds, primarily driven by continued strong growth in India and 
new products across the region. Partially offsetting the increases were 
adverse weather conditions in Australia and challenged rice markets 
in China.

In late March 2019, there was an explosion within an industrial park 
in China which impacted one plant operated by one of our contract 
manufacturing tollers. The local government had temporarily shut 
down the entire park to investigate the cause of the explosion. During 
2020, our toller received approval for a phased re-opening that began 
during the fourth quarter and will continue through 2021. Our global 
manufacturing network provides significant supply chain flexibility. 
Due to the strength of our partnerships and our alternate sourcing 
options, we have been able to secure supply of the active ingredients 
normally manufactured at this location.

Gross margin

2020 vs. 2019
Gross margin of $2,052.0 million decreased $31.6 million, or 
approximately 2 percent versus the prior year period. The decrease 
was primarily due to unfavorable foreign currency impacts.

Gross margin percent of approximately 44 percent slightly decreased 
from 45 percent in the prior year period, primarily due to unfavorable 
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2019 vs. 2018
Gross margin of $2,083.6 million increased $203.8 million, or 
approximately 11 percent versus the prior year period. Gross margin, 
excluding transaction-related charges, increased versus the prior year 
period by $134.2 million. The increase was primarily due to higher 
revenues driven by increased volume and pricing, partially offset by 
higher costs, primarily raw material costs.

Gross margin percent of approximately 45 percent slightly increased 
from approximately 44 percent in the prior year period. The increase 
from higher pricing was nearly offset by higher costs, primarily raw 
material costs. Gross margin percent, excluding transaction-related 
charges, of approximately 45 percent remained relatively flat compared 
to the prior year period.

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

2020 vs. 2019
Selling, general and administrative expenses of $729.7 million decreased 
by $63.2 million, or approximately 8.0 percent versus the prior 
year period. Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding 
transaction-related charges, decreased $38.7 million, or approximately 
5 percent, versus the prior year period due to cost-saving measures 
implemented in response to the pandemic.

2019 vs. 2018
Selling, general and administrative expenses of $792.9 million slightly 
increased by $2.9 million versus the prior year period. Selling, general 
and administrative expenses, excluding transaction-related charges, 
increased $12.0 million, or approximately 2 percent, versus the prior 
year period.

which accounted for approximately 9 percent, 9 percent, and 6 percent 
increases respectively. These factors offset foreign currency fluctuations 
which had an unfavorable impact of approximately 22 percent on 
Adjusted EBITDA.

2019 vs. 2018
Adjusted EBITDA of $1,220.5 million increased $111.6 million, or 
approximately 10 percent versus the prior year period. The increase 
was due to the strong demand which led to higher volumes and higher 
pricing as discussed above which contributed approximately 18 percent 
and 12 percent to the increase, respectively. The price increases were 
primarily seen in Latin America. These factors more than offset the higher 
costs, primarily driven by higher raw material costs, and unfavorable 
foreign currency fluctuations which impacted the change in Adjusted 
EBITDA by approximately 15 percent and 5 percent, respectively.

Other Results of Operations

Depreciation and amortization

2020 vs. 2019
Depreciation and amortization of $162.7 million increased $12.6 million, 
or approximately 8 percent, as compared to 2019 of $150.1 million. 
The increase was mostly driven by the impacts of the amortization 
effects of the completion of various phases of our ERP implementation 
which increased amortization expense by approximately $10 million.

2019 vs. 2018
Depreciation and amortization of $150.1 million remained relatively 
flat as compared to 2018 of $150.2 million.

Research and development expenses

Interest expense, net

2020 vs. 2019
Research and development expenses of $287.9 million decreased $10.2 
million, or approximately 3 percent versus the prior year period due to 
cost-saving measures taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but 
we did not cancel any research and development projects. We phased 
some projects differently to allow lower costs this year in response to 
the pandemic without fundamentally impacting long-term timelines.

2019 vs. 2018
Research and development expenses of $298.1 million increased $10.4 
million, or approximately 4 percent versus the prior year period primarily 
due to investments in our global discovery and product development.

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)

2020 vs. 2019
Adjusted EBITDA of $1,250.4 million increased $29.9 million, or 
approximately 2 percent versus the prior year period. The increase was 
due to higher volumes, higher pricing, and strong cost management 

2020 vs. 2019
Interest expense, net of $151.2 million decreased by $7.3 million, or 
approximately 5 percent, compared to $158.5 million in 2019. The 
decrease was driven by lower term loan balances which decreased 
interest expense by approximately $17 million, lower LIBOR rates 
which decreased interest expense by approximately $20 million and 
partially offset by the impacts of our third quarter 2019 debt offering 
which increased interest expense by approximately $30 million.

2019 vs. 2018
Interest expense, net of $158.5 increased by $25.4 million, or 
approximately 19 percent compared to $133.1 million in 2018. The 
increase was driven by the issuance of the Senior Notes discussed further 
below, which increased interest expense by approximately $7 million, 
and higher average foreign debt balances throughout the year, which 
increased interest expense by approximately $17 million.

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Corporate special charges (income)

Restructuring and other charges (income)
Our restructuring and other charges (income) are comprised of restructuring, assets disposals and other charges (income) as described below:

(in Millions)
Restructuring charges
Other charges (income), net
TOTAL RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES (INCOME)(1)
(1)  See Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K for more information.

$

$

Year Ended December 31,

2020
42.6  $
89.6 
132.2  $

2019
62.2  $
108.8 
171.0  $

2018
124.1 
(62.9)
61.2 

2020
Restructuring charges in 2020 primarily consisted of $40.2 million 
of charges associated with the integration of the DuPont Crop 
Protection Business which was completed during the second quarter 
of 2020 except for certain in-flight initiatives. These charges included 
severance, accelerated depreciation on certain fixed assets, and other 
costs (benefits). There were other miscellaneous restructuring charges 
$2.4 million.

Other charges (income), net in 2020 includes $65.6 million of charges 
related to our acquisition of the remaining rights for Fluindapyr active 
ingredient assets from Isagro. See Note 9 for further information 
regarding this matter. Additional charges of $24.9 million consists 
of charges of environmental sites.

2019
Restructuring charges in 2019 primarily consisted of $34.1 million of 
charges related to our decision to exit sales of all carbofuran formulations 
globally and $26.4 million of charges associated with the integration 
of the DuPont Crop Protection Business. These charges included 
severance, accelerated depreciation on certain fixed assets, and other 
costs (benefits). There were other miscellaneous restructuring charges 
$1.7 million.

Other charges (income), net in 2019 primarily consists of charges of 
environmental sites. During the fourth quarter of 2019, we recorded 
a charge of $72.8 million a result of an unfavorable court ruling we 
received in relation to the Pocatello Tribal Litigation at one of our 
environmental sites. See Note 12 for further information regarding 
this matter.

2018
Restructuring charges in 2018 were primarily associated with restructuring 
charges associated with the integration of the DuPont Crop Protection 
Business. These charges primarily consisted of approximately $59 million 
of charges related to the change in our market access model in India 
and approximately $28 million of charges due to our decision to exit 
the Ewing R&D center. Refer to Note 9 for more information. Other 
restructuring charges related to the integration of the acquired DuPont 
Crop Protection Business totaled approximately $22 million.

Other charges (income), net in 2018 primarily consists of income from 
the gain on sales of $87.2 million from the divestment of a portion of 
FMC’s European herbicide portfolio to Nufarm Limited and certain 
products of our India portfolio to Crystal Crop Protection Limited. 
These divestitures satisfied FMC’s commitment to the European 
Commission and the Competition Commission of India, respectively, 

for regulatory requirements in order to complete the DuPont Crop 
Protection Acquisition. Additionally, there were environmental related 
charges of $21.7 million for remediation activities and $2.6 million 
of other charges.

Non-operating pension and postretirement (charges) 
income

2020 vs. 2019
The charge for 2020 was $21.2 million compared to $8.1 million 
in 2019. The increase in non-operating pension and post retirement 
charges (income) is attributable to the continued approach of using 
the smoothed market related value of assets (MRVA) as opposed to the 
actual fair value of plan assets in the determination of 2020 expense. 
This continued approach will create some volatility in our non-operating 
periodic pension cost since our qualified pension plan is 100 percent 
fixed income securities.

2019 vs. 2018
The charge for 2019 was $8.1 million compared to income of $0.5 million 
in 2018. The change was due to lower expected return on plan assets 
of approximately $10 million resulting from the full shift to a fixed 
income investment portfolio for the full year of 2019 versus the shift 
to a primarily fixed income investment portfolio for only a portion of 
the year in 2018. See Note 15 for more information.

Transaction-related charges
A detailed description of the transaction related charges is included 
in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included within 
this Form 10-K.

Provision for income taxes

Provision for income taxes for 2020 was expense of $150.9 million 
resulting in an effective tax rate of 20.7 percent. Provision for income 
taxes for 2019 was expense of $111.5 million resulting in an effective tax 
rate of 17.0 percent. Provision for income taxes for 2018 was expense 
of $70.8 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 11.6 percent. 
Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements included in this 
Form 10-K includes more details on the drivers of the GAAP effective 
rate and year-over-year changes. We believe showing the reconciliation 
below of our GAAP to Non-GAAP effective tax rate provides investors 
with useful supplemental information about our tax rate on the core 
underlying business.

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PART II  

2020

Tax 
Provision 
(Benefit)

Income 
(Expense)

Effective 
Tax Rate

Income 
(Expense)

Year Ended December 31,
2019
Tax 
Provision 
(Benefit)

Effective 
Tax Rate

2018
Tax 
Provision 
(Benefit)

Income 
(Expense)

Effective 
Tax Rate

$

$

150.9 

729.8 

(in Millions)
GAAP - Continuing 
operations
Corporate special charges 
(income)
Tax adjustments(1)
Non-GAAP - Continuing
(1)  Tax adjustments in 2020, 2019, and 2018 are materially attributable to the effects of certain changes in prior year tax matters and the realizability of deferred 
tax assets in certain jurisdictions. Tax adjustments in 2018 also include the effects of the Act, primarily related to the one-time transition tax and the decrease in 
the U.S. federal tax rate. See Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for additional discussion.

23.8 
(46.3)
936.5  $ 128.4 

49.2 
(55.3)
911.9  $ 105.4 

52.8 
(17.3)
$ 106.3 

11.6 % $ 825.6 

17.0 % $

13.7 % $

20.7 % $

655.0  $

12.9 %

11.6 %

111.5 

608.4 

206.7 

256.9 

217.2 

70.8 

$

$

The primary drivers for the fluctuations in the effective tax rate for 
each period are provided in the table above. Excluding the items in 
the table above, the changes in the non-GAAP effective tax rate were 
primarily due to the impact of geographic mix of earnings among our 
global subsidiaries. See Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements 
for additional details related to the provisions for income taxes on 
continuing operations, as well as items that significantly impact our 
effective tax rate.

Discontinued operations, net of income taxes

Our discontinued operations, in periods up to its disposition, represent 
our discontinued FMC Lithium and FMC Health and Nutrition 
business results as well as adjustments to retained liabilities from other 
previously discontinued operations. The primary liabilities retained 
include environmental liabilities, other postretirement benefit liabilities, 
self-insurance, long-term obligations related to legal proceedings and 
historical restructuring activities. See Note 11 to the consolidated 
financial statements for additional details on our discontinued operations.

2020 vs. 2019
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes represented a loss of 
$28.3 million in 2020 compared to a loss of $63.3 million in 2019. 
The loss during both periods was primarily due to adjustments related 
to the retained liabilities from our previously discontinued operations. 
Offsetting the loss in both 2019 and 2020 were the gain on sale of 
two parcels of land in our discontinued site in Newark, California of 
$21 million and $24 million, net of taxes, respectively. Additionally, 
during 2019, we included the net loss from our discontinued FMC 
Lithium segment, primarily due to separation-related costs, up to its 
separation date on March 1, 2019.

2019 vs. 2018
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes represented a loss of 
$63.3 million in 2019 compared to a loss of $26.1 million in 2018. 
2019 included the net loss from our discontinued FMC Lithium 

segment, primarily due to separation-related costs, up to its separation 
date on March 1, 2019, compared to income for the full year in 2018. 
Offsetting the loss was the gain on sale from the sale of the first of two 
parcels of land of our discontinued site in Newark, California in 2019. 
During 2018, we recorded a charge of approximately $106 million as 
a result of active negotiations for a settlement agreement primarily to 
address discontinued operations at our Middleport, New York plant 
which was the subject of an Administrative Order on Consent entered 
into with the EPA and NYSDEC in 1991. The charge consisted of 
incremental estimated costs of remediation for certain offsite operable 
units associated with historic site operations as we engaged in settlement 
discussions with NYSDEC to resolve the path forward regarding 
remediation. Refer to Note 12 for further details.

Net income (loss) attributable to FMC stockholders

2020 vs. 2019
Net income (loss) attributable to FMC stockholders increased to 
$551.5 million from $477.4 million. The higher results were driven 
by a slight increase in revenue as well as cost-saving measures in selling, 
general, and administrative and research and development expenses 
in response to the pandemic. Restructuring and other charges were 
$38.8 million lower versus prior year and discontinued operations expense 
decreased $35 million compared to the prior year. These increases to 
income were partially offset by higher tax expense and higher provision 
for income taxes of $39.4 million and higher non-operating pension 
and postretirement charges of $13.1 million.

2019 vs. 2018
Net income (loss) attributable to FMC stockholders decreased to 
$477.4 million from $502.1 million. The decrease was primarily due to 
higher costs and expenses, particularly restructuring and other charges 
associated with environmental remediation at our decommissioned 
plant near Pocatello, higher tax provisions, and higher net interest 
expense. This was partially offset by higher adjusted EBITDA from 
higher volumes and pricing.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2020 and 2019, were 
$568.9 million and $339.1 million, respectively. We held more cash 
on the balance sheet as a result of significantly increased cash from 
operations year over year and held it in advance of a seasonal working 
capital build in the first quarter. Of the cash and cash equivalents 
balance at December 31, 2020, $560.5 million was held by our foreign 
subsidiaries. The cash held by foreign subsidiaries for permanent 
reinvestment is generally used to finance the subsidiaries’ operating 
activities and future foreign investments. We have not provided income 
taxes for other outside basis differences inherent in our investments in 
subsidiaries because the investments and related unremitted earnings 
are essentially permanent in duration or we have concluded that no 
additional tax liability will arise upon disposal or remittance. See 
Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements included within this 
Form 10-K for more information.

At December 31, 2020, we had total debt of $3,267.8 million as 
compared to $3,258.8 million at December 31, 2019. Total debt 
included $2,929.5 million and $3,031.1 million of long-term debt 
(excluding current portions of $93.6 million and $82.8 million) at 
December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Early in the second quarter 
of 2020 we amended the Revolving Credit Facility and 2017 Term 
Loan Agreements to increase the maximum leverage ratio, in order 
to address potential liquidity constraints that might arise due to the 
COVID-19 pandemic. Although we had not then, and have not since, 
experienced any liquidity issues as a result of the economic impacts of 
the pandemic, we determined that it would be prudent to take this step, 
as the higher leverage ratio provides significant headroom above any of 
the COVID-19 related scenarios assessed by the company. Additionally, 
during the second quarter we fully repaid the $500 million revolver 
draw made late in the first quarter at the height of the pandemic’s 
impact on short-term financing markets. As of December 31, 2020, 
we were in compliance with all of our debt covenants. See Note 14 
in the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K 
for further details. We remain committed to solid investment grade 
credit metrics, and expect full-year average leverage to be in line with 
this commitment in 2020.

The decrease in long-term debt was primarily due to paydowns on the 
2017 Term Loan Facility, which is scheduled to mature on November 
1, 2022. The borrowings under the 2017 Term Loan Facility will bear 
interest at a floating rate, which will be a base rate or a Eurocurrency 
rate equal to the London interbank offered rate for the relevant interest 
period, plus in each case an applicable margin, as determined in 
accordance with the provisions of the 2017 Term Loan Facility. The 
decrease in long-term debt was offset by the increase in short-term debt.

Our short-term debt consists of foreign borrowings and our commercial 
paper program. Foreign borrowings decreased from $144.9 million at 
December 31, 2019 to $98.4 million at December 31, 2020 while 
outstanding commercial paper increased from zero at December 31, 2019 
to $146.3 million at December 31, 2020. We provide parent-company 
guarantees to lending institutions providing credit to our foreign 
subsidiaries.

Our commercial paper program allows us to borrow at rates generally 
more favorable than those available under our credit facility. At December 
31, 2020, we had $146.3 million borrowings outstanding under the 
commercial paper program at an average borrowing rate of 0.5 percent. 
Our commercial paper balances fluctuate from year to year depending 
on working capital needs and status on receivables collections.

Revolving Credit Facility and 2017 Term Loan 
Agreement Amendment

On April 22, 2020, we amended both our Revolving Credit Agreement 
and 2017 Term Loan Agreement which, among other things, increased 
the maximum leverage ratio financial covenant and added a negative 
covenant restricting purchases of the Company’s stock if at any time 
the maximum leverage ratio exceeds 3.5 through the period ending 
June 30, 2021. See Note 14 for further details.

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Statement of Cash Flows 

Cash provided (required) by operating activities was $736.8 million, $555.6 million and $362.7 
million for 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
The table below presents the components of net cash provided (required) by operating activities. For comparability, the prior period amounts for 
“Change in all other operating assets and liabilities” have been recast to reflect the current period presentation.

(in Millions)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in (earnings) loss of affiliates, non-operating 
pension expense and postretirement charges, interest expense, net and income taxes
Restructuring and other charges (income), transaction-related charges and depreciation and 
amortization
Operating income before depreciation and amortization (Non-GAAP)

Change in trade receivables, net(1)
Change in guarantees of vendor financing
Change in advance payments from customers(2)
Change in accrued customer rebates(3)
Change in inventories(4)
Change in accounts payable(5)
Change in all other operating assets and liabilities(6)

Operating cash flows (Non-GAAP)
Restructuring and other spending(7)
Environmental spending, continuing, net of recoveries(8)
Pension and other postretirement benefit contributions(9)
Net interest payments(10)
Tax payments, net of refunds(11)
Transaction and integration costs(12)

$

$

$

Year ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

902.2  $

821.6  $

740.9 

348.2   
1,250.4  $
(71.8)  
64.8 
(145.5)
17.2 
(59.7)
61.8 
(68.2)
1,049.0  $
(17.9)  
(1.9)
(4.6)
(141.8)
(82.1)
(63.9)

398.9 
1,220.5  $
(123.5)
8.6 
34.1 
(85.8)
6.4 
103.0 
(208.5)
954.8  $
(18.6)  
(18.3)
(13.4)
(140.9)
(130.9)
(77.1)

367.9 
1,108.8 
(281.5)
15.4 
80.2 
104.1 
(200.7)
166.7 
(187.5)
805.5 
(25.2)
(20.3)
(37.5)
(133.4)
(125.3)
(101.1)

CASH PROVIDED (REQUIRED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES 
OF CONTINUING OPERATIONS
(1)  The change in trade receivables in all periods include the impacts of seasonality and the receivable build intrinsic in our business. The change in cash flows related to trade 
receivables in 2020 was driven by timing of collections as well as higher sales. Collection timing is more pronounced in certain countries such as Brazil where there may be terms 
significantly longer than the rest of our business. Additionally, timing of collection is impacted as amounts for all periods include carry-over balances remaining to be collected 
in Latin America, where collection periods are measured in months rather than weeks. During 2020, we collected approximately $931 million of receivables in Brazil.
(2)  Advance payments are typically received in the fourth quarter of each year, primarily in our North America operations as revenue associated with advance payments is 
recognized, generally in the first half of each year following the seasonality of that business, as shipments are made and title, ownership and risk of loss pass to the customer. 
The change in 2020 was primarily related to lower overall payments received and higher application of funds to accounts receivable balances year over year.

736.8  $

555.6  $

362.7 

$

(3)  These rebates are primarily associated within North America, and to a lesser extent Brazil, and in North America generally settle in the fourth quarter of each year given 
the end of the respective crop cycle. The changes year over year are associated with the mix in sales eligible for rebates and incentives in 2020 compared to 2019 and 2018 
and timing of certain rebate payments.

(4)  Changes in inventory in 2020 are a result of significant market impacts during the fourth quarter related to logistics and supply chain constraints in the U.S., reduced 
demand in the U.S., Brazil and Argentina, and products held by foreign customs. Changes in inventory in 2019 and 2018 are a result of inventory levels being adjusted 
to take into consideration the change in market conditions.

(5)  The change in cash flows related to accounts payable in 2020, 2019 and 2018 is primarily due to timing of payments made to suppliers and vendors. 2019 was partially 
impacted during portions of 2019 from global supply chain issues, primarily in China, which required us to obtain raw materials on payment terms shorter than normal.
(6)  Changes in all periods presented primarily represent timing of payments associated with all other operating assets and liabilities. Additionally, the 2020 and 2019 period 

includes the effects of the unfavorable contracts amortization of approximately $120 million and $116 million, respectively.

(7)  See Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K for further details.
(8)  Included in our results for each of the years presented are environmental charges for environmental remediation of $24.9 million, $108.7 million and $21.7 million, 
respectively. The amounts in 2020 will be spent in future years. The amounts represent environmental remediation spending which were recorded against pre-existing reserves, 
net of recoveries. Environmental obligations for continuing operations primarily represent obligations at shut down or abandoned facilities within businesses that do not 
meet the criteria for presentation as discontinued operations. Additionally, during the first quarter of 2020, we entered into a confidential insurance settlement pertaining to 
coverage at a legacy environmental site, which settlement resulted in a cash payment to FMC in the amount of $20.0 million. Refer to Note 12 for more details.

(9)  There were no voluntary contributions to our U.S. qualified defined benefit plan in 2020. Amounts in 2019 and 2018 include voluntary contributions to our U.S. 

qualified defined benefit plan of $7.0 million and $30.0 million, respectively.

(10)  Interest payments were basically flat versus prior year.
(11)  Amounts shown in the chart represent net tax payments of our continuing operations. The decrease in net tax payments in 2020 as compared to prior periods is primarily 
attributable to the deferral of income tax payments in various jurisdictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tax payments in 2019 primarily represent the 
payments of tax attributable to the Nufarm Limited sale, transition tax, and tax payments related to the acquired DuPont Crop Protection Business. Tax payments in 
2018 primarily represent the payments of tax attributable to the FMC Health and Nutrition segment disposition, transition tax and full year tax payments related to 
the acquired DuPont Crop Protection Business.

(12)  Represents payments for legal and professional fees associated with the DuPont Crop Protection Business Acquisition in addition to costs related to integrating the DuPont 
Crop Protection Business. Except for the completion of certain in-flight initiatives, primarily associated with the finalization of our worldwide ERP system, we completed 
the integration of the DuPont Crop Protection Business as of June 30, 2020. The TSA is now terminated and the last phase of the ERP system transition went live in 
November 2020 with a stabilization period that will go into the first quarter of 2021. Estimated remaining cash outflows are expected to be approximately $15 million 
for the completion of these defined in-flight initiatives during the remaining time period. See Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements for more information.

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Cash provided (required) by operating activities 
of discontinued operations was $(89.0) million, 
$(67.1) million and $5.7 million for 2020, 2019 
and 2018, respectively.

Cash required by operating activities of discontinued operations is 
directly related to environmental, other postretirement benefit liabilities, 
self-insurance, long-term obligations related to legal proceedings and 
historical restructuring activities.

Amounts in 2019 and 2018 also include the operating activities of 
our discontinued FMC Lithium segment, which was separated on 
March 1, 2019

Cash provided (required) by investing activities 
of continuing operations was $(200.4) million, 
$(195.9) million and $(37.5) million for 2020, 
2019 and 2018, respectively.

Cash required in 2020 primarily due to capital expenditures and 
spending related to our contract manufacturing arrangements, as well 
as continued spending associated with the final stages of our new SAP 
system implementation. 2020 also includes payments of $65.6 million 
to acquire the remaining rights for Fluindapyr from Isagro S.p.A 
(“Isagro”) in an asset acquisition.

Cash required in 2019 is primarily due to capital expenditures and 
spending related to our contract manufacturing arrangements, as 
well as continued spending during that period associated with the 
implementation of a new SAP system.

Cash required in 2018 is primarily due to higher capital expenditure 
spending as well as incremental capitalizable corporate level spending 
associated with the implementation of a new SAP system, partially 
offset by the sale of product portfolios of approximately $88 million 
that were required to complete the DuPont Crop Protection Business 
Acquisition.

Cash provided (required) by investing activities 
of discontinued operations was $31.1 million, 
$9.2 million and $(93.4) million for 2020, 2019 
and 2018, respectively. 

Cash provided by investing activities of discontinued operations in 2020 
and 2019 represents the proceeds of approximately $31 million and 

Free Cash Flow

$26 million from the sale of our two parcels of land of our discontinued 
site in Newark, California. These sales resulted in a gain recognized 
within discontinued operations in each period of approximately 
$24 million and $21 million, net of taxes, respectively. In 2019, this 
was partially offset by capital expenditures of our discontinued FMC 
Lithium segment. Cash required by investing activities of discontinued 
operations in 2018 represents the working capital payment associated 
with the divestiture of FMC Health and Nutrition as well as the capital 
expenditures of our discontinued FMC Lithium segment.

Cash provided (required) by financing activities 
was $(250.3) million, $(87.0) million and 
$(397.3) million in 2020, 2019 and 2018, 
respectively. 

The change in cash required by financing activities in 2020 is primarily 
driven by the prior year proceeds from the Senior Notes and higher 
dividend payments offset by a reduction in the payment of long term 
debt and a reduction of repurchases of common stock under our 
publicly announced program.

The change in cash required by financing activities in 2019 is primarily 
due to the proceeds from the Senior Notes offset by cash outflows 
including higher repurchases of common stock, repayment of long-term 
debt, and higher dividend payments in 2019 as compared to the prior 
period. 2018 included the net proceeds from the IPO of FMC Lithium 
which were more than offset by repayments of long-term debt, dividend 
payments and repurchases of common stock.

Cash provided (required) by financing activities 
of discontinued operations was zero , $(37.2) 
million and $34.0 million in 2020, 2019 and 
2018, respectively.

Cash required by financing activities of discontinued operations in 
2019 represents debt repayments on FMC Lithium’s external debt as 
well as cash payments associated with its separation. Cash provided 
by financing activities of discontinued operations in 2018 represents 
the proceeds from borrowing of long-term debt of our discontinued 
FMC Lithium segment.

We define free cash flow, a Non-GAAP financial measure, as all cash 
inflows and outflows excluding those related to financing activities (such 
as debt repayments, dividends, and share repurchases) and acquisition 
related investing activities. Free cash flow is calculated as all cash from 
operating activities reduced by spending for capital additions and other 
investing activities as well as legacy and transformation spending. 
Therefore, our calculation of free cash flow will almost always result in 
a lower amount than cash from operating activities from continuing 
operations, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure. However, 
the free cash flow measure is consistent with management’s assessment 

of operating cash flow performance and we believe it provides a useful 
basis for investors and securities analysts about the cash generated by 
routine business operations, including capital expenditures, in addition 
to assessing our ability to repay debt, fund acquisitions and return capital 
to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends.

Our use of free cash flow has limitations as an analytical tool and should 
not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of our 
results under U.S. GAAP. First, free cash flow is not a substitute for cash 
provided (required) by operating activities of continuing operations, 

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as it is not a measure of cash available for discretionary expenditures 
since we have non-discretionary obligations, primarily debt service, 
that are not deducted from the measure. Second, other companies may 
calculate free cash flow or similarly titled Non-GAAP financial measures 
differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, 
all of which could reduce the usefulness of free cash flow as a tool for 
comparison. Additionally, the utility of free cash flow is further limited 
as it does not reflect our future contractual commitments and does not 

represent the total increase or decrease in our cash balance for a given 
period. Because of these and other limitations, free cash flow should be 
considered along with cash provided (required) by operating activities 
of continuing operations and other comparable financial measures 
prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The table below presents a reconciliation of free cash flow from the 
most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure.

FREE CASH FLOW RECONCILIATION

(in Millions)
Cash provided (required) by operating activities of continuing operations (GAAP)

Transaction and integration costs(1)

Adjusted cash from operations(2)

Capital expenditures(3)
Other investing activities(3)(4)

Capital additions and other investing activities

Cash provided (required) by operating activities of discontinued operations(5)
Cash provided (required) by investing activities of discontinued operations(5)
Transaction and integration costs(1)
Investment in Enterprise Resource Planning system(3)

$

$

$

Year ended December 31,

2020
736.8  $
63.9   
800.7  $
(67.2)  
(20.4)
(87.6) $
(89.0)
31.1 
(63.9)
(47.2)
(169.0) $
544.1  $

2019
555.6  $
77.1 
632.7  $
(93.9)
(54.0)
(147.9) $
(67.1)
9.2 
(77.1)
(48.0)
(183.0) $
301.8  $

2018
362.7 
101.1 
463.8 
(83.0)
(13.6)
(96.6)
5.7 
(93.4)
(101.1)
(48.5)
(237.3)
129.9 

Legacy and transformation(6)
FREE CASH FLOW (NON-GAAP)
(1)  Represents payments for legal and professional fees associated with the DuPont Crop Protection Business Acquisition in addition to costs related to integrating the 

$
$

DuPont Crop Protection Business. See Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements for more information.

(2)  Adjusted cash from operations is defined as cash provided (required) by operating activities of continuing operations excluding the effects of transaction-related 

cash flows, which are included within Legacy and transformation.

(3)  Components of cash provided (required) by investing activities of continuing operations. Refer to the below discussion for further details.
(4)  Cash spending associated with contract manufacturers was $17.4 million, $51.7 million and $13.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 

2018, respectively.

(5)  Refer to the above discussion for further details.
(6)  Includes  our  legacy  liabilities  such  as  environmental  remediation  and  other  legal  matters  that  are  reported  in  discontinued  operations  as  well  as  business 

integration costs associated with the DuPont Crop Protection Business Acquisition and the implementation of our new SAP system.

2021 Cash Flow Outlook

Our cash needs for 2021 include operating cash requirements (which are 
impacted by contributions to our pension plan, as well as environmental, 
asset retirement obligation, and restructuring spending), capital 
expenditures, and legacy and transformation spending, as well as 
mandatory payments of debt, dividend payments, and share repurchases. 
We plan to meet our liquidity needs through available cash, cash generated 
from operations, commercial paper issuances and borrowings under our 
committed revolving credit facility. At December 31, 2020 our remaining 
borrowing capacity under our credit facility was $1,139.6 million.

We expect 2021 free cash flow (Non-GAAP) to increase to a range 
of approximately $530 million to $620 million, driven by growth in 
adjusted cash from operations and reduced legacy and transformation 
spending which is forecasted to be partially offset by a significant year 
over year increase in capital additions. This increase in capital additions 
primarily relates to resuming or advancing projects that were delayed 
or deferred in 2020 due to the pandemic.

Although we provide a forecast for free cash flow, a Non-GAAP financial 
measure, we are not able to forecast the most directly comparable measure 
calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which is cash 
provided (required) by operating activities of continuing operations. 
Certain elements of the composition of the U.S. GAAP amount are 
not predictable, making it impractical for us to forecast. Such elements 

include, but are not limited to, restructuring, acquisition charges, and 
discontinued operations. As a result, no U.S. GAAP outlook is provided.

Cash from operating activities of continuing operations

We expect higher cash from operating activities, excluding the 
effects of transaction-related cash flows, primarily driven by higher 
forecasted Adjusted EBITDA as well as continued improvement in 
working capital, to be in the range of approximately $790 million to 
$950 million. Transaction-related cash flows are included within Legacy 
and transformation, which is consistent with how we evaluate our 
business operations from a cash flow standpoint. See below for further 
discussion. Cash from operating activities includes cash requirements 
related to our pension plans, environmental sites, restructuring and 
asset retirement obligations, taxes and interest on borrowings.

Pension

We do not expect to make any voluntary cash contributions to our U.S. 
qualified defined benefit pension plan in 2021. The plan is fully funded 
and our portfolio is comprised of 100 percent fixed income securities 
and cash. Our investment strategy is a liability hedging approach with 
an objective of maintaining the funded status of the plan such that the 

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funded status volatility is minimized and the likelihood that we will 
be required to make significant contributions to the plan is limited.

Environmental

Projected 2021 spending includes approximately $58 million to 
$68 million of net environmental remediation spending for our sites 
accounted for within continuing operations. Environmental obligations 
for continuing operations primarily represent obligations at shut down 
or abandoned facilities within businesses that do not meet the criteria 
for presentation as discontinued operations. This spending includes 
approximately $43 million related to our environmental remediation 
site near Pocatello, Idaho, primarily as a result of a litigation judgment 
against us in the Pocatello Tribal litigation described in Note 12. Of 
the total 2021 projected spend at this site, $20.5 million was paid in 
the first quarter of 2021 and an additional $11.7 million payment for 
past years’ permit fees plus interest associated with these payments will 
also be made in 2021.

Total projected 2021 environmental spending, inclusive of both sites 
accounted for within continuing operations and discontinued sites 
(discussed within Legacy and transformation below), is expected to 
be in the range of $115 million to $125 million.

Restructuring and asset retirement obligations

We expect to make payments of approximately $25 to $35 million 
in 2021, of which approximately $10 million is related to exit and 
disposal costs as a result of our decision to exit sales of all carbofuran 
formulations (including Furadan® insecticide/nematicide, as well as 
Curaterr® insecticide/nematicide and any other brands used with 
carbofuran products). See Note 9 for more information.

Capital additions and other investing activities

Projected 2021 capital expenditures and expenditures related to 
contract manufacturers are expected to be in the range of approximately 
$160 million to $200 million. The spending is mainly driven by 
continuing progress on projects delayed or deferred in 2020 due to the 
pandemic, primarily for diamide capacity expansion and new active 
ingredient capacity. Expenditures related to contract manufacturers 
are included within “other investing activities”.

Legacy and transformation

Projected 2021 legacy and transformation spending are expected to be 
in the range of approximately $100 million to $130 million. This is 
primarily driven by environmental remediation spending and legacy 
liabilities. Except for the completion of certain in-flight initiatives, 
primarily associated with the finalization of our worldwide ERP system, 
we completed the integration of the DuPont Crop Protection Business 
as of June 30, 2020. As noted, the TSA is now terminated and the 
last phase of the ERP system transition went live in November 2020 
with a stabilization period that will go into the first quarter of 2021. 
Cash outflows for these initiatives are expected to be approximately 
$15 million in 2021.

Projected 2021 spending includes approximately $53 million to 
$63 million of net environmental remediation spending for our 
discontinued sites. These projections include spending as a result of a 
settlement reached in the second quarter of 2019 at our Middleport, 
New York site. The settlement will result in spending of approximately 
$25 million in 2021.

Total projected 2021 environmental spending, inclusive of both sites 
accounted for within continuing operations (discussed within Cash from 
operating activities of continuing operations above) and discontinued 
sites, is expected to be in the range of $115 million to $125 million.

Share repurchases

During the year ended December 31, 2020, 0.4 million shares were 
repurchased under the publicly announced repurchase program for 
approximately $50 million. At December 31, 2020, approximately 
$550 million remained unused under our Board-authorized repurchase 
program. We intend to purchase between $400 million to $500 million 
of our common shares in 2021. This repurchase program does not include 
a specific timetable or price targets and may be suspended or terminated 
at any time. Shares may be purchased through open market or privately 
negotiated transactions at the discretion of management based on its 
evaluation of market conditions and other factors. We also reacquire 
shares from time to time from employees in connections with vesting, 
exercise and forfeiture of awards under our equity compensation plans.

Dividends

On January 21, 2021, we paid dividends aggregating $62.3 million to 
our shareholders of record as of December 31, 2020. This amount is 
included in “Accrued and other liabilities” on the consolidated balance 
sheet as of December 31, 2020. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 
2019 and 2018, we paid $228.5 million, $210.3 million and $89.2 
million in dividends, respectively. We expect to continue to make 
quarterly dividend payments. Future cash dividends, as always, will 
depend on a variety of factors, including earnings, capital requirements, 
financial condition, general economic conditions and other factors 
considered relevant by us and is subject to final determination by our 
Board of Directors.

Commitments

We provide guarantees to financial institutions on behalf of certain 
customers, principally customers in Brazil, for their seasonal borrowing. 
The total of these guarantees was $140.6 million at December 31, 
2020. These guarantees arise during the ordinary course of business 
from relationships with customers and nonconsolidated affiliates. Non-
performance by the guaranteed party triggers the obligation requiring 
us to make payments to the beneficiary of the guarantee. Based on our 
experience these types of guarantees have not had a material effect on 
our consolidated financial position or on our liquidity. Our expectation 
is that future payment or performance related to the non-performance 
of others is considered unlikely.

In connection with certain of our property and asset sales and divestitures, 
we have agreed to indemnify the buyer for certain liabilities, including 
environmental contamination and taxes that occurred prior to the date 
of sale. Our indemnification obligations with respect to these liabilities 
may be indefinite as to duration and may or may not be subject to a 
deductible, minimum claim amount or cap. In cases where it is not 
possible for us to predict the likelihood that a claim will be made 
or to make a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential loss or 
range of loss, no specific liability has been recorded. If triggered, we 
may be able to recover certain of the indemnity payments from third 
parties. In cases where it is possible, we have recorded a specific liability 
within our Reserve for Discontinued Operations. Refer to Note 11 
for further details.

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Our total significant committed contracts that we believe will affect cash over the next four years and beyond are as follows: 

Expected Cash Payments by Year

$

2023

Contractual Commitments
(in Millions)
Debt maturities(1)
Contractual interest(2)
Lease obligations(3)
Derivative contracts
Purchase obligations(4)
TOTAL(5)
(1)  Excluding discounts.
(2)  Contractual interest is the interest we are contracted to pay on our long-term debt obligations. We had $700.0 million of long-term debt subject to variable 
interest  rates  at  December  31,  2020. The  rate  assumed  for  the  variable  interest  component  of  the  contractual  interest  obligation  was  the  rate  in  effect  at 
December 31, 2020. Variable rates are determined by the market and will fluctuate over time.

2022
1,000.1  $
100.3 
27.3 
0.8 
142.3 
1,270.8  $

1,550.0  $
706.4 
120.3 
— 
102.0 
2,478.7  $

2024
400.1  $
76.0 
17.6 
— 
52.9 
546.6  $

2021
338.3  $
97.0 
31.7 
24.5 
380.3 
871.8  $

Total
3,288.7 
1,058.3 
218.4 
25.3 
825.0 
5,415.7 

78.6 
21.5 
— 
147.5 
247.8  $

2025  
& beyond

0.2  $

$

(3)  Obligations associated with operating leases, before sub-lease rental income.
(4)  Purchase obligations consist of agreements to purchase goods and services that are enforceable and legally binding and specify all significant terms, including fixed 
or minimum quantities to be purchased, price provisions and timing of the transaction. We have entered into a number of purchase obligations for the sourcing of 
materials and energy where take-or-pay arrangements apply. Since the majority of the minimum obligations under these contracts are take-or-pay commitments 
over the life of the contract and not a year by year take-or-pay, the obligations in the table related to these types of contacts are presented in the earliest period in 
which the minimum obligation could be payable under these types of contracts.

(5)  As of December 31, 2020, the liability for uncertain tax positions was $83.1 million. This liability is excluded from the table above. Additionally, accrued 
pension and other postretirement benefits and our environmental liabilities as recorded on our consolidated balance sheets are excluded from the table above. Due 
to the high degree of uncertainty regarding the timing of potential future cash flows associated with these liabilities, we are unable to make a reasonably reliable 
estimate of the amount and periods in which these liabilities might be paid. Also excluded from the table above is the liability attributable to the transition tax 
on deemed repatriated foreign earnings incurred as a result of the Act of $107.8 million.

Contingencies

See Note 20 to our consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K.

Climate Change

As a global corporate citizen, we are concerned about the consequences 
of climate change and will take prudent and cost effective actions that 
reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emissions to the atmosphere.

FMC is committed to continuing to do its part to address climate 
change and its impacts. Our 2030 intensity reduction targets for 
energy and greenhouse gas emissions are both 25 percent from our 
2018 baseline year. FMC has been reporting its GHG emissions and 
mitigation strategy to CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) since 
2016. FMC detailed the business risks and opportunities we have due 
to climate change and its impacts in our CDP climate change reports. 
FMC received a “B” in the CDP Climate Change questionnaire in 2020. 
In 2021, FMC will begin conducting climate related scenario analyses 
in line with the Taskforce for Climate-Related Financial Disclosures 
recommendations to better understand our risks and opportunities 
with respect to climate change.

Even as we take action to control the release of GHGs, additional 
warming is anticipated. Long-term, higher average global temperatures 
could result in induced changes in natural resources, growing seasons, 
precipitation patterns, weather patterns, species distributions, water 
availability, sea levels, and biodiversity. These impacts could cause 
changes in supplies of raw materials used to maintain FMC’s production 
capacity and could lead to possible increased sourcing costs. Depending 
on how pervasive the climate impacts are in the different geographic 
locations experiencing changes in natural resources, FMC’s customers 
could be impacted. Demand for FMC’s products could increase if 
our products meet our customers’ needs to adapt to climate change 
impacts or decrease if our products do not meet their needs. Within 
our own operations, we continually assess our manufacturing sites 

worldwide for risks and opportunities to increase our preparedness 
for climate change. We are continuing to evaluate sea level rise and 
storm surge at our plants to understand timing of potential impacts 
and proactive responses that may need to be taken. To lessen FMC’s 
overall environmental footprint, we have taken actions to increase the 
energy efficiency in our manufacturing sites. We have also committed 
to new 2030 goals to reduce our water use intensity in high-risk areas 
by 20 percent and to maintain our 2018 waste disposed intensity which 
otherwise would increase by 55 percent due to expected growth and 
shifts in production mix.

In our product portfolio, we see market opportunities for our products to 
address climate change and its impacts. For example, FMC’s agricultural 
products can help customers increase yield, energy and water efficiency, 
and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. Our products can also help 
growers adapt to more unpredictable growing conditions and the 
effects these types of threats have on crops. FMC has committed to 
invest 100 percent of our innovation budget to developing sustainable 
products and solutions for future use.

We are improving existing products and developing new platforms 
and technologies that help mitigate impacts of climate change. FMC 
is developing products with a lighter environmental footprint in its 
biologicals products. These opportunities could lead to new products 
and services for our existing and potential customers. Beyond our 
products and operations, FMC recognizes that energy consumption 
throughout our supply chain can impact climate change and product 
costs. Therefore, we will actively work with our entire value chain - 
suppliers, contractors, and customers - to improve their energy efficiencies 
and to reduce their GHG emissions.

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We continue to follow legislative and regulatory developments regarding 
climate change because the regulation of greenhouse gases, depending 
on their nature and scope, could subject some of our manufacturing 
operations to additional costs or limits on operations. In December 
2015, 195 countries at the United Nations Climate Change Conference 
in Paris reached an agreement to reduce GHGs. It remains to be seen 
how and when each of these countries will implement this agreement.

FMC will actively manage climate risks and incorporate them in our 
decision making as indicated in our responses to the CDP Climate 
Change Module. The United States Climate Alliance, a coalition of 
24 states (governing 55 percent of the population) and unincorporated 
self-governing territories in the United States have expressed their 
commitment to upholding the objectives of the 2015 Paris Agreement 
on climate change within their borders. Several of our manufacturing 
and R&D sites fall within this alliance territory. FMC remains deeply 
committed to reducing our GHG emissions and energy consumption 
at all our facilities around the world.

Some of our foreign operations are subject to national or local energy 
management or climate change regulation, such as our plant in Denmark 
that is subject to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. At present, that 
plant’s emissions are below its designated cap.

In December 2019, the European Commission approved the European 
Green Deal, with the goal of making the EU carbon neutral by 2050. 
The Green Deal includes investment plans and a roadmap to fight 
against climate change. FMC is closely following updates and the 
discussion surrounding the Green Deal. The costs of complying with 
possible future requirements are difficult to estimate at this time.

Future GHG regulatory requirements may result in increased costs of 
energy, additional capital costs for emissions control or new equipment, 
and/or costs associated with cap and trade or carbon taxes. We are 
currently monitoring regulatory developments. The costs of complying 
with possible future climate change requirements are difficult to 
estimate at this time.

Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Pronouncements and Regulatory Items

See Note 2 “Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements and Regulatory Items” to our consolidated financial statements included 
in this Form 10-K.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

See Note 20 to our consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K and Part I, Item 3 - Legal Proceedings for further information 
regarding any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Fair Value Measurements

See Note 19 to our consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K for additional discussion surrounding our fair value measurements.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity 
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). 
The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make 
estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, 
liabilities, revenues and expenses. We have described our accounting 
policies in Note 1 “Principal Accounting Policies and Related Financial 
Information” to our consolidated financial statements included in this 
Form 10-K. We have reviewed these accounting policies, identifying 
those that we believe to be critical to the preparation and understanding 
of our consolidated financial statements. We have reviewed these critical 
accounting policies with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. 
Critical accounting policies are central to our presentation of results 
of operations and financial condition in accordance with U.S. GAAP 
and require management to make estimates and judgments on certain 
matters. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience, 
current conditions and other reasonable factors.

Revenue recognition and trade receivables

We recognize revenue when (or as) we satisfy our performance obligation 
which is when the customer obtains control of the good or service. 
Rebates due to customers are accrued as a reduction of revenue in the 
same period that the related sales are recorded based on the contract 
terms. Refer to Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements included 
in this Form 10-K for more information.

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We record amounts billed for shipping and handling fees as revenue. 
Costs incurred for shipping and handling are recorded as costs of 
sales and services. Amounts billed for sales and use taxes, value-added 
taxes, and certain excise and other specific transactional taxes imposed 
on revenue-producing transactions are presented on a net basis and 
excluded from sales in the consolidated income statements. We record 
a liability until remitted to the respective taxing authority.

We periodically enter into prepayment arrangements with customers 
and receive advance payments for product to be delivered in future 
periods. These advance payments are recorded as deferred revenue and 
classified as “Advance payments from customers” on the consolidated 
balance sheet. Revenue associated with advance payments is recognized as 
shipments are made and transfer of control to the customer takes place.

Trade receivables consist of amounts owed to us from customer sales 
and are recorded when revenue is recognized. The allowance for trade 
receivables represents our best estimate of the probable losses associated 
with potential customer defaults. In developing our allowance for trade 
receivables, we use a two stage process which includes calculating a 
general formula to develop an allowance to appropriately address the 
uncertainty surrounding collection risk of our entire portfolio and 
specific allowances for customers where the risk of collection has been 
reasonably identified either due to liquidity constraints or disputes over 
contractual terms and conditions.

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PART II  

Our method of calculating the general formula consists of estimating 
the recoverability of trade receivables based on historical experience, 
current collection trends, and external business factors such as economic 
factors, including regional bankruptcy rates, and political factors. Our 
analysis of trade receivable collection risk is performed quarterly, and 
the allowance is adjusted accordingly.

We also hold long-term receivables that represent long-term customer 
receivable balances related to past-due accounts which are not expected 
to be collected within the current year. Our policy for the review of 
the allowance for these receivables is consistent with the discussion 
in the preceding paragraph above on trade receivables. Therefore on 
an ongoing basis, we continue to evaluate the credit quality of our 
long-term receivables utilizing aging of receivables, collection experience 
and write-offs, as well as existing economic conditions, to determine 
if an additional allowance is necessary.

Environmental obligations and related recoveries

We provide for environmental-related obligations when they are 
probable and amounts can be reasonably estimated. Where the available 
information is sufficient to estimate the amount of liability, that estimate 
has been used. Where the information is only sufficient to establish a 
range of probable liability and no point within the range is more likely 
than any other, the lower end of the range has been used.

Estimated obligations to remediate sites that involve oversight by the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), or similar 
government agencies, are generally accrued no later than when a Record 
of Decision (“ROD”), or equivalent, is issued, or upon completion of a 
Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (“RI/FS”), or equivalent, that 
is submitted by us to the appropriate government agency or agencies. 
Estimates are reviewed quarterly by our environmental remediation 
management, as well as by financial and legal management and, if 
necessary, adjusted as additional information becomes available. The 
estimates can change substantially as additional information becomes 
available regarding the nature or extent of site contamination, required 
remediation methods, and other actions by or against governmental 
agencies or private parties.

Our environmental liabilities for continuing and discontinued operations 
are principally for costs associated with the remediation and/or study 
of sites at which we are alleged to have released hazardous substances 
into the environment. Such costs principally include, among other 
items, RI/FS, site remediation, costs of operation and maintenance of 
the remediation plan, management costs, fees to outside law firms and 
consultants for work related to the environmental effort, and future 
monitoring costs. Estimated site liabilities are determined based upon 
existing remediation laws and technologies, specific site consultants’ 
engineering studies or by extrapolating experience with environmental 
issues at comparable sites.

Included in our environmental liabilities are costs for the operation, 
maintenance and monitoring of site remediation plans (OM&M). Such 
reserves are based on our best estimates for these OM&M plans. Over 
time we may incur OM&M costs in excess of these reserves. However, 
we are unable to reasonably estimate an amount in excess of our recorded 
reserves because we cannot reasonably estimate the period for which 
such OM&M plans will need to be in place or the future annual cost 
of such remediation, as conditions at these environmental sites change 
over time. Such additional OM&M costs could be significant in total 
but would be incurred over an extended period of years.

Included in the environmental reserve balance, other assets balance and 
disclosure of reasonably possible loss contingencies are amounts from 
third party insurance policies, which we believe are probable of recovery.

Provisions for environmental costs are reflected in income, net of 
probable and estimable recoveries from named Potentially Responsible 
Parties (“PRPs”) or other third parties. In the fourth quarter of 2019, we 
increased our reserves for the Pocatello Tribal Matter by $72.8 million, 
which represents both the historical and discounted present value of 
future annual use permit fees as well as the associated legal costs. See 
Note 12 for further information. All other environmental provisions 
incorporate inflation and are not discounted to their present value.

In calculating and evaluating the adequacy of our environmental reserves, 
we have taken into account the joint and several liability imposed by 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 
Act (“CERCLA”) and the analogous state laws on all PRPs and have 
considered the identity and financial condition of the other PRPs at 
each site to the extent possible. We have also considered the identity 
and financial condition of other third parties from whom recovery 
is anticipated, as well as the status of our claims against such parties. 
Although we are unable to forecast the ultimate contributions of PRPs 
and other third parties with absolute certainty, the degree of uncertainty 
with respect to each party is taken into account when determining 
the environmental reserve by adjusting the reserve to reflect the facts 
and circumstances on a site-by-site basis. Our liability includes our 
best estimate of the costs expected to be paid before the consideration 
of any potential recoveries from third parties. We believe that any 
recorded recoveries related to PRPs are realizable in all material respects. 
Recoveries are recorded as either an offset in “Environmental liabilities, 
continuing and discontinued” or as “Other assets” in our consolidated 
balance sheets in accordance with U.S. accounting literature.

See Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements included in this 
Form 10-K for changes in estimates associated with our environmental 
obligations.

Impairments and valuation of long-lived and 
indefinite-lived assets

Our long-lived assets primarily include property, plant and equipment, 
goodwill and intangible assets. The assets and liabilities of acquired 
businesses are measured at their estimated fair values at the dates of 
acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value 
of the net assets acquired, including identified intangibles, is recorded 
as goodwill. The determination and allocation of fair value to the assets 
acquired and liabilities assumed is based on various assumptions and 
valuation methodologies requiring considerable management judgment, 
including estimates based on historical information, current market 
data and future expectations. The principal assumptions utilized in 
our valuation methodologies include revenue growth rates, operating 
margin estimates and discount rates. Although the estimates were 
deemed reasonable by management based on information available 
at the dates of acquisition, those estimates are inherently uncertain.

We test for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate 
that the net book value of our property, plant and equipment may 
not be recoverable from the estimated undiscounted expected future 
cash flows expected to result from their use and eventual disposition. 
In cases where the estimated undiscounted expected future cash flows 
are less than net book value, an impairment loss is recognized equal 
to the amount by which the net book value exceeds the estimated fair 
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level determinable. The estimated cash flows reflect our assumptions 
about selling prices, volumes, costs and market conditions over a 
reasonable period of time.

We perform an annual impairment test of goodwill and indefinite-lived 
intangible assets in the third quarter of each year, or more frequently 
whenever an event or change in circumstances occurs that would 
require reassessment of the recoverability of those assets. In performing 
our evaluation we assess qualitative factors such as overall financial 
performance of our reporting units, anticipated changes in industry 
and market structure, competitive environments, planned capacity and 
cost factors such as raw material prices. Based on our assessment for 
2020, we determined that no goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible 
assets impairment charge to our continuing operations was required.

See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements included in this 
Form 10-K for charges associated with long-lived asset disposal costs 
and the activity associated with the restructuring reserves.

Pension and other postretirement benefits

We provide qualified and nonqualified defined benefit and defined 
contribution pension plans, as well as postretirement health care and life 
insurance benefit plans to our employees and retirees. The costs (benefits) 
and obligations related to these benefits reflect key assumptions related 
to general economic conditions, including interest (discount) rates, 
healthcare cost trend rates, expected rates of return on plan assets and 
the rates of compensation increase for employees. The costs (benefits) 
and obligations for these benefit programs are also affected by other 
assumptions, such as average retirement age, mortality, employee turnover, 
and plan participation. To the extent our plans’ actual experience, as 
influenced by changing economic and financial market conditions or by 
changes to our own plans’ demographics, differs from these assumptions, 
the costs and obligations for providing these benefits, as well as the 
plans’ funding requirements, could increase or decrease. When actual 
results differ from our assumptions, the difference is typically recognized 
over future periods. In addition, the unrealized gains and losses related 
to our pension and postretirement benefit obligations may also affect 
periodic benefit costs (benefits) in future periods.

We use several assumptions and statistical methods to determine 
the asset values used to calculate both the expected rate of return on 
assets component of pension cost and to calculate our plans’ funding 
requirements. The expected rate of return on plan assets is based on 
a market-related value of assets that recognizes investment gains and 
losses over a five-year period. We use an actuarial value of assets to 
determine our plans’ funding requirements. The actuarial value of 
assets must be within a certain range, high or low, of the actual market 
value of assets, and is adjusted accordingly.

We select the discount rate used to calculate pension and other 
postretirement obligations based on a review of available yields on 
high-quality corporate bonds as of the measurement date. In selecting a 
discount rate as of December 31, 2020, we placed particular emphasis 
on a discount rate yield-curve provided by our actuary. This yield-curve, 
when populated with projected cash flows that represent the expected 
timing and amount of our plans’ benefit payments, produced an 
effective discount rate of 2.49 percent for our U.S. qualified plan, 
1.62 percent for our U.S. nonqualified, and 1.91 percent for our U.S. 
other postretirement benefit plans.

The discount rates used to determine projected benefit obligation 
at our December 31, 2020 and 2019 measurement dates for the 
U.S. qualified plan were 2.49 percent and 3.22 percent, respectively. 

The effect of the change in the discount rate from 3.22 percent to 
2.49 percent at December 31, 2020 resulted in a $105.9 million increase 
to our U.S. qualified pension benefit obligations. The effect of the 
change in the discount rate used to determine net annual benefit cost 
(income) from 4.36 percent at December 31, 2019 to 3.22 percent at 
December 31, 2020 resulted in a $0.1 million decrease to the 2020 
U.S. qualified pension expense.

The change in discount rate from 3.22 percent at December 31, 2019 
to 2.49 percent at December 31, 2020 was attributable to a decrease in 
yields on high quality corporate bonds with cash flows matching the 
timing and amount of our expected future benefit payments between 
the 2019 and 2020 measurement dates. Using the December 31, 2020 
and 2019 yield curves, our U.S. qualified plan cash flows produced a 
single weighted-average discount rate of approximately 2.49 percent 
and 3.22 percent, respectively.

In developing the assumption for the long-term rate of return on assets 
for our U.S. Plan, we take into consideration the technical analysis 
performed by our outside actuaries, including historical market returns, 
information on the assumption for long-term real returns by asset 
class, inflation assumptions, and expectations for standard deviation 
related to these best estimates. Our long-term rate of return for the 
fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was 3.00 percent, 
4.25 percent and 5.00 percent, respectively.

For the sensitivity of our pension costs to incremental changes in 
assumptions see our discussion below.

Sensitivity analysis related to key pension and 
postretirement benefit assumptions.

A one-half percent increase in the assumed discount rate would have 
decreased pension and other postretirement benefit obligations by 
$72.6 million and $72.1 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, 
respectively, and decreased pension and other postretirement benefit 
costs by zero, $0.6 million and $0.4 million for 2020, 2019 and 2018, 
respectively. A one-half percent decrease in the assumed discount 
rate would have increased pension and other postretirement benefit 
obligations by $79.3 million and $79.4 million at December 31, 2020 
and 2019, respectively, and increased pension and other postretirement 
benefit cost by $0.1 million, $0.5 million and $0.1 million for 2020, 
2019 and 2018, respectively.

A one-half percent increase in the assumed expected long-term rate of 
return on plan assets would have decreased pension costs by $6.2 million, 
$6.3 million and $6.4 million for 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. 
A one-half percent decrease in the assumed long-term rate of return 
on plan assets would have increased pension costs by $6.2 million, 
$6.3 million and $6.4 million for 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Further details on our pension and other postretirement benefit 
obligations and net periodic benefit costs (benefits) are found in Note 
15 to our consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-K.

Income taxes

We have recorded a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets 
in certain jurisdictions to the amount that we believe is more likely 
than not to be realized. In assessing the need for this allowance, we 
have considered a number of factors including future taxable income, 
the jurisdictions in which such income is earned and our ongoing tax 
planning strategies. In the event that we determine that we would 
not be able to realize all or part of our net deferred tax assets in the 
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PART II  

income in the period such determination was made. Similarly, should 
we conclude that we would be able to realize certain deferred tax assets 
in the future in excess of the net recorded amount, an adjustment 
to the deferred tax assets would increase income in the period such 
determination was made.

Additionally, we file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction 
and various state and foreign jurisdictions. Certain income tax returns 
for FMC entities taxable in the U.S. and significant foreign jurisdictions 
are open for examination and adjustment. We assess our income tax 
positions and record a liability for all years open to examination based 
upon our evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available 
at the reporting date. For those tax positions where it is more likely than 
not that a tax benefit will be sustained, we have recorded the largest 
amount of tax benefit with a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being 

realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full 
knowledge of all relevant information. We adjust these liabilities, if 
necessary, upon the completion of tax audits or changes in tax law.

On December 22, 2017, the Act was enacted in the United States. 
The Act reduced the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35 percent 
to 21 percent, required companies to pay a one-time transition tax 
on earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries that were previously tax 
deferred and created new taxes on certain foreign sourced earnings. 
At December 31, 2018, the Company had completed its accounting 
for the impacts of the enactment of the Act.

See Note 13 to our consolidated financial statements included in this 
Form 10-K for additional discussion surrounding income taxes.

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART II

PART II  
ITEM 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

ITEM 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures 

About Market Risk 

Our earnings, cash flows and financial position are exposed to market 
risks relating to fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and 
foreign currency exchange rates. Our policy is to minimize exposure 
to our cash flow over time caused by changes in commodity, interest 
and currency exchange rates. To accomplish this, we have implemented 
a controlled program of risk management consisting of appropriate 
derivative contracts entered into with major financial institutions.

The analysis below presents the sensitivity of the market value of our 
financial instruments to selected changes in market rates and prices. 
The range of changes chosen reflects our view of changes that are 
reasonably possible over a one-year period. Market value estimates are 

based on the present value of projected future cash flows considering 
the market rates and prices chosen.

At December 31, 2020, our net financial instrument position was a net 
liability of $25.3 million compared to a net liability of $8.9 million 
at December 31, 2019. The change in the net financial instrument 
position was primarily due to exchange rate fluctuations in our foreign 
exchange portfolio.

Since our risk management programs are generally highly effective, the 
potential loss in value for each risk management portfolio described 
below would be largely offset by changes in the value of the underlying 
exposure.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

The primary currencies for which we have exchange rate exposure are 
the U.S. dollar versus the euro, the Chinese yuan, the Brazilian real, 
Mexican peso, Indian rupee and the Argentine peso. Foreign currency 
debt and foreign exchange forward contracts are used in countries 
where we do business, thereby reducing our net asset exposure. Foreign 
exchange forward contracts are also used to hedge firm and highly 
anticipated foreign currency cash flows.

To analyze the effects of changing foreign currency rates, we have 
performed a sensitivity analysis in which we assume an instantaneous 10 
percent change in the foreign currency exchange rates from their levels 
at December 31, 2020 and 2019, with all other variables (including 
interest rates) held constant.

(in Millions)
Net asset/(liability) position at December 31, 2020
Net asset/(liability) position at December 31, 2019

Hedged Currency vs.  
Functional Currency

Net Asset / (Liability) 
Position on  
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(24.5)
(8.0)

$

Net Asset / (Liability) 
Position with 10% 
Strengthening
8.4 
55.9 

$

Net Asset / (Liability) 
Position with 
10% Weakening
(9.6)
(75.4)

$

Interest Rate Risk

One of the strategies that we can use to manage interest rate exposure 
is to enter into interest rate swap agreements. In these agreements, we 
agree to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed 
and variable interest amounts calculated on an agreed-upon notional 
principal amount. In the quarter ended December 31, 2020, we had 
outstanding interest rate swap contracts in place with an aggregate 
notional value of $100.0 million.

To analyze the effects of changing interest rates, we have performed a 
sensitivity analysis in which we assume an instantaneous one percent 
change in the interest rates from their levels at December 31, 2020 
and 2019, with all other variables held constant.

(in Millions)
Net asset/(liability) position at December 31, 2020
Net asset/(liability) position at December 31, 2019

Net Asset / (Liability) 
Position on  
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(0.8 )
(0.9)

$

$

1% Increase
8.8
—

$

1% Decrease
(10.4)
(1.9)

Our debt portfolio at December 31, 2020 is composed of 72 percent fixed-
rate debt and 28 percent variable-rate debt. The variable-rate component of 
our debt portfolio principally consists of borrowings under our 2017 Term 
Loan Facility, Credit Facility, Commercial Paper program, variable-rate 
industrial and pollution control revenue bonds, and amounts outstanding 
under foreign subsidiary credit lines. Changes in interest rates affect 
different portions of our variable-rate debt portfolio in different ways.

Based on the variable-rate debt in our debt portfolio at December 31, 
2020, a one percentage point increase in interest rates would have 
increased gross interest expense by $9.3 million and a one percentage 
point decrease in interest rates would have decreased gross interest 
expense by $2.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.

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PART II  

ITEM 8  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

FMC Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) 

(in Millions, Except Per Share Data)
Revenue
Costs and Expenses
Costs of sales and services

Gross Margin

Selling, general and administrative expenses
Research and development expenses
Restructuring and other charges (income)
Total costs and expenses
Income from continuing operations before equity in (earnings) loss of affiliates, non-operating 
pension and postretirement charges (income), interest expense, net and income taxes
Equity in (earnings) loss of affiliates
Non-operating pension and postretirement charges (income)
Interest income
Interest expense
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
Net income (loss)

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO FMC STOCKHOLDERS
Amounts attributable to FMC stockholders:
Continuing operations, net of income taxes
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO FMC STOCKHOLDERS
Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to FMC stockholders:
Continuing operations
Discontinued operations
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO FMC STOCKHOLDERS
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to FMC stockholders:
Continuing operations
Discontinued operations
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO FMC STOCKHOLDERS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Year Ended December 31,

2020
4,642.1

2,590.1
2,052.0
729.7
287.9
132.2
3,739.9

902.2
—
21.2
(0.1)
151.3
729.8
150.9
578.9
(28.3)
550.6
(0.9)
551.5

579.8
(28.3)
551.5

4.46
(0.22)
4.24

4.44
(0.22)
4.22

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2019
4,609.8

2,526.2
2,083.6
792.9
298.1
171.0
3,788.2

821.6
—
8.1
(1.9)
160.4
655.0
111.5
543.5
(63.3)
480.2
2.8
477.4

540.7
(63.3)
477.4

4.12
(0.48)
3.64

4.10
(0.48)
3.62

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2018
4,285.3

2,405.5
1,879.8
790.0
287.7
61.2
3,544.4

740.9
(0.1)
(0.5)
(1.4)
134.5
608.4
70.8
537.6
(26.1)
511.5
9.4
502.1

531.4
(29.3)
502.1

3.94
(0.22)
3.72

3.91
(0.22)
3.69

40

FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-K      
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

PART II  

FMC Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(in Millions)
Net income (loss)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency adjustments:

Foreign currency translation gain (loss) arising during the period 
Total foreign currency adjustments(1)

Derivative instruments:

Unrealized hedging gains (losses) and other, net of tax of $1.9, $(16.7) and $2.6
Reclassification of deferred hedging (gains) losses and other, included in net income,  
net of tax of $1.7, $(3.0) and $(3.1)(3)
Total derivative instruments, net of tax of $3.6, $(19.7) and $(0.5)

Pension and other postretirement benefits:

Unrealized actuarial gains (losses) and prior service (costs) credits, net of tax of $5.2,  
$(1.4) and $1.3(2)
Reclassification of net actuarial and other (gain) loss, amortization of prior service costs  
and settlement charges, included in net income, net of tax of $4.2, $2.6 and $4.3(3)
Total pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax of $9.4, $1.2 and $5.6

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Comprehensive income (loss)

Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO FMC STOCKHOLDERS

Year Ended December 31,

2020
550.6

102.0
102.0

(2.5)

(4.3)
(6.8)

18.9

16.0
34.9
130.1
680.7
(0.6)
681.3

$

$
$

$

$

$

$
$
$

$

2019
480.2

(18.5)
(18.5)

(69.0)

(8.2)
(77.2)

$

$
$

$

$

2018
511.5

(100.8)
(100.8)

13.7

(7.7)
6.0

(6.5)

$

4.2

9.9
3.4
(92.3)
387.9
(0.5)
388.4

$
$
$

$

16.5
20.7
(74.1)
437.4
3.9
433.5

$

$
$

$

$

$

$
$
$

$

(1)  Income taxes are not provided for other outside basis differences inherent in our investments in subsidiaries because the investments and related unremitted earnings 

are essentially permanent in duration or we have concluded that no additional tax liability will arise upon disposal or remittance. 

(2)  At December 31 of each year, we remeasure our pension and postretirement plan obligations at which time we record any actuarial gains (losses) and prior 
service (costs) credits to other comprehensive income. During the year ended December 31, 2018, due to the announced plan to separate FMC Lithium, we 
triggered a curtailment of our U.S. pension plans. As a result, we revalued our pension plans as of October 31, 2018, in addition to the normal December 31st 
remeasurement, which resulted in adjustments to comprehensive income. See Note 15 for more information.

(3)  For more detail on the components of these reclassifications and the affected line item in the consolidated statements of income (loss) see Note 17 within these 

consolidated financial statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

41

FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

FMC Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in Millions, Except Share and Par Value Data)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade receivables, net of allowance of $27.9 in 2020 and $26.3 in 2019
Inventories
Prepaid and other current assets
Total current assets
Investments
Property, plant and equipment, net
Goodwill
Other intangibles, net
Other assets including long-term receivables, net
Deferred income taxes
TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt
Accounts payable, trade and other
Advance payments from customers
Accrued and other liabilities
Accrued customer rebates
Guarantees of vendor financing
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefits, current
Income taxes
Total current liabilities
Long-term debt, less current portion
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefits, long-term
Environmental liabilities, continuing and discontinued
Deferred income taxes
Other long-term liabilities
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 20)
Equity

Preferred stock, no par value, authorized 5,000,000 shares; no shares issued in 2020 or 2019
Common stock, $0.10 par value, authorized 260,000,000 shares in 2020 and 2019; 185,983,792  
shares issued in 2020 and 2019
Capital in excess of par value of common stock
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Treasury stock, common, at cost - 2020: 56,630,209 shares, 2019: 56,859,498 shares
Total FMC stockholders’ equity
Noncontrolling interests
Total equity
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

42

December 31,

2020

2019

$

$

$

$

$

568.9 
2,330.3 
1,095.6 
380.8 
4,375.6 
3.1 
771.7 
1,468.9 
2,625.2 
712.3 
229.6 
10,186.4 

338.3 
946.7 
347.1 
674.7 
295.2 
140.6 
4.2 
82.2 
2,829.0 
2,929.5 
46.4 
443.5 
350.0 
603.8 

339.1 
2,231.2 
1,017.0 
487.5 
4,074.8 
0.7 
758.0 
1,467.5 
2,629.0 
685.3 
257.4 
9,872.7 

227.7 
900.1 
492.7 
680.6 
280.6 
75.7 
4.3 
62.2 
2,723.9 
3,031.1 
44.2 
470.5 
333.2 
708.4 

— 

$

— 

18.6 
860.2 
4,506.4 
(282.2)
(2,141.2)
2,961.8 
22.4 
2,984.2 
10,186.4 

$

$
$

18.6 
829.7 
4,188.8 
(412.0)
(2,092.8)
2,532.3 
29.1 
2,561.4 
9,872.7 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$
$

FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

PART II  

FMC Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in Millions)
Cash provided (required) by operating activities of continuing operations:
Net income (loss)
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Adjustments from income (loss) from continuing operations to cash provided (required) by 
operating activities of continuing operations:

Depreciation and amortization
Equity in (earnings) loss of affiliates
Restructuring and other charges (income)
Deferred income taxes
Pension and other postretirement benefits
Share-based compensation

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and divestitures:

Trade receivables, net
Guarantees of vendor financing
Advance payments from customers
Accrued customer rebates
Inventories
Accounts payable, trade and other
Income taxes
Pension and other postretirement benefit contributions
Environmental spending, continuing, net of recoveries
Restructuring and other spending(1)
Transaction and integration costs
Change in other operating assets and liabilities, net(2)

Cash provided (required) by operating activities of continuing operations
Cash provided (required) by operating activities of discontinued operations:
Environmental spending, discontinued, net of recoveries

Operating activities of discontinued operations, net of divestiture costs
Other discontinued spending
Cash provided (required) by operating activities of discontinued operations

Year Ended December 31,

2020

550.6
28.3
578.9

162.7
—
132.2
33.6
25.8
18.9

(71.8)
64.8
(145.5)
17.2
(59.7)
61.8
36.2
(4.6)
(1.9)
(17.9)
(63.9)
(30.0)
736.8

(58.9)
(0.2)
(29.9)
(89.0)

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2019

480.2
63.3
543.5

150.1
—
171.0
46.1
12.6
25.6

(123.5)
8.6
34.1
(85.8)
6.4
103.0
(25.0)
(13.4)
(18.3)
(18.6)
(77.1)
(183.7)
555.6

(51.7)
9.0
(24.4)
(67.1)

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2018

511.5
26.1
537.6

150.2
(0.1)
61.2
(43.9)
6.1
22.5

(281.5)
15.4
80.2
104.1
(200.7)
166.7
(94.7)
(37.5)
(20.3)
(25.2)
(101.1)
23.7
362.7

(41.0)
74.5
(27.8)
5.7

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

(1)  The restructuring and other spending amount includes spending of $3.6 million related to the Furadan® asset retirement obligations. For additional detail on 

restructuring activities, see Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K.
(2)  Changes in all periods represent timing of payments associated with all other operating assets and liabilities. 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

FMC Corporation 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)

(in Millions)
Cash provided (required) by investing activities of continuing operations:

Capital expenditures
Acquisitions, net(3)
Proceeds from sale of product portfolios
Investment in Enterprise Resource Planning system
Other investing activities(4)
Cash provided (required) by investing activities of continuing operations

Cash provided (required) by investing activities of discontinued operations:

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
Other discontinued investing activities
Cash provided (required) by investing activities of discontinued operations 
Cash provided (required) by financing activities of continuing operations:

Increase (decrease) in short-term debt
Proceeds from borrowing of long-term debt
Financing fees and interest rate swap settlements
Repayments of long-term debt
Acquisitions of noncontrolling interests
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
Net proceeds received from initial public offering of FMC Lithium(5)
Dividends paid(6)
Issuances of common stock, net
Repurchases of common stock under publicly announced program
Other repurchases of common stock
Cash provided (required) by financing activities of continuing operations

Cash provided (required) by financing activities of discontinued operations:

Proceeds from borrowing of long-term debt
Payment of Livent external debt
Cash transfer to Livent due to spin
Cash provided (required) by financing activities of discontinued operations
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations, beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations, beginning of period(7)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
Less: cash and cash equivalent of discontinued operations, end of period

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$
$

$

$

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

(67.2) $
(65.6)
—
(47.2)
(20.4)
(200.4) $

31.1
—
31.1

$

$

$

97.0
27.1
(3.5)
(100.0)
(7.4)
(1.3)
—
(228.5)
24.7
(50.0)
(8.4)
(250.3) $

— $
—
—
— $
1.6
229.8
339.1
—
339.1
—
568.9

$
$

$

$

(93.9) $
—
—
(48.0)
(54.0)
(195.9) $

26.2
(17.0)
9.2

$

$

(11.9) $

1,500.0
(97.4)
(901.9)
—
—
—
(210.3)
50.7
(400.0)
(16.2)
(87.0) $

— $

(27.0)
(10.2)
(37.2) $
(0.2)
177.4
134.4
27.3
161.7
—
339.1

$
$

$

$

(83.0)
19.6
88.0
(48.5)
(13.6)
(37.5)

—
(93.4)
(93.4)

79.5
—
(3.1)
(552.0)
—
—
363.6
(89.2)
10.7
(200.0)
(6.8)
(397.3)

34.0
—
—
34.0
4.5
(121.3)
281.8
1.2
283.0
27.3
134.4

(3)  The acquisitions, net amount in 2020 represents payments made on October 2, 2020 to acquire the remaining rights for Fluindapyr from Isagro S.p.A (“Isagro”) 

in an asset acquisition. For additional detail on this transaction, see Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K.

(4)  Cash spending associated with contract manufacturers was $17.4 million, $51.7 million and $13.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 

2018, respectively.

(5)  Pursuant to the terms of the separation and distribution agreement, we received a net distribution of approximately $364 million from the public offering of Livent 
representing the proceeds from the sale of its common stock and the underwriters’ exercise to purchase additional shares as part of the initial public offering (“IPO”), 
net of underwriting discounts and commissions, financing fees and other offering related expenses.

(6)  See Note 17 regarding our quarterly cash dividend.
(7)  Reflected within “Current assets of discontinued operations” on the consolidated balance sheets.

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest was $141.8 million, $140.9 million and 
$133.4 million, and income taxes paid, net of refunds was $82.1 million, $130.9 million and $135.3 million in December 31, 2020, 2019 and 
2018, respectively. Net interest payments of zero and tax payments, net of refunds of $10.0 million were allocated to discontinued operations 
for the year ended December 31, 2018. Accrued additions to property, plant and equipment and other assets at December 31, 2020, 2019 and 
2018 were $14.7 million, $18.2 million and $3.1 million, respectively.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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PART II  

FMC Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity 

FMC Stockholders’ Equity

Common 
Stock, 
$0.10 Par 
Value
18.6 $ 450.7 $3,952.4 $

Capital  
In Excess 
of Par

Retained
Earnings

$

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
Income (Loss)

Treasury
Stock

Non-
controlling 
Interest

(in Millions, Except Per Share Data)
Balance December 31, 2017
Net income (loss)
Stock compensation plans
Shares for benefit plan trust
Net pension and other benefit actuarial gains (losses) and 
prior service cost, net of income tax
Net hedging gains (losses) and other, net of income tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Dividends ($0.90 per share)
Repurchases of common stock
Transactions with noncontrolling interests(1)(2)
Balance December 31, 2018
Adoption of accounting standards (Note 2)
Net income (loss)
Stock compensation plans
Shares for benefit plan trust
Net pension and other benefit actuarial gains (losses) and 
prior service cost, net of income tax
Net hedging gains (losses) and other, net of income tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Dividends ($1.64 per share)
Repurchases of common stock
Distribution of FMC Lithium(3)
Balance December 31, 2019
Net income (loss)
Stock compensation plans
Shares for benefit plan trust
Net pension and other benefit actuarial gains (losses) and 
prior service cost, net of income tax
Net hedging gains (losses) and other, net of income tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Dividends ($1.80 per share)
Repurchases of common stock
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests(1)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests 
BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2020

502.1

26.5

(120.2)

299.0

(240.3) $ (1,499.6) $

20.7
6.0
(95.3)

7.2
0.1

(206.8)

$

18.6 $ 776.2 $4,334.3 $

(308.9) $ (1,699.1) $

55.5
477.4

53.5

(53.1)

3.4
(77.2)
(15.2)

(214.1)

(464.3)

39.0

21.6
(1.0)

(414.3)

$

18.6 $ 829.7 $4,188.8 $

(412.0) $ (2,092.8) $

551.5

33.1

(233.9)

(2.6)

34.9
(6.8)
101.7

10.4
(0.4)

(58.4)

$

18.6 $ 860.2 $4,506.4 $

(282.2) $ (2,141.2) $

(1)  See Note 17 for more detail on transactions with noncontrolling interest.
(2)  Primarily represents the noncontrolling interest of our FMC Lithium as a result of the IPO. Refer to Note 1 for further information.
(3)  Represents the effects of the distribution of FMC Lithium. Refer to Note 1 for further information.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Total
Equity
25.3 $ 2,707.1
511.5
33.7
0.1

9.4

(5.5)

20.7
6.0
(100.8)
(120.2)
(206.8)
60.1
359.1
89.3 $ 3,210.4
2.4
480.2
75.1
(1.0)

2.8

(3.3)

3.4
(77.2)
(18.5)
(214.1)
(414.3)
(59.7)
(485.0)
29.1 $ 2,561.4
550.6
(0.9)
43.5
(0.4)

0.3

34.9
(6.8)
102.0
(233.9)
(58.4)
(7.4)
(4.8)
(1.3)
(1.3)
22.4 $ 2,984.2

45

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

FMC Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Principal Accounting Policies and Related Financial Information ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 47
Note 1 
Note 2  Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements and Regulatory Items ������������������������������������������������������ 51
Note 3  Revenue Recognition �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 52
Note 4 
Leases ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 55
Acquisitions ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 57
Note 5 
Note 6  Goodwill and Intangible Assets ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 58
Inventories������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 58
Note 7 
Property, Plant and Equipment ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 59
Note 8 
Note 9  Restructuring and Other Charges (Income) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 59
Note 10  Receivables ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 61
Note 11  Discontinued Operations ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 62
Note 12  Environmental Obligations ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 64
Note 13 
Income Taxes �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 67
Note 14  Debt ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 69
Note 15  Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 71
Note 16  Share-based Compensation ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 75
Note 17  Equity������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 77
Note 18  Earnings Per Share ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 79
Note 19  Financial Instruments, Risk Management and Fair Value Measurements �������������������������������������������������������������������� 80
Note 20  Guarantees, Commitments and Contingencies ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 84
Note 21  Segment Information ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 86
Note 22  Supplemental Information ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 86
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NOTE 1  Principal Accounting Policies and Related Financial Information 

Nature of operations

Estimates and assumptions

We are an agricultural sciences company providing innovative solutions 
to growers around the world with a robust product portfolio fueled by 
a market-driven discovery and development pipeline in crop protection, 
plant health, and professional pest and turf management. We operate 
in a single distinct business segment and develop, market and sell 
all three major classes of crop protection chemicals: insecticides, 
herbicides and fungicides. These products are used in agriculture 
to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a broad spectrum 
of insects, weeds and disease, as well as in non-agricultural markets 
for pest control.

In March 2017, we announced our intention to separate our FMC 
Lithium segment (subsequently renamed Livent Corporation, or 
“Livent”) into a publicly traded company. The initial step of the 
separation, the initial public offering (“IPO”) of Livent, closed on 
October 15, 2018. In connection with the IPO, Livent had granted 
the underwriters an option to purchase additional shares of common 
stock to cover over-allotments at the IPO price, less the underwriting 
discount. On November 8, 2018, the underwriters exercised in full 
their option to purchase additional shares. After completion of the 
IPO and the underwriters’ exercise to purchase additional shares of 
common stock, FMC owned 123 million shares of Livent’s common 
stock, representing approximately 84 percent of the total outstanding 
shares of Livent’s common stock. On March 1, 2019, we completed the 
previously announced distribution of 123 million shares of common 
stock of Livent as a pro rata dividend on shares of FMC common stock 
outstanding at the close of business on the record date of February 25, 
2019. We have recast all the data within this filing to present FMC 
Lithium as a discontinued operation retrospectively for all periods 
presented.

COVID-19

Given the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries, including the 
United States, subsequently imposed restrictions on both travel and 
business closures in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. 
As an agricultural sciences company, we are considered an “essential” 
industry in the countries in which we operate and have avoided 
significant plant closures and all our facilities are operational. While 
we have maintained business continuity and sustained our operations, 
we do not yet know the full extent of the disruptions on either our 
business and operations or the global economy nor the duration of 
the pandemic and its adverse effects.

Basis of consolidation and basis of presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of FMC 
Corporation and its subsidiaries were prepared in accordance with 
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 
(“U.S. GAAP”). Our consolidated financial statements include the 
accounts of FMC and all entities that we directly or indirectly control. 
All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated 
in consolidation.

In preparing the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP we 
are required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported 
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and 
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of 
revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results are likely 
to differ from those estimates, but we do not believe such differences will 
materially affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Cash equivalents

We consider investments in all liquid debt instruments with original 
maturities of 3 months or less to be cash equivalents.

Trade receivables, net of allowance

Trade receivables consist of amounts owed to us from customer sales and are 
recorded when revenue is recognized. The allowance for trade receivables 
represents our best estimate of the probable losses associated with potential 
customer defaults. In developing our allowance for trade receivables, we 
use a two-stage process which includes calculating a general formula to 
develop an allowance to appropriately address the uncertainty surrounding 
collection risk of our entire portfolio and specific allowances for customers 
where the risk of collection has been reasonably identified either due to 
liquidity constraints or disputes over contractual terms and conditions.

Our method of calculating the general formula consists of estimating 
the recoverability of trade receivables based on historical experience, 
current collection trends, and external business factors such as economic 
factors, including regional bankruptcy rates, and political factors. Our 
analysis of trade receivable collection risk is performed quarterly, and 
the allowance is adjusted accordingly. 

We also hold long-term receivables that represent long-term customer 
receivable balances related to past-due accounts which are not expected 
to be collected within the current year. Our policy for the review of 
the allowance for these receivables is consistent with the discussion in 
the preceding paragraph above on trade receivables. Therefore on an 
ongoing basis, we continue to evaluate the credit quality of our long-
term receivables utilizing aging of receivables, collection experience 
and write-offs, as well as existing economic conditions, to determine 
if an additional allowance is necessary.

The allowance for trade receivables was $27.9 million and $26.3 million 
as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The allowance 
for long-term receivables was $24.7 million and $61.1 million at 
December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The provision to the 
allowance for receivables charged against operations was $4.7 million, 
$21.2 million and $71.4 million for the years ended December 31, 
2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. See Note 10 for more information. 
The provision in 2018 includes the effects of the stranded accounts 
receivables written off as part of the restructuring in India.

Investments

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current 
year’s presentation.

Investments in companies in which our ownership interest is 50 percent 
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financial policies are accounted for using the equity method. Under the 
equity method, original investments are recorded at cost and adjusted 
by our share of undistributed earnings and losses of these investments. 
Majority owned investments in which our control is restricted are also 
accounted for using the equity method. All other investments are carried 
at their fair values or at cost, as appropriate. We are party to several 
joint venture investments throughout the world, which individually 
and in the aggregate are not significant to our financial results.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventory 
costs include those costs directly attributable to products before sale, 
including all manufacturing overhead but excluding distribution 
costs. All domestic inventories, excluding materials and supplies, are 
determined on a last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) basis and our remaining 
inventories are recorded on either a first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) basis 
or average cost. See Note 7 for more information.

Property, plant and equipment

We record property, plant and equipment, including capitalized interest, 
at cost. We recognize acquired property, plant and equipment, from 
acquisitions at its estimated fair value. Depreciation is provided principally 
on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets 
(land improvements — 20 years, buildings and building equipment — 
15 to 40 years, and machinery and equipment — three to 18 years). 
Gains and losses are reflected in income upon sale or retirement of 
assets. Expenditures that extend the useful lives of property, plant and 
equipment or increase productivity are capitalized. Ordinary repairs 
and maintenance are expensed as incurred through operating expense.

Capitalized interest

We capitalized interest costs of $3.5 million, $4.7 million, and 
$4.1 million in 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. These costs were 
primarily associated with the construction of certain long-lived assets 
and have been capitalized as part of the cost of those assets. We amortize 
capitalized interest over the assets’ estimated useful lives.

Impairments of long-lived assets

We review the recovery of the net book value of long-lived assets whenever 
events and circumstances indicate that the net book value of an asset 
may not be recoverable from the estimated undiscounted future cash 
flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. In cases 
where undiscounted expected future cash flows are less than the net 
book value, we recognize an impairment loss equal to an amount by 
which the net book value exceeds the fair value of the asset. Long-lived 
assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount 
or fair value less cost to sell.

Asset retirement obligations

We record asset retirement obligations (“AROs”) at fair value at the time 
the liability is incurred if we can reasonably estimate the settlement 
date. The associated AROs are capitalized as part of the carrying amount 
of related long-lived assets. In future periods, the liability is accreted 
to its present value and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the 

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useful life of the related asset. We also adjust the liability for changes 
resulting from the passage of time and/or revisions to the timing or 
the amount of the original estimate. Upon retirement of the long-lived 
asset, we either settle the obligation for its recorded amount or incur 
a gain or loss. 

We have obligations at the majority of our manufacturing facilities in 
the event of permanent plant shutdown. For certain AROs not already 
accrued, we have calculated the fair value of these AROs and concluded 
that the present value of these obligations was inconsequential at 
December 31, 2020 and 2019.

The carrying amounts for the AROs for the years ended December 31, 
2020 and 2019 are $30.7 million and $35.7 million, respectively. These 
amounts are included in “Accrued and other liabilities” and “Other 
long-term liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheet. During 2019, 
we recorded a charge to recognize the acceleration of asset retirement 
obligations associated with our decision to exit sales of all carbofuran 
formulations (including Furadan® insecticide/nematicide, Curaterr® 
insecticide/nematicide and any other brands used with carbofuran 
products) globally effective December 31, 2019. Refer to Note 9 for 
more information.

Restructuring and other charges

We continually perform strategic reviews and assess the return on our 
business. This sometimes results in a plan to restructure the operations 
of our business. We record an accrual for severance and other exit costs 
under the provisions of the relevant accounting guidance.

Additionally, as part of these restructuring plans, write-downs of long-
lived assets may occur. Two types of assets are impacted: assets to be 
disposed of by sale and assets to be abandoned. Assets to be disposed 
of by sale are measured at the lower of carrying amount or estimated 
net proceeds from the sale. Assets to be abandoned with no remaining 
future service potential are written down to amounts expected to be 
recovered. The useful life of assets to be abandoned that have a remaining 
future service potential are adjusted and depreciation is recorded over 
the adjusted useful life.

Capitalized software

We capitalize the costs of internal use software in accordance with 
accounting literature which generally requires the capitalization of 
certain costs incurred to develop or obtain internal use software. We 
assess the recoverability of capitalized software costs on an ongoing 
basis and record write-downs to fair value as necessary. We amortize 
capitalized software costs over expected useful lives ranging from three 
to 10 years. See Note 22 for the net unamortized computer software 
balances.

Goodwill and intangible assets

Goodwill and other indefinite life intangible assets are not subject to 
amortization. Instead, they are subject to at least an annual assessment 
for impairment by applying a fair value-based test.

We test goodwill and indefinite life intangibles for impairment annually 
using the criteria prescribed by U.S. GAAP accounting guidance for 
goodwill and other intangible assets. Based upon our annual impairment 
assessments conducted in 2020, 2019 and 2018, we did not record 
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Finite-lived intangible assets consist of primarily customer relationships 
as well as patents, brands, registration rights, industry licenses, and 
other intangibles and are generally being amortized over periods of 
approximately three to 20 years. See Note 6 for additional information 
on goodwill and intangible assets.

the functional currency of the operation. These remeasurement gains 
and losses are recorded in income as they occur. We generally enter 
into foreign currency contracts to mitigate the financial risk associated 
with these transactions.  See “Derivative financial instruments” below 
and Note 19.

Revenue recognition

Derivative financial instruments

We recognize revenue when (or as) we satisfy our performance obligation 
which is when the customer obtains control of the good or service. 
Rebates due to customers are accrued as a reduction of revenue in the 
same period that the related sales are recorded based on the contract 
terms. Refer to Note 3.

We record amounts billed for shipping and handling fees as revenue. 
Costs incurred for shipping and handling are recorded as costs of 
sales and services. Amounts billed for sales and use taxes, value-added 
taxes, and certain excise and other specific transactional taxes imposed 
on revenue-producing transactions are presented on a net basis and 
excluded from sales in the consolidated income statements. We record 
a liability until remitted to the respective taxing authority.

We periodically enter into prepayment arrangements with customers 
and receive advance payments for product to be delivered in future 
periods. These advance payments are recorded as deferred revenue and 
classified as “Advance payments from customers” on the consolidated 
balance sheet. Revenue associated with advance payments is recognized as 
shipments are made and transfer of control to the customer takes place.

Research and development

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. In-process 
research and development acquired as part of asset acquisitions, which 
include license and development agreements, are expensed as incurred 
and included as a component of “Restructuring and other charges 
(income)” on the consolidated statements of income (loss).

Income and other taxes

We provide current income taxes on income reported for financial 
statement purposes adjusted for transactions that do not enter into 
the computation of income taxes payable. We recognize deferred 
tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of 
temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax basis 
of assets and liabilities. We have not provided income taxes for other 
outside basis differences inherent in our investments in subsidiaries 
because the investments and related unremitted earnings are essentially 
permanent in duration or we have concluded that no additional tax 
liability will arise upon disposal or remittance.

Foreign currency

We mitigate certain financial exposures, including currency risk, 
interest rate risk and commodity price exposures, through a controlled 
program of risk management that includes the use of derivative financial 
instruments. We enter into foreign exchange contracts, including forward 
and purchased option contracts, to reduce the effects of fluctuating 
foreign currency exchange rates.

We recognize all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. On the 
date the derivative instrument is entered into, we generally designate 
the derivative as either a hedge of the variability of cash flows to be 
received or paid related to a forecasted transaction (cash flow hedge) 
or a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or of an 
unrecognized firm commitment (fair value hedge). We record in 
accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) changes in the fair 
value of derivatives that are designated as, and meet all the required 
criteria for, a cash flow hedge. We then reclassify these amounts into 
earnings as the underlying hedged item affects earnings. We record 
immediately in earnings changes in the fair value of derivatives that 
are not designated as cash flow hedges.

We formally document all relationships between hedging instruments 
and hedged items, as well as the risk management objective and strategy 
for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process includes 
relating derivatives that are designated as fair value or cash flow hedges 
to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific firm 
commitments or forecasted transactions. We also formally assess, 
both at the inception of the hedge and throughout its term, whether 
each derivative is highly effective in offsetting changes in fair value 
or cash flows of the hedged item. If we determine that a derivative is 
not highly effective as a hedge, or if a derivative ceases to be a highly 
effective hedge, we discontinue hedge accounting with respect to that 
derivative prospectively. 

Treasury stock

We record shares of common stock repurchased at cost as treasury stock, 
resulting in a reduction of stockholders’ equity in the consolidated 
balance sheets. When the treasury shares are contributed under our 
employee benefit plans or issued for option exercises, we use a FIFO 
method for determining cost. The difference between the cost of the 
shares and the market price at the time of contribution to an employee 
benefit plan is added to or deducted from the related capital in excess 
of par value of common stock.

We translate the assets and liabilities of our foreign operations at exchange 
rates in effect at the balance sheet date. For foreign operations for which 
the functional currency is not the U.S. dollar we record translation 
gains and losses as a component of accumulated other comprehensive 
income (loss) in equity. The foreign operations’ income statements are 
translated at the monthly exchange rates for the period.  

We record remeasurement gains and losses on monetary assets and 
liabilities, such as accounts receivables and payables, which are not in 

Segment information

As a result of the FMC Lithium separation on March 1, 2019, we now 
operate as a single business segment providing innovative solutions to 
growers around the world with a robust product portfolio fueled by a 
market-driven discovery and development pipeline in crop protection, 
plant health, and professional pest and turf management. The business 
is supported by global corporate staff functions. The determination of 
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reviewed by the chief executive officer for purposes of evaluating 
performance, allocating resources, setting incentive compensation targets 
and both planning and forecasting future periods. Refer to Note 3 for 
further information on product and regional revenues.

Included in the environmental reserve balance, other assets balance 
and disclosure of reasonably possible loss contingencies are amounts 
from third party insurance policies which we believe are probable 
of recovery.

Geographic long-lived assets include goodwill and other intangibles, 
net, property, plant and equipment, net and other non-current assets. 
Refer to Note 21.

Stock compensation plans

We recognize compensation expense in the financial statements for 
all share options and other equity-based arrangements. Share-based 
compensation cost is measured at the date of grant, based on the fair 
value of the award, and is recognized over the employee’s requisite 
service period. See Note 16 for further discussion on our share-based 
compensation.

Environmental obligations

We provide for environmental-related obligations when they are 
probable and amounts can be reasonably estimated. Where the available 
information is sufficient to estimate the amount of liability, that estimate 
has been used. Where the information is only sufficient to establish a 
range of probable liability and no point within the range is more likely 
than any other, the lower end of the range has been used.

Estimated obligations to remediate sites that involve oversight by the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), or similar 
government agencies, are generally accrued no later than when a Record 
of Decision (“ROD”), or equivalent, is issued, or upon completion of 
a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (“RI/FS”), or equivalent, 
that is submitted by us and the appropriate government agency or 
agencies. Estimates are reviewed quarterly and, if necessary, adjusted 
as additional information becomes available. The estimates can change 
substantially as additional information becomes available regarding the 
nature or extent of site contamination, required remediation methods, 
and other actions by or against governmental agencies or private parties.

Our environmental liabilities for continuing and discontinued operations 
are principally for costs associated with the remediation and/or study 
of sites at which we are alleged to have released hazardous substances 
into the environment. Such costs principally include, among other 
items, RI/FS, site remediation, costs of operation and maintenance of 
the remediation plan, management costs, fees to outside law firms and 
consultants for work related to the environmental effort, and future 
monitoring costs. Estimated site liabilities are determined based upon 
existing remediation laws and technologies, specific site consultants’ 
engineering studies or by extrapolating experience with environmental 
issues at comparable sites.

Included in our environmental liabilities are costs for the operation, 
maintenance and monitoring (“M&M”) of site remediation plans. Such 
reserves are based on our best estimates for these OM&M plans. Over 
time we may incur OM&M costs in excess of these reserves. However, 
we are unable to reasonably estimate an amount in excess of our recorded 
reserves because we cannot reasonably estimate the period for which 
such OM&M plans will need to be in place or the future annual cost 
of such remediation, as conditions at these environmental sites change 
over time. Such additional OM&M costs could be significant in total 
but would be incurred over an extended period of years.

Provisions for environmental costs are reflected in income, net of 
probable and estimable recoveries from named Potentially Responsible 
Parties (“PRPs”) or other third parties. In the fourth quarter of 2019, we 
increased our reserves for the Pocatello Tribal Matter by $72.8 million, 
which represents both the historical and discounted present value of 
future annual use permit fees as well as the associated legal costs at the 
time the charge was recorded. We remeasure our discounted liability 
balance according to current interest rates. See Note 12 for further 
information. All other environmental provisions incorporate inflation 
and are not discounted to their present value. 

In calculating and evaluating the adequacy of our environmental 
reserves, we have taken into account the joint and several liability 
imposed by Comprehensive Environmental Remediation, 
Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) and the analogous 
state laws on all PRPs and have considered the identity and financial 
condition of the other PRPs at each site to the extent possible. We 
have also considered the identity and financial condition of other 
third parties from whom recovery is anticipated, as well as the status 
of our claims against such parties. Although we are unable to forecast 
the ultimate contributions of PRPs and other third parties with 
absolute certainty, the degree of uncertainty with respect to each party 
is taken into account when determining the environmental reserve 
on a site-by-site basis. Our liability includes our best estimate of the 
costs expected to be paid before the consideration of any potential 
recoveries from third parties. We believe that any recorded recoveries 
related to PRPs are realizable in all material respects. Recoveries are 
recorded as either an offset in “Environmental liabilities, continuing 
and discontinued” or as “Other assets including long-term receivables, 
net” in our consolidated balance sheets in accordance with U.S. 
accounting literature.

Pension and other postretirement benefits

We provide qualified and nonqualified defined benefit and defined 
contribution pension plans, as well as postretirement health care 
and life insurance benefit plans to our employees and retirees. The 
costs (or benefits) and obligations related to these benefits reflect 
key assumptions related to general economic conditions, including 
interest (discount) rates, healthcare cost trend rates, expected rates 
of return on plan assets and the rates of compensation increase for 
employees. The costs (or benefits) and obligations for these benefit 
programs are also affected by other assumptions, such as average 
retirement age, mortality, employee turnover, and plan participation. 
To the extent our plans’ actual experience, as influenced by changing 
economic and financial market conditions or by changes to our own 
plans’ demographics, differs from these assumptions, the costs and 
obligations for providing these benefits, as well as the plans’ funding 
requirements, could increase or decrease. When actual results differ 
from our assumptions, the difference is typically recognized over 
future periods. In addition, the unrealized gains and losses related 
to our pension and postretirement benefit obligations may also 
affect periodic benefit costs (or benefits) in future periods. See 
Note 15 for additional information relating to pension and other 
postretirement benefits.

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NOTE 2   Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements and Regulatory Items 

New accounting guidance and regulatory items 

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) 
issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-04, Reference 
Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate 
Reform on Financial Reporting. This ASU provides optional guidance for 
a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for 
contracts and hedging relationships affected by reference rate reform. 
This applies to contracts that reference LIBOR or another rate that is 
expected to be discontinued as a result of rate reform and have modified 
terms that affect or have the potential to affect the amount and timing 
of contractual cash flows resulting from the discontinuance of reference 
rate. The new standard is currently effective and upon adoption may be 
applied prospectively through December 31, 2022. We are evaluating 
the impacts this standard will have on accounting for contracts and 
hedging relationships but do not believe it will have a material impact 
on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) 
issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2019-12, Income 
Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. The 
amendments in this ASU simplify the accounting for income taxes by 
removing certain exceptions and simplification in several other areas. 
The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 
15, 2020 (i.e., a January 1, 2021 effective date). We believe the adoption 
will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Recently adopted accounting guidance

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, Defined Benefit 
Plans - General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework - Changes to 
the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans. The amendments 
in this ASU modify the disclosure requirements for employers that 
sponsor defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans. The 
new standard is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 
2020. There was no impact to our consolidated financial statements 
upon adoption, however, we have updated our disclosures within to 
comply with the ASU. 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, Internal-Use 
Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs 
Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract. 
The amendments in this ASU align the requirements for capitalizing 
implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service 
contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs 
incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. The new standard 
became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 
(i.e. a January 1, 2020 effective date). There was no material impact 
to our consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles 
- Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill 
Impairment. This ASU changes the subsequent measurement of goodwill 
impairment by eliminating Step 2 from the impairment test. Under the 
new guidance, an entity will measure impairment using the difference 
between the carrying amount and the fair value of the reporting unit. 
The new standard became effective for fiscal years beginning after 

December 15, 2019 (i.e. a January 1, 2020 effective date), with early 
adoption permitted for goodwill impairment tests with measurement 
dates after January 1, 2017. There was no material impact to our 
consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments 
– Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial 
Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 replaces the incurred loss 
impairment methodology with a current expected credit loss (“CECL”) 
model that immediately recognizes an estimate of credit losses that are 
expected to occur over the life of the financial instrument, including trade 
receivables. The update is intended to provide financial statement users 
with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses 
on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held 
by a reporting entity at each reporting date. The new standard became 
effective January 1, 2020. As a result of the adoption, we have refined our 
allowance for doubtful trade receivables methodology which considers 
current economic conditions as well as forward-looking expectations 
about expected credit losses. The adoption of the new standard did not 
result in a material impact to our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, Income Statement 
– Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain 
Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. This new 
standard permits a company to reclassify the income tax effects of the 
change in the U.S federal corporate income tax rate on the gross deferred 
tax amounts and related valuation allowances as well as other income 
tax effects related to the application of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the 
“Act”) within accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) to 
retained earnings. The new standard also requires certain disclosures 
about stranded tax effects. The new standard is effective for fiscal years 
beginning after December 15, 2018 (i.e., a January 1, 2019 effective 
date), and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption 
permitted. We adopted this standard prospectively as of January 1, 
2019 and reclassified $53.1 million of the stranded income tax effects 
from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to retained 
earnings. The reclassification was related to the change in the U.S. 
federal corporate tax rate and the effect of the Act on our pension plans 
and derivative instruments. This reclassification is reflected within the 
consolidated statements of changes in equity for the current period.

In February 2016, the FASB issued its new lease accounting guidance 
in ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASC 842”). Under the 
new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize for all leases (with 
the exception of short-term leases) a lease liability, which is a lessee’s 
obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured 
on a discounted basis and a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset, which is an 
asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a 
specified asset for the lease term. The new standard, including related 
amendments, is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 
15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years (i.e., a 
January 1, 2019 effective date). In adopting this standard, we performed 
a detailed review of contracts of our business and assessed the terms 
under ASC 842. Additionally, we assessed potential impacts on our 
internal controls and processes related to both the implementation 
and ongoing compliance of the new guidance. 

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We have adopted this standard as of January 1, 2019 utilizing a modified 
retrospective approach and have elected the transition practical expedient 
package. Under this transition practical expedient package, ASC 842 
was only applied to contracts that existed as of, or were entered into 
on or after, January 1, 2019, and a cumulative effect adjustment was 
made as of January 1, 2019. All comparative periods prior to January 1, 
2019 will retain the financial reporting and disclosure requirements 
of ASC 840. The adoption of ASC 842 had a material impact on our 
consolidated balance sheet but did not have a material impact on 
the consolidated statement of income (loss), consolidated statement 
of comprehensive income (loss), consolidated statement of cash 
flows, or consolidated statement of changes in equity. As a result of 
adoption, we recorded additional ROU lease assets and lease liabilities 
of $185.3 million and $215.9 million, respectively. ROU lease assets 
includes a reclassification of $30.6 million of prepaid rent, accrued rent, 
and lease incentives previously recorded under ASC 840. Additionally, 
we recorded a retained earnings impact of $2.4 million as of January 1, 
2019. Refer to Note 4 for further information. 

NOTE 3  Revenue Recognition 

Disaggregation of revenue 

The expedient package allowed us not to reassess whether existing 
contracts contain a lease under the new definition of a lease, the lease 
classification of existing leases, and initial direct cost for existing leases 
including whether such costs would qualify for capitalization under the 
standard. Additionally, we elected the practical expedient to not separate 
non-lease components from lease components. In addition to these 
practical expedients, we elected the following exemption permissible 
under ASC 842: the exclusion of leases with terms 12 months or less 
that do not have a purchase option or extension that is reasonably 
certain to exercise. 

The adoption of ASC 842 required adjustments to record our initial 
ROU asset and lease liability on the balance sheet. The initial right of 
use asset and lease liability are presented on a discounted basis by our 
incremental borrowing rate at transition. 

We disaggregate revenue from contracts with customers by geographical areas and major product categories. We have three major agricultural 
pesticide product categories: insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides. The disaggregated revenue tables are shown below for the years ended 
December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018. 

The following table provides information about disaggregated revenue by major geographical region:

(in Millions)
North America(1)
Latin America(1)
Europe, Middle East & Africa
Asia
TOTAL REVENUE

Year Ended December 31,

$

2020
1,032.5
1,456.5
1,046.3
1,106.8
4,642.1 $

$

2019
1,121.1
1,441.7
1,001.8
1,045.2
4,609.8 $

$

$

2018
1,090.8
1,210.1
966.0
1,018.4
4,285.3

(1)  Countries with sales in excess of 10 percent of consolidated revenue consisted of the U.S. and Brazil. Sales for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 
2018 for the U.S. totaled $941.2 million, $1,044.1 million and $991.8 million , respectively, and for Brazil totaled $1,083.4 million, $1,094.1 million and 
$913.7 million, respectively.

The following table provides information about disaggregated revenue by major product category:

(in Millions)
Insecticides
Herbicides
Fungicides
Other
TOTAL REVENUE

Year Ended December 31,

2020
2,836.8  $
1,187.2 
275.5 
342.6 
4,642.1  $

2019
2,773.6  $
1,228.8 
271.4 
336.0 
4,609.8  $

2018
2,476.5 
1,251.2 
268.7 
288.9 
4,285.3 

$

$

We earn revenue from the sale of a wide range of products to a 
diversified base of customers around the world. Our portfolio is 
comprised of three major pesticide categories: insecticides, herbicides 
and fungicides. These products are used in agriculture to enhance crop 
yield and quality by controlling a broad spectrum of insects, weeds 
and disease, as well as in non-agricultural markets for pest control. The 
majority of our product lines consist of insecticides and herbicides, 

with a smaller portfolio of fungicides mainly used in high value crop 
segments. Our insecticides are used to control a wide spectrum of 
pests, while our herbicide portfolio primarily targets a large variety 
of difficult-to-control weeds. Products in the other category include 
various agricultural products such as smaller classes of pesticides, 
growth promoters, and soil enhancements. 

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KSale of Goods 

Revenue from product sales is recognized when (or as) we satisfy a 
performance obligation by transferring the promised goods to a customer, 
that is, when control of the good transfers to the customer. The customer 
is then invoiced at the agreed-upon price with payment terms generally 
ranging from 30 to 90 days, with some regions providing terms longer than 
90 days. We do not typically give payment terms that exceed 360 days; 
however, in certain geographical regions such as Latin America, these 
extended terms may be given in limited circumstances. Additionally, a timing 
difference of over one year can exist between when products are delivered 
to the customer and when payment is received from the customer in these 
regions; however, the effect of these sales is not material to the financial 
statements as a whole. Furthermore, we have assessed the circumstances 
and arrangements in these regions and determined that the contracts 
with these customers do not contain a significant financing component. 

In determining when the control of goods is transferred, we typically 
assess, among other things, the transfer of risk and title and the shipping 
terms of the contract. The transfer of title and risk typically occurs either 
upon shipment to the customer or upon receipt by the customer. As 
such, we typically recognize revenue when goods are shipped based on 
the relevant Incoterm for the product order, or in some regions, when 
delivery to the customer’s requested destination has occurred. When we 
perform shipping and handling activities after the transfer of control 
to the customer (e.g., when control transfers prior to delivery), they 
are considered as fulfillment activities, and accordingly, the costs are 
accrued for when the related revenue is recognized. For FOB shipping 
point terms, revenue is recognized at the time of shipment since the 
customer gains control at this point in time.

We record amounts billed for shipping and handling fees as revenue. 
Costs incurred for shipping and handling are recorded as costs of 
sales and services. Amounts billed for sales and use taxes, value-added 
taxes, and certain excise and other specific transactional taxes imposed 
on revenue-producing transactions are presented on a net basis and 
excluded from sales in the consolidated income statements. We record 
a liability until remitted to the respective taxing authority.

Sales Incentives and Other Variable Considerations

As a part of our customary business practice, we offer a number of 
sales incentives to our customers including volume discounts, retailer 
incentives, and prepayment options. The variable considerations given 
can differ by products, support levels and other eligibility criteria. For 

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all such contracts that include any variable consideration, we estimate 
the amount of variable consideration that should be included in the 
transaction price utilizing either the expected value method or the 
most likely amount method depending on the nature of the variable 
consideration. Variable consideration is included in the transaction 
price if, in our judgment, it is probable that a significant future reversal 
of cumulative revenue under the contract will not occur. Although 
determining the transaction price for these considerations requires 
significant judgment, we have significant historical experience with 
incentives provided to customers and estimate the expected consideration 
considering historical patterns of incentive payouts. These estimates 
are reassessed each reporting period as required.

In addition to the variable considerations describe above, in certain 
instances, we may require our customers to meet certain volume 
thresholds within their contract term. We estimate what amount of 
variable consideration should be included in the transaction price 
at contract inception and continually reassess this estimation each 
reporting period to determine situations when the minimum volume 
thresholds will not be met. Variable consideration is included in the 
transaction price if, in our judgment, it is probable that a significant 
future reversal of cumulative revenue under the contract will not occur.

Right of Return 

We extend an assurance warranty offering customers a right of refund or 
exchange in case the delivered product does not conform to specifications. 
Additionally, in certain regions and arrangements, we may offer a right 
of return for a specified period. Both instances are accounted for as 
a right of return and transaction price is adjusted for an estimate of 
expected returns. Replacement products are accounted for under the 
warranty guidance if the customer exchanges one product for another of 
the same kind, quality, and price. We have significant experience with 
historical return patterns and use this experience to include returns in 
the estimate of transaction price.

Contract asset and contract liability balances

We satisfy our obligations by transferring goods and services in exchange 
for consideration from customers. The timing of performance sometimes 
differs from the timing the associated consideration is received from 
the customer, thus resulting in the recognition of a contract asset or 
contract liability. We recognize a contract liability if the customer’s 
payment of consideration is received prior to completion of our related 
performance obligation.

The following table presents the opening and closing balances of our receivables (net of allowances) and contract liabilities from contracts with 
customers:

(in Millions)
Receivables from contracts with customers, net of allowances
Contract liabilities: Advance payments from customers

Balance as of 
December 31, 2019

Balance as of 
December 31, 2020

$

2,354.3  $
492.7 

2,433.8  $
347.1 

Increase (Decrease)
79.5 
(145.6)

The amount of revenue recognized in the year ended December 31, 
2020 that was included in the opening contract liability balance was 
$492.7 million.

The balance of receivables from contracts with customers listed in the table 
above include both current trade receivables and long-term receivables, net 
of allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance for receivables represents 
our best estimate of the probable losses associated with potential customer 
defaults. We determine the allowance based on historical experience, current 

collection trends, and external business factors such as economic factors, 
including regional bankruptcy rates, and political factors. The change in 
allowance for doubtful accounts for both current trade receivables and 
long-term receivables is representative of the impairment of receivables 
as of December 31, 2020. Refer to Note 10 for further information.

We periodically enter into prepayment arrangements with customers and 
receive advance payments for product to be delivered in future periods. 
Prepayment terms are extended to customers/distributors in order to 

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capitalize on surplus cash with growers. Growers receive bulk payments for 
their produce, which they leverage to buy our products from distributors 
through prepayment options. This in turn creates opportunity for distributors 
to make large prepayments to us for securing the future supply of products 
to be sold to growers. Prepayments are typically received in the fourth 
quarter of the fiscal year, primarily in North America, and are for the 
following marketing year indicating that the time difference between 
prepayment and performance of corresponding performance obligations 
does not exceed one year. We recognize these prepayments as a liability 
under “Advance Payments from customers” on the consolidated balance 
sheets when they are received. Revenue associated with advance payments 
is recognized as shipments are made and transfer of control to the customer 
takes place. Advance payments from customers was $492.7 million as 
of December 31, 2019 and $347.1 million as of December 31, 2020.

Performance obligations

At contract inception, we assess the goods and services promised in our 
contracts with customers and identify a performance obligation for each 
promise to transfer a good or service (or bundle of goods or services) 
that is distinct. To identify the performance obligations, we consider 
all the goods or services promised in the contract, whether explicitly 
stated or implied based on customary business practices. Based on 
our evaluation, we have determined that our current contracts do not 
contain more than one performance obligation. Revenue is recognized 
when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied, which is when the 
customer obtains control of the good or service.

Periodically, we may enter into contracts with customers which require 
them to submit a forecast of non-binding purchase obligations to 
us. These forecasts are typically provided by the customer to us in 
good faith, and there are no penalties or obligations if the forecasts 
are not met. Accordingly, we have determined that these are optional 
purchases and do not represent material rights and are not considered 
as unsatisfied (or partially satisfied) performance obligations for the 
purposes of this disclosure. 

In separate and less common circumstances, we may have contracts 
with customers which have binding purchase requirements for just 
one quarter of their annual forecasts. Additionally, as noted in the 
Contract Liabilities section above, we periodically enter into agricultural 
prepayment arrangements with customers, and receive advance payments 
for product to be delivered in future periods within one year. We have 
elected not to disclose the aggregate amount of the transaction price 
allocated to remaining performance obligations for these two types of 
contracts as they have an expected duration of one year or less and the 
revenue is expected to be recognized within the next year.

Other arrangements

Data Licensing
We sometimes grant to third parties a license and right to rely upon 
pesticide regulatory data filed with government agencies. Such licenses 
allow a licensee to cite and rely upon our data in connection with the 
licensee’s application for pesticide registrations as required by law; these 
licenses can be granted through contract or through a mandatory statutory 
license, depending on circumstances. In the most common occurrence, 
when a license is embedded in a contract for supply of pesticide active 
ingredient from us to the licensee, the license grant is not considered 
as distinct from other promised goods or services. Accordingly, all 

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promises are treated as a single performance obligation and revenue 
is recognized at a point when the control of the pesticide products is 
transferred to the licensee-customer. In the less frequent occurrence, 
when the license and right to use data is granted without a supply 
contract, we account for the revenue attributable to the data license 
as a performance obligation satisfied at a single point in time and 
recognize revenue on the effective date of such contract. Finally, in 
those circumstance of mandatory data licensing by statute, such as 
under U.S. pesticide law, we recognize the data compensation upon the 
effective date of the data compensation settlement agreement. Payment 
terms for these arrangements may vary by contract.

Service Arrangements
In limited cases, we engage in providing certain tolling services, 
such as filling and packing services using raw and packing materials 
supplied by the customer. However, as a result of the DuPont Crop 
Protection Business Acquisition, on November 1, 2017, we entered 
into an agreement with DuPont to provide tolling services to one 
another for up to five years from the acquisition date. Depending on 
the nature of the tolling services, we determine the appropriate method 
of satisfaction of the performance obligation, which may be the input 
or output method. Compared to other goods and services provided by 
us, service arrangements do not represent a significant portion of sales 
each year. Payment terms for service arrangements may vary by contract; 
however, payment is typically due within 30 days of the invoice date.

Practical Expedients and Exemptions

We have elected the following practical expedients following the 
adoption of ASC 606: 

(a)  Costs of obtaining a contract: FMC incurs certain costs such 
as sales commissions which are incremental to obtaining the 
contract. We have taken the practical expedient of expensing 
such costs to obtain a contract, as and when they are incurred, 
as their expected amortization period is one year or less. 
(b)  Significant financing component: We elected not to adjust the 
promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant 
financing component if FMC expects, at contract inception, that 
the period between the transfer of a promised good or service to 
a customer and when the customer pays for that good or service 
will be one year or less.

(c)  Remaining performance obligations: We elected not to disclose 
the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining 
performance obligations for its contracts that are one year or 
less, as the revenue is expected to be recognized within one 
year. Additionally, we have elected not to disclose information 
about variable considerations for remaining, wholly unsatisfied 
performance obligations for which the criteria in paragraph 606-
10-32-40 have been met.

(d)  Shipping and handling costs: We elected to account for shipping 
and handling activities that occur after the customer has obtained 
control of a good as fulfillment activities (i.e., an expense) rather 
than as a promised service.

(e)  Measurement of transaction price: We have elected to exclude 
from the measurement of transaction price all taxes assessed by a 
governmental authority that are both imposed on and concurrent 
with a specific revenue-producing transaction and collected by 
us from a customer.

FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KNOTE 4  Leases 

We lease office space, vehicles and other equipment under non-cancellable 
leases with initial terms typically ranging from 1 to 20 years, with some 
leases having terms greater than 20 years. Our lease portfolio includes 
agreements with renewal options, purchase options and clauses for early 
termination based on the terms specific to the agreement.

At contract inception, we review the facts and circumstances of the 
arrangement to determine if the contract is a lease. We follow the 
guidance in ASC 842-10-15 and consider the following: whether 
the contract has an identified asset; if we have the right to obtain 
substantially all economic benefits from the asset; and if we have the 
right to direct the use of the underlying asset. When determining if a 
contract has an identified asset, we consider both explicit and implicit 
assets, and whether the supplier has the right to substitute the asset. 
When determining if we have the right to obtain substantially all 
economic benefits from the asset, we consider the primary outputs of 
the identified asset throughout the period of use and determine if we 
receive greater than 90 percent of those benefits. When determining if 
we have the right to direct the use of an underlying asset, we consider if 
we have the right to direct how and for what purpose the asset is used 
throughout the period of use and if we control the decision-making 
rights over the asset. All leased assets are classified as operating or finance 
under ASC 842. The lease term is determined as the non-cancellable 
period of the lease, together with all of the following: periods covered 
by an option to extend the lease which are reasonably certain to be 
exercised, periods covered by an option to terminate the lease if the 
lessee is reasonably certain not to exercise that option, and periods 
covered by an option to extend (or not to terminate) the lease in which 
exercise of the option is controlled by the lessor. At commencement, we 
assess whether any options included in the lease are reasonably certain 
to be exercised by considering all economic factors relevant including, 
contract-based, asset-based, market-based, and company-based factors. 

To determine the present value of future minimum lease payments, 
we use the implicit rate when readily determinable or our incremental 
borrowing rate at the lease commencement date. When determining 
our incremental borrowing rate, we consider our centralized treasury 

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PART II  

function and our current credit profile. We then make adjustments 
to this rate for securitization, the length of the lease term, and leases 
denominated in foreign currencies. Minimum lease payments are 
expensed over the term of the lease on a straight-line basis. Some leases 
may require additional contingent or variable lease payments based on 
factors specific to the individual agreement. Variable lease payments 
for which we are typically responsible for include payment of vehicle 
insurance, real estate taxes, and maintenance expenses.

Most leases within our portfolio are classified as operating leases under the 
new standard. Operating leases are included in “Other assets including 
long-term receivables, net”, “Accrued and other liabilities”, and “Other 
long-term liabilities” in our consolidated balance sheet. Operating lease 
right-of-use (“ROU”) assets are subsequently measured throughout 
the lease term at the carrying amount of the lease liability, plus initial 
direct costs, plus (minus) any prepaid (accrued) lease payments, less the 
unamortized balance of any lease incentives received. Lease expense for 
lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Operating leases relate to office spaces, IT equipment, transportation 
equipment, machinery equipment, furniture and fixtures, and plant 
and facilities under non-cancellable lease agreements. Leases primarily 
have fixed rental periods, with many of the real estate leases requiring 
additional payments for property taxes and occupancy-related costs. 
Leases for real estate typically have initial terms ranging from 1 to 
20 years, with some leases having terms greater than 20 years. Leases 
for non-real estate (transportation, IT) typically have initial terms 
ranging from 1 to 10 years. We have elected not to record short-term 
leases on the balance sheet whose term is 12 months or less and does 
not include a purchase option or extension that is reasonably certain 
to be exercised.

We rent or sublease a small number of assets including equipment and 
office space to third party companies. These third-party arrangements 
include a small number of transition service arrangements from recent 
acquisitions. We also sublease a floor of our Corporate headquarters 
to our former subsidiary, Livent Corporation. Rental income from all 
subleases is not material to our business. 

The ROU asset and lease liability balances as of December 31, 2020 were as follows: 

(in Millions)
Assets

Classification

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Operating lease ROU assets

Other assets including long-term receivables, net

Liabilities

Operating lease current liabilities
Operating lease noncurrent liabilities

Accrued and other liabilities
Other long-term liabilities

The components of lease expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 were as follows:

(in Millions)

Lease Cost Classification

Lease Cost
Operating lease cost

Costs of sales and services / Selling, general and administrative expenses

Variable lease cost

Costs of sales and services / Selling, general and administrative expenses

TOTAL LEASE COST

$

$

$

$

147.3  $

25.6  $
151.1 

2020

39.5  $

4.7 

44.2  $

164.7 

31.5 
163.2 

2019

41.3 

5.2 

46.5 

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Operating Lease Term and Discount Rate
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Weighted-average discount rate

(in Millions)
Other Information
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

Operating cash flows from operating leases

Supplemental non-cash information on lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets:

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

December 31, 2020

9.6
4.2 %

Year ended 
December 31, 2020

Year ended 
December 31, 2019

$

$

(40.8) $

(42.3)

8.4

$

15.7 

The following table represents our future minimum operating lease payments as of, and subsequent to, December 31, 2020 under ASC 842:

(in Millions)
Maturity of Lease Liabilities
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Thereafter
Total undiscounted lease payments
Less: Present value adjustment
PRESENT VALUE OF LEASE LIABILITIES

Operating Leases 
Total

$

$

$

31.7 
27.3
21.5 
17.6 
16.8 
103.5 
218.4 
(41.7)
176.7 

Rent expense for operating leases under ASC 840 (the previous U.S. GAAP lease accounting guidance) was $40 million for the year ended 
December 31, 2018.

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Data

ITEM 8  Financial Statements and Supplementary 

NOTE 5  Acquisitions

DuPont Crop Protection Business

On November 1, 2017, pursuant to the terms and conditions set 
forth in the Transaction Agreement entered into with E. I. du Pont 
de Nemours and Company (“DuPont”), we completed the acquisition 
of certain assets relating to DuPont’s Crop Protection business and 
research and development (“R&D”) organization (the “DuPont Crop 
Protection Business”) (collectively, the “DuPont Crop Protection Business 
Acquisition”). In connection with this transaction, we sold to DuPont 
our FMC Health and Nutrition segment and paid DuPont $1.2 billion 
in cash which was funded with the 2017 Term Loan Facility which 
was secured for the purposes of the Acquisition.

The DuPont Crop Protection Business has been integrated into our 
business and has been included within our results of operations since 
the date of acquisition.

As part of the DuPont Crop Protection Business Acquisition, we acquired 
various manufacturing contracts. The manufacturing contracts have 
been recognized as an asset or liability to the extent the terms of the 
contract are favorable or unfavorable compared with market terms of 
the same or similar items at the date of the acquisition. 

We also entered into supply agreements with DuPont, with terms of 
up to five years, to supply technical insecticide products required for 

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PART II  

their retained seed treatment business at cost. The unfavorable liability 
is recorded within both “Accrued and other liabilities” and “Other 
long-term liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheets and is reduced 
and recognized to revenues within earnings as sales are made. The 
amount recognized in revenue for the years ended December 31, 2020, 
2019, and 2018 was approximately $111 million, $105 million, and 
$92 million, respectively.

Transaction-related charges

Pursuant to U.S. GAAP, costs incurred associated with acquisition 
activities are expensed as incurred. Historically, these costs have primarily 
consisted of legal, accounting, consulting, and other professional advisory 
fees associated with the preparation and execution of these activities. 
Given the significance and complexity around the integration of the 
DuPont Crop Protection Business, we have incurred costs associated 
with integrating the DuPont Crop Protection Business, which included 
planning for the termination of the transitional service agreement 
(“TSA”) as well as implementation of a new worldwide Enterprise 
Resource Planning (“ERP”) system in connection with the termination 
of the TSA, the majority of which were capitalized in accordance with 
the relevant accounting literature. 

The following table summarizes the costs incurred associated with these activities:

Year Ended December 31,

(in Millions)
DuPont Crop Protection Business Acquisition
Legal and professional fees(1)
Inventory fair value amortization(2)
TOTAL TRANSACTION-RELATED CHARGES
Restructuring charges
DuPont Crop restructuring(3)
108.3 
TOTAL RESTRUCTURING CHARGES 
108.3 
(1)  Represents transaction costs, costs for transitional employees, other acquired employees related costs, and transactional-related costs such as legal and professional 
third-party fees. These charges are recorded as a component of “Selling, general and administrative expense” on the consolidated statements of income (loss).

77.8  $
— 
77.8  $

53.3  $
— 
53.3  $

86.9 
69.6 
156.5 

40.2  $
40.2  $

26.4  $
26.4  $

$
$

$

$

2019

2018

2020

(2)  These charges are included in “Costs of sales and services” on the consolidated statements of income (loss).
(3)  See Note 9 for more information. These charges are recorded as a component of “Restructuring and other charges (income)” on the consolidated statements of 

income (loss). 

Except for the completion of certain in-flight initiatives, primarily 
associated with the finalization of our worldwide ERP system, we 
completed the integration of the DuPont Crop Protection Business 
as of June 30, 2020. As noted, the TSA is now terminated and the 
last phase of the ERP system transition went live in November 2020 
with a stabilization period that will go into the first quarter of 2021. 
Estimated remaining charges are expected to be less than $5 million 
for the completion of these defined in-flight initiatives over that time 
period. We will also have remaining in-flight restructuring charges as 
we complete the established DuPont Crop Restructuring program 
associated with integration which are nearing completion. Refer to 
Note 9 for further information.

As a result of completing the implementation of our worldwide ERP 
system, we will have a series of delayed restructurings under a separate 
initiative from those discussed above. These future restructurings are 
the result of consolidating activities into one system as well as into 
several shared service centers allowing us to improve productivity and 
gain efficiencies in our processes. The first wave of this new initiative 
is anticipated to run through 2021 and is estimated to result in pre-tax 
severance charges of approximately $5 million to $8 million, of which 
$3 million was recorded in 2020, primarily due to the fact we will 
be performing activities in one ERP system as opposed to multiple. 
Severance associated with the outer years of these restructurings is 
not expected to be material and will be determined as we progress 
through the initiative.

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NOTE 6  Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are presented in the table below:

(in Millions)
Balance, December 31, 2018

Foreign currency and other adjustments

Balance, December 31, 2019

Foreign currency and other adjustments

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2020

Total
1,468.1 
(0.6)
1,467.5 
1.4 
1,468.9 

$

$

$

Our fiscal year 2020 annual goodwill and indefinite life impairment test was performed during the third quarter ended September 30, 2020. 
We determined no goodwill impairment existed and that the fair value was substantially in excess of the carrying value. There were no events 
or circumstances indicating that goodwill might be impaired as of December 31, 2020. Additionally, the estimated fair values also substantially 
exceeded the carrying value for each of our indefinite-lived intangible assets. 

Our intangible assets, other than goodwill, consist of the following:

(in Millions)
Intangible assets subject to amortization (finite life)

Weighted avg. useful life 
remaining at December 31, 2020

December 31, 2020
Accumulated 
Amortization

Gross

Net

December 31, 2019
Accumulated 
Amortization

Gross

Net

Customer relationships
Patents
Brands(1)
Purchased and licensed 
technologies
Other intangibles

16 years $ 1,169.4  $
5 years
8 years

1.9 
18.3 

9 years
< 1 year

61.1 
3.4 

$ 1,254.1  $

(249.7) $
(1.2)
(8.9)

(38.1)
(2.6)
(300.5) $

919.7  $ 1,139.7  $

0.7 
9.4 

23.0 
0.8 

1.7 
16.7 

60.2 
1.9 

953.6  $ 1,220.2  $

Intangible assets not subject to amortization (indefinite life)

Crop Protection Brands(2)
Brands(1)

TOTAL INTANGIBLE ASSETS
(1)  Represents trademarks, trade names and know-how. 
(2)  Represents proprietary brand portfolios, consisting of trademarks, trade names and know-how, of our crop protection brands.

(300.5) $ 2,625.2  $ 2,858.3  $

$ 1,259.1 
412.5 
$ 1,671.6 
$ 2,925.7  $

$ 1,259.1  $ 1,259.1 
379.0 
$ 1,671.6  $ 1,638.1 

412.5 

(184.7) $
(0.9)
(6.7)

955.0 
0.8 
10.0 

(35.2)
(1.8)
(229.3) $

25.0 
0.1 
990.9 

$ 1,259.1 
379.0 
$ 1,638.1 
(229.3) $ 2,629.0 

(in Millions)
Amortization expense

Year Ended December 31,

2020
61.9  $

2019
62.6  $

$

2018
62.2 

The estimated pre-tax amortization expense for each of the five years ending December 31, 2021 to 2025 is $64.1 million, $64.1 million, 
$63.7 million, $62.2 million, and $61.7 million, respectively.

NOTE 7 

Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

(in Millions)
Finished goods
Work in process
Raw materials, supplies and other

FIFO inventory

Less: Excess of FIFO cost over LIFO cost
NET INVENTORIES

December 31,
2020
434.6  $
621.9 
165.7 
1,222.2  $
(126.6)
1,095.6  $

2019
372.2
559.4 
217.3 
1,148.9 
(131.9)
1,017.0

$

$

$

Approximately 33 percent and 21 percent of our inventories in 2020 and 2019, respectively, were recorded on the LIFO basis.

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Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

(in Millions)
Land and land improvements
Buildings and building equipment
Machinery and equipment
Construction in progress
Total cost
Accumulated depreciation
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

PART II  

December 31,
2020
103.1  $
513.7 
501.1 
73.6 
1,191.5  $
(419.8)
771.7  $

2019
94.3 
490.1 
459.5 
65.3 
1,109.2
(351.2)
758.0

$

$

$

Depreciation expense was $71.5 million, $69.7 million, and $73.9 million in 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

NOTE 9  Restructuring and Other Charges (Income)

The following table shows total restructuring and other charges (income) included in the respective line items of the consolidated statements of 
income (loss):

(in Millions)
Restructuring charges
Other charges (income), net
TOTAL RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES (INCOME)

RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

Year Ended December 31,

2020
42.6  $
89.6 
132.2  $

2019
62.2  $
108.8 
171.0  $

$

$

2018
124.1 
(62.9)
61.2 

Severance and 
Employee Benefits 

Other Charges 
(Income)(1)

Asset Disposal 
Charges(2)

$

Total
(in Millions)
40.2 
DuPont Crop restructuring
2.4 
Other items
42.6 
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020
26.4 
DuPont Crop restructuring
34.1 
Furadan® product exit
1.7 
Other items
62.2 
Year ended December 31, 2019
108.3
DuPont Crop restructuring
15.8
Other items
Year ended December 31, 2018
124.1 
(1)  Primarily  represents  third-party  costs  associated  with  miscellaneous  restructuring  activities.  Other  income,  if  applicable,  primarily  represents  favorable 

9.2  $
2.8 
12.0  $
9.1  $
— 
1.7 
10.8  $
16.3  $
5.7 
22.0  $

3.8  $
— 
3.8  $
5.2  $
— 
— 
5.2  $
16.9  $
3.1 
20.0  $

27.2  $
(0.4)
26.8  $
12.1  $
34.1 
— 
46.2  $
75.1 
7.0

82.1  $

$
$

$
$

$

developments on previously recorded exit costs and recoveries associated with restructuring.

(2)  Primarily represents asset write-offs (recoveries), and accelerated depreciation and impairment charges on long-lived assets, which were or are to be abandoned. 
To the extent incurred, the acceleration effect of re-estimating settlement dates and revised cost estimates associated with asset retirement obligations due to facility 
shutdowns, are also included within the asset disposal charges. 

Furadan® Product Exit

DuPont Crop Restructuring 

During the fourth quarter of 2019, we decided to exit sales of all 
carbofuran formulations (including Furadan® insecticide/nematicide, 
Curaterr® insecticide/nematicide and any other brands used with 
carbofuran products) globally effective December 31, 2019. As a result 
of this decision, we accelerated the recognition of asset retirement 
obligations and asset write offs associated with the exit.

On November 1, 2017, we completed the acquisition of the DuPont 
Crop Protection Business. See Note 5 “Acquisitions” for more details. 
As also discussed in Note 5, we completed the integration of the 
DuPont Crop Protection Business except for the completion of certain 
in-flight initiatives including the DuPont Crop restructuring program 
as of June 30, 2020. Estimated remaining restructuring charges are 

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expected to be less than $5 million primarily associated with accelerated 
depreciation on certain fixed assets, severance, and other costs as we 
exit certain facilities.

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we incurred 
restructuring charges of $40.2 million and $26.4 million, respectively, 
which primarily represented severance and other employee related costs 
as well as accelerated depreciation on fixed assets for the planned exit 
of certain facilities.

2018 Activities 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, we incurred restructuring 
charges of $108 million. $63 million of these charges were related to 
a significant change to how we operate in the market in the combined 
business in India. On July 3, 2018, we announced the adoption of an 
innovation-focused product strategy that uses a unique market access 
model anchored by our key, large scale distributors rather than the 
vast customer base we served prior to the DuPont Crop Protection 
Acquisition. Additionally, we rationalized our product portfolio and 
decisively exited a vast majority of the low margin product range. As 

a result of the change to our market access, we incurred charges of 
approximately $59 million, which primarily included the write-off of 
stranded accounts receivables and inventory. We also had workforce 
reductions which resulted in severance and other employee benefit 
charges of approximately $4 million.

$27.8 million of the 2018 restructuring charges related to our decision 
to migrate our Ewing R&D activities and employees into the newly 
acquired Stine R&D facilities due to their close proximity to one another. 
We incurred charges of $17.4 million of accelerated depreciation charges 
of certain fixed assets that will no longer be used due to our exit from 
the facility. The cease use criteria was met as of September 30, 2018 
as all employees had exited the Ewing facility and the facility became 
available for use. We recorded the estimated future liability associated 
with the rental obligation on the cease use date which resulted in a 
charge of $11.2 million. This charge was offset by the reduction of 
the capital lease liability previously recorded in “Other long-term 
liabilities” of $6.0 million. In addition to lease termination costs, we 
incurred severance, relocation and other employee related charges of 
$5.2 million for combined charges of $27.8 million for the year for 
this restructuring initiative.

Roll forward of restructuring reserves 

The following table shows a roll forward of restructuring reserves that will result in cash spending. These amounts exclude asset retirement obligations: 

Balance at 
12/31/18

Change in
reserves(3)

Cash
payments

Other(4)

Balance at 
12/31/19(5)

Change in
reserves(3)

Cash
payments(5)

$

16.2  $

(in Millions)
DuPont Crop restructuring(1)
Other workforce related and 
facility shutdowns(2)
TOTAL
(1)  Primarily consists of real estate exit costs and severance associated with DuPont Crop restructuring activities.
(2)  Primarily severance costs related to workforce reductions and facility shutdowns described in the Other items section of the Restructuring charges table above. 
(3)  Primarily severance, exited lease, contract termination and other miscellaneous exit costs. The accelerated depreciation and impairment charges noted above 

(2.7)
(18.6) $

(0.1)
(14.3) $

2.8 
15.8  $

1.7 
16.0  $

0.1 
14.6  $

1.0 
17.2  $

— 
0.3  $

0.1 
—  $

2.8 
16.4 

(15.9) $

(14.2) $

14.5  $

13.0  $

14.3  $

(0.1) $

0.3  $

$

Balance at 
12/31/20(6)
13.6 

Other(4)

impacted our property, plant and equipment or intangible balances and are not included in this table. 

(4)  Primarily foreign currency translation adjustments.
(5)  In addition to the spend above there was also $3.6 million of spending related to the Furadan® asset retirement obligation.
(6)  Included in “Accrued and other liabilities” and “Other long-term liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheets.

Other charges (income), net 

(in Millions)
Environmental charges, net
Product portfolio sales
Isagro Fluindapyr Acquisition
Other items, net
OTHER CHARGES (INCOME), NET

Year Ended December 31,

2020
24.9  $
— 
65.6 
(0.9)
89.6  $

2019
108.7  $
0.1 
— 
— 
108.8  $

2018
21.7 
(87.2)
— 
2.6 
(62.9)

$

$

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PART II  

Environmental charges, net

Environmental charges represent the net charges associated with 
environmental remediation at continuing operating sites. Environmental 
obligations for continuing operations primarily represent obligations at 
shut down or abandoned facilities within businesses that do not meet 
the criteria for presentation as discontinued operations. During the 
fourth quarter of 2019, we recorded a charge of $72.8 million as a result 
of an unfavorable court ruling we received in relation to the Pocatello 
Tribal Litigation at one of our environmental sites. We remeasure our 
discounted liability balance according to current interest rates. See 
Note 12 for further information regarding this matter.

Isagro Fluindapyr Acquisition

In May 2020, FMC entered into a binding offer with Isagro S.p.A 
(“Isagro”) to acquire the remaining rights for Fluindapyr active ingredient 
assets from Isagro. In July 2020, we entered into an asset sale and 
purchase agreement with Isagro. On October 2, 2020, we closed on 
the transaction with a purchase price of approximately $65 million. 
Fluindapyr has been jointly developed by FMC and Isagro under a 2012 
research and development collaboration agreement. The transaction 
provides FMC with full global rights to the Fluindapyr active ingredient, 
including key U.S., European, Asian, and Latin American fungicide 
markets. The transaction transfers to FMC all intellectual property, 
know-how, registrations, product formulations and other global assets 
of the proprietary broad-spectrum fungicide molecule.

The Fluindapyr acquisition does not meet the criteria within ASC 805 
to qualify as a business and as a result it is treated as an asset acquisition. 
Based on the current development stage of the technology, the acquired 

assets have been classified as in-process research and development. As 
part of our evaluation, we consider the current development phase of 
the molecule being acquired. Molecules that have not received formal 
regulatory approval are still considered in process due to the inherent 
uncertainty with the approval process. As a result, these assets were 
immediately expensed. While this transaction resulted in an immediate 
expense of the purchase price under the accounting rules, this acquisition 
expands our fungicide portfolio by giving us full global rights to the 
Fluindapyr active ingredient and is an important strategic addition to 
our product line. We recorded charges totaling $65.6 million for the 
year, including transaction costs. 

Product portfolio sales

On February 1, 2018, we sold a portion of our European herbicide 
portfolio to Nufarm Limited. Additionally, on August 16, 2018, we 
completed the sale of certain products of our India portfolio to Crystal 
Crop Protection Limited. Both sales were required by regulatory 
authorities as part of closing conditions for the DuPont Crop Protection 
Business Acquisition. The gain on these sales are recorded within 
“Restructuring and other charges (income)” on the consolidated 
statements of income (loss). Proceeds from these sales are included 
in investing activities on the consolidated statements of cash flows.

Other items, net

Other items, net in 2020 were not material. In 2018, other items, net 
primarily represents a milestone payment on an agreement related to 
our in-process research and development. Other items, net also includes 
the loss associated with the divestment of a joint venture.

NOTE 10  Receivables

The following table displays a roll forward of the allowance for doubtful trade receivables for fiscal years 2019 and 2020:

(in Millions)
Balance, December 31, 2018
Additions — charged (credited) to expense
Transfer from (to) allowance for credit losses (see below)
Net recoveries, write-offs and other
Balance, December 31, 2019
Additions — charged (credited) to expense
Transfer from (to) allowance for credit losses (see below)
Net recoveries, write-offs and other
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2020

$

$

$

22.4 
3.6 
3.4 
(3.1)
26.3 
8.2 
(2.9)
(3.7)
27.9 

We have non-current receivables that represent long-term customer 
receivable balances related to past due accounts which are not expected 
to be collected within the current year. The net long-term customer 
receivables were $103.5 million as of December 31, 2020. These long-
term customer receivable balances and the corresponding allowance 
are included in “Other assets including long-term receivables, net” on 
the consolidated balance sheets.

A portion of these long-term receivables have payment contracts. We 
have no reason to believe payments will not be made based upon the 

credit quality of these customers. Additionally, we also hold significant 
collateral against these customers including rights to property or other 
assets as a form of credit guarantee. If the customer does not pay or 
gives indication that they will not pay, these guarantees allow us to 
start legal action to block the sale of the customer’s harvest. On an 
ongoing basis, we continue to evaluate the credit quality of our non-
current receivables using aging of receivables, collection experience 
and write-offs, as well as evaluating existing economic conditions, to 
determine if an additional allowance is necessary.

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The following table displays a roll forward of the allowance for credit losses related to long-term customer receivables for fiscal years 2019 and 2020:

(in Millions)
Balance, December 31, 2018
Additions — charged (credited) to expense
Transfer from (to) allowance for doubtful accounts (see above)
Foreign currency adjustments
Net recoveries, write-offs and other
Balance, December 31, 2019
Additions — charged (credited) to expense
Transfer from (to) allowance for doubtful accounts (see above)
Foreign currency adjustments
Net recoveries, write-offs and other
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2020

NOTE 11  Discontinued Operations

FMC Lithium (Livent Corporation):

$

$

$

60.5 
17.6 
(3.4)
(0.5)
(13.1)
61.1 
(3.5)
2.9 
(7.6)
(28.2)
24.7 

On March 1, 2019, we completed the previously announced distribution of 123 million shares of common stock of Livent as a pro rata dividend 
on shares of FMC common stock outstanding at the close of business on the record date of February 25, 2019. 

The results of our discontinued FMC Lithium operations are summarized below:

Year Ended December 31,

$

2020

(in Millions)
Revenue
Costs of sales and services
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes(1)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
Total discontinued operations of FMC Lithium, net of income taxes, before separation-
related costs
Separation-related costs and other adjustments of discontinued operations of FMC Lithium,  
net of income taxes
Discontinued operations of FMC Lithium, net of income taxes
Less: Discontinued operations of FMC Lithium attributable to noncontrolling interests
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS OF FMC LITHIUM, NET OF INCOME TAXES, 
ATTRIBUTABLE TO FMC STOCKHOLDERS
114.1 
(1)   For the year ended December 31, 2018, amount includes $2.5 million of restructuring and other charges (income), and $4.3 million of non-operating pension 

2019
52.1  $
41.3 
1.1  $
6.0 

2018
442.5 
235.4 
170.9 
25.5 

(16.4)
(21.3) $
— 

—  $
— 
—  $
— 

— 
—  $
— 

(28.1)
117.3 
3.2 

(21.3) $

(4.9) $

—  $

—  $

145.4 

$

$

$

$

settlement charges (income).

FMC Health and Nutrition:

On August 1, 2017, we completed the sale of the Omega-3 business 
to Pelagia AS for $38 million.

On November 1, 2017, we completed the previously disclosed sale of 
our FMC Health and Nutrition business to DuPont. The sale resulted 
in a gain of approximately $918 million ($727 million, net of tax). 
In connection with the sale, we entered into a customary transitional 

services agreement with DuPont to provide for the orderly separation 
and transition of various functions and processes. These services have 
been provided by us to DuPont for 24 months after closing and an 
additional six months extension. These services included information 
technology services, accounting, human resource and facility services 
among other services, while DuPont assumed the operations of FMC 
Health and Nutrition.

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PART II  

Certain sites were to transfer at a later date due to various local timing constraints. In May 2018, the last site transferred to DuPont. The results 
of our discontinued FMC Health and Nutrition operations are summarized below, including the results of these delayed sites included in the 
year ended December 31, 2018.

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

$

(in Millions)
Revenue
Costs of sales and services
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes(1)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
Total discontinued operations of FMC Health and Nutrition, net of income taxes, before 
divestiture related costs and adjustments 
Gain on sale of FMC Health and Nutrition, net of income taxes 
Adjustment to gain on sale of FMC Health and Nutrition, net of income taxes(2)
Divestiture related costs and other adjustments of discontinued operations of FMC Health and 
Nutrition, net of income taxes
Adjustment to FMC Health and Nutrition Omega-3 net assets held for sale, net of income taxes
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS OF FMC HEALTH AND NUTRITION, NET OF 
INCOME TAXES, ATTRIBUTABLE TO FMC STOCKHOLDERS
(1)  Results for the year ended December 31, 2018 include an adjustment to retained liabilities of the disposed FMC Health and Nutrition business. 
(2)  Amount represents the settlement of working capital adjustments subsequent to the sale.

—  $
— 
—  $
— 

—  $
— 
—  $
— 

—  $
— 
— 

—  $
— 
— 

0.5 
— 

— 
— 

0.5  $

—  $

$

$

$

2018
3.8 
4.0 
2.0 
3.8 

(1.8)
— 
7.8 

— 
— 

6.0 

In addition to our discontinued FMC Lithium and FMC Health and Nutrition segments, our discontinued operations in our financial statements 
includes adjustments to retained liabilities from previous discontinued operations. The primary liabilities retained include environmental liabilities, 
other postretirement benefit liabilities, self-insurance, long-term obligations related to legal proceedings and historical restructuring activities.

Our discontinued operations comprised the following:

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

(in Millions)
Adjustment for workers’ compensation, product liability, and other postretirement benefits and 
other, net of income tax benefit (expense) of $(10.0), $(23.9) and $(5.2), respectively(1)
Provision for environmental liabilities, net of recoveries, net of income tax benefit (expense) of 
$6.0, $6.3 and $32.5, respectively(2)
Provision for legal reserves and expenses, net of recoveries, net of income tax benefit (expense) of 
$7.6, $6.3 and $6.9, respectively 
Discontinued operations of FMC Health and Nutrition, net of income tax benefit (expense) of 
zero, $(0.2) and $(7.1), respectively 
Discontinued operations of FMC Lithium, net of income tax benefit (expense) of zero, $(12.3) 
117.3 
and $(18.0), respectively 
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF INCOME TAXES
(26.1)
(1)  During the year ended December 31, 2020, we finalized the sale of the second of two parcels of land of our discontinued site in Newark, California and recorded 
a gain of approximately $24 million, net of tax. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we finalized the sale of the first of the two parcels of land of our 
discontinued site in Newark, California and recorded a gain of approximately $21 million, net of tax.

(21.3)
(63.3) $

— 
(28.3) $

24.7  $

4.3  $

(121.4)

(28.9)

(24.1)

(23.5)

(23.3)

(26.3)

(1.7)

0.5 

6.0 

— 

$

$

(2)  See a roll forward of our environmental reserves as well as discussion on significant environmental issues that occurred during the year in Note 12.

Reserves for Discontinued Operations, other than Environmental at December 31, 2020 and 2019 

(in Millions)
Workers’ compensation, product liability, and indemnification reserves
Postretirement medical and life insurance benefits reserve, net
Reserves for legal proceedings
RESERVE FOR DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS(1)
(1)  Included in “Other long-term liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 12 for discontinued environmental reserves.

$

$

$

December 31,
2020
12.9 
5.5 
58.2 
76.6 

$

2019
15.7 
5.9 
50.3 
71.9 

The discontinued postretirement medical and life insurance benefits liability equals the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation. Associated 
with this liability is a net pre-tax actuarial gain and prior service credit of $4.4 million ($3.6 million after-tax) and $5.2 million ($4.2 million 
after-tax) at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. 

Net spending in 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $1.0 million, $3.8 million and $5.4 million, respectively, for workers’ compensation, product liability 
and other claims; $0.5 million, $0.4 million and $1.1 million, respectively, for other postretirement benefits; and $28.4 million, $20.2 million 
and $21.3 million, respectively, related to reserves for legal proceedings associated with discontinued operations.

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ITEM 8  Financial Statements and Supplementary 

Data

PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

NOTE 12  Environmental Obligations

We are subject to various federal, state, local and foreign environmental 
laws and regulations that govern emissions of air pollutants, discharges 
of water pollutants, and the manufacture, storage, handling and 
disposal of hazardous substances, hazardous wastes and other toxic 
materials and remediation of contaminated sites. We are also subject to 
liabilities arising under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) and similar state laws 
that impose responsibility on persons who arranged for the disposal 
of hazardous substances, and on current and previous owners and 
operators of a facility for the clean-up of hazardous substances released 
from the facility into the environment. We are also subject to liabilities 
under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) and 
analogous state laws that require owners and operators of facilities 
that have treated, stored or disposed of hazardous waste pursuant to 
a RCRA permit to follow certain waste management practices and 
to clean up releases of hazardous substances into the environment 
associated with past or present practices. In addition, when deemed 
appropriate, we enter certain sites with potential liability into voluntary 
remediation compliance programs, which are also subject to guidelines 
that require owners and operators, current and previous, to clean up 
releases of hazardous substances into the environment associated with 
past or present practices.

Environmental liabilities consist of obligations relating to waste handling 
and the remediation and/or study of sites at which we are alleged to 
have released or disposed of hazardous substances. These sites include 
current operations, previously operated sites, and sites associated with 
discontinued operations. We have provided reserves for potential 
environmental obligations that we consider probable and for which a 

reasonable estimate of the obligation can be made. Accordingly, total 
reserves of $574.7 million and $595.8 million, respectively, before 
recoveries, existed at December 31, 2020 and 2019. 

The estimated reasonably possible environmental loss contingencies, 
net of expected recoveries, exceed amounts accrued by approximately 
$170 million at December 31, 2020. This reasonably possible estimate 
is based upon information available as of the date of the filing but the 
actual future losses may be higher given the uncertainties regarding 
the status of laws, regulations, enforcement policies, the impact of 
potentially responsible parties, technology and information related 
to individual sites. 

Additionally, although potential environmental remediation expenditures 
in excess of the reserves and estimated loss contingencies could be 
significant, the impact on our future consolidated financial results is 
not subject to reasonable estimation due to numerous uncertainties 
concerning the nature and scope of possible contamination at many 
sites, identification of remediation alternatives under constantly changing 
requirements, selection of new and diverse clean-up technologies to 
meet compliance standards, the timing of potential expenditures 
and the allocation of costs among Potentially Responsible Parties 
(“PRPs”) as well as other third parties. The liabilities arising from 
potential environmental obligations that have not been reserved for 
at this time may be material to any one quarter’s or year’s results of 
operations in the future. However, we believe any liability arising 
from such potential environmental obligations is not likely to have a 
material adverse effect on our liquidity or financial condition as it may 
be satisfied over many years.

The table below is a roll forward of our total environmental reserves, continuing and discontinued, from December 31, 2017 to December 31, 2020.

(in Millions)
Total environmental reserves, net of recoveries at December 31, 2017
2018

Provision
Spending, net of recoveries
Foreign currency translation adjustments

Net Change
Total environmental reserves, net of recoveries at December 31, 2018
2019

Provision
Spending, net of recoveries
Foreign currency translation adjustments

Net Change
Total environmental reserves, net of recoveries at December 31, 2019
2020

Provision
Spending, net of recoveries
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other adjustments

Net Change
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESERVES, NET OF RECOVERIES AT DECEMBER 31, 2020

Operating and 
Discontinued Sites Total
411.8 

$

178.2 
(65.7)
(2.8)
109.7 
521.5 

138.8 
(73.8)
(0.7)
64.3 
585.8 

53.2 
(81.1)
6.5 
(21.4)
564.4 

$
$

$
$

$
$

To ensure we are held responsible only for our equitable share of site 
remediation costs, we have initiated, and will continue to initiate, legal 
proceedings for contributions from other PRPs. At December 31, 
2020 and 2019, we have recorded recoveries representing probable 
realization of claims against U.S. government agencies, insurance carriers 

and other third parties. Recoveries are recorded as either an offset to 
the “Environmental liabilities, continuing and discontinued” or as 
“Other assets including long-term receivables, net” on the consolidated 
balance sheets. 

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

PART II  

Increase 
(Decrease)  

December 
31, 2018

December 
31, 2019

Increase 
(Decrease) 
in Recoveries

Cash 
Received(2)

December 
31, 2020

in Recoveries Cash Received

(in Millions)
Environmental liabilities, 
continuing and discontinued $
Other assets(1)
TOTAL
(1)  The amounts are included within “Prepaid and other current assets” and “Other assets including long-term receivables, net” on the consolidated balance sheets. 

(0.6) $
(21.1)
(21.7) $

0.9  $
(1.8)
(0.9) $

(0.5) $
(3.8)
(4.3) $

7.9  $
30.5 
38.4  $

10.0  $
27.3 
37.3  $

2.6  $
0.3 
2.9  $

—  $
0.3 
0.3  $

10.3 
4.4 
14.7 

Other

$

See Note 22 for more details.

(2)  During the first quarter of 2020, we entered into a confidential insurance settlement pertaining to coverage at a legacy environmental site, which settlement 

resulted in a cash payment to FMC in the amount of $20.0 million.

The table below provides detail of current and long-term environmental reserves, continuing and discontinued.

(in Millions)
Environmental reserves, current, net of recoveries(1)
Environmental reserves, long-term continuing and discontinued, net of recoveries(2)
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESERVES, NET OF RECOVERIES
(1)  These amounts are included within “Accrued and other liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheets.
(2)  These amounts are included in “Environmental liabilities, continuing and discontinued” on the consolidated balance sheets.

$

$

December 31,

2020
120.9  $
443.5 
564.4  $

2019
115.3 
470.5 
585.8 

Our net environmental provisions relate to costs for the continued remediation of both operating sites and for certain discontinued manufacturing 
operations from previous years. The net provisions are comprised as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

2018
(in Millions)
Continuing operations(1)
21.7 
Discontinued operations(2)
153.9 
NET ENVIRONMENTAL PROVISION
175.6 
(1)  Recorded as a component of “Restructuring and other charges (income)” on our consolidated statements of income. See Note 9. Environmental obligations for continuing 
operations  primarily  represent  obligations  at  shut  down  or  abandoned  facilities  with  in  businesses  that  do  not  meet  the  criteria  for  presentation  as  discontinued 
operations.

2019
108.7  $
29.8 
138.5  $

2020
24.9  $
30.1 
55.0  $

$

$

(2)  Recorded as a component of “Discontinued operations, net of income taxes” on our consolidated statements of income (loss). See Note 11.

On our consolidated balance sheets, the net environmental provisions affect assets and liabilities as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

(in Millions)
Environmental reserves(1)
Other assets(2)
$
NET ENVIRONMENTAL PROVISION
(1)  See above roll forward of our total environmental reserves as presented on our consolidated balance sheets.
(2)  Represents certain environmental recoveries. See Note 22 for details of “Other assets including long-term receivables, net” as presented on our consolidated balance sheets.

2019
138.8  $
(0.3)
138.5  $

2020
53.2  $
1.8 
55.0  $

2018
178.2 
(2.6)
175.6 

$

Significant Environmental Sites

Pocatello

From 1949 until 2001, we operated the world’s largest elemental 
phosphorus plant in Power County, Idaho, just outside the city of 
Pocatello. Since the plant’s closure, FMC has worked with the EPA, 
the State of Idaho, and the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (“Tribes”) to 
develop a proposed cleanup plan for the property. In September 
2012, the EPA issued an Interim Record of Decision (“IROD”) that 
is environmentally protective and that ensures the health and safety of 
both workers and the general public. Since the plant’s closure, we have 
successfully decommissioned our Pocatello plant, completed closure of 
the RCRA ponds and formally requested that the EPA acknowledge 

completion of work under a June 1999 RCRA Consent Decree. Future 
remediation costs include completion of the IROD that addresses 
groundwater contamination and existing waste disposal areas on the 
Pocatello plant portion of the Eastern Michaud Flats Superfund Site. 
In June 2013, the EPA issued a Unilateral Administrative Order to us 
under which we will implement the IROD remedy. Our current reserves 
factor in the estimated costs associated with implementing the IROD. 
In addition to implementing the IROD, we continue to conduct work 
pursuant to CERCLA unilateral administrative orders to address air 
emissions from beneath the cap of several of the closed RCRA ponds. 
Actions also involve impacts of the Tribal Litigation discussed below.

The amount of the reserve for this site, which includes the Pocatello 
Tribal Litigation described below, was $117.8 million and $107.5 
million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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Pocatello Tribal Litigation
For a number of years, we engaged in disputes with the Tribes 
concerning their attempts to regulate our activities on the reservation. 
On March 6, 2006, a U.S. District Court Judge found that the Tribes 
were a third-party beneficiary of a 1998 RCRA Consent Decree and 
ordered us to apply for any applicable Tribal permits relating to the 
nearly-complete RCRA Consent Decree work. The third-party beneficiary 
ruling was later reversed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, but the 
permitting process continued in the tribal legal system. We applied for 
the tribal permits, but preserved objections to the Tribes’ jurisdiction. 

In addition, in 1998, we entered into an agreement that required us to 
pay the Tribes $1.5 million per year for waste generated from operating 
our Pocatello plant and stored on site. We paid $1.5 million per year 
until December 2001 when the plant closed. In our view the agreement 
was terminated, as the plant was no longer generating waste. The Tribes 
claimed that the 1998 Agreement has no end date. 

On April 25, 2006, the Tribes’ Land Use Policy Commission issued 
us a Special Use Permit for the “disposal and storage of waste” at the 
Pocatello plant and imposed a $1.5 million per annum permit fee.

FMC challenged this fee at various levels of the Tribal Court system and 
in April 2014, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Appellate Court issued a 
Statement of Decision finding in favor of the Tribes’ jurisdiction over 
FMC and awarding costs on appeal to the Tribes. The Tribal Appellate 
Court conducted further post-trial proceedings and on May 6, 2014 
issued Finding and Conclusions and a Final Judgment consistent with 
its earlier Statement of Decision. FMC challenged the Final Judgment 
in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho.

On September 28, 2017, the District Court issued a decision finding 
that the Tribal Court has jurisdiction over FMC to require FMC to 
pay the $1.5 million per year fee to the Tribes. In 2017, we appealed 
to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and oral 
arguments were held on May 17, 2019. On November 15, 2019, 
the Ninth Circuit affirmed the District Court’s decision that the 
Tribal Court has jurisdiction over FMC to require FMC to pay the 
$1.5 million per year fee to the Tribes. As a result of the unfavorable 
court decision issued on November 15, 2019, we increased our reserves 
by $72.8 million, which represents both the historical and discounted 
present value of future annual use permit fees as well as the associated 
legal costs incurred through December 31, 2019. The increase in reserve 
was transferred from the previously estimated reasonably possible loss 
related to this matter. Following the Ninth Circuit’s denial of our petition 
for rehearing en banc, we filed a motion to stay the mandate with the 
Ninth Circuit. On February 4, 2020, the Ninth Circuit granted our 
motion to stay the mandate. Because this stay was granted, payment 
of the judgment was not required until final disposition by the United 
States Supreme Court. 

On March 16, 2020, FMC filed a petition in the United States Supreme 
Court to review the Ninth Circuit’s decision. On June 29, 2020, the 
Supreme Court invited the Solicitor General to file a brief in this case 
expressing the views of the United States with respect to the litigation. 
The recommendation filed by the Solicitor General on December 9, 
2020 was that our petition for review by the Supreme Court should 
not be granted. On January 11, 2021, the Supreme Court denied our 
petition to review our case. In the first quarter of 2021, FMC made 
a $20.5 million payment to the Tribes for attorney’s fees and unpaid 
permit fees incurred from 2002 to 2014. There was no change to our 
existing reserves as a result of our denied petition.

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In calculating the net present value of future annual permit fees, we 
used a discount rate of 1.45%, which represents the appropriate risk-free 
rate. We believe that the application of this rate produces a result which 
approximates the amount that would hypothetically satisfy our liability 
in an arms-length transaction. The current estimate for expenditures in 
2021 is $32.2 million. This includes the $20.5 million court judgement, 
$10.5 million of incurred past years’ permit fees from 2015 through 2021, 
plus interest associated with these payments. Estimates for expenditures 
for 2022 and beyond are $1.5 million in annual fees payable each year 
thereafter. The expected aggregate undiscounted amount related to this 
matter is $104.5 million of which $82.6 million, on a discounted basis, 
has been recognized in environmental liabilities on the statements of 
financial position. The increase in our liability balance from 2019 is 
primarily due to the remeasurement of our discounted liability using 
the current U.S. Treasury bill rate. 

Middleport

Our Middleport, NY facility is currently an Agricultural Solutions 
formulation and packaging plant that formerly manufactured 
arsenic-based and other products. As a result of past manufacturing 
operations and waste disposal practices at this facility, releases of 
hazardous substances have occurred at the site that have affected soil, 
sediment, surface water and groundwater at the facility’s property 
and also in adjacent off-site areas. The impact of our discontinued 
operations was the subject of an Administrative Order on Consent (“1991 
AOC”) entered into with the EPA and New York State Department 
of Environmental Conservation (“NYSDEC”, and collectively with 
EPA, the “Agencies”) in 1991, which was replaced by a New Order on 
Consent and Administrative Settlement with the NYSDEC, effective 
June 6, 2019 (“2019 Order”). Like the 1991 AOC, the 2019 Order 
requires us to (1) define the nature and extent of contamination caused 
by our historical plant operations, (2) take interim corrective measures 
and (3) evaluate Corrective Measure Alternatives (“CMA”) for discrete 
contaminated areas, known as “operable units” of which there are 11.

We have defined the nature and extent of the contamination in certain 
areas, have constructed an engineered cover, taken certain closure 
actions regarding RCRA regulated surface water impoundments and 
are collecting and treating both surface water runoff and ground 
water. To date, we have evaluated and proposed CMAs for six of the 
11 identified operable units. 

Middleport Litigation
All pending litigation with respect to the Middleport site was settled 
and/or dismissed in 2019. The 2019 Order supplanted the need for a 
separate Hazardous Waste Management Permit (“Part 373 permit”), 
and as a result, the administrative action challenging the Part 373 
Permit was dismissed. In connection with the settlement, FMC also 
dismissed its claims against the EPA that were pending appeal before 
the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The terms 
of the 2019 Order are materially consistent with our established reserve 
for Middleport as of December 31, 2018 as a result of the 2019 Order.

Middleport Reserves
In the fourth quarter of 2018, we increased the reserve by $106.3 
million, which included our best estimate for remediation costs for 
OUs 2,4 and 5 in line with the drafted settlement terms between FMC 
and NYSDEC. Of the $106.3 million reserve increase, $60.6 million 
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operable unit that comprises the southern portion of the tributary 
(“OU 6”) plus the impact of inflation. The $60.6 million increase was 
in addition to a previously established reserve of $29.1 million related 
to this operable unit. 

The remaining $45.7 million reserve increase related to costs associated 
with the implementation and completion of NYSDEC’s selected remedy 
for OUs 2,4, and 5. Prior to settlement discussions, our reserve balance 
for OUs 2,4, and 5 of $31.1 million included the estimated liability 
for clean-up to reflect the costs associated with our recommended 
CMAs. Our total reserve for all of Middleport is $142.7 million and 
$159.4 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. FMC is 
in various stages of evaluating the remaining operable units.

In 2020 and 2019, the Middleport settlement resulted in cash outflows 
of $17.9 million and $22.2 million respectively. This settlement will 
result in cash outflows of approximately $20 million to $30 million 
for 2021 due to front loading of reimbursement in installments of past 
costs, and thereafter an amount not to exceed an average of $10 million 
per year until the remediation is complete.

Other Potentially Responsible Party (“PRP”) Sites

We have been named a PRP at 29 sites on the federal government’s 
National Priorities List (“NPL”), at which our potential liability has 
not yet been settled. We have received notice from the EPA or other 
regulatory agencies that we may be a PRP, or PRP equivalent, at other 
sites, including 47 sites at which we have determined that it is probable 
that we have an environmental liability for which we have recorded an 
estimate of our potential liability in the consolidated financial statements. 
In cooperation with appropriate government agencies, we are currently 
participating in, or have participated in, a Remedial Investigation/
Feasibility Study (“RI/FS”), or equivalent, at most of the identified sites, 
with the status of each investigation varying from site to site. At certain 
sites, a RI/FS has only recently begun, providing limited information, 

if any, relating to cost estimates, timing, or the involvement of other 
PRPs; whereas, at other sites, the studies are complete, remedial action 
plans have been chosen, or a ROD has been issued.

One site where FMC is listed as a PRP is the Portland Harbor Superfund 
Site (“Portland Harbor”), that includes the river and sediments of a 
12 mile section of the lower reach of the Willamette River in Portland, 
Oregon that runs through an industrialized area. Portland Harbor is 
listed on the NPL. FMC formerly owned and operated a manufacturing 
site adjacent to this section of the river and has since sold its interest 
in this business. Currently, FMC and approximately 70 other parties 
are involved in a non-judicial allocation process to determine each 
party’s respective share of the cleanup costs. FMC and several other 
parties have been sued by the Confederated Bands and Tribes of the 
Yakama Nation for reimbursement of cleanup costs and the costs of 
performing a natural damage assessment. Based on the information 
known to date, we are unable to develop a reasonable estimate of our 
potential exposure of loss at this time. We intend to defend this matter.

On January 6, 2017, EPA issued its Record of Decision (“ROD”) for 
the Portland Harbor Superfund Site. On December 30, 2019, FMC 
and EPA entered into an Administrative Settlement Agreement and 
Order on Consent to perform a remedial design for the area at and 
around FMC’s former operations. The cost of developing a work plan 
for this remedial design and performing predesign investigation work 
is included in our reserves. Based on the current information available 
in the ROD as well as the large number of responsible parties for the 
Superfund Site, we are unable to develop a reasonable estimate of our 
potential exposure for Portland Harbor at this time. Because of this 
uncertainty, we cannot say whether the ultimate resolution of our 
potential obligations at Portland Harbor will have a material adverse 
effect on our consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of 
operations. However, adverse results in the outcome of the allocation 
could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial 
position, results of operations in any one reporting period, or liquidity.

NOTE 13  Income Taxes

Domestic and foreign components of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes are shown below: 

(in Millions)
Domestic
Foreign
TOTAL

Year Ended December 31,

2020
(36.5) $
766.3 
729.8  $

2019

(227.4) $
882.4 
655.0  $

$

$

The provision (benefit) for income taxes attributable to income (loss) from continuing operations consisted of: 

(in Millions)
Current:
Federal
Foreign
State

Total current
Deferred:
Federal
Foreign
State

Total deferred
TOTAL

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

24.9  $
91.7 
0.7 
117.3  $

15.0  $
7.7 
10.9 
33.6  $
150.9  $

(12.0) $
77.0 
0.4 
65.4  $

(1.2) $
42.7 
4.6 
46.1  $
111.5  $

$

$

$

$
$

2018
(234.9)
843.3 
608.4 

2018

25.1 
90.0 
(0.4)
114.7 

(4.4)
(30.4)
(9.1)
(43.9)
70.8 

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The effective income tax rate applicable to income from continuing operations before income taxes was different from the statutory U.S. federal 
income tax rate due to the factors listed in the following table: 

Year Ended December 31,

$

$

$

(in Millions)
U.S. Federal statutory rate
Impacts of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Enactment(1)
Foreign earnings subject to different tax rates(2)
State and local income taxes, less federal income tax benefit
Research and development and miscellaneous tax credits
Tax on dividends, deemed dividends, and GILTI(3)
Changes to unrecognized tax benefits
Nondeductible expenses
Change in valuation allowance(4)
Exchange gains and losses(5)
Other
TOTAL TAX PROVISION
(1)  The tax impacts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“the Act”) were completed in 2018 as permitted by Staff Accounting Bulletin 118.
(2)  A significant amount of our earnings is generated by our foreign subsidiaries (e.g., Singapore, Hong Kong, and Switzerland), which tax earnings at lower 
statutory rates than the United States federal statutory rate. Our future effective tax rates may be materially impacted by a future change in the composition of 
earnings from foreign and domestic tax jurisdictions.

2018
127.8 
7.8 
(154.9)
1.4 
(3.7)
45.5 
2.7 
12.4 
7.4 
5.7 
18.7 
70.8 

2019
137.5 
— 
(137.7)
(2.9)
(3.8)
46.8 
(5.4)
3.5 
49.9 
(2.1)
25.7 
111.5 

2020
153.3 
— 
(127.6)
2.7 
(6.2)
46.5 
5.8 
5.5 
52.1 
(2.1)
20.9 
150.9 

$

$

$

(3)  The years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 includes tax expense of $40.7 million, $41.6 million and $43.8 million, respectively, associated with the 

global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) provisions of the Act.

(4)  The year ended December 31, 2020 is primarily related to net operating losses with our Brazil operations. The year ended December 31, 2019 is primarily 

related to net operating losses with limited carryforward associated with our India operations.

(5)  Includes the impact of transaction gains or losses on net monetary assets for which no corresponding tax expense or benefit is realized and the tax provision for 

statutory taxable gains or losses in foreign jurisdictions for which there is no corresponding amount in income before taxes.

Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities were attributable to:

(in Millions)
Reserves for discontinued operations, environmental and restructuring
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefits
Capital loss, foreign tax and other credit carryforwards
Net operating loss carryforwards
Deferred expenditures capitalized for tax
Other
Deferred tax assets
Valuation allowance, net
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
Intangibles, Property, plant and equipment, and Investments, net
Deferred tax liabilities
NET DEFERRED TAX ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

December 31,
2020
161.7  $
1.8 
5.5 
311.4 
39.6 
163.3 
683.3  $
(335.6)
347.7  $
468.1 
468.1  $
(120.4) $

2019
188.3 
2.4 
7.5 
227.0 
18.7 
163.6 
607.5 
(303.3)
304.2 
380.0 
380.0 
(75.8)

$

$

$

$
$

We evaluate our deferred income taxes quarterly to determine if 
valuation allowances are required or should be adjusted. GAAP 
accounting guidance requires companies to assess whether valuation 
allowances should be established against deferred tax assets based 
on all available evidence, both positive and negative, using a “more 
likely than not” standard. In assessing the need for a valuation 
allowance, appropriate consideration is given to all positive and 
negative evidence related to the realization of deferred tax assets. 
This assessment considers, among other matters, the nature and 
severity of current and cumulative losses, forecasts of future 
profitability, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, and tax 
planning alternatives. We operate and derive income across multiple 
jurisdictions. As our business experiences changes in operating 
results across its geographic footprint, we may encounter losses in 
jurisdictions that have been historically profitable, and as a result 

might require additional valuation allowances to be recorded. We 
are committed to implementing tax planning actions, when deemed 
appropriate, in jurisdictions that experience losses in order to realize 
deferred tax assets prior to their expiration.

At December 31, 2020, we had net operating loss and tax credit 
carryforwards as follows: U.S. state net operating loss carryforwards of 
$28.5 million (tax-effected) expiring in future tax years through 2040, 
foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $282.9 million (tax-effected) 
expiring in various future years, and other tax credit carryforwards of 
$5.5 million expiring in various future years.

At December 31, 2020, our net valuation allowance was primarily 
comprised of balances within continuing operations locations of 
Brazil of $116.8 million, Luxembourg of $30.3 million, U.S. state of 
$40.8 million, Switzerland of $30.2 million and India of $15.5 million 

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and within discontinued operations in Spain of $70.1 million. The 
valuation allowance balances at these locations are associated mainly 
with net operating losses, but in some cases relate to other additional 
deferred tax assets in the jurisdiction.

We do not provide income taxes for other outside basis differences 
inherent in our investments in subsidiaries because the investments and 
related unremitted earnings are essentially permanent in duration or we 
have concluded that no additional tax liability will arise upon disposal 
or remittance. Determining the amount of unrecognized deferred tax 
liability related to any remaining undistributed foreign earnings is 
not practicable due to the complexity of the hypothetical calculation. 

Uncertain Income Tax Positions

U.S. GAAP accounting guidance for uncertainty in income taxes 
prescribes a model for the recognition and measurement of a tax 
position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, and provides 
guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, 
disclosure and transition.

We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various 
states and foreign jurisdictions. The income tax returns for FMC entities 
taxable in the U.S. and significant foreign jurisdictions are open for 

examination and adjustment. As of December 31, 2020, the U. S. 
federal and state income tax returns are open for examination and 
adjustment for the years 2017 - 2020 and 2000 - 2020, respectively. 
Our significant foreign jurisdictions, which total 11, are open for 
examination and adjustment during varying periods from 2010 - 2020.

As of December 31, 2020, we had total unrecognized tax benefits 
of $76.2 million, of which $34.6 million would favorably impact 
the effective tax rate from continuing operations if recognized. As 
of December 31, 2019, we had total unrecognized tax benefits of 
$68.2 million, of which $29.4 million would favorably impact 
the effective tax rate if recognized. Interest and penalties related to 
unrecognized tax benefits are reported as a component of income tax 
expense. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, we 
recognized interest and penalties of $(1.5) million, $1.4 million, and 
$0.9 million, respectively, in the consolidated statements of income 
(loss). As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, we have accrued interest 
and penalties in the consolidated balance sheets of $13.9 million and 
$15.4 million, respectively.

Due to the potential for resolution of federal, state, or foreign 
examinations, and the expiration of various jurisdictional statutes of 
limitation, it is reasonably possible that our liability for unrecognized 
tax benefits will decrease within the next 12 months by a range of 
$33.4 million to $53.1 million.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

(in Millions)
Balance at beginning of year

Increases related to positions taken in the current year
Increases and decreases related to positions taken in prior years
Decreases related to lapse of statutes of limitations
Settlements during the current year
Decreases for tax positions on dispositions

$

2020
68.2 
1.1 
25.7 
(18.8)
— 
— 
76.2 

$

$

2019
79.1 
4.1 
3.4 
(13.0)
(2.8)
(2.6)
68.2 

2018
84.0 
11.8 
(1.8)
(13.5)
(1.4)
— 
79.1 

BALANCE AT END OF YEAR(1)
(1)  At December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 we recognized an offsetting non-current asset of $27.4 million, $34.0 million, and $45.3 million respectively, relating 

$

$

$

to the indirect income tax benefits associated with specific uncertain tax positions presented above. 

NOTE 14  Debt

Debt maturing within one year:

Debt maturing within one year consists of the following:

(in Millions)
Short-term foreign debt(1)
Commercial paper(2)

Total short-term debt

Current portion of long-term debt
SHORT-TERM DEBT AND CURRENT PORTION OF LONG-TERM DEBT
(1)  At December 31, 2020, the average effective interest rate on the borrowings was 13.2 percent.
(2)  At December 31, 2020, the average effective interest rate on the borrowings was 0.5 percent.

$

$

$

$

December 31,
2020
98.4 
146.3 
244.7 
93.6 
338.3 

$

$

2019
144.9 
— 
144.9 
82.8 
227.7 

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Long-term debt:

Long-term debt consists of the following:

December 31, 2020

December 31,

Interest Rate 
Percentage

Maturity 
Date

(in Millions)
Pollution control and industrial revenue bonds (less unamortized discounts of 
$0.1 and $0.2, respectively)
Senior notes (less unamortized discounts of $1.0 and $1.3, respectively)
2017 Term Loan Facility
Revolving Credit Facility(1)
Foreign debt
Debt issuance cost
Total long-term debt
Less: debt maturing within one year
TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT, LESS CURRENT PORTION
(1)  Letters  of  credit  outstanding  under  the  Revolving  Credit  Facility  totaled  $214.1  million  and  available  funds  under  this  facility  were  $1,139.6  million  at 

0.30% - 6.50% 2021 - 2032 $
3.20% - 4.50% 2022 - 2049
2022
2024
0% - 6.1% 2021 - 2024

51.6 
2,198.7 
800.0 
— 
83.8 
(20.2)
3,113.9 
82.8 
3,031.1 

51.6 
2,199.0 
700.0 
— 
92.3 
(19.8)
3,023.1 
93.6 
2,929.5 

1.4%
2.8%

$

$

$

$

$

2020

2019

December 31, 2020. 

Revolving Credit Facility Agreement Amendment

On April 22, 2020, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 
(the “Revolving Credit Amendment”) to the Third Amended and Restated 
Credit Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2019, among the Company, as U.S. 
Borrower, certain foreign subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, as 
Euro Borrowers, the lenders (the “Revolving Credit Lenders”) and issuing 
banks party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, Citibank, 
N.A. and BofA Securities, Inc., as joint lead arrangers, Bank of America, 
N.A., as syndication agent, and certain other financial institutions party 
thereto as co-documentation agents (the “Revolving Credit Agreement”). 
Among other things, the Revolving Credit Amendment amends the 
maximum leverage ratio financial covenant in the Revolving Credit 
Agreement and adds a negative covenant restricting purchases of the 
Company’s stock if at any time the maximum leverage ratio exceeds 3.5 
through the period ending June 30, 2021.

2017 Term Loan Agreement Amendment

On April 22, 2020, the Company entered into Amendment No. 2 
(the “Term Loan Amendment”) to the Term Loan Agreement, dated 
as of May 2, 2017, among the Company, as U.S. Borrower, certain 
foreign subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, as Euro Borrowers, 
the lenders party thereto (the “Term Loan Lenders”), Citibank, N.A., 
as administrative agent, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Merrill 
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as joint lead arrangers, 
Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent, and certain other financial 
institutions party thereto as co-documentation agents (as previously 
amended, the “Term Loan Agreement”). Among other things, the 
Term Loan Amendment amends the maximum leverage ratio financial 
covenant in the Term Loan Agreement and adds a negative covenant 
restricting purchases of the Company’s stock if at any time the maximum 
leverage ratio exceeds 3.5 through the period ending June 30, 2021.

Deferred financing fees totaling $3.5 million associated with both 
amendments have been deferred and is being recognized to interest 
expense over the life of the agreements. 

Maturities of long-term debt

Maturities of long-term debt outstanding, excluding discounts, at 
December 31, 2020, are $93.6 million in 2021, $1,000.1 million in 
2022, $0.2 million in 2023, $400.1 million in 2024, zero in 2025 
and $1,550.0 million thereafter.

Covenants

Among other restrictions, the Revolving Credit Facility and 2017 
Term Loan Facility contain financial covenants applicable to FMC 
and its consolidated subsidiaries related to leverage (measured as the 
ratio of debt to adjusted earnings) and interest coverage (measured as 
the ratio of adjusted earnings to interest expense). Our actual leverage 
for the four consecutive quarters ended December 31, 2020 was 2.9 
which is below the maximum leverage of 4.25. As amended pursuant 
to the Revolving Credit Amendment and the Term Loan Amendment 
discussed above, the maximum leverage ratio has been increased to 
4.25 through the period ending December 31, 2020. The maximum 
leverage ratio will step down to 4.0 for the quarter ending March 31, 
2021 and then to 3.5 for future quarters. Our actual interest coverage 
for the four consecutive quarters ended December 31, 2020 was 8.3 
which is above the minimum interest coverage of 3.5. We were in 
compliance with all covenants at December 31, 2020.

Compensating Balance Agreements

We maintain informal credit arrangements in many foreign countries. 
Foreign lines of credit, which include overdraft facilities, typically 
do not require the maintenance of compensating balances, as credit 
extension is not guaranteed but is subject to the availability of funds.

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PART II  

NOTE 15  Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

The funded status of our U.S. qualified and nonqualified defined 
benefit pension plans, our Germany, France, and Belgium defined 
benefit pension plans, plus our U.S. other postretirement healthcare 
and life insurance benefit plans for continuing operations, together 
with the associated balances and net periodic benefit cost recognized 
in our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, are shown 
in the tables below.

We are required to recognize in our consolidated balance sheets the 
overfunded and underfunded status of our defined benefit postretirement 
plans. The overfunded or underfunded status is defined as the difference 
between the fair value of plan assets and the projected benefit obligation. 
We are also required to recognize as a component of other comprehensive 
income the actuarial gains and losses and the prior service costs and 
credits that arise during the period.

The following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions used to determine the benefit obligations at December 31 for the U.S. Plans:

Discount rate qualified
Discount rate nonqualified plan
Discount rate other benefits
Rate of compensation increase

Pensions and Other Benefits
December 31,
2020
2.49 %
1.62 %
1.91 %
3.10 %

2019
3.22 %
2.74 %
2.89 %
3.10 %

The following table summarizes the components of our defined benefit postretirement plans and reflect a measurement date of December 31:

(in Millions)
Change in projected benefit obligation
Projected benefit obligation at January 1

Service cost
Interest cost
Actuarial loss (gain)(2)
Plan participants’ contributions
Settlements
Benefits paid

Projected benefit obligation at December 31
Change in plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at January 1

Actual return on plan assets
Foreign currency exchange rate changes
Company contributions
Plan participants’ contributions
Settlements
Benefits paid

Fair value of plan assets at December 31
Funded Status

U.S. plans with assets
U.S. plans without assets
Non-U.S. plans with assets
All other plans

NET FUNDED STATUS OF THE PLAN (LIABILITY)
Amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:

Pension asset(3)
Accrued benefit liability(4)

Pensions

Other Benefits(1)

December 31,

2020

2019

2020

2019

$

1,379.1 
4.4 
36.7 
115.5 
— 
(1.5)
(83.9)
$ 1,450.3 

$

1,390.6 
176.5 
— 
2.9 
— 
(1.5)
(83.9)
$ 1,484.6 

$

$

$

69.5 
(23.9)
(3.0)
(8.3)
34.3 

69.5 
(35.2)
34.3 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

1,261.3 
4.2 
47.6 
153.0 
— 
(3.5)
(83.5)
1,379.1 

1,269.7 
196.2 
(0.2)
11.9 
— 
(3.5)
(83.5)
1,390.6 

44.2 
(22.4)
(1.3)
(9.0)
11.5 

44.2 
(32.7)
11.5 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

15.8 
— 
0.4 
0.3 
0.5 
— 
(1.7)
15.3 

— 
— 
— 
1.2 
0.5 
— 
(1.7)
— 

— 
(15.3)
— 
— 
(15.3)

— 
(15.3)
(15.3)

18.9 
— 
0.6 
(2.2)
0.4 
— 
(1.9)
15.8 

— 
— 
— 
1.5 
0.4 
— 
(1.9)
— 

— 
(15.8)
— 
— 
(15.8)

— 
(15.8)
(15.8)

TOTAL
(1)  Refer to Note 11 for information on our discontinued postretirement benefit plans.
(2)  The actuarial loss in 2020 and 2019 was primarily driven by the change in discount rate on the U.S. qualified plan. Additionally, the Society of Actuaries 
released an updated mortality table projection scale for measurement of retirement program obligations in both 2020 and 2019. Adoption of the most recent 
projection scale for each applicable year increased the U.S. defined benefit obligations by approximately $10 million and $13 million at December 31, 2020 and 
2019, respectively.

$

$

$

$

(3)  Recorded as “Other assets including long-term receivables, net” on the consolidated balance sheets. 
(4)  Recorded as “Accrued pension and other postretirement benefits, current” and “Accrued pension and other postretirement benefits, long-term” on the consolidated 

balance sheets. 

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) that have not yet been recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost 
are as follows:

Pensions

Other Benefits(1)

(in Millions)
Prior service (cost) credit
Net actuarial (loss) gain
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) – pretax
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) – NET OF TAX(2)
(1)  Refer to Note 11 for information on our discontinued postretirement benefit plans.
(2)  Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) - net of tax as of December 31, 2019 includes the reclassification of stranded income tax effects. See Note 2 for 

2020
(0.7)
(321.9)
(322.6)
(240.7)

2019
— 
5.5 
5.5 
3.7 

2020
— 
4.2 
4.2 
2.7 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

December 31,
2019
(0.9)
(367.3)
(368.2)
(277.2)

$

more information.

The accumulated benefit obligation for all pension plans was $1,435.9 million and $1,364.2 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(in Millions)
Information for pension plans with projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets
Projected benefit obligations
Accumulated benefit obligations
Fair value of plan assets

(in Millions)
Information for pension plans with accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets
Projected benefit obligations
Accumulated benefit obligations
Fair value of plan assets

$

$

December 31
2020

42.9  $
43.3 
7.7 

December 31
2020

42.9  $
43.3 
7.7 

2019

37.2 
37.5 
4.5 

2019

37.2 
37.5 
4.5 

Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations for continuing operations recognized in other comprehensive loss (income) are as follows:

Pensions

Other Benefits(1)

$

Year Ended December 31,
2020
0.4 
0.9 
— 
— 
1.3 

2019
11.0 
(12.9)
(0.2)
(1.4)
(3.5)

$

(3.0)

1.0 

$

$

2019
(2.3)
1.0 
(0.1)
— 
(1.4)

(1.1)

(in Millions)
Current year net actuarial loss (gain)
Amortization of net actuarial (loss) gain
Amortization of prior service (cost) credit
Settlement loss
Total recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss, before taxes
TOTAL RECOGNIZED IN OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (INCOME) LOSS, 
AFTER TAXES
(1)  Refer to Note 11 for information on our discontinued postretirement benefit plans.

$

$

2020
(23.5)
(21.3)
(0.2)
(0.6)
(45.6)

(36.5)

$

$

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KThe following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions used for and the components of net annual benefit cost (income):

ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

PART II  

(in Millions, except for percentages)
Discount rate 
Expected return on plan assets
Rate of compensation increase
Components of net annual benefit cost:

Service cost
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets
Amortization of prior service cost
Amortization of net actuarial and other (gain) loss
Recognized (gain) loss due to settlement

$

2020
3.22 %
3.00 %
3.10 %

Pensions
2019
4.36 %
4.25 %
3.10 %

$

4.4
36.7
(37.1)
0.2
21.4
0.7
26.3

4.2
47.6
(53.4)
0.2
12.9
1.4
12.9

Year Ended December 31,

Other Benefits(1)

2018
3.68 %
5.00 %
3.10 %

6.3
44.5
(63.0)
0.4
16.0
1.8
6.0

$

$

2020
2.89 %
— 
— 

—
0.4
—
—
(0.9)
—
(0.5)

$

$

2019
4.08 %
— 
— 

— $
0.6
—
0.1
(1.0)
—
(0.3)

$

2018
3.41 %
— 
— 

—
0.7
—
(0.1)
(0.5)
—
0.1

$

$

NET ANNUAL BENEFIT COST (INCOME)
(1)  Refer to Note 11 for information on our discontinued postretirement benefit plans.

$

$

For the year ended December 31, 2018 we recognized a $4.3 million 
loss due to curtailment and special termination benefits associated with 
the planned separation of FMC Lithium which was recorded within 
“Discontinued operations, net of income taxes” within the consolidated 
statements of income (loss). 

managed investment portfolio, the expected annual rates of return by 
asset class for our portfolio, assuming an estimated inflation rate of 
approximately 2.1 percent, is in line with our assumption for the rate 
of return on assets. The target asset allocation at December 31, 2020 
by asset category is 100 percent fixed income investments.

Our U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plan (“U.S. Plan”) 
holds the majority of our pension plan assets. The expected 
long-term rate of return on these plan assets was 3.00 percent 
for the year ended December 31, 2020, 4.25 percent for the year 
ended December 31, 2019, and 5.0 percent for the year ended 
December 31, 2018 (except for the period between the November 1, 2018 
remeasurement and December 31, 2018 during which it was 4.5 percent). 
The expected long-term rate of return on these plan assets decreased by 
1.25 percent in 2020 compared to 2019 primarily due to falling yields 
on corporate bonds. In developing the assumption for the long-term 
rate of return on assets for our U.S. Plan, we take into consideration 
the technical analysis performed by our outside actuaries, including 
historical market returns, information on the assumption for long-term 
real returns by asset class, inflation assumptions and expectations for 
standard deviation related to these best estimates. Given an actively 

Our U.S. Plan reached fully funded status during 2018. The primary 
investment strategy is a liability hedging approach with an objective of 
maintaining the funded status of the plan such that the funded status 
volatility is minimized and the likelihood that we will be required to 
make significant contributions to the plan is limited. The portfolio is 
comprised of 100 percent fixed income securities and cash. Investment 
performance and related risks are measured and monitored on an 
ongoing basis through monthly liability measurements, periodic asset 
liability studies, and quarterly investment portfolio reviews. The increase 
in our non-operating pension and post retirement charges (income) is 
attributable to the continued approach of using the smoothed market 
related value of assets (MRVA) as opposed to the actual fair value of plan 
assets in the determination of 2020 expense. This continued approach 
will create some volatility in our non-operating periodic pension cost 
since our qualified pension plan is 100 percent fixed income securities.

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Data

ITEM 8  Financial Statements and Supplementary 

PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The following tables present our fair value hierarchy for our major categories of pension plan assets by asset class. See Note 19 for the definition 
of fair value and the descriptions of Level 1, 2 and 3 in the fair value hierarchy. 

(in Millions)
Cash and short-term investments
Fixed income investments:
Investment contracts
U.S. Government Securities
Mutual funds
Corporate debt instruments

TOTAL ASSETS

(in Millions)
Cash and short-term investments
Fixed income investments:
Investment contracts
U.S. Government Securities 
Mutual funds 
Corporate debt instruments

TOTAL ASSETS

Quoted Prices in 
Active Markets for 
Identical Assets 
(Level 1)

Significant Other 
Observable Inputs 
(Level 2)

24.6  $

0.1  $

— 
297.9 
70.5 
— 
393.0  $

151.4 
9.1 
— 
931.0 
1,091.6  $

December 31, 2020
$

24.7  $

151.4 
307.0 
70.5 
931.0 
1,484.6  $

$

Quoted Prices in 
Active Markets for 
Identical Assets 
(Level 1)

Significant Other 
Observable Inputs 
(Level 2)

December 31, 2019

$

$

19.8  $

19.8  $

—  $

150.1 
331.0 
65.2 
824.5 
1,390.6  $

— 
294.3 
65.2 
— 
379.3  $

150.1 
36.7 
— 
824.5 
1,011.3  $

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
—

We made the following contributions to our pension and other postretirement benefit plans:

(in Millions)
U.S. qualified pension plan
U.S. nonqualified pension plan
Non-U.S. plans
Other postretirement benefits
TOTAL

Year Ended December 31,
2020

$

$

—  $
2.9 
0.5 
1.2 
4.6  $

—
—
—
—
—

2019
7.0 
4.9 
— 
1.5 
13.4 

The following table reflects the estimated future benefit payments for our pension and other postretirement benefit plans. These estimates take 
into consideration expected future service, as appropriate:

ESTIMATED NET FUTURE BENEFIT PAYMENTS

(in Millions)
Pension Benefits
Other Benefits

$

2021
90.6  $
1.7 

2022
87.9  $
1.6 

2023
86.1  $
1.5 

2024
86.6  $
1.4 

2025
84.7  $
1.3

2026-2030
404.6 
5.0

FMC Corporation Savings and Investment Plan

The FMC Corporation Savings and Investment Plan is a qualified salary-reduction plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code in 
which substantially all of our U.S. employees may participate by contributing a portion of their compensation. For eligible employees participating 
in the Plan, except for those employees covered by certain collective bargaining agreements, the Company makes matching contributions of 
80 percent of the portion of those contributions up to 5 percent of the employee’s compensation. Eligible employees participating in the Plan 
that do not participate in the U.S. qualified pension plan are entitled to receive an employer contribution of 5 percent of the employee’s eligible 
compensation. Charges against income for all contributions were $16.6 million in 2020, $15.3 million in 2019, and $15.0 million in 2018.

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-K 
NOTE 16  Share-based Compensation

Stock Compensation Plans

We have a share-based compensation plan, which has been approved 
by the stockholders, for certain employees, officers and directors. This 
plan is described below.

FMC Corporation Incentive Compensation and 
Stock Plan

The FMC Corporation Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan (the 
“Plan”) provides for the grant of a variety of cash and equity awards 
to officers, directors, employees and consultants, including stock 
options, restricted stock, performance units (including restricted 
stock units), stock appreciation rights, and multi-year management 
incentive awards payable partly in cash and partly in common stock. 
The Compensation and Organization Committee of the Board of 
Directors (the “Committee”), subject to the provisions of the Plan, 
approves financial targets, award grants, and the times and conditions for 
payment of awards to employees. The total number of shares of common 
stock authorized for issuance under the Plan is 30.2 million of which 
approximately 3.2 million shares of common stock are available for 
future grants of share based awards under the Plan as of December 31, 
2020. The FMC Corporation Non-Employee Directors’ Compensation 
Policy, administered by the Nominating and Corporate Governance 
Committee of the Board of Directors, sets forth the compensation to be 
paid to the directors, including stock options, stock appreciation rights, 
restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance-based restricted 
stock units, and cash awards to be made to directors under the Plan.

Stock Compensation

We recognized the following stock compensation expense:

ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

PART II  

Stock options granted under the Plan may be incentive or nonqualified 
stock options. The exercise price for stock options may not be less than 
the fair market value of the stock at the date of grant. Awards granted 
under the Plan vest or become exercisable or payable at the time 
designated by the Committee, which has generally been three years 
from the date of grant. Incentive and nonqualified options granted 
under the Plan expire no later than 10 years from the grant date.

Under the Plan, awards of restricted stock and restricted stock units 
may be made to selected employees. The awards vest over periods 
designated by the Committee, which has generally been three years, 
with vesting conditional upon continued employment. Compensation 
cost is recognized over the vesting periods based on the market value 
of the stock on the date of the award. Restricted stock units granted 
to directors under the Plan vest immediately if granted as part of, or 
in lieu of, the annual retainer; other restricted stock units granted to 
directors vest at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in the calendar 
year following the May 1 annual grant date (but are subject to forfeiture 
on a pro rata basis if the director does not serve the full year except 
under certain circumstances).

At December 31, 2020 and 2019, there were restricted stock units 
representing an aggregate of 267,988 shares and 276,145 shares of 
common stock, respectively, credited to the directors’ accounts.

Year Ended December 31,

(in Millions)
Stock option expense, net of taxes of $1.1, $1.5 and $1.3(1)
Restricted stock expense, net of taxes of $2.0, $2.2 and $2.3(2)
Performance based expense, net of taxes of $0.9, $1.7 and $1.2
TOTAL STOCK COMPENSATION EXPENSE, NET OF TAXES OF $4.0, $5.4 AND $4.8(3)
(1)  We applied an estimated forfeiture rate of 4.0% per stock option grant in the calculation of the expense.
(2)  We applied an estimated forfeiture rate of 2.0% of outstanding grants in the calculation of the expense.
(3)  This expense is classified as “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in our consolidated statements of income (loss). Total stock compensation expense, net 
of tax, not included in the above table of $2.2 million, $0.1 million, and $4.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, is 
included in “Discontinued operations, net of income taxes” in the consolidated statements of income (loss). 

2018
4.9 
8.4 
4.4 
17.7 

2020
4.0 
7.4 
3.5 
14.9 

2019
5.7 
8.2 
6.3 
20.2 

$

$

$

$

$

$

We received $24.7 million, $50.7 million and $10.7 million in cash related to stock option exercises for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 
and 2018, respectively. The shares used for the exercise of stock options occurring during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 came 
from treasury shares.

Impacts of Livent Distribution

On March 1, 2019, we completed the previously announced distribution of 123 million shares of common stock of Livent as a pro rata dividend 
on shares of FMC common stock outstanding at the close of business on the record date of February 25, 2019. All outstanding and nonvested 
equity awards relating to FMC’s stock immediately prior to the effective date were generally converted into FMC and Livent units pursuant to 
the employee matters agreement. 

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Stock Options

The grant-date fair values of the stock options we granted in the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were estimated using the Black-
Scholes option valuation model, the key assumptions for which are listed in the table below. The dividend yield assumption reflects anticipated 
dividends on our common stock. The expected volatility assumption is based on the actual historical experience of our common stock. The 
expected life represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury 
securities with terms equal to the expected timing of stock option exercises as of the grant date. Employee stock options generally vest after a 
three year period and expire ten years from the date of grant.

Black Scholes valuation assumptions for stock option grants: 

Expected dividend yield
Expected volatility
Expected life (in years)
Risk-free interest rate

2020
1.91%
26.60%
6.5 
1.19%

2019
1.83%
26.07%
6.5 
2.53%

2018
0.77%
26.85%
6.5 
2.79%

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $20.28, $18.66 
and $25.70 per share, respectively.

The following summary shows stock option activity for employees under the Plan for the three years ended December 31, 2020:

Number of Options 
Granted But Not 
Exercised  

Weighted-Average 
Remaining Contractual 
Life

Weighted-Average 
Exercise Price Per 
Share

Aggregate Intrinsic 
Value (in Millions)

(Shares in Thousands)
December 31, 2017 (920 shares exercisable and  
1,452 shares expected to vest or be exercised)
Granted
Exercised
Forfeited
December 31, 2018 (1,044 shares exercisable and 
1,287 shares expected to vest or be exercised)
Granted
Conversion impact from Livent spin(1)
Exercised
Forfeited
December 31, 2019 (628 shares exercisable and  
835 shares expected to vest or be exercised)
Granted
Exercised
Forfeited
DECEMBER 31, 2020 (388 SHARES 
EXERCISABLE AND 818 SHARES EXPECTED 
TO VEST OR BE EXERCISED)
(1)  Awards converted as a result of March 1, 2019 Livent separation.

2,435 
250 
(260)
(61)

2,364 
380 
210 
(1,414)
(36)

1,504 
302 
(549)
(22)

6.3 years

$

6.0 years

$

6.5 years

$

$

$

$

48.37 
85.19 
41.80 
52.51 

52.87 
75.76 
53.09 
39.17 
67.82 

58.06 
92.24 
48.02 
81.84 

112.7 

11.7 

52.5 

67.2 

62.8 

31.3 

1,235 

7.0 YEARS

$

70.44 

$

54.9 

The number of stock options indicated in the above table as being 
exercisable as of December 31, 2020, had an intrinsic value of 
$26.2 million, a weighted-average remaining contractual term of 
4.2 years, and a weighted-average exercise price of $47.56.

As of December 31, 2020, we had total remaining unrecognized 
compensation cost related to unvested stock options of $4.5 million 
which will be amortized over the weighted-average remaining requisite 
service period of approximately 1.78 years.

Restricted and Performance Based Equity Awards

The grant-date fair value of restricted stock awards and stock units 
under the Plan is based on the market price per share of our common 
stock on the date of grant. The related compensation cost is amortized 
to expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period during 
which the employees perform related services, which is typically 
three years except for those eligible for retirement prior to the stated 
vesting period as well as non-employee directors.

Starting in 2015, we began granting performance based restricted 
stock awards. The performance based share awards represent a number 
of shares of common stock to be awarded upon settlement based 

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on the achievement of a total shareholder return (“TSR”) relative 
to peer companies over a three year period. These awards generally 
vest upon the completion of a three year period from the date of 
grant; however, starting with the 2016 grants, certain performance 
criteria is measured on an annual basis. Starting with the 2019 
grants, vesting was based on a TSR relative to peer companies and a 
cumulative operating cash flow metric. The fair value of the equity 
classified performance-based share awards is determined based on 
the number of shares of common stock expected to be awarded and 
a Monte Carlo valuation model.

FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-K 
 
 
 
 
 
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

PART II  

The following table shows our employee restricted award activity for the three years ended December 31, 2020:

Restricted Equity

(Number of Awards in Thousands)
Nonvested at December 31, 2017
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Nonvested at December 31, 2018
Granted
Conversion impact from Livent spin(1)
Vested
Forfeited
Nonvested at December 31, 2019
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
NONVESTED AT DECEMBER 31, 2020
(1)  Awards transferred to Livent employees as a result of March 1, 2019 Livent separation.

Number of
awards

Weighted-
Average Grant 
Date Fair 
Value Per 
Share
47.63 
84.94 
55.14 
65.39 
55.75 
76.22 
67.46 
37.54 
69.69 
67.89 
91.83 
50.14 
77.42 
79.91 

489  $
137 
(154)
(13)
459  $
108 
(29)
(223)
(13)
302  $
92 
(84)
(12)
298  $

Number of 
awards

Performance Based Equity
Weighted-
Average 
Grant Date 
Fair Value 
Per Share
53.36 
88.65 
81.15 
— 
56.42 
83.89 
84.58 
42.18 
78.92 
72.06 
108.74 
58.37 
— 
88.48 

260  $
133 
(58)
— 
335  $
106 
(12)
(222)
(1)
206  $
111 
(115)
— 
202  $

As of December 31, 2020, we had total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted awards of $11.5 million which 
will be amortized over the weighted-average remaining requisite service period of approximately 1.83 years.

NOTE 17  Equity

The following is a summary of our capital stock activity over the past three years: 

December 31, 2017
Stock options and awards
Repurchases of common stock, net
December 31, 2018
Stock options and awards
Repurchases of common stock, net
December 31, 2019
Stock options and awards
Repurchases of common stock, net
DECEMBER 31, 2020

Common 
Stock Shares
185,983,792 
— 
— 
185,983,792 
— 
— 
185,983,792 
— 
— 
185,983,792 

Treasury 
Stock Shares
51,653,236 
(390,553)
2,439,495 
53,702,178 
(1,563,307)
4,720,627 
56,859,498 
(677,827)
448,538 
56,630,209 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Summarized below is the roll forward of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax.

(in Millions)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax at December 31, 2017
2018 Activity

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

$

$

Foreign 
currency 
adjustments

Derivative 
Instruments(1)

Pension 
and other 
postretirement 
benefits(2)

(6.2) $

5.2  $

(239.3) $

Total
(240.3)

(95.3) $
— 

13.7  $
(7.7)

4.2  $
16.5 

(77.4)
8.8 

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

(in Millions)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax at December 31, 2018 $
2019 Activity

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)
Adoption of accounting standard (Note 2)
Distribution of FMC Lithium(3)

$

$

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax at December 31, 2019 $
2020 Activity

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET OF 
TAX AT DECEMBER 31, 2020
(1)  See Note 19 for more information.
(2)  See Note 15 for more information.
(3)  Represents the effects of the distribution of FMC Lithium.

$

$

Foreign 
currency 
adjustments

Derivative 
Instruments(1)

Pension 
and other 
postretirement 
benefits(2)

(101.5) $

11.2  $

(218.6) $

(15.2) $
— 
(15.2) $
— 
39.0 
(77.7) $

(69.0) $
(8.2)
(77.2) $
1.0 
— 
(65.0) $

(6.5) $
9.9 
3.4  $
(54.1) $
— 
(269.3) $

Total
(308.9)

(90.7)
1.7 
(89.0)
(53.1)
39.0 
(412.0)

101.7  $
— 

(2.5) $
(4.3)

18.9  $
16.0 

118.1 
11.7 

24.0  $

(71.8) $

(234.4) $

(282.2)

Reclassifications of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

The table below provides details about the reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and the affected line items in 
the consolidated statements of income (loss) for each of the periods presented.

Details about Accumulated Other 
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components

(in Millions)
Derivative instruments:

Foreign currency contracts
Foreign currency contracts
Interest rate contracts

Total before tax

Amount included in net income
Pension and other postretirement benefits(2):
Amortization of prior service costs
Amortization of unrecognized net actuarial 
and other gains (losses)
Recognized loss due to settlement/
curtailment

Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other 
Comprehensive Income (Loss)(1)
Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

$

$

$

$

$

24.6 
(19.3)
(2.7)
2.6  $
1.7 
4.3  $

10.0  $
1.9 
(0.7)
11.2  $
(3.0)
8.2  $

18.9 
(8.0)
(0.4)
10.5 
(2.8)
7.7 

(0.3) $

(0.3) $

(0.3)

(19.2)
(0.7)

(10.8)
(1.4)

(14.4)
(6.1)

Total before tax

$

(20.2) $

(12.5) $

(20.8)

Affected Line Item in the Consolidated 
Statements of Income (Loss)

Costs of sales and services
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Interest expense

Provision for income taxes

Selling, general and administrative expenses
Non-operating pension and postretirement 
charges (income)
Non-operating pension and postretirement 
charges (income); Discontinued operations, net 
of income taxes 

Provision for income taxes; Discontinued 
operations, net of income taxes 

Amount included in net income
TOTAL RECLASSIFICATIONS FOR 
THE PERIOD
(1)  Amounts in parentheses indicate charges to the consolidated statements of income (loss).
(2)  Pension and other postretirement benefits amounts include the impact from both continuing and discontinued operations. For detail on the continuing operations 

Amount included in net income

(11.7) $

(1.7) $

(8.8)

$

$

4.2 
(16.0) $

2.6 
(9.9) $

4.3 
(16.5)

components of pension and other postretirement benefits, see Note 15.

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Transactions with Noncontrolling Interest

In July 2020, we purchased the remaining 49 percent ownership 
interest in our Indonesia joint venture, PT Bina Guna Kimia (“BGK”), 
for $7.4 million which increased our ownership from 51 percent to 
100 percent.

Dividends and Share Repurchases

On January 21, 2021, we paid dividends totaling $62.3 million to 
our shareholders of record as of December 31, 2020. This amount is 
included in “Accrued and other liabilities” on the consolidated balance 
sheets as of December 31, 2020. For the years ended December 31, 
2020, 2019 and 2018, we paid $228.5 million, $210.3 million and 
$89.2 million in dividends, respectively. 

In 2020, 0.4 million shares were repurchased under the publicly 
announced repurchase program. At December 31, 2020, approximately 
$550 million remained unused under our Board-authorized repurchase 

NOTE 18  Earnings Per Share

Earnings per common share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net 
income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding 
during the period on a basic and diluted basis.

Our potentially dilutive securities include potential common shares 
related to our stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units. 
Diluted earnings per share (“Diluted EPS”) considers the impact of 
potentially dilutive securities except in periods in which there is a loss 
because the inclusion of the potential common shares would have 
an antidilutive effect. Diluted EPS excludes the impact of potential 
common shares related to our stock options in periods in which the 
option exercise price is greater than the average market price of our 
common stock for the period. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 

ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

PART II  

As a result of the IPO and underwriters’ exercise to purchase 
additional shares of common stock in the fourth quarter of 2018, our 
controlling interest in FMC Lithium was approximately 84 percent. On 
March 1, 2019, we completed the previously announced distribution 
of the remaining shares of common stock of Livent. See Note 1 for 
further information. 

program. This repurchase program does not include a specific 
timetable or price targets and may be suspended or terminated at 
any time. Shares may be purchased through open market or privately 
negotiated transactions at the discretion of management based 
on its evaluation of market conditions and other factors. We also 
reacquire shares from time to time from employees in connection 
with the vesting, exercise and forfeiture of awards under our equity 
compensation plans.

2019 and 2018 there were 0.2 million, 0.3 million and 0.2 million 
potential common shares excluded from Diluted EPS, respectively. 

Our non-vested restricted stock awards contain rights to receive non-
forfeitable dividends, and thus, are participating securities requiring the 
two-class method of computing EPS. The two-class method determines 
EPS by dividing the sum of distributed earnings to common stockholders 
and undistributed earnings allocated to common stockholders by the 
weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for 
the period. In calculating the two-class method, undistributed earnings 
are allocated to both common shares and participating securities based 
on the weighted average shares outstanding during the period.

Earnings applicable to common stock and common stock shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:

(in Millions, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Earnings (loss) attributable to FMC stockholders:
Continuing operations, net of income taxes
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
Net income (loss) attributable to FMC stockholders
Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings allocable to restricted award holders
NET INCOME (LOSS) ALLOCABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to FMC stockholders:
Continuing operations
Discontinued operations
NET INCOME (LOSS)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to FMC stockholders:
Continuing operations
Discontinued operations
NET INCOME (LOSS)
Shares (in thousands):
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Basic
Weighted average additional shares assuming conversion of potential common shares
SHARES – DILUTED BASIS

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

579.8  $
(28.3)
551.5  $
(1.4)
550.1  $

4.46  $
(0.22)
4.24  $

4.44  $
(0.22)
4.22  $

540.7  $
(63.3)
477.4  $
(1.5)
475.9  $

4.12  $
(0.48)
3.64  $

4.10  $
(0.48)
3.62  $

2018

531.4 
(29.3)
502.1 
(2.4)
499.7 

3.94 
(0.22)
3.72 

3.91 
(0.22)
3.69 

129,701 
883 
130,584 

130,761 
1,241 
132,002 

134,406 
1,473 
135,879 

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PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

NOTE 19  Financial Instruments, Risk Management and Fair Value Measurements

Our financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, other current assets, certain receivables classified as other long-term 
assets, accounts payable, and amounts included in investments and accruals meeting the definition of financial instruments. The carrying value 
of these financial instruments approximates their fair value. Our other financial instruments include the following: 

Financial Instrument
Foreign exchange forward contracts

Commodity forward and option contracts

Debt

Valuation Method
Estimated amounts that would be received or paid to terminate the contracts at the reporting date 
based on current market prices for applicable currencies.
Estimated amounts that would be received or paid to terminate the contracts at the reporting date 
based on quoted market prices for applicable commodities.
Our estimates and information obtained from independent third parties using market data, such as 
bid/ask spreads for the last business day of the reporting period.

The estimated fair value of the financial instruments in the above table 
have been determined using standard pricing models which take into 
account the present value of expected future cash flows discounted to 
the balance sheet date. These standard pricing models utilize inputs 
derived from, or corroborated by, observable market data such as 
interest rate yield curves and currency and commodity spot and forward 
rates. In addition, we test a subset of our valuations against valuations 
received from the transaction’s counterparty to validate the accuracy 
of our standard pricing models. Accordingly, the estimates presented 
may not be indicative of the amounts that we would realize in a market 
exchange at settlement date and do not represent potential gains or 
losses on these agreements. The estimated fair values of foreign exchange 
forward contracts, commodity forward and option contracts, and 
interest rate contracts are included in the tables within this Note. The 
estimated fair value of debt is $3,640.0 million and $3,393.8 million 
and the carrying amount is $3,267.8 million and $3,258.8 million as 
of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Use of Derivative Financial Instruments to 
Manage Risk

We mitigate certain financial exposures, including currency risk, 
commodity purchase exposures and interest rate risk through a program of 
risk management that includes the use of derivative financial instruments. 
We enter into foreign exchange contracts, including forward and 
purchased option contracts, to reduce the effects of fluctuating foreign 
currency exchange rates. 

We formally document all relationships between hedging instruments 
and hedged items, as well as the risk management objective and 
strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process 
includes relating derivatives that are designated as fair value or cash 
flow hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to 
specific firm commitments or forecasted transactions. We also assess 
both at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, whether 
each derivative is highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values 
or cash flows of the hedged item. If we determine that a derivative is 
not highly effective as a hedge, or if a derivative ceases to be a highly 
effective hedge, we discontinue hedge accounting with respect to that 
derivative prospectively. 

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk Management

We conduct business in many foreign countries, exposing earnings, 
cash flows, and our financial position to foreign currency risks. The 
majority of these risks arise as a result of foreign currency transactions. 
Our policy is to minimize exposure to adverse changes in currency 

exchange rates. This is accomplished through a controlled program of 
risk management that includes the use of foreign currency debt and 
forward foreign exchange contracts. We also use forward foreign exchange 
contracts to hedge firm and highly anticipated foreign currency cash 
flows, with an objective of balancing currency risk to provide adequate 
protection from significant fluctuations in the currency markets. 

The primary currencies for which we have exchange rate exposure are 
the U.S. dollar versus the Brazilian Real, the Euro, the Chinese yuan, 
the Mexican peso, Indian rupee and the Argentine peso.

Commodity Price Risk

We are exposed to risks in energy costs due to fluctuations in energy 
prices, particularly natural gas. We attempt to mitigate our exposure to 
increasing energy costs by hedging the cost of future deliveries of natural gas.

Interest Rate Risk

We use various strategies to manage our interest rate exposure, including 
entering into interest rate swap agreements to achieve a targeted mix 
of fixed and variable-rate debt. In the agreements we exchange, at 
specified intervals, the difference between fixed and variable-interest 
amounts calculated on an agreed-upon notional principal amount. 

Concentration of Credit Risk

Our counterparties to derivative contracts are primarily major financial 
institutions. We limit the dollar amount of contracts entered into with any 
one financial institution and monitor counterparties’ credit ratings. We 
also enter into master netting agreements with each financial institution, 
where possible, which helps mitigate the credit risk associated with our 
financial instruments. While we may be exposed to credit losses due to 
the nonperformance of counterparties, we consider this risk remote.

Financial Guarantees and Letter-of-Credit 
Commitments 

We enter into various financial instruments with off-balance sheet 
risk as part of the normal course of business. These off-balance sheet 
instruments include financial guarantees and contractual commitments to 
extend financial guarantees under letters of credit and other assistance to 
customers. See Notes 1 and 20 for more information. Decisions to extend 
financial guarantees to customers, and the amount of collateral required 
under these guarantees, is based on our evaluation of creditworthiness 
on a case-by-case basis.

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Data

ITEM 8  Financial Statements and Supplementary 

ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

PART II  

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
Cash Flow Hedges

We recognize all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. On the 
date we enter into the derivative instrument, we generally designate 
the derivative as a hedge of the variability of cash flows to be received 
or paid related to a forecasted transaction (cash flow hedge). We record 
in AOCI changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated 
as, and meet all the required criteria for, a cash flow hedge. We then 
reclassify these amounts into earnings as the underlying hedged item 
affects earnings. In contrast we immediately record in earnings changes 
in the fair value of derivatives that are not designated as cash flow hedges.

As of December 31, 2020, we had open foreign currency forward 
contracts in AOCI in a net after-tax loss position of $18.3 million 
designated as cash flow hedges of underlying forecasted sales and 
purchases. Current open contracts hedge forecasted transactions until 
December 31, 2021. At December 31, 2020, we had open forward 
contracts with various expiration dates to buy, sell or exchange foreign 
currencies with a U.S. dollar equivalent of approximately $1,881 million.

As of December 31, 2020, we had open interest rate contracts in AOCI 
in a net after-tax loss position of $0.7 million designated as cash flow 
hedges of the anticipated fixed rate coupon of debt forecasted to be 
issued within a designated window. At December 31, 2020 we had 
interest rate swap contracts outstanding with a total aggregate notional 
value of approximately $100 million. 

In  conjunction  with  the  issuance  of  the  Senior  Notes,  on 
September 20, 2019 we settled on various interest rate swap agreements 
which were entered into to hedge the variability in treasury rates. This 
settlement resulted in a loss of $83.1 million which was recorded in 
other comprehensive income and will be amortized over the various 

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

terms of the Senior Notes. Refer to Note 14 for further details on the 
Senior Notes.

As of December 31, 2020, we had no open commodity contracts 
in AOCI designated as cash flow hedges of underlying forecasted 
purchases. At December 31, 2020, we had no mmBTUs (millions of 
British Thermal Units) in aggregate notional volume of outstanding 
natural gas commodity forward contracts. 

Approximately $18.3 million of net after-tax losses, representing 
open foreign currency exchange contracts will be realized in earnings 
during the twelve months ending December 31, 2021 if spot rates in 
the future are consistent with forward rates as of December 31, 2020. 
The actual effect on earnings will be dependent on the actual spot rates 
when the forecasted transactions occur. We recognize derivative gains 
and losses in the “Costs of sales and services” line in the consolidated 
statements of income (loss).

Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments

We hold certain forward contracts that have not been designated as 
cash flow hedging instruments for accounting purposes. Contracts used 
to hedge the exposure to foreign currency fluctuations associated with 
certain monetary assets and liabilities are not designated as cash flow 
hedging instruments, and changes in the fair value of these items are 
recorded in earnings. 

We had open forward contracts not designated as cash flow hedging 
instruments for accounting purposes with various expiration dates to 
buy, sell or exchange foreign currencies with a U.S. dollar equivalent 
of approximately $2,026 million at December 31, 2020. 

The following tables provide the gross fair value and net balance sheet presentation of our derivative instruments as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:

(in Millions)
Derivatives
Foreign exchange contracts
Interest rate contracts
Total derivative assets(1)
Foreign exchange contracts
Interest rate contracts
Total derivative liabilities(2)
NET DERIVATIVE ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

Gross Amount of Derivatives

December 31, 2020

Designated 
as Cash Flow 
Hedges

Not Designated 
as Hedging 
Instruments

Total Gross 
Amounts

Gross Amounts 
Offset in the 
Consolidated 
Balance Sheet(3)

Net Amounts

$

$
$

$
$

19.4 
0.1 
19.5 
(42.7)
(0.9)
(43.6)
(24.1)

$

$
$

$
$

1.9  $
— 
1.9  $
(3.1) $
— 
(3.1) $
(1.2) $

21.3  $
0.1 
21.4  $
(45.8) $
(0.9)
(46.7) $
(25.3) $

(21.1) $
— 
(21.1) $
21.1  $
— 
21.1  $
—  $

0.2 
0.1 
0.3 
(24.7)
(0.9)
(25.6)
(25.3)

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Gross Amount of Derivatives

December 31, 2019

Designated 
as Cash Flow 
Hedges

Not Designated 
as Hedging 
Instruments

(in Millions)
Derivatives
Foreign exchange contracts
Total derivative assets(1)
Foreign exchange contracts
Interest rate contracts
Total derivative liabilities(2)
NET DERIVATIVE ASSETS (LIABILITIES)
(1)  Net balance is included in “Prepaid and other current assets” in the consolidated balance sheets.
(2)  Net balance is included in “Accrued and other liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheets.
(3)  Represents net derivatives positions subject to master netting arrangements.

8.0 
8.0 
(12.1)
(0.9)
(13.0)
(5.0)

$
$
$

$
$
$

$
$

$
$

0.3  $
0.3  $
(4.2) $
— 
(4.2) $
(3.9) $

Gross Amounts 
Offset in the 
Consolidated 
Balance Sheet(3)

Total Gross 
Amounts

Net Amounts

8.3  $
8.3  $
(16.3) $
(0.9)
(17.2) $
(8.9) $

(8.1) $
(8.1) $
8.1  $
— 
8.1  $
—  $

0.2 
0.2 
(8.2)
(0.9)
(9.1)
(8.9)

The following tables summarize the gains or losses related to our cash flow hedges and derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

(in Millions)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax at December 31, 2017
2018 Activity
Unrealized hedging gains (losses) and other, net of tax
Reclassification of deferred hedging (gains) losses, net of tax(1)

Total derivative instrument impact on comprehensive income, net of tax

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax at December 31, 2018
2019 Activity
Unrealized hedging gains (losses) and other, net of tax
Reclassification of deferred hedging (gains) losses, net of tax(1)

Total derivative instrument impact on comprehensive income, net of tax

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax at December 31, 2019
2020 Activity
Unrealized hedging gains (losses) and other, net of tax
Reclassification of deferred hedging (gains) losses, net of tax(1)

Contracts

Foreign exchange
$

4.4  $

Interest rate

0.8  $

(0.5) $
0.5 
—  $
0.8  $

(65.9) $
0.5 
(65.4) $
(64.6) $

1.3  $
2.1 
3.4  $

Total
5.2 

13.7 
(7.7)
6.0 
11.2 

(69.0)
(8.2)
(77.2)
(66.0)

(2.5)
(4.3)
(6.8)

14.2  $
(8.2)
6.0  $
10.4  $

(3.1) $
(8.7)
(11.8) $
(1.4) $

(3.8) $
(6.4)
(10.2) $

$

$
$

$

$
$

$

Total derivative instrument impact on comprehensive income, net of tax
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS),  
NET OF TAX AT DECEMBER 31, 2020
(72.8)
(1)  Amounts are included in “Costs of sales and services”, “Selling, general and administrative expenses”, and “Interest expense” on the consolidated statements of 

(11.6) $

(61.2) $

$

$

income (loss).

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

Amount of Pre-tax Gain (Loss) 
Recognized in Income on Derivatives(1)
Year Ended December 31,

2018
(in Millions)
(10.9)
Foreign exchange contracts
TOTAL
(10.9)
(1)  Amounts in the columns represent the gain or loss on the derivative instrument offset by the gain or loss on the hedged item. These amounts are included in “Costs 

2020
(62.9)
$
(62.9) $

2019
(26.7) $
(26.7) $

$
$

of sales and services” on the consolidated statements of income (loss).

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at 
the measurement date. Market participants are defined as buyers or sellers in the principle or most advantageous market for the asset or liability 
that are independent of the reporting entity, knowledgeable and able and willing to transact for the asset or liability.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

PART II  

Fair Value Hierarchy

We have categorized our assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair 
value, based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique, 
into a three-level fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy gives the 
highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets 

or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs 
(Level 3). If the inputs used to measure the assets and liabilities fall 
within different levels of the hierarchy, the categorization is based on 
the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement 
of the instrument.

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The following tables present our fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis in our consolidated 
balance sheets:

(in Millions)
ASSETS

Derivatives – Foreign exchange(1)
Derivatives - Interest Rate(1)
Other(2)

TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES

Derivatives – Foreign exchange(1)
Derivatives - Interest Rate(1)
Other(3)

TOTAL LIABILITIES

(in Millions)
ASSETS

Derivatives – Foreign exchange(1)
Other(2)

TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES

Derivatives – Foreign exchange(1)
Derivatives – Interest Rate(1)
Other(3)

December 31, 2020

Quoted Prices in Active 
Markets for Identical 
Assets (Level 1)

Significant Other 
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs (Level 3)

$

$

$

$

0.2  $
0.1 
24.1 
24.4  $

24.7  $
0.9 
35.2 
60.8  $

—  $
— 
24.1 
24.1  $

—  $
— 
35.2 
35.2  $

0.2  $
0.1 
— 
0.3  $

24.7  $
0.9 
— 
25.6  $

— 
—
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 

December 31, 2019

Quoted Prices in Active 
Markets for Identical 
Assets (Level 1)

Significant Other 
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs (Level 3)

$

$

$

0.2  $
20.2 
20.4  $

—  $

20.2 
20.2  $

0.2  $
— 
0.2  $

— 
— 
— 

8.2  $
0.9 
32.8 
41.9  $

—  $
— 
29.7 
29.7  $

8.2  $
0.9 
3.1 
12.2  $

— 
— 
— 
— 

TOTAL LIABILITIES
(1)  See the Fair Value of Derivative Instruments table within this Note for classifications on our consolidated balance sheets.
(2)  Consists of a deferred compensation arrangement, through which we hold various investment securities, recognized on our balance sheet. Both the asset and 

$

liability are recorded at fair value. Asset amounts included in “Other assets including long-term receivables, net” in the consolidated balance sheets.

(3)  Primarily consists of a deferred compensation arrangement recognized on our balance sheet. Both the asset and liability are recorded at fair value. Liability 

amounts included in “Other long-term liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheets. 

Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements 

The following table presents our fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis in our 
consolidated balance sheets during the year ended December 31, 2018. There were no non-recurring fair value measurements in the consolidated 
balance sheets during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Quoted Prices in 
Active Markets for 
Identical Assets
(Level 1)

Significant Other 
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs (Level 3)

Total Gains (Losses) 
(Year Ended 
December 31, 2018)

December 31, 2018

(in Millions)
ASSETS

Impairment of intangibles(1)

TOTAL ASSETS
(1)  We recorded an impairment charge to write down the carrying value of the generic brand portfolio of approximately $2 million to its fair value. 

$
$

3.1  $
3.1  $

—  $
—  $

—  $
—  $

$
3.1 
3.1  $

(1.8)
(1.8)

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

NOTE 20  Guarantees, Commitments and Contingencies

We continue to monitor the conditions that are subject to guarantees 
and indemnifications to identify whether a liability must be recognized 
in our financial statements.

The following table provides the estimated undiscounted amount 
of potential future payments for each major group of guarantees at 
December 31, 2020. These guarantees arise during the ordinary course 

of business from relationships with customers and nonconsolidated 
affiliates. Non-performance by the guaranteed party triggers the 
obligation requiring us to make payments to the beneficiary of the 
guarantee. Based on our experience these types of guarantees have 
not had a material effect on our consolidated financial position or on 
our liquidity. Our expectation is that future payment or performance 
related to the non-performance of others is considered unlikely.

(in Millions)
Guarantees:

Guarantees of vendor financing - short term(1)
Other debt guarantees(2)

140.6 
— 
140.6 
TOTAL
(1)  Represents guarantees to financial institutions on behalf of certain customers for their seasonal borrowing. The short-term amount is recorded as “Guarantees of 

$

$

vendor financing” on the consolidated balance sheets.

(2)  These guarantees represent support provided to third-party banks for credit extended to various customers and nonconsolidated affiliates. The liability for the 
guarantees is recorded at an amount that approximates fair value (i.e. representing the stand-ready obligation) based on our historical collection experience and 
a current assessment of credit exposure. In the past, the fair value of these guarantees has been immaterial and the majority of these guarantees have had an 
expiration date of less than one year.

Excluded from the chart above are parent-company guarantees we provide 
to lending institutions that extend credit to our foreign subsidiaries. 
Since these guarantees are provided for consolidated subsidiaries, the 
consolidated financial position is not affected by the issuance of these 
guarantees. Also excluded from the chart, in connection with our property 
and asset sales and divestitures, we have agreed to indemnify the buyer for 
certain liabilities, including environmental contamination and taxes that 
occurred prior to the date of sale or provided guarantees to third parties 
relating to certain contracts assumed by the buyer. Our indemnification 
or guarantee obligations with respect to certain liabilities may be indefinite 
as to duration and may or may not be subject to a deductible, minimum 
claim amount or cap. As such, it is not possible for us to predict the 
likelihood that a claim will be made or to make a reasonable estimate of 
the maximum potential loss or range of loss. If triggered, we may be able 
to recover some of the indemnity payments from third parties. Therefore, 
we have not recorded any specific liabilities for these guarantees. For 
certain obligations related to our divestitures for which we can make a 
reasonable estimate of the maximum potential loss or range of loss and 
is probable, a liability in those instances has been recorded.

Commitments

Purchase Obligations

Our minimum commitments under our take-or-pay purchase obligations 
associated with the sourcing of materials and energy total approximately 
$825 million. Since the majority of our minimum obligations under 
these contracts are over the life of the contract on a year-by-year basis, 
we are unable to determine the periods in which these obligations 
could be payable under these contracts. However, we intend to fulfill 
the obligations associated with these contracts through our purchases 
associated with the normal course of business.

Contingencies

Livent Corporation class action

On May 13, 2019, purported stockholders of our former subsidiary 
Livent Corporation (“Livent”) filed a putative class action complaint 
in the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, 

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in connection with Livent’s October 2018 initial public offering (the 
“Livent IPO”). The complaint in this case, Plymouth County Retirement 
Association v. Livent Corp., et al., named as defendants Livent, certain of 
its current and former executives and directors, FMC Corporation, and 
underwriters involved in the Livent IPO (“Defendants”). The complaint 
alleges generally that the offering documents for the Livent IPO failed 
to adequately disclose certain information related to Livent’s business 
and prospects. The complaint alleges violations of Sections 11, 12(a)
(2), and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 and seeks unspecified damages 
and other relief on behalf of all persons and entities who purchased or 
otherwise acquired Livent common stock pursuant and/or traceable to 
the Livent IPO offering documents. On July 2, 2019, Defendants moved 
to stay the Plymouth County action, in favor of two similar putative class 
actions relating to the Livent IPO, in which FMC had not been named 
as a Defendant, which are pending in the United States District Court 
of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. On July 18, 2019, a separate 
state action was filed against the same Defendants in the Pennsylvania 
Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Bizzaria v. Livent 
Corp., et al. On July 26, 2019, Plymouth County filed an amended 
complaint in its state court case. On September 23, 2019, the actions 
were consolidated under the caption In re Livent Corporation Securities 
Litigation, No. 190501229. On October 11, 2019, Defendants filed 
preliminary objections seeking to dismiss the case in its entirety. On 
October 22, 2019, the Court denied Defendants’ motion to stay the case, 
but granted a separate motion of the Defendants to stay all discovery. 
On June 29, 2020 the court overruled the preliminary objections filed 
by the Defendants and on July 29, 2020, Defendants filed a motion 
seeking permission to appeal the state court’s order.

Separately, on October 18, 2019, purported stockholders of Livent 
amended a putative class action complaint filed in the U.S. District 
Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to add FMC Corporation 
as a defendant. The operative complaint in that case, Bisser Nikolov v. 
Livent Corp., et al. makes similar substantive allegations as the state 
court case, including alleged violations of Sections 11, 12(a)(2), and 15 
of the Securities Act of 1933 and seeks unspecified damages and other 
relief on behalf of all persons and entities who purchased or otherwise 
acquired Livent common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the Livent 
IPO offering documents. Pursuant to a stipulated scheduling order, 
Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Nikolov case on November 
18, 2019. Plaintiffs filed their opposition to the motion to dismiss on 

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December 30, 2019. On July 2, 2020, the federal court granted the 
Defendants’ motion to dismiss and dismissed the federal complaint 
in its entirety. On July 31, 2020, Plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal.

On October 28, 2020, Defendants entered into a stipulation of 
settlement with the state court plaintiffs in which Livent, on behalf 
of the Defendants, will pay $7.4 million to resolve all claims related 
to the IPO. On October 29, 2020, the state court plaintiffs filed 
a motion seeking preliminary approval of the settlement. The 
court entered a preliminary approval order and the final hearing 
is scheduled for April 15, 2021. If approved, the settlement would 
resolve all pending litigation relating to the IPO, including the 
claims in both the state and federal actions. All deadlines in the state 
and federal actions are currently stayed in light of the settlement. 
There is no financial impact to FMC as a result of the settlement. 
Livent has agreed to defend and indemnify FMC with regard to 
these cases. FMC is cooperating with Livent and other Defendants 
to defend the litigation.

Competition/antitrust litigation related to the 
discontinued FMC Peroxygens segment

We are subject to actions brought by private plaintiffs relating to alleged 
violations of European and Canadian competition and antitrust laws, 
as further described below.

European competition action 

Multiple European purchasers of hydrogen peroxide who claim 
to have been harmed as a result of alleged violations of European 
competition law by hydrogen peroxide producers assigned their 
legal claims to a single entity formed by a law firm. The single 
entity then filed a lawsuit in Germany in March 2009 against 
European producers, including our wholly-owned Spanish subsidiary, 
FMC Foret SA (“Foret”). Foret executed a Settlement Agreement 
on December 14, 2020 wherein it agreed to pay a confidential 
settlement amount to the plaintiffs on December 17, 2020. The 
case was withdrawn on December 18, 2020. 

Asbestos claims

Like hundreds of other industrial companies, we have been named as 
one of many defendants in asbestos-related personal injury litigation. 
Most of these cases allege personal injury or death resulting from 
exposure to asbestos in premises of FMC or to asbestos-containing 
components installed in machinery or equipment manufactured or 
sold by discontinued operations. 

We intend to continue managing these asbestos-related cases in 
accordance with our historical experience. We have established a 
reserve for this litigation within our discontinued operations and 
believe that any exposure of a loss in excess of the established reserve 
cannot be reasonably estimated. Our experience has been that the 

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PART II  

overall trends in asbestos litigation have changed over time. Over 
the last several years, we have seen changes in the jurisdictions 
where claims against FMC are being filed and changes in the mix 
of products named in the various claims. Because these claim trends 
have yet to form a predictable pattern, we are presently unable to 
reasonably estimate our asbestos liability with respect to claims 
that may be filed in the future.

Other contingent liabilities

In addition to the matters disclosed above, we have certain other 
contingent liabilities arising from litigation, claims, products we 
have sold, guarantees or warranties we have made, contracts we have 
entered into, indemnities we have provided, and other commitments 
or obligations incident to the ordinary course of business. In Brazil, 
we are subject to claims from various governmental agencies regarding 
alleged additional indirect (non-income) taxes or duties as well as 
product liability matters and labor cases related to our operations. 
These disputes take many years to resolve as the matters move through 
administrative or judicial courts. We have provided reserves for such 
Brazilian matters that we consider probable and for which a reasonable 
estimate of the obligation can be made in the amount of $4.1 million 
and $4.9 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The 
aggregate estimated reasonably possible loss contingencies related to 
such Brazilian matters exceed amounts accrued by approximately $80 
million at December 31, 2020. This reasonably possible estimate is 
based upon information available as of the date of the filing and the 
actual future losses may be higher given the uncertainties regarding 
the ultimate decision by administrative or judicial authorities in Brazil. 
Regarding other contingencies arising from operations, some of these 
contingencies are known - for example pending product liability 
litigation or claims - but are so preliminary that the merits cannot be 
determined, or if more advanced, are not deemed material based on 
current knowledge. Some contingencies are unknown - for example, 
claims with respect to which we have no notice or claims which may 
arise in the future, resulting from products we have sold, guarantees or 
warranties we have made, or indemnities we have provided. Therefore, 
we are unable to develop a reasonable estimate of our potential exposure 
of loss for these contingencies, either individually or in the aggregate, 
at this time. Based on information currently available and established 
reserves, we have no reason to believe that the ultimate resolution of 
our known contingencies, including the matters described in this Note, 
will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, 
liquidity or results of operations. However, there can be no assurance 
that the outcome of these contingencies will be favorable, and adverse 
results in certain of these contingencies could have a material adverse 
effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations in 
any one reporting period, or liquidity.

See Note 12 for the Pocatello Tribal litigation, Middleport litigation, 
and Portland Harbor site for legal proceedings associated with our 
environmental contingencies.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

NOTE 21  Segment Information

As discussed in Note 1, we operate as a single business segment providing innovative solutions to growers around the world with a robust product 
portfolio fueled by a market-driven discovery and development pipeline in crop protection, plant health, and professional pest and turf management.

For revenue by major geographical region, refer to Note 3. The following table provides our long-lived assets by major geographical region:

(in Millions)
Long-lived assets(1)
North America(2)
1,230.2 
Latin America
792.7 
Europe, Middle East, and Africa(2)
1,513.9 
Asia(2)
2,044.4 
5,581.2 
TOTAL
(1)  Geographic long-lived assets exclude long-term deferred income taxes and assets of discontinued operations on the consolidated balance sheets.
(2)  The countries with long-lived assets in excess of 10 percent of consolidated long-lived assets at December 31, 2020 and 2019 are Singapore, which totaled 
$1,582.5 million and $1,547.0 million, the U.S., which totaled $1,221.3 million and $1,177.7 million and Denmark, which totaled $1,104.6 million and 
$1,045.3 million, respectively.

1,190.7 
837.0 
1,448.0 
2,064.8 
5,540.5 

$

$

$

$

December 31,
2020

2019

NOTE 22  Supplemental Information

The following tables present details of prepaid and other current assets, other assets including long-term receivables, net, accrued and other 
liabilities and other long-term liabilities as presented on the consolidated balance sheets: 

(in Millions)
Prepaid and other current assets
Prepaid insurance
Tax related items including value added tax receivables
Refund asset(1)
Environmental obligation recoveries (Note 12)
Derivative assets (Note 19)
Acquisition related items
Other prepaid and current assets
TOTAL

December 31,
2020

11.1 
197.7 
28.4 
0.8 
0.3 
3.0 
139.5 
380.8 

$

$

2019

8.2 
229.2 
37.7 
12.3 
0.2 
3.0 
196.9 
487.5 

$

$

December 31,
2020

2019

(in Millions)
Other assets including long-term receivables, net
Non-current receivables (Note 10)
123.1 
Advance to contract manufacturers
116.3 
Capitalized software, net
117.0 
Environmental obligation recoveries (Note 12)
15.0 
Income taxes indirect benefits
32.7 
Operating lease ROU asset (Note 4)
164.7 
Deferred compensation arrangements (Note 19)
20.2 
Pension and other postretirement benefits (Note 15)
44.2 
Other long-term assets
52.1 
685.3 
TOTAL
(1)  In accordance with revenue standard requirements, a sales return liability is recognized for the consideration paid by a customer to which FMC does not expect 

103.5 
122.2 
158.0 
3.6 
37.9 
147.3 
24.1 
69.5 
46.2 
712.3 

$

$

$

$

to be entitled, together with a corresponding refund asset to recover the product from the customer.

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(in Millions)
Accrued and other liabilities
Restructuring reserves (Note 9)
Dividend payable (Note 17)
Accrued payroll
Environmental reserves, current, net of recoveries (Note 12)
Derivative liabilities (Note 19)
Furadan® product exit asset retirement obligations
Unfavorable contracts(1)
Operating lease current liabilities (Note 4)
Other accrued and other liabilities(2)
TOTAL

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PART II  

December 31,
2020

11.9  $
62.3 
87.0 
120.9 
24.8 
10.0 
105.8 
25.6 
226.4 
674.7  $

2019

8.1 
57.0 
101.2 
115.3 
8.9 
33.0 
109.2 
31.5 
216.4 
680.6 

$

$

December 31,
2020

2019

(in Millions)
Other long-term liabilities
6.5 
Restructuring reserves (Note 9)
2.7 
Asset retirement obligations, long-term (Note 1)
Transition tax related to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act(3)
123.6 
71.4 
Contingencies related to uncertain tax positions (Note 13)
29.7 
Deferred compensation arrangements (Note 19)
0.2 
Derivative liabilities (Note 19)
1.8 
Self-insurance reserves (primarily workers' compensation)
163.2 
Lease obligations (Note 4)
71.9 
Reserve for discontinued operations (Note 11)
Unfavorable contracts(1)
206.0 
31.4 
Other long-term liabilities
TOTAL
708.4 
(1)  Primarily represents the technical insecticide product supply agreements with DuPont for use in their retained seed treatment business. Refer to Note 5 for more 

4.5  $
20.7 
107.8 
83.1 
35.2 
0.8 
1.9 
151.1 
76.6 
89.4 
32.7 
603.8  $

$

$

details.

(2)  Other accrued and other liabilities includes the gross up of the estimated sales returns as part of our adoption of ASC 606. The impact of the adoption impacted 

accrued and other liabilities by $28.4 million and $37.7 million, respectively.

(3)  Represents noncurrent portion of overall transition tax to be paid over the next five years.

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PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

NOTE 23  Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

2020

2019

(in Millions, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Revenue
Gross margin
Income (loss) from continuing operations before 
equity in (earnings) loss of affiliates, non-operating 
pension and postretirement charges (income), 
interest expense, net and income taxes
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
Net income (loss) 
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to 
noncontrolling interests
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO 
FMC STOCKHOLDERS
Amounts attributable to FMC stockholders:
Continuing operations, net of income taxes
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
NET INCOME (LOSS)
Basic earnings (loss) per common share 
attributable to FMC stockholders(1):

Continuing operations
Discontinued operations

BASIC NET INCOME (LOSS) PER 
COMMON SHARE
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share 
attributable to FMC stockholders(1):

Continuing operations
Discontinued operations

DILUTED NET INCOME (LOSS) PER 
COMMON SHARE
Weighted average shares outstanding:

Basic
Diluted

1Q

2Q
$1,250.0  $ 1,155.3 
522.7 

561.5 

4Q

3Q

4Q
$ 1,084.6  $ 1,152.2  $ 1,192.1  $ 1,206.1  $ 1,014.3  $ 1,197.3 
556.0 

432.4 

544.7 

466.4 

550.5 

501.4 

2Q

3Q

1Q

291.4 
213.7 
(7.5)
$ 206.2  $

267.9 
195.8 
(10.8)
185.0 

$

196.0 
130.5 
(18.4)
112.1  $

146.9 
38.9 
8.4 
47.3  $

281.8 
207.6 
9.6 
217.2  $

267.8 
194.4 
(18.1)
176.3  $

159.9 
110.8 
(21.3)
89.5  $

112.1 
30.7 
(33.5)
(2.8)

— 

0.6 

0.7 

(2.2)

1.5 

1.8 

(0.9)

0.4 

$ 206.2  $ 184.4 

$ 111.4  $

49.5  $ 215.7  $ 174.5  $

90.4  $

(3.2)

$ 213.7  $
(7.5)

195.2 
(10.8)
$ 206.2  $ 184.4 

$

129.8  $
(18.4)
$ 111.4  $

41.1  $
8.4 

206.1  $
9.6 
49.5  $ 215.7  $ 174.5  $

192.6  $
(18.1)

111.7  $
(21.3)
90.4  $

30.3 
(33.5)
(3.2)

$

1.65  $
(0.06)

1.50 
(0.08)

$

1.00  $
(0.14)

0.32  $
0.06 

1.56  $
0.07 

1.46  $
(0.14)

0.85  $
(0.16)

0.23 
(0.25)

$

1.59  $

1.42 

$

0.86  $

0.38  $

1.63  $

1.32  $

0.69  $

(0.02)

$

1.64  $
(0.06)

1.49 
(0.08)

$

0.99  $
(0.14)

0.32  $
0.06 

1.55  $
0.07 

1.46  $
(0.14)

0.85  $
(0.16)

0.23 
(0.25)

$

1.58  $

1.41 

$

0.85  $

0.38  $

1.62  $

1.32  $

0.69  $

(0.02)

129.5 
130.5 

129.7 
130.6 

129.9 
130.8 

129.8 
130.7 

131.9 
133.2 

131.1 
132.3 

130.4 
131.6 

129.7 
130.9 

(1)  The sum of quarterly earnings per common share may differ from the full-year amount.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

PART II  

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors

FMC Corporation:

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial 
Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of FMC 
Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2020 and 
2019, the related consolidated statements of income (loss), comprehensive 
income (loss), changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the 
three-year period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes and 
schedule II – valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves (collectively, the 
consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial 
statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of 
the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its 
operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period 
ended December 31, 2020, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted 
accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the 
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) 
(PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting 
as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal 
Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee 
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our 
report dated February 25, 2021 expressed an unqualified opinion on the 
effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Change in Accounting Principle

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, 
the Company has changed its method of accounting for leases as of 
January 1, 2019 due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update 
(ASU) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) and the related amendments.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the 
Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion 
on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are 
a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required 
to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with 
the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations 
of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the 
PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the 
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated 
financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due 
to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to 
assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial 
statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures 
that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on 
a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the 
consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating 
the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by 
management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the 
consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide 
a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising 
from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements 
that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit 
committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material 
to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially 
challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication 
of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the 
consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, 
by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate 
opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures 
to which they relate.

Evaluation of the allowance for trade receivables 
and long-term receivables associated with 
customers located in Brazil

As discussed in Notes 1 and 10 to the consolidated financial statements, 
the Company develops an analysis of trade receivables and long-term 
receivables to determine its best estimate of the probable losses associated 
with potential customer defaults. The most significant portion of the 
allowance for trade receivables and long-term receivables is related to 
customers located in Brazil. 

We identified the evaluation of the allowance for trade receivables 
and long-term receivables associated with customers located in Brazil 
as a critical auditing matter. Specifically, the length of standard credit 
terms offered and customer liquidity may be significantly influenced by 
economic conditions and unfavorable weather conditions impacting crop 
quality. This increased the need for subjective judgment and knowledge 
in assessing customer liquidity constraints to estimate probable losses.

The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this 
critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and tested the operating 
effectiveness of certain internal controls over the Company’s collectability 
determination process, including controls over the identification of 
at-risk trade receivables and long-term receivables balances and related 
estimate of probable losses associated with such balances. We inspected 
underlying documentation for collateral arrangements, legal disputes, 
and historical trends and analysis performed by the Company for 
historical collection results. The Company’s assumptions underlying 
the collectability of trade receivables and long-term receivables were 
tested by evaluating: 
•• The Company’s rationale for and appropriateness of changes in 
assumptions from those used in the prior year related to its expected 
collection period for specific customers;
•• Local Brazil economic and weather conditions that might impact 
the assumptions;
•• Adjustments to the prior period reserve and assessing if those 
adjustments provided information that was contradictory to the 
current year’s assumptions; and
•• Deterioration of trade receivables and long-term receivables balances 
subsequent to year-end, to identify the presence of trends not 
considered by the Company when it developed its assumptions.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Evaluation of unrecognized tax benefits

As discussed in Note 13, the Company has $76.2 million of unrecognized 
tax benefits as of December 31, 2020. The Company recognizes the 
largest amount of tax benefit that it believes is more than 50 percent 
likely to be sustained. A significant amount of the Company’s earnings 
are generated by certain foreign subsidiaries whose earnings are taxed 
at lower rates than the United States federal statutory rate. 

We identified the evaluation of the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits 
related to the earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries as a critical audit 
matter. Complex auditor judgment was required in evaluating the 
Company’s interpretation of tax law, the transfer pricing structure, 
and its analysis of the recognition of its tax benefits.

The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this 
critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and tested the operating 
effectiveness of certain internal controls over the unrecognized tax 
benefits process, including controls related to the transfer pricing 

structure which affects the determination of earnings of certain foreign 
subsidiaries. We also involved tax and transfer pricing professionals 
with specialized skills and knowledge, who assisted in:
•• Examining the Company’s tax positions, including the methodology 
for evaluating unrecognized tax benefits;
•• Assessing transfer pricing studies with applicable laws and regulations;
•• Evaluating the Company’s interpretation of tax laws and income 
tax consequences of intercompany transactions;
•• Considering applicable settlements with taxing authorities; and
•• Evaluating the Company’s determination of unrecognized tax benefits.

/s/ KPMG LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1928.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 25, 2021 

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Control Over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate 
internal control over financial reporting as defined in Exchange Act 
Rule 13a-15(f ). FMC’s internal control over financial reporting is a 
process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability 
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for 
external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting 
principles. Internal control over financial reporting includes those 
written policies and procedures that:
•• pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, 
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of 
the assets of FMC;
•• provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary 
to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with 
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles;
•• provide reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures of 
FMC are being made only in accordance with authorization of 
management and directors of FMC; and
•• provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection 
of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of assets that could 
have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

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PART II  

Internal control over financial reporting includes the controls themselves, 
monitoring and internal auditing practices and actions taken to correct 
deficiencies as identified.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial 
reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections 
of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to 
the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes 
in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or 
procedures may deteriorate.

We assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial 
reporting as of December 31, 2020. We based this assessment on 
criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting described 
in “Internal Control—Integrated Framework (COSO 2013)” issued 
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway 
Commission. Management’s assessment included an evaluation of 
the design of our internal control over financial reporting and testing 
of the operational effectiveness of our internal control over financial 
reporting. We reviewed the results of our assessment with the Audit 
Committee of our Board of Directors.

Based on this assessment, we determined that, as of December 31, 
2020, FMC has effective internal control over financial reporting.

KPMG LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, has 
issued an attestation report on the effectiveness of internal control 
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, which appears on 
the following page.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors

FMC Corporation:

Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial 
Reporting 

We have audited FMC Corporation and subsidiaries’ (the Company) 
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based 
on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework 
(2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the 
Treadway Commission. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in 
all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting 
as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal 
Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of 
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public 
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), 
the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 
2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of income (loss), 
comprehensive income (loss), changes in equity, and cash flows for each 
of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2020, and 
the related notes and schedule II – valuation and qualifying accounts 
and reserves (collectively, the consolidated financial statements), and 
our report dated February 25, 2021 expressed an unqualified opinion 
on those consolidated financial statements.

Basis for Opinion 

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective 
internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the 
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included 
in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal 
Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an 
opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting 
based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with 
the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the 
Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and 
the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the 
PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit 
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control 
over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our 
audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining 
an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing 
the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating 
the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on 
the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other 
procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We 
believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control 
Over Financial Reporting 

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process 
designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of 
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for 
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes 
those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance 
of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the 
transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide 
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to 
permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally 
accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of 
the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of 
management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable 
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized 
acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could 
have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial 
reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections 
of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to 
the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes 
in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or 
procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 25, 2021 

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ITEM 9B Other Information

FMC Corporation

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves

(in Millions)
December 31, 2020

Reserve for doubtful accounts(2)
Deferred tax valuation allowance

December 31, 2019

Reserve for doubtful accounts(2)
Deferred tax valuation allowance

December 31, 2018

Reserve for doubtful accounts(2)(3)
Deferred tax valuation allowance

Provision (Benefit)

Charged to 
Costs and 
Expenses

Charged 
to Other 
Comprehensive 
Income

Balance, 
Beginning of Year

Net recoveries, 
write-offs and 
other(1)

Balance,  
End of Year

$

$

$

87.4 
303.3 

82.9 
261.4 

85.7 
272.0 

4.7 
34.0 

21.2 
42.2 

71.4 
(8.8)

— 
(1.7)

— 
(0.3)

— 
(1.8)

(39.5) $
— 

(16.7) $
— 

(74.2) $
— 

52.6 
335.6 

87.4 
303.3 

82.9 
261.4 

(1)  Write-offs are net of recoveries.
(2)  Includes short-term and long-term portion.
(3)  Includes the charge and write-off of approximately $42 million associated with the stranded accounts receivables written off as part of the restructuring in India. 

The charge was recorded as a component of “Restructuring and other charges (income)” on the consolidated statements of income (loss). 

ITEM 9  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants 
on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

ITEM 9A Controls and Procedures

(a)  Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Based on 
management’s evaluation (with the participation of the Company’s 
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer), the Chief 
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded 
that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the 
Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in 
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934) are effective to provide reasonable assurance that 
information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports 
filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is 
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time 
periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated 
and communicated to management, including our principal 
executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate 
to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management’s annual report on internal control over financial 
reporting. Refer to Management’s Annual Report on Internal 
Control Over Financial Reporting which is included in Item 8 of 
Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and is incorporated 
by reference to this Item 9A.

Audit report of the independent registered public accounting firm. 
Refer to Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting 
Firm which is included in Item 8 of Part II of this Annual Report 
on Form 10-K and is incorporated by reference to this Item 9A.

(b)  Change in Internal Controls. During the fourth quarter of 2020, 
we completed the final phase of our ERP implementation by 
migrating the remaining legacy entities to the new system. As a 
result, we have implemented updates and changes to our current 
processes and related control activities and have evaluated the 
operating effectiveness of related key controls.

ITEM 9B Other Information

None.

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PART III  
ITEM 10 Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

PART III

ITEM 10  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate 

Governance 

Information concerning directors, appearing under the caption “III. 
Board of Directors” in our Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC 
in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled 
to be held on April 27, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement”), information 
concerning executive officers, appearing under the caption “Item 4A. 
Information about our Executive Officers” in Part I of this Annual 
Report on Form 10-K, information concerning the Audit Committee, 
appearing under the caption “IV. Information About the Board of 

Directors and Corporate Governance - Committees and Independence of 
Directors - Audit Committee” in the Proxy Statement, and information 
concerning the Code of Ethics, appearing under the caption “IV. 
Information About the Board of Directors and Corporate Governance 
- Corporate Governance - Code of Ethics and Business Conduct 
Policy” in the Proxy Statement, is incorporated herein by reference in 
response to this Item 10.

ITEM 11  Executive Compensation

The information contained in the Proxy Statement in the section titled “VI. Executive Compensation” with respect to executive compensation, 
in the section titled “IV. Information About the Board of Directors and Corporate Governance—Director Compensation” and “—Corporate 
Governance—Compensation and Organization Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” is incorporated herein by reference in response 
to this Item 11.

ITEM 12  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners 
and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The information contained in the section titled “V. Security Ownership of FMC Corporation” in the Proxy Statement, with respect to security 
ownership of certain beneficial owners and management, is incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item 12.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The table below sets forth information with respect to compensation plans under which equity securities of FMC are authorized for issuance as 
of December 31, 2020. All of the equity compensation plans pursuant to which we are currently granting equity awards have been approved by 
stockholders.

(Shares in thousands)
Equity Compensation Plans approved by stockholders
(1)  Taking into account all outstanding awards included in this table, the weighted-average exercise price of such stock options is $70.44 and the weighted-average 

$

Number of Securities to 
be issued upon exercise of 
outstanding options and 
restricted stock awards (A)(2)
2,003 

Weighted-average exercise 
price of outstanding 
options awards (B)(1)
70.44 

Number of Securities remaining 
available for future issuance 
under equity compensation 
plans (excluding securities 
reflected in column (A)) (C)
3,200 

term-to-expiration is 7.0 years.

(2)  Includes 1,235 thousand stock options and 500 thousand restricted stock awards granted to employees and 268 thousand restricted stock units held by directors.

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PART III  

ITEM 13  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, 

and Director Independence

The information contained in the Proxy Statement concerning our independent directors and related party transactions under the caption “IV. 
Information About the Board of Directors and Corporate Governance—Committees and Independence of Directors,” and the information 
contained in the Proxy Statement concerning our related party transactions policy, appearing under the caption “IV. Information About the 
Board of Directors and Corporate Governance—Corporate Governance—Related Party Transactions Policy,” is incorporated herein by reference 
in response to this Item 13.

ITEM 14  Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The information contained in the Proxy Statement in the section titled “II. The Proposals to be Voted On—Ratification of Appointment of 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” is incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item 14.

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ITEM 15 Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

PART IV

ITEM 15  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)  Documents filed with this Report

1.  Consolidated financial statements of FMC Corporation and its subsidiaries are incorporated under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

2.  The following supplementary financial information is filed in this Form 10-K:

Financial Statements Schedule II – Valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves for the years ended 
December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018
The schedules not included herein are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is presented in the financial 
statements or related notes.

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3.  Exhibits – The following exhibits are filed as a part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Form 10-K:

(b)  Exhibits

Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
(2)
*2.1a

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession
Transaction Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, by and between E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and FMC Corporation (Exhibit 2.1 
to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 4, 2017)
Purchase Price Allocation Side Letter Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2017, by and between E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and 
FMC Corporation (Exhibit 10.26 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 7, 2017)
Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended through April 30, 2019 (Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on 
May 8, 2019)
Restated By-Laws of FMC Corporation as of April 30, 2019 (Exhibit 3.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 8, 2019)
Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including indentures. FMC Corporation undertakes to furnish to the SEC 
upon request, a copy of any instrument defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of FMC Corporation and its consolidated 
subsidiaries and for any of its unconsolidated subsidiaries for which financial statements are required to be filed.
Indenture, dated as of November 15, 2009, by and between FMC Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Exhibit 4.1 
to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 30, 2009)
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 30, 2009, by and between FMC Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as 
trustee (including the form of the Note) (Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 30, 2009)
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 22, 2011, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as 
trustee (including the form of the Note) (Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 22, 2011)
Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 15, 2013, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as 
trustee (including the form of the Note) (Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 15, 2013)
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 20, 2019, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as 
trustee (including the forms of the Notes attached as Exhibit A, Exhibit B and Exhibit C thereto) (Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on 
Form 8-K filed on September 23, 2019)
Description of Capital Stock (Exhibit 4.6 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2020)
Material contracts
Term Loan Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2017, among FMC Corporation, certain subsidiaries of FMC Corporation party thereto, the 
lenders party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for such lenders. (Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed 
on May 2, 2017)
Amendment No. 1, dated September 28, 2018, to the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2017, among FMC Corporation, certain 
subsidiaries of FMC Corporation from time to time party thereto as borrowers, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, each lender from 
time to time party thereto and the other parties thereto. (Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2018)
Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2019, among FMC Corporation, certain subsidiaries of FMC 
Corporation party thereto, the lenders and issuing banks party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for such lenders. 
(Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2019)
Amendment No. 1, dated as of April 22, 2020, to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2019, among 
FMC Corporation, certain subsidiaries of FMC Corporation party thereto, the lenders and issuing banks party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., 
as Administrative Agent for such lenders. (Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 22, 2020)

*2.1b

(3)
*3.1

*3.2
(4)

*4.1

*4.2

*4.3

*4.4

*4.5

*4.6
(10)
*10.1a

*10.1b

*10.1c

*10.1d

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ITEM 15 Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

PART IV  

Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
*10.1e

Amendment No. 2, dated as of April 22, 2020, to the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2017, among FMC Corporation, certain 
subsidiaries of FMC Corporation party thereto, the lenders party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for such lenders. 
(Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 22, 2020)
FMC Corporation Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors As Amended and Restated Effective April 27, 2021

†10.2
†*10.2.a Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement - Annual Grant (Exhibit 10.3.A. to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 

filed on May 6, 2020)

†*10.2.b Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement - Retainer Grant (Exhibit 10.3.B. to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 

†*10.3

†*10.4

†*10.5

†*10.5a

†*10.5b

†*10.6

†* 10.6a

†* 10.6b

filed on May 6, 2020)
FMC Corporation Salaried Employees’ Equivalent Retirement Plan, as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2009 (Exhibit 10.5 to 
the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2009)
FMC Corporation Salaried Employees’ Equivalent Retirement Plan Grantor Trust, as amended and restated effective as July 31, 2001 
(Exhibit 10.6.a to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 7, 2001)
FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan, as adopted by the Company on December 17, 2008 (Exhibit 10.7 to the 
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2009)
Adoption Agreement for FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan, effective as of December 17, 2008 (Exhibit 4.2 to 
the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on December 19, 2019)
Amendment to the Adoption Agreement for FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan, effective as of January 1, 2018 
(Exhibit 4.2.a to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on December 19, 2019)
FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan Trust, as amended and restated effective as of September 28, 2001 (Exhibit 
10.7.a to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 7, 2001)
First Amendment to FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan Trust between Fidelity Management Trust Company 
and FMC Corporation, effective as of October 1, 2003 (Exhibit 10.15a to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 11, 2004)
Second Amendment to FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan Trust, effective as of January 1, 2004 (Exhibit 10.12b 
to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 14, 2005)

†*10.7

*10.7d

†*10.6f

†*10.7e

†*10.6e

†*10.7c

†*10.7a

†*10.6g

†*10.7b

†*10.6d

†*10.6c Third Amendment to FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan Trust between Fidelity Management Trust Company 
and FMC Corporation, effective as of February 14, 2005 (Exhibit 10.8.c to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2009)
Fourth Amendment to FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan Trust between Fidelity Management Trust Company 
and FMC Corporation, effective as of July 1, 2005 (Exhibit 10.8.d to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2009)
Fifth Amendment to FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan Trust between Fidelity Management Trust Company 
and FMC Corporation, effective as of April 23, 2008 (Exhibit 10.8.e to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2009)
Sixth Amendment to FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan Trust between Fidelity Management Trust Company 
and FMC Corporation, effective as of March 26, 2009 (Exhibit 10.7f to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2017)
Seventh Amendment to FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan Trust between Fidelity Management Trust Company 
and FMC Corporation, effective as of April 1, 2017 (Exhibit 10.7g to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2017)
FMC Corporation Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan as amended and restated through April 25, 2017 (Exhibit 10.8 to the Annual 
Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2018)
Form of Employee Restricted Stock Unit Agreement Pursuant to the FMC Corporation Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan (Exhibit 
10.8a to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2017)
Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement Pursuant to the FMC Corporation Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan (Exhibit 10.8b 
to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2017)
Form of Key Manager Restricted Stock Agreement Pursuant to the FMC Corporation Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan (Exhibit 
10.8c to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2017)
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement Pursuant to FMC Corporation Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan 
(Exhibit 10.8d to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 2, 2017)
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement Pursuant to FMC Corporation Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan 
(Relative Total Shareholder Return Metric) (Exhibit 10.8e to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 8, 2019)
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement Pursuant to FMC Corporation Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan 
(Operating Cash Flow Metric) (Exhibit 10.7f to the Annual Report on Form 10-K
 filed on February 28, 2020)
FMC Corporation Executive Severance Plan, as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2009 (Exhibit 10.10 to the Annual Report on 
Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2009)
FMC Corporation Executive Severance Grantor Trust Agreement, dated July 31, 2001 (Exhibit 10.10a to the Quarterly Report on Form 
10-Q filed on November 7, 2001)
Amended and Restated Executive Severance Agreement, dated November 6, 2012, between FMC Corporation and Mark Douglas
Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2018, by and between Livent Corporation and FMC Corporation (Exhibit 
10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Livent Corporation, filed on October 15, 2018, SEC File No. 1-38694) (the “Livent October 
2018 Form 8-K”)
Transition Services Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2018, by and between Livent Corporation and FMC Corporation (Exhibit 10.2 to 
the Livent October 2018 Form 8-K)
Shareholders’ Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2018, by and between Livent Corporation and FMC Corporation (Exhibit 10.3 to the 
Livent October 2018 Form 8-K)
Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2018, by and between Livent Corporation and FMC Corporation (Exhibit 10.4 to the 
Livent October 2018 Form 8-K)
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2018, by and between Livent Corporation and FMC Corporation (Exhibit 10.5 to 
the Livent October 2018 Form 8-K)
Amended and Restated Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of February 4, 2019, by and between Livent Corporation and FMC 
Corporation

†10.10
*10.11

†*10.7f

†10.16

*10.13

*10.12

*10.14

*10.15

†*10.8

†*10.9

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KTrademark License Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2018, by and between Livent Corporation and FMC Corporation (Exhibit 10.7 to 
the Livent October 2018 Form 8-K)
Executive Severance Agreement, dated May 15, 2018, between FMC Corporation and Andrew D. Sandifer 
Executive Severance Agreement, dated April 1, 2019, between FMC Corporation and Michael Reilly
Letter Agreement dated April 27, 2020 between FMC Corporation and Pierre Brondeau (Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K 
filed on April 30, 2020)
FMC Corporation List of Significant Subsidiaries

PART IV  
ITEM 16 Form 10-K Summary

Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
*10.17

†10.18
†10.19
†*10.20

21 

23.1 

31.1 

31.2 

32.1 

32.2 

101 

Consent of KPMG LLP

Chief Executive Officer Certification

Chief Financial Officer Certification

Chief Executive Officer Certification of Annual Report

Chief Financial Officer Certification of Annual Report

Interactive Data File

* Incorporated by reference 
† Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

ITEM 16  Form 10-K Summary

Optional disclosure, not included in this Report.

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be 
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

PART IV  
SIGNATURES    

FMC CORPORATION

(Registrant)

By:

/S/ ANDREW D. SANDIFER
Andrew D. Sandifer
Executive Vice President and 
Chief Financial Officer

Date:

February 25, 2021

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of 
the Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Signature
/S/  ANDREW D. SANDIFER
Andrew D. Sandifer
/S/  NICHOLAS L. PFEIFFER 
Nicholas L. Pfeiffer
/S/  PIERRE R. BRONDEAU 
Pierre R. Brondeau
/S/  MARK A. DOUGLAS 
Mark A. Douglas
/S/  EDUARDO E. CORDEIRO
Eduardo E. Cordeiro
/S/  CAROL ANTHONY (“JOHN”) DAVIDSON
Carol Anthony (“John”) Davidson
/S/  C. SCOTT GREER 
C. Scott Greer
/S/  K’LYNNE JOHNSON 
K’Lynne Johnson
/S/  DIRK A. KEMPTHORNE 
Dirk A. Kempthorne
/S/  PAUL J. NORRIS 
Paul J. Norris
/S/  MARGARETH ØVRUM 
Margareth Øvrum
/S/  ROBERT C. PALLASH 
Robert C. Pallash
/S/  VINCENT R. VOLPE, JR.
Vincent R. Volpe, Jr.

Title

Date

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

February 25, 2021

Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and Corporate Controller

February 25, 2021

Executive Chairman

February 25, 2021

President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director

February 25, 2021

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

February 25, 2021

February 25, 2021

February 25, 2021

February 25, 2021

February 25, 2021

February 25, 2021

February 25, 2021

February 25, 2021

February 25, 2021

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Pierre R. Brondeau 
Executive Chairman, FMC Corporation†

Eduardo E. Cordeiro 
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and 
President, Americas Region, Cabot Corporation

Carol Anthony (John) Davidson 
Former Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting 
Officer, Tyco International

Mark Douglas 
President and Chief Executive Officer, FMC Corporation

C. Scott Greer 
Principal, Greer and Associates

K’Lynne Johnson 
Former Chief Executive Officer, President and Executive Chair, 
Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc.

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Mark A. Douglas 
President and Chief Executive Officer

Andrew D. Sandifer 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

OFFICERS
Diane Allemang 
Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer

Dirk A. Kempthorne 
Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, American Council 
of Life Insurers

Paul J. Norris 
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, W. R. Grace & Co.

Margareth Øvrum 
Retired President, Equinor Brazil 
Retired Executive Vice President, Development & Production, Brazil,  
Equinor ASA

Robert C. Pallash 
Retired President, Global Customer, Group and Senior Vice President, 
Visteon Corporation

Vincent R. Volpe, Jr.  
Chairman, CEO, President and Principal, LeHavre Athletic Club

† Retiring from Executive Chairman role on April 27, 2021.

Michael F. Reilly 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief 
Compliance Officer

Susanne M. Lingard 
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs

Brian P. Angeli 
Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Precision Agriculture

Kyle Matthews 
Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer

Brian J. Blair 
Vice President, Treasurer

William F. Chester 
Vice President, Global Tax

Barry J. Crawford 
Vice President, Operations

Kenneth A. Gedaka 
Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs

Thaisa Hugenneyer 
Vice President, Procurement and Global Facilities

Marc L. Hullebroeck 
President, FMC EMEA

David A. Kotch 
Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Ronaldo Pereira 
President, FMC Americas

Nicholas L. Pfeiffer 
Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer 

Kathleen A. Shelton, Ph.D. 
Vice President, Chief Technology Officer

Bethwyn Todd 
President, FMC Asia Pacific

Karen M. Totland, Ph.D. 
Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer

Shawn R. Whitman 
Vice President, Government Affairs

STOCKHOLDER DATA 

FMC Corporation’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held via live webcast on Tuesday, 
April 27, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. ET. Instructions for accessing the webcast will be available on 
the company’s Investor Relations website, located at https://investors.fmc.com. Notice 
of the meeting, together with instructions on how to access our proxy materials, will 
be mailed approximately six weeks prior to the meeting to stockholders of record as of 
Wednesday, March 3, 2021.  

Transfer Agent and Registrar of Stock:
Equiniti Trust Company
EQ Shareowner Services
1110 Centre Pointe Curve, Suite 101
Mendota Heights, MN 55120

Phone: 1.800.468.9716 
(1.651.450.4064 local and outside the United States)

www.equiniti.com

FMC was incorporated in Delaware in 1928.

Stock Exchange Listing:   New York Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange Symbol:  FMC

FMC Corporation is an active participant in the American Chemistry Council (ACC) 
and we support the principles of the ACC’s Responsible Care® Program by working 
with our employees, suppliers, customers, contractors and commercial partners to 
promote responsible management of our products and processes through their entire 
life cycle, and for their intended use, worldwide. FMC undergoes third-party review 
and certification of our conformance with the Responsible Care Management System 
requirements at our headquarters offices and all of our sites located in the United 
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