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FMC Corporation

2021 
ANNUAL REPORT

   
Our Message to Shareholders 

FMC delivered strong business performance in 2021. Compared to the previous 
year, annual revenue increased 9 percent to $5.05 billion, adjusted EBITDA* 
was up 6 percent to $1.324 billion, and adjusted Earnings Per Share* of $6.93 
increased 12 percent. We posted record free cash flow* of $713 million in 2021, 
up 31 percent compared to the prior year. Through a growing dividend and share 
repurchases, we returned over $645 million in cash to shareholders reflecting our 
commitment to return cash in excess of that needed to support FMC’s growth. 
In December, we significantly raised FMC’s dividend, the fourth consecutive 
annual increase. Dividends, which are becoming a larger element of our cash 
deployment strategy, grew 10 percent (CAGR) from December 2018 through 
December 2021.

Delivering Results During Extraordinary Times

Once again, our company demonstrated agility and resolve in delivering results 
in the second year of a pandemic that continued to impact nearly every market 
and industry around the world. The supply of raw materials, packaging and 
other inputs was tight across many sectors, which led to significant cost inflation 
throughout the year. Contributing factors included chemical production impacted 
by severe storms, government actions in parts of Asia, the ripple effects of the 
Suez Canal closure, and the impact of a labor shortage across many industries, 
especially transportation, shipping and manufacturing.

FMC’s Operations, Procurement and Logistics teams ensured we were well 
prepared to address these difficult conditions in 2021. Our leading fungicides, 
herbicides, insecticides and biological technologies that farmers rely on to protect 
their crops from disease and pests were produced at 5 active ingredient plants, 18 
formulation and packaging sites and sold in more than 120 countries.

Safety, Sustainability and Diversity—Driving Progress Across FMC

Every FMC office, laboratory and production site prominently displays the 
company’s safety manifesto that states, “We believe nothing is more important than 
the safety of people. And first and foremost, we are a company of people.” Safety is 
engrained in our culture and has helped FMC achieve another record low annual 
injury rate of 0.066. We are proudly among the safest companies in the chemical 
industry and are pleased to take another step closer to our goal of zero injuries.

FMC and its employees successfully navigated the second year of the COVID-19 
pandemic. COVID management teams at our global headquarters in Philadelphia 
and in each of our regions continued to ensure every FMC site operated with 
appropriate wellness and safety measures that augmented existing Environment, 
Health and Safety protocols. In early 2021, we launched a global campaign to raise 
awareness of the benefits of COVID vaccines and encouraged all employees to 
get vaccinated following advice from their healthcare provider. Various programs, 
including incentives, contributed to our strong employee vaccination rates.

We are making significant progress to elevate sustainability across our organization. 
For more than a decade, FMC has built and broadened its sustainability foundation, 
integrating it into every part of the company, including how we invest in new 
technologies, how we operate our production sites and how we manage the 
company’s environment, health and safety initiatives. We are proud of our 
accomplishments, including material reductions in water use intensity, waste 
disposed intensity, greenhouse gas emissions intensity and energy intensity. But 
we know more can be done to address major worldwide challenges, such as 
biodiversity and climate change.

Last summer we announced FMC’s goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas 
emissions by 2035. FMC was one of the first crop protection companies to 
commit to a net-zero goal, and among a select few companies across all industries 
to pursue an aggressive net-zero timeline of less than 15 years. Our goal includes 
science-based targets through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which 
defines and promotes best practices in emission reduction and carbon neutral 

operations. You will hear more about our global sustainability roadmap and 
net-zero strategy later this year.

We established new Diversity and Inclusion goals in 2021, including 50 percent 
female representation globally and 14 percent Black/African American representation 
in our U.S. workforce by 2027. We continue to enhance our hiring, onboarding 
and employee retention practices to help us achieve these goals as well as expanded 
onboarding efforts to support retention of U.S. Black/African American employees. 
We have made progress toward our representation goals, with notable FMC 
firsts in 2021 including the first female salesperson in Pakistan, first female field 
technicians in the Philippines and first female production leader and quality 
manager in Brazil and India, respectively.

New Technologies

Helping farmers grow more food sustainably on less arable land requires a continual 
stream of new products and technologies. We are investing in the agricultural 
industry’s most productive crop protection pipeline, featuring more than 25 new 
active ingredients in discovery and 11 new active ingredients in development. 
Twenty of these molecules feature new modes of action. In 2021, we launched 
several new products, including Overwatch® herbicide in Australia, a novel weed 
control product for pre-emergent and early post-emergent segments on a wide 
range of crops. In the U.S., we launched Xyway® brand fungicides, the first and 
only at-plant fungicide that provides season-long, systemic protection. 

FMC innovation extends well beyond traditional synthetic crop protection 
technologies. Our Plant Health business, which serves the fast-growing biologicals 
and micronutrients markets, has a robust pipeline of new biostimulants and 
disease, insect and nematode control products with excellent sustainability 
profiles. We expect the FMC Plant Health business will continue to grow at 
nearly 20 percent per year.

In FMC Precision Agriculture, we are broadening our award-winning Arc™ 
farm intelligence platform, a propriety mobile solution that helps farmers 
better understand and manage pest pressure through predictive modeling based 
on real-time and historical data, entomological models, hyper-local weather 
information and in-field sensors. Arc™ farm intelligence, which is now available 
in more than 25 markets covering 16 million acres throughout Latin America, 
North America, Europe and Asia, allows farmers to address pest pressure more 
efficiently, manage infestations before they escalate and target applications in a 
more sustainable manner. 

Our venture capital arm, FMC Ventures, continued to build its portfolio in 2021 
with new strategic investments in start-ups and early-stage companies working on 
new or disruptive technologies. These engagements, which support or augment 
our internal capabilities, span several important technology segments, including 
robotics, pathogen detection, soil health, peptides and pheromones.  

Thank you for your continued interest in FMC Corporation. Our management 
team and employees around the world look forward to delivering another year 
of strong financial results and market-leading performance.

Mark Douglas
President and Chief Executive Officer
FMC Corporation

* Denotes a non-GAAP term. The adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow non-GAAP reconciliations are included within the Form 10-K on pages 21 and 31, respectively. 
Adjusted EPS is not included in the Form 10-K. See back cover for chart that reconciles it to the closest GAAP term.

   
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, 2021 
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 

Emerging growth company 

	• 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, 2021, the last day of the registrant’s second 
fiscal quarter was $13,858,737,802. 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, 2021, there were 125,699,479 of the registrant’s common shares outstanding.

DOCUMENT
Portions of Proxy Statement for 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

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 
[Reserved] ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������18
ITEM 7 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ���������������������������������������������������18
ITEM 7A  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������37
ITEM 8 
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������38
ITEM 9 
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure �������������������������������������������������89
ITEM 9A  Controls and Procedures ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������89
ITEM 9B  Other Information ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������89
ITEM 9C  Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������89

PART III 

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ITEM 10  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������90
ITEM 11 
Executive Compensation �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������90
ITEM 12 
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters ����������90
ITEM 13 
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������91
ITEM 14 
Principal Accountant Fees and Services ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������91

PART IV 

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ITEM 15 
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������92
ITEM 16 
Form 10-K Summary �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������94
SIGNATURES ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������95

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

FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company dedicated 
to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding 
world population while adapting to a changing environment. FMC’s 
innovative crop protection solutions – including biologicals, crop 
nutrition, digital and precision agriculture – enable growers, crop 

advisers and turf and pest management professionals to address their 
toughest challenges economically without compromising safety or 
the environment. FMC is committed to discovering new herbicide, 
insecticide and fungicide active ingredients, product formulations and 
pioneering technologies that are consistently better for the planet.

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 
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 2019, 2020, and 2021. 

Our leading fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and biological 
technologies that farmers throughout the world rely on to protect their 
crops from disease and pests were produced at five active ingredient 
plants, 18 formulation and packaging sites and sold in more than 120 
countries. Helping farmers grow more food sustainably on less arable 
land requires a continual stream of new products and technologies. 
We are investing in the agricultural industry’s most productive crop 
protection pipeline, featuring more than 25 new active ingredients in 
discovery, 11 new active ingredients in development, and more than 
20 molecules featuring new modes of action. 

We own and operate a total of 23 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 the last several years.  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 impacts 
of the pandemic on our business and enact commercial plans, cost 
savings, and/or liquidity actions as appropriate. We made significant 
investments in our employees as a result of the COVID pandemic, 
including through enhanced dependent care offerings, recognition 
bonuses, increased flexibility of work schedules and hours of work 
to accommodate remote working arrangements, and investment in 
(1) 

IT infrastructure to promote remote work. Through these efforts we 
have successfully avoided any COVID related furloughs or workforce 
reductions to date.

Our revenues grew approximately 9 percent, or 8 percent organically(1) 
excluding the impacts of foreign currency, year over year in 2021, driven 
by strong volume growth and pricing gains in all regions. Approximately 
$400 million in sales for 2021 came from products launched in the 
last five years, representing almost 8 percent of the total revenue. In 
2021, we had new product launches in Australia including Vantacor™ 
insect control based on Rynaxypyr® active and Overwatch® herbicide 
based on our Isoflex™ active. We had new product launches in North 
America for Xyway fungicide and Vantacor™ insect control. Products 
launched in 2021 accounted for approximately $120 million in sales. 
Our diamides, Rynaxypyr® and Cyazypyr® active ingredients, continued 
to be a significant part of our portfolio, representing over $1.9 billion 
in combined sales and approximately 38 percent of the total revenue in 
2021.We also grew our Plant Health program, which includes FMC’s 
Biologicals platform, by 20 percent. Plant Health is now approximately 
$220 million in sales and outpacing market growth.

FMC performed better than the overall crop protection market in 2021, 
which we estimate grew in the mid-single digit percentage range versus 
2020. Foreign currency was a minor tailwind to full year revenue. As 
mentioned above, our growth rate was 9 percent, and excluding the 
impact of foreign currency, our organic(1) growth rate was 8 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.

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

Acquisitions and Divestitures

We did not have any acquisitions or divestitures in 2021.  However, we 
continued to make investments through FMC Ventures, our venture 
capital arm which we formed in 2020 to target strategic investments in 
start-ups and early-stage companies that are developing and applying 
emerging technologies in the agricultural industry.

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 transferred 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 to the consolidated financial statements included within 
this Form 10-K for accounting considerations. The transaction has 
expanded 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 2022, we are launching Onsuva™ fungicide which 
is based on the Fluindapyr active in Argentina and Paraguay.  Onsuva™ 
fungicide targets diseases in soy and peanut crops.

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. The relevant 2019 
financial information within this filing has been recast to present the 
former FMC Lithium as a discontinued operation retrospectively for 
periods until its disposition on March 1, 2019.

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

Raw Materials
Synthetic chemical 
intermediates

Herbicides

Fungicides

Plant Health

Synthetic chemical 
intermediates
Synthetic chemical 
intermediates
Biological 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

Protection of crops, including soybean, corn, fruits and vegetables, cotton, sugarcane, rice, and cereals, 
from insects and diseases  and enhancement of yields

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 following charts detail our sales by major geographic region and major product category.

REVENUE BY REGION  2021
REVENUE: $5,045.2 MILLION

 REVENUE BY PRODUCT CATEGORY  2021

22%
North America

21%
Europe,
Middle East
& Africa

60%
Insecticides

27%
Herbicides

7%
Fungicides

4%
Plant Health

2%
Other

25%
Asia

32%
Latin America

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

PART I  

ITEM 1 Business

December 31,
2021

1,091.3
742.6
1,499.0
2,092.3
5,425.2

$

$

2020

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

$

$

REVENUE AND ADJUSTED 
EBITDA MARGIN*

CAPITAL ADDITIONS* AND DEPRECIATION 
AND AMORTIZATION

$5,500

$5,000

$4,500

$4,000

$3,500

$3,000

$2,500

$2,000

$1,500

$1,000

$500

$0

4,610

4,642

5,045

26.5%
1,221

26.9%

1,250

26.2%
1,324

2019

2020

2021

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

$180

$160

$140

$120

$100

$80

$60

$40

$20

$0

148

150

163

171

114

88

2019

2020

2021

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. In addition, we are also investing substantially in our Plant 
Health program which 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.

We have our own sales and marketing organizations and access the 
market through a combination of distributors, retailers and co-ops in 
all four regions. In addition, we sell directly to large growers in select 
countries such as Brazil. 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.

Industry Overview

The three principal categories of agricultural and non-crop chemicals 
are: herbicides, insecticides and fungicides, representing approximately 
40 percent, 30 percent and 27 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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Growth

We are among the leading agrochemical producers in the world. 
Several products from our portfolio are 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 
external growth efforts include product acquisitions, in-licensing of 
chemistries and technologies and alliances that bolster our market 

Diamide Growth Strategy

Our product portfolio features two key diamide-class molecules – 
Rynaxypyr® (chlorantraniliprole) and Cyazypyr® (cyantraniliprole) 
actives – with combined annual revenues of approximately $1.9 billion in 
2021. 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 Cyazypyr® active 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. Some 
of the critical elements supporting diamide growth 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, 2021, we had 34 families with granted patents filed 
in up to 76 countries, with a total of 857 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 

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 FMC Precision Agriculture, we are broadening our award-winning 
Arc™ farm intelligence platform, a proprietary mobile solution that helps 
farmers better understand and manage pest pressure through predictive 
modeling based on real-time and historical data, entomological models, 
hyper-local weather information and in-field sensors. Arc™ farm intelligence, 
which is now available in more than 25 markets covering 16 million 
acres throughout Latin America, North America, Europe and Asia, allows 
farmers to address pest pressure more efficiently, manage infestations 
before they escalate and target applications in a more sustainable manner.  

Our venture capital arm, FMC Ventures, continued to build its portfolio 
in 2021 with new collaborations or strategic investments in start-ups and 
early stage companies working on new or disruptive technologies. These 
engagements, which support or augment our internal capabilities, span 
several important technology segments, including robotics, pathogen 
detection, soil health, peptides and pheromones.

make the final products. Chlorantraniliprole is a 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’s 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 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 active ingredient 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 and the European Union.

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be launched this decade and we continue to explore further innovations 
based on the diamide chemistry.

Complexity of manufacturing

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. 

Growing the FMC Diamide Franchise

FMC is executing a strategy to supply end-use products containing 
Rynaxypyr® and Cyazypyr® actives to a broad range of companies prior 
to patent expiration, and in return establishing long-term purchase 
commitments from these companies. 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, 2021, we had global agreements 
with five 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. Furthermore, FMC is developing an 
extensive portfolio of new diamide-containing products to address 
grower needs around the world.  The first of these products, Elevest® 
and Vantacor®, were launched in the US in late 2020 and early 2021 
and will be launched in additional countries in 2022 onward. Our 
current diamide pipeline contains approximately 20 new products to 

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, 2021, the Company owned a total of approximately 
200 active granted U.S. patents and 2,600 active granted foreign 
patents (includes Supplemental Patent Certificates); we also have 
approximately 1,700 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, 2021

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
7
23
6
36

Foreign
221
257
343
821

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Remaining Life of Granted Patents: Chlorantraniliprole and Cyantraniliprole, as of December 31, 2021

Through December 31, 2026
2027 - 2031
2032 - 2037
TOTAL

United States
19
15
2
36

Foreign
576
216
29
821

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. 
During 2021, we initiated proceedings to enforce several of our patents 
and trademarks against generic producers and infringers, resulting in 
multiple favorable judgments and settlements, including in India and 

China. In early 2022, we received notice that certain third parties are 
seeking to invalidate our Chinese patents on a certain intermediate 
involved in producing chlorantraniliprole and a process to produce 
chlorantraniliprole; we intend to defend vigorously the validity of both 
patents. 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 biologicals, for certain major 
competitors, genetically engineered (crop biotechnology) products. 

Research and Development Expense

Competition 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.

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. On June 24, 2019, we announced 

our investment of more than $50 million at our FMC Stine Research 
Center in Newark, Delaware, to upgrade infrastructure and complete 
construction on a new, state-of-the-art greenhouse and laboratory facility. 
We anticipate that the project will be completed by the end of 2023.

Environmental Laws and Regulations

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 1,400 people in 
our domestic operations and 5,000 people in our foreign operations. 

Approximately 3 percent of our U.S.-based and 34 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 2022, 
seven foreign collective-bargaining agreements will be expiring. These 
contracts affect approximately 23 percent of our foreign-based employees. 
There are no U.S. collective-bargaining agreements expiring in 2022.  

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

We strive to be an inclusive company where our employees reflect the 
community, are valued, find purpose in their work, grow and contribute to 
their fullest potential. We are building on our efforts to prioritize Diversity 
and Inclusion, ensuring our focus remains to create opportunities, remove 
barriers and implement meaningful programs and actions that build an 
inclusive workplace. 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. We established 
new Diversity and Inclusion goals in 2021. We continue to enhance our 
hiring, onboarding, and employee retention practices to help us achieve 
these goals as well as expanded onboarding efforts to support retention of 
U.S. Black/African American employees. We have made progress toward 
our representation goals in 2021, with notable FMC firsts including the 
first female salesperson in Pakistan, first female field technicians in the 
Philippines and first female production leader and quality manager in 

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. The following were initially 
offered to employees at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to better 
support our employees and their families and are still currently in place:
	• Fully covering the costs of COVID testing and vaccines 
	• Enhancing Employee Assistance Program presentations and offerings 
to assist employees with mental well being
	• Flexible work opportunities

Brazil and India, respectively. Due to our diversity and inclusion strategy, 
women in senior management positions increased from 34 percent in 
2020 to 37 percent in 2021, including the appointment of two female 
executive officers in 2021. Diverse views, backgrounds and experiences 
are key to our success. FMC has an active global framework of Employee 
Resource Groups (“ERGs”) with more than twenty employee resource 
group chapters. ERGs are regionally implemented via Regional Inclusion 
Councils that host events and programs to celebrate diversity and partner 
with the Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Office and other stakeholders 
to address diversity, equity and inclusion needs in the region. FMC scored 
100 percent for a third consecutive year on the Human Rights Campaign 
Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index, a U.S. benchmarking survey 
measuring corporate policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, 
transgender and queer (“LGBTQ”) workplace equality. We recognize 
building an inclusive workplace is a journey and believe diverse views, 
backgrounds and experiences remain keys to FMC’s success.

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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 person returns home the 
same way they arrived. We encourage a culture of open reporting, to 
learn from our mistakes and work towards continuous improvement 
in behaviors and processes. As a result of our firm commitment to 
safety, our 2021 TRIR of 0.0662 continues to be 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 collective 
commitment to work safely every day. We empower our people to 
always put safety first. 2021 continued to challenge us with issues 
related to the COVID pandemic ranging from staffing to supply chain 

constraints. FMC responded by collaborating across functions and 
continuing to utilize our robust Business Continuity Plans (“BCPs”) 
to ensure continued safe operation at all of our manufacturing sites. 
These BCPs continue to be highly effective, resulting in zero FMC 
on-site transmissions of the virus during 2021. In 2022, we continue 
our journey, focusing on improving management systems and tools. 
These BCPs proved to be highly effective at mitigating business or 
operational disruptions, even during peak periods of the pandemic. 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.

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 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 Greenhouse 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 2021, FMC continued to make progress towards 
meeting its commitments on the updated goals. In addition, to build 
on our progress towards energy and resource reduction, in August of 
2021, FMC announced its goal of net-zero GHG emissions across its 
entire value chain (i.e., Scopes 1, 2 and 3) by 2035.  FMC committed 

to the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi), Net-Zero Standard, in line 
with keeping the global temperature at 1.5°C above pre-industrial time. 
FMC anticipates submitting targets to SBTi in the first quarter of 2022.

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. This 
assessment, along with other stewardship processes and tools, ensures the 
introduction and 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 2021, HHPs accounted for approximately 
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. We 
are sensitive to 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. Climate change 
may result in changes to the governmental regulation of greenhouse 
gases. Depending on their nature and scope, this could subject our 
manufacturing operations to significant additional costs or limits on 
operations and affect the sources and supply of energy. 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. Products reviewed by regulators and labeled safe 
for use may still be challenged by others which could lead to negative 
public perception or regulatory action. Competing products labeled 
safe for use were subject to lawsuits or claims, and a similar situation 
for our products could result in negative impacts. 
	• Geographic presence outside of U.S. - We have a strong presence in Latin 
America, Europe and Asia, as well as in the U.S. We have continued 
to grow our geographic footprint particularly in Europe and key Asian 
countries such as India, which 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 land use impacts - Climate change may 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 

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ITEM 1A Risk Factors

price risks, where hedging strategies are available on reasonable terms. 
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 
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. 

Operational Risks

	• COVID and global pandemic cycles - The persistence of the 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 properly staffed. Our 
research laboratories and greenhouses also have continued to operate 
throughout the pandemic and we have sustained our operations with 
safety as a priority. We are closely monitoring raw material and supply 
chain costs. The extent to which COVID will continue to impact us 
will depend on future developments, many of which remain uncertain 
and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the duration of 
the pandemic, further actions to be taken to contain the pandemic or 
mitigate its impact, and the extent of the direct and indirect economic 
effects of the pandemic and containment measures, among others. 
External and internal factors and events related to COVID 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, supply chain 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 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. Other global health concerns could also result in 
social, economic, and labor instability in the countries in which we or 
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, 
cyberattacks, 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. 

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ITEM 1A Risk Factors

	• 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.

	• Climate change and physical risk to operation sites - The effects of climate 
change such as rising sea levels, drought, flooding, hurricanes, excessive 
heat 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.
	• Litigation and environmental risks - Current reserves relating to our 
ongoing litigation and environmental liabilities may ultimately prove to 
be inadequate. Products reviewed by regulators and labeled safe for use 
may still be challenged by others which could result in lawsuits or claims.
	• 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.

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 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. 
	• 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. (See “Patents, Trademarks and Licenses” in Item 1.). Such 

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ITEM 1A Risk Factors

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. 
	• ERP system stabilization and change governance - 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 Enterprise Resource Planning (“ERP”) system. Not using 
the system as designed or intended may result in inconsistencies across 
business units and functions if left unresolved. Changes made within 
our global ERP without proper governance could disable business 
transactions and disrupt or halt operations. 

	• 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, Chinese yuan, Indian rupee, euro, 
Mexican peso and Argentine peso. 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 such as: 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 decisions to repatriate certain 
future foreign earnings on which U.S.  or foreign withholding taxes 
have not been previously accrued.
	• Uncertain recoverability of investments in long-lived assets - We have 
significant investments in long-lived assets and continually review the 

General Risk Factors

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. Qualified Plan has 
been fully funded for the last several years and as such, 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. Our 
plan assets and obligation under our U.S. Qualified Plan is in excess 
of $1 billion.  Additionally, 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. While we provide 
other defined benefit, defined contribution and postretirement benefits 
to our employees and retirees, our risk if focused on our U.S. Qualified 
Plan given its size to our consolidated financial position.

	• 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 ethics/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. We operate in markets where business ethics and local 
customs may differ from our company standards, increasing the risk 

of impropriety and regulatory enforcement. 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.
	• 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 
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, 

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-K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. An open conflict or war across 
any region significant to our business could result in plant closures, 
employee displacement, and an inability to obtain key supplies and 
materials. The current military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, 
where we conduct limited operations, could disrupt or otherwise 
adversely impact those operations; and related sanctions, export controls 
or other actions that may be initiated by nations including the U.S., 
the European Union or Russia (e.g., potential cyberattacks, disruption 
of energy flows, etc.) could adversely affect our business and/or our 
supply chain, business partners or customers in other countries beyond 
Russia and Ukraine.
	• 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.
	• Information technology security and data privacy risks - As with all 
enterprise information systems, our information technology systems and 
systems operated by our vendors and third parties 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. Not timely 
implementing system updates or security patches could leave our company 
exposed to security breaches.  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. We have not experienced a 
significant or material impact from these events to date. We may need 
to expend significant resources to maintain or expand our protective and 
preventative measures. Untimely implementation of system updates or 
security patches could leave our company exposed to security breaches. 
We engage in response planning, simulations, trainings, tabletop exercises, 
and other efforts to mitigate risks associated with cybersecurity. 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 rapidly growing data privacy regulations in 

PART I  
ITEM 1A Risk Factors

multiple jurisdictions, 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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ITEM 1B Unresolved Staff Comments

ITEM 1B Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

ITEM 2  Properties

FMC leases executive offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and operates 23 manufacturing facilities in 17 countries. Our major research and 
development facilities are in Newark, Delaware; Shanghai, China and Copenhagen, Denmark.

We believe our facilities are in good operating condition. 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
10

Total
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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, 2021, there were approximately 9,650 premises and 
product asbestos claims pending against FMC in several jurisdictions. 
Since the 1980s, approximately 118,000 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 $162 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.

PART I  
ITEM 4A Information About our Executive Officers

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, 2021, are as follows. Each executive officer has been employed by the Company for more than five years.

Name
Mark A. Douglas

Age
59

Andrew D. Sandifer

52

Ronaldo Pereira

Michael F. Reilly

49

58

Dr. Kathleen Shelton

60

Diane Allemang

62

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 Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (18-present); Vice President and Treasurer (16-18); Vice 
President, Corporate Transformation (14-16); Vice President, Strategic Development (10–14); Board Member, 
Philabundance (14-present); Board Trustee, Germantown Academy (17-present)
Executive Vice President and President, FMC Americas (21-Present); President, FMC Americas (19-21); Vice 
President, FMC LATAM (17-19); General Director, Brazil (16); Regional Head Brazil, Rotam (14-15); various 
Director positions, FMC Corporation (06-14)
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)
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer (21-present); Vice President, Chief Technology Officer (17-21); 
Global Science and Technology Director, DuPont Crop Protection (14-17);  Director, Haskell Global Centers for 
Health and Environmental Science (12-13)
Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer (21-present); Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer (18-21); 
Global Marketing Director (15-18); Executive Vice President, North America, Cheminova Inc (11-15); 
Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs, Cheminova Inc (08-11)

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.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER DIVERSITY

Gender:
Number of executive officers based on gender identity
Ethnically/Racially diverse

Male
4
1

Female
2
0

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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 2,269 registered common 
stockholders as of December 31, 2021.

FMC’s annual meeting of stockholders will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, 2022 via live webcast at https://www.virtualshareholdermeeting.
com/FMC2022. Notice of the meeting, together with instructions on how to access proxy materials, will be mailed approximately five weeks 
prior to the meeting to stockholders of record as of March 2, 2022.

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 55164-0874

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ITEM 5 Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholders Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

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, 2016, 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

$
$
$

2016
100.00 $
100.00 $
100.00 $

2017
168.53 $
121.67 $
126.53 $

2018
132.85 $
116.54 $
112.05 $

2019
182.18 $
152.92 $
136.45 $

2020
212.96 $
180.57 $
160.44 $

2021
207.18
232.04
201.65

STOCK PERFORMANCE CHART

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

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, 2021:

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Period

October
November
December

TOTAL

Publicly Announced Program

Total Number of 
Shares Purchased(1)
653
3,002
947,755
951,410

Average Price Paid  
Per Share
92.40
105.24
105.54
105.54

$

$

Total Number of 
Shares Purchased

— $
—
947,547
947,547

$

Total Dollar  
Amount Purchased
—
—
99,999,925
99,999,925

Maximum Dollar Value 
of Shares that May Yet  
be Purchased
250,014,808
250,014,808
150,014,884

$

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

In 2021, 4.0 million shares were repurchased under the publicly 
announced repurchase program. At December 31, 2021, approximately 
$150 million remained unused under our Board-authorized repurchase 
program. However, in February 2022, the Board of Directors authorized 
the repurchase of up to $1 billion of the Company’s common stock. 
The $1 billion share repurchase program is replacing in its entirety the 
previous authorization. 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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ITEM 6 [RESERVED]

ITEM 6 

[RESERVED]

ITEM 7  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of 

Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Overview

FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company dedicated 
to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding 
world population while adapting to a changing environment. We 
operate in a single distinct business segment. We develop, market and 
sell all three major classes of crop protection chemicals (insecticides, 
herbicides and fungicides) as well as biologicals, crop nutrition and 
seed treatment, which we group as plant health. FMC’s innovative 

crop protection solutions enable growers, crop advisers and turf and 
pest management professionals to address their toughest challenges 
economically without compromising safety or the environment. FMC 
is committed to discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide 
active ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies 
that are consistently better for the planet.

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 

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 
impacts us will depend on future developments, many of which remain 
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. 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.

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

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 properly staffed. Our research 
laboratories and greenhouses also have continued to operate throughout 
the pandemic. One of our third-party tollers experienced a short-term 
disruption earlier during the pandemic because of COVID-related 
staffing issues, which reflects one of the ongoing business risks that 
the pandemic creates. We are closely monitoring raw material and 
supply chain costs. Additionally, we are aware of the potential for 
disruptions or lack of availability, at any price, of critical materials. 
The extent to which COVID will continue to impact us will depend 
on future developments, many of which remain uncertain and cannot 
be predicted with confidence, including the duration of the pandemic, 
further actions to be taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its 
impact, and the extent of the direct and indirect economic effects of 
the pandemic and containment measures, among others.

We have implemented 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. Earlier 

this year, we introduced flexible work arrangements to facilitate the 
return of all staff to our headquarters in Philadelphia, as well as some 
other locations in adherence with local guidelines. We enacted a policy 
that all employees, contractors and interns based in our Philadelphia 
headquarters, as well as visitors, must be fully vaccinated against COVID 
and must provide proof of their vaccination with exemptions granted 
in certain situations. In addition, we have thousands of employees 
who continue operating our manufacturing sites and distribution 
warehouses worldwide. In all our facilities, we are using a variety 
of best practices to address COVID risks, following the protocols 
and procedures recommended by leading health authorities. We are 
continuing to monitor the situation in all regions and adjust our health 
and safety protocols accordingly. We made significant investments in 
our employees as a result of the COVID 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 related furloughs or workforce reductions to date.

We will continue to monitor the economic environment related to the 
pandemic on an ongoing basis and assess the impacts on our business.

2021 Highlights

The following are the more significant developments in our businesses 
during the year ended December 31, 2021:
	• Revenue of $5,045.2 million in 2021 increased $403.1 million or 
approximately 9 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 increased 8 percent, driven 
by strong volume growth and price increases, sales in Latin America 
increased by 12 percent driven by strong volume growth and price 
increases, sales in Europe, Middle East and Africa decreased 1 percent 
with favorable currency and price tailwinds mostly offset by a decrease 
in volume due to weather challenges and sales in Asia increased 
13 percent, driven by favorable currency, volume growth especially 
from launches, as well as price growth. Approximately $400 million 
in revenues came from products launched in the last five years.
	• Our gross margin of $2,171.7 million increased $119.7 million or 
approximately 6 percent versus last year. The increase in gross margin 
was primarily driven by top line revenue growth which was partially 
offset by higher costs due to rising input costs and increasing logistics 
expenses. Gross margin as a percent of revenue of 43 percent decreased 
slightly from 44 percent in the prior year period, driven by higher 
costs primarily increases in raw materials, packaging, and logistics.
	• Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased from 
$729.7 million to $714.1 million due to lower transaction-related 
charges resulting from the finalization of our worldwide ERP system 
in the first quarter 2021. Selling, general and administrative expenses, 
excluding transaction-related charges, of $713.7 million increased 
$37.3 million or approximately 6 percent. The increase was the result 
of resuming normal spending following cost-saving measures in 
the prior year due to the pandemic. Transaction-related charges are 
presented in our adjusted earnings Non-GAAP financial measurement 
below under the section titled “Results of Operations”.

	• Research and development expenses of $304.7 million increased 
$16.8 million or 6 percent. In the prior year, we phased some research 
and development projects differently to allow for lower costs in response 
to the pandemic without fundamentally impacting long-term timelines. 
In the current year, we have resumed research and development 
expenses related to these projects. 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 $736.5 million 
increased $185 million or approximately 34 percent from $551.5 million 
in the prior year period. The higher results were driven by our gross 
margin growth as well as $52.9 million in lower transaction-related 
charges due to the completion of our integration of the Dupont Crop 
Protection business in 2020. See Note 5 to the consolidated financial 
statements included in this Form 10-K for additional information 
on the Dupont Crop Protection business. Further contributing to 
our increase in net income was $24.2 million in lower restructuring 
and other charges versus prior year primarily due to the charge of 
$65.6 million associated with the Isagro asset acquisition in 2020 
somewhat offset by the $33.5 million charge for the India indirect 
tax matter in 2021. Interest expense, net decreased $20.1 million 
compared to the prior year due to lower outstanding debt and 
lower rates. Additionally, the provision for income taxes was lower 
by $59.3 million, primarily due to the geographic mix of earnings 
among our global subsidiaries as well as changes in various tax reserves. 
Adjusted after-tax earnings from continuing operations attributable 
to FMC stockholders of $894.9 million increased $85.9 million or 
approximately 11 percent. See the disclosure of our adjusted earnings 
Non-GAAP financial measurement under the section titled “Results 
of Operations”.

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

Other 2021 Highlights

In March 2021, we announced our agreement with UPL Ltd. (“UPL”), 
a global provider of sustainable agriculture products and solutions, to 
expand access of Rynaxypyr® active to growers around the world and 
increase the manufacturing capacity for this critical molecule. Under the 
multi-year agreement, we will provide UPL access to products containing 
Rynaxypyr® active for distribution in select markets. In the future, we 

will supply Rynaxypyr® active to UPL for use in product formulations 
developed and marketed by UPL around the world. Additionally, UPL 
will toll manufacture Rynaxypyr® active for us in India for the India 
market. This arrangement will significantly increase our manufacturing 
footprint and capacity for Rynaxypyr® active, expanding our ability to 
supply the growing demand.

2022 Outlook

We expect 2022 revenue will be in the range of approximately 
$5.25 billion to $5.55 billion, up approximately 7 percent at the 
midpoint versus 2021. We also expect adjusted EBITDA(1) of 
$1.32 billion to $1.48 billion, which represents 6 percent growth 
at the midpoint versus 2021 results. Our results may be impacted if 
cost inflation becomes more severe, which would trend our results 
towards the lower end of guidance. Mid-to-high single digit price 
increases or the easing of foreign currency headwinds may drive our 

results towards the high end of the range. We are prepared to navigate 
certain challenges such as rising input costs, inconsistent raw material 
availability, increasing logistic expenses, long lead times for ocean 
freight, labor cost inflation and emerging currency headwinds. 2022 
adjusted earnings are expected to be in the range of $6.80 to $8.10 per 
diluted share(1), up 8 percent at the midpoint versus 2021, excluding 
any impact from potential share repurchases in 2022. 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 — 2021, 2020 and 2019 

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 and organic revenue are 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. These items 
are discussed in detail within the “Other Results of Operations” section 
that follows. Organic revenue growth excludes the impacts of foreign 
currency changes, which we believe is a meaningful metric to evaluate 
our revenue changes. 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,

2019
4,609.8

2021
5,045.2

2020
4,642.1

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

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

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

2,873.5
2,171.7
714.1
304.7
108.0
4,000.3

(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 non-operating pension and postretirement 
charges (income), interest income, interest expense, and provision for income taxes(1)
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 (Non-GAAP)
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 business for the employment benefits provided to active employees.

1,044.9
20.0
—
131.1
893.8
91.6
802.2
(68.2)
734.0

108.0
20.0
0.4
68.2
131.1
170.9
91.6
1,324.2

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

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

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

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

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

(5)  Charges relate to transaction costs, costs for transitional employees, other acquired employee related costs, integration related legal and professional third-party 
fees. We completed the integration of the DuPont Crop Protection Business in 2020, other than the completion of certain in-flight initiatives associated with the 
finalization of our worldwide ERP system in early 2021.

Year Ended December 31,

(in Millions)
DuPont Crop Protection Business Acquisition(1)
Legal and professional fees(2)
TOTAL TRANSACTION-RELATED CHARGES
(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

0.4
0.4

$
$

$
$

$
$

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).

2021

2020

2019

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

2021  
736.5
128.4
(23.4)
105.0
68.2
(14.8)

2019
477.4
256.9
(49.2)
207.7
63.3
55.3

$

$

Corporate special charges (income), net of income taxes
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)
$
(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. 
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

894.9

803.7

$

$

$

ORGANIC REVENUE GROWTH RECONCILIATION

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

Results of Operations

 Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2021 vs. 2020  
9%
(1%)
8 %

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

Revenue

2021 vs. 2020 
Revenue of $5,045.2 million increased $403.1 million, or approximately 9 percent versus the prior year period. The increase was driven by higher 
volumes, which accounted for an approximate 7 percent increase, as well as favorable pricing which accounted for an approximate 1 percent 
increase. Growth in volumes was broad-based across synthetic and biological portfolios, with North America, Latin America and Asia delivering 
strong results. Foreign currency tailwinds had a favorable impact of approximately 1 percent on revenue. Excluding foreign currency impacts, 
revenue increased approximately 8 percent.

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

2020 vs. 2019
Revenue of $4,642.1 million 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.

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 REVENUE

2021 vs. 2020
North America: Revenue increased approximately 8 percent in the 
year ended December 31, 2021, driven by sales growth for herbicides 
and diamides, and strong product launches of Xyway™ fungicide and 
Vantacor™ insect control. The increase was partially offset by a shift of 
diamide partner sales from North America to other regions.

Latin America: Revenue increased approximately 12 percent, or 
approximately 14 percent excluding foreign currency headwinds, for 
the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the prior year period 
due to strong volume growth across all countries and pricing actions. 
Growth was broad-based across segments with insecticides, fungicides 
and biologicals increasing double digits.

EMEA: Revenue decreased approximately 1 percent versus the prior 
year period, or approximately 4 percent excluding foreign currency 
tailwinds, driven by a shift of diamide partner sales from EMEA to 
other regions. Volume and price contributed to the region’s revenue 
driven by diamides, herbicides, biologicals and fungicides.

Asia: Revenue increased approximately 13 percent versus the prior 
year period, or approximately 10 percent excluding foreign currency 
tailwinds, primarily driven by growth in Australia, India, ASEAN zone 
and Korea. We had strong sales for our new Overwatch® herbicide and 
Vantacor™ insect control. Sales of our diamides were robust across the 
region despite erratic rainfall in several countries. 

For 2022, full-year revenue is expected to be in the range of approximately 
$5.25 billion to $5.55 billion, which represents approximately 7 percent 
growth at the midpoint versus 2021. 

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.

Year Ended December 31,

2021
1,117.2
1,633.4
1,040.0
1,254.6
5,045.2

$

$

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

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.

Gross margin

2021 vs. 2020 
Gross margin of $2,171.7 million increased by $119.7 million, or 
approximately 6 percent versus the prior year period. The increase was 
primarily due to higher revenues driven by increased volumes, partially 
offset by higher cost of goods sold.

Gross margin percent of approximately 43 percent slightly decreased 
from 44 percent in the prior year period, driven by higher costs primarily 
increases in raw materials, packaging, and logistics.

2020 vs. 2019
Gross margin of $2,052.0 million decreased by $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 approximately 45 percent in the prior year period, primarily due 
to unfavorable foreign currency headwinds. 

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

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

Research and development expenses

2021 vs. 2020 
Selling, general and administrative expenses of $714.1 million decreased 
by $15.6 million, or approximately 2 percent versus the prior year 
period due to lower transaction-related charges resulting from the 
finalization of our worldwide ERP system in the first quarter 2021. 
Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding transaction-
related charges, increased $37.3 million, or approximately 6 percent, 
versus the prior year driven by resuming normal spending following 
cost-saving measures taken in the prior year due to the pandemic.

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. 

Other Results of Operations

2021 vs. 2020 
Research and development expenses of $304.7 million increased by 
$16.8 million, or approximately 6 percent versus the prior year period. 
During 2020, we phased some research and development projects 
differently to allow for lower costs in response to the pandemic without 
fundamentally impacting long-term timelines. In the current year, we 
have resumed research and development expenses related to these projects. 

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

Depreciation and amortization

Interest expense, net

2021 vs. 2020
Depreciation and amortization of $170.9 million increased $8.2 
million, or approximately 5 percent, as compared to 2020 of 
$162.7 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 $5 million.

2021 vs. 2020 
Interest expense, net of $131.1 million decreased by $20.1 million, or 
approximately 13 percent, compared to $151.2 million in 2020. The 
decrease was driven by lower foreign debt balances and rates which decreased 
interest expense by approximately $9 million and, lower short term interest 
rates which decreased interest expense by approximately $10 million. 

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.

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.

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,

2021
41.1
66.9
108.0

$

$

2020
42.6
89.6
132.2

$

$

2019
62.2
108.8
171.0

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

2021 
Restructuring charges in 2021 primarily consisted of $16.7 million of 
charges associated with the integration of the DuPont Crop Protection 
Business which was completed in 2020 except for certain in-flight 
initiatives. These charges primarily reflect non-cash charges and to a 
lesser extent remaining severance. Restructuring charges associated 
with the DuPont program are largely complete and any future charges 
are not expected to be material. There were other restructuring charges 
of $13.4 million related to various actions to improve organizational 
structure as well as regional alignment activities which primarily 
included the move of our European headquarters. Types of costs 
primarily relate to facility-related shut down costs including asset 
impairments as well as employee-related costs.   

Other charges (income), net in 2021 includes $33.5 million of 
charges related to the establishment of reserves for certain historical 
India indirect tax matters that were triggered during the period of 
which approximately half are non-cash charges. See Note 20 to the 
consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K 
for further information regarding this matter. Additional charges of 
$27.1 million consists of charges of environmental sites. 

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 in 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 to the consolidated financial 
statements included within this Form 10-K 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. 

2021

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 to the consolidated financial statements included 
within this Form 10-K for further information regarding this matter.

Non-operating pension and postretirement charges 
(income)

2021 vs. 2020
The charge for 2021 was $20.0 million compared to $21.2 million in 
2020 and was not a material change.

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.

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. Transaction related charges, which consisted entirely of 
those for the DuPont Crop acquisition, ended in early 2021.

Provision for income taxes

Provision for income taxes for 2021 was expense of $91.6 million 
resulting in an effective tax rate of 10.2 percent. 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. 
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.

Income 
(Expense)

Tax 
Provision 
(Benefit)

Effective 
Tax Rate

Income 
(Expense)

Year Ended December 31,
2020
Tax 
Provision 
(Benefit)

Effective 
Tax Rate

2019
Tax 
Provision 
(Benefit)

Income 
(Expense)

Effective 
Tax Rate

$

893.8

(in Millions)
GAAP - Continuing 
operations
Corporate special charges 
(income)
Tax adjustments(1)
Non-GAAP - Continuing 
operations
(1)  Tax adjustments in 2021, 2020, and 2019 are materially attributable to the effects of certain changes in various tax reserves. See Note 13 to the consolidated 

13.7% $ 911.9

20.7% $ 655.0

23.8
(46.3)

49.2
(55.3)

23.4
14.8

$ 1,022.2

12.7% $

10.2% $

$ 105.4

$ 128.4

$ 150.9

$ 111.5

$ 129.8

11.6 %

17.0%

936.5

729.8

206.7

128.4

256.9

91.6

$

financial statements included within this Form 10-K.

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

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 
included within this Form 10-K 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 primarily reflect adjustments to retained 
liabilities from previously discontinued operations and include 
environmental liabilities, other postretirement benefit liabilities, 
self-insurance, long-term obligations related to legal proceedings and 
historical restructuring activities. Discontinued operations also includes 
the results of our discontinued FMC Lithium business in periods up 
to its disposition on March 1, 2019. See Note 11 to the consolidated 
financial statements included within this Form 10-K for additional 
details on our discontinued operations.

2021 vs. 2020 
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes represented a loss of 
$68.2 million in 2021 compared to a loss of $28.3 million in 2020. 
The loss during both periods was primarily due to adjustments related 
to the retained liabilities from our previously discontinued operations. 
Offsetting the losses in 2021 and 2020 were the gain on sales of land 
in our discontinued sites of $15 million and $24 million, net of 
taxes, respectively. 

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.

Net income (loss) 

2021 vs. 2020 
Net income increased to $734.0 million from $550.6 million. The higher 
results were driven by higher revenues and margins as well as lower 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

selling, general, and administrative costs primarily resulting from lower 
transaction-related charges. Additionally, we had lower restructuring and 
other charges of $24.2 million, interest expense, net of $20.1 million, 
and tax expense of $59.3 million. These reductions were offset by higher 
discontinued operations charges of $39.9 million resulting from higher 
adjustments to retained liabilities and lower gains from real estate sales.

The only difference between Net income (loss) and Net income (loss) 
attributable to FMC stockholders is noncontrolling interest, which 
period over period is immaterial.

2020 vs. 2019 
Net income (loss) increased to $550.6 million from $480.2 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 $35.0 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.

The only difference between Net income (loss) and Net income (loss) 
attributable to FMC stockholders is noncontrolling interest, which 
period over period is immaterial.

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)

2021 vs. 2020 
Adjusted EBITDA of $1,324.2 million increased $73.8 million, or 
approximately 6 percent versus the prior year period. The increase 
was due to higher volumes and higher pricing which accounted for 
approximately 20 percent and 3 percent increases respectively. These 
factors more than offset cost increases in raw materials, packaging, and 
logistics costs, and to a lesser extent the reversal of some temporary 
cost savings in the prior year, which had an unfavorable impact of 
approximately 15 percent and foreign currency fluctuations which had 
an unfavorable impact of approximately 2 percent on adjusted EBITDA.

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 
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.

As a global agricultural sciences company, we require cash primarily 
for seasonal working capital needs, capital expenditures, and return 
of capital to shareholders. We plan to meet these liquidity needs 
through available cash, cash generated from operations, commercial 
paper issuances and borrowings under our committed revolving credit 

facility as well as other liquidity facilities, and in certain instances access 
to debt capital markets. We believe our strong financial standing and 
credit ratings will ensure adequate access to the debt capital markets 
on favorable conditions. Information involving our material cash 
requirements is detailed below.

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

Cash

Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2021 and 2020, were 
$516.8 million and $568.9 million, respectively. Of the cash and 
cash equivalents balance at December 31, 2021, $510.3 million was 
held by our foreign subsidiaries. During the third quarter of 2021, we 
established plans to repatriate cash from certain foreign subsidiaries 
with minimal tax on a go forward basis. Other cash held by foreign 
subsidiaries is generally used to finance subsidiaries’ operating activities 
and future foreign investments. See Note 13 to the consolidated financial 
statements included within this Form 10-K for more information on 
our indefinite reinvestment assertion.

Outstanding debt

At December 31, 2021, we had total debt of $3,172.5 million as 
compared to $3,267.8 million at December 31, 2020. Total debt included 
$2,731.7 million and $2,929.5 million of long-term debt (excluding 
current portions of $84.5 million and $93.6 million) at December 
31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. On May 26, 2021, we amended our 
Revolving Credit Agreement. On November 22, 2021, we borrowed 
$1.0 billion under our previously announced senior unsecured term 
loan facility. The proceeds were used to pay off our 2017 Term Loan 
Facility and Senior Notes maturing in 2022. As of December 31, 2021, 
we were in compliance with all of our debt covenants. See Note 14 to 
the consolidated financial statements included within 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 2021.

The decrease in long-term debt was primarily due to paying down 
$200 million of the 2021 Term Loan Facility in December. 

Our short-term debt consists of foreign borrowings and borrowings 

under our commercial paper program. Foreign borrowings increased 
from $98.4 million at December 31, 2020 to $112.2 million at 
December 31, 2021 while outstanding commercial paper increased 
from $146.3 million at December 31, 2020 to $244.1 million at 
December 31, 2021. We provide parent-company guarantees to lending 
institutions providing credit to our foreign subsidiaries.

Our total debt maturities, excluding discounts, is $3,191.0 million 
at December 31, 2021, with $440.8 million payable in the next 
12 months. As of December 31, 2021, we had contractual interest 
obligations of $936.5 million outstanding, with $84.2 million 
payable in the next 12 months. Contractual interest is the interest 
we are contracted to pay on our long-term debt obligations. We 
had $800.0 million of long-term debt subject to variable interest 
rates at December 31, 2021. The rate assumed for the variable 
interest component of the contractual interest obligation was the 
rate in effect at December 31, 2021. Variable rates are determined 
by the market and will fluctuate over time.

Access to credit and future liquidity and funding 
needs

At December 31, 2021, our remaining borrowing capacity under our 
credit facility was $1,093.4 million. See Note 14 to the consolidated 
financial statements included within this Form 10-K for discussion 
of the 2021 Term Loan Agreement as well as the amendments 
to the Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan Agreements 
undertaken in the current year. Our commercial paper program 
allows us to borrow at rates generally more favorable than those 
available under our credit facility. At December 31, 2021, we had 
$244.1 million borrowings outstanding under the commercial 
paper program at an average borrowing rate of 0.45 percent. Our 
commercial paper balances fluctuate from year to year depending 
on working capital needs.

Working Capital Initiatives

The Company works with suppliers to optimize payment terms and 
conditions on accounts payable to improve working capital and cash flows. 
The Company offers to a select group of suppliers a voluntary Supply 
Chain Finance (“SCF”) program with a global financial institution. The 
suppliers, at their sole discretion, may sell their receivables to the financial 
institution based on terms negotiated between them. Our obligations 
to our suppliers are not impacted by our suppliers’ decisions to sell 
under these arrangements. Agreements under these supplier financing 
programs are recorded within Accounts payable in our Consolidated 
Balance Sheets and the associated payments are included in operating 
activities within our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. We do 
not believe that changes in the availability of the supply chain finance 
program would have a significant impact on our liquidity.  

From time to time, the Company may sell receivables on a non-recourse 
basis to third-party financial institutions. These sales are normally 
driven by specific market conditions, including, but not limited to, 
foreign exchange environments, customer credit management, as well 
as other factors where the receivables may lay. 

We account for these transactions as sales which result in a reduction 
in accounts receivables because the agreements transfer effective 
control and risk related to the receivables to the buyers. The net cash 
proceeds received are presented within cash provided by operating 
activities within our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The cost 
of factoring these accounts receivables is recorded as an expense within 
the Consolidated Statements of Income and has been inconsequential 
during each reporting period. 

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

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 $215.9 
million at December 31, 2021. 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 to 
the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 
10-K for further details.

Taxes, Pension, Environmental, and Other 
Discontinued Liabilities

As of December 31, 2021, the liability for uncertain tax positions was 
$45.5 million. We also have a liability attributable to the transition 
tax on deemed repatriated foreign earnings incurred as a result of the 
Act of $92.1 million. Our consolidated balance sheets contain accrued 
pension and other postretirement benefits, our environmental liabilities, 

and our other discontinued liabilities for which we are unable to make 
a reasonably reliable estimate of the amount and periods in which 
these liabilities might be paid beyond 2022. See our discussion under 
2022 Cash Flow Outlook in the Free Cash Flow section within this 
Form 10-K for information on these liabilities and the related expected 
payments in 2022.  

Derivatives

At times we can be in a derivative liability position that can require 
future cash obligations; however as of December 31, 2021, we had 
no such obligations.

Leases

We have lease arrangements for equipment and facilities, including 
office spaces, IT equipment, transportation equipment, machinery 
equipment, furniture and fixtures, and plant and facilities. As of 
December 31, 2021, we had fixed lease payment obligations of 
$217.2 million, with $29.2 million payable within 12 months.

Purchase obligations

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. As 
of December our purchase obligations were $702.9 million, with 
$225.9 million payable in the first 12 months. 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, and as such, the obligations 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.

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

Statement of Cash Flows 

Cash provided (required) by operating activities was $898.6 million, $736.8 million and $555.6 million 
for 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The table below presents the components of net cash provided (required) by operating activities of continuing operations.

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

$

$

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)
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,

2021

2020

2019

1,044.9

$

902.2

$

821.6

$

279.3
1,324.2
(241.1)
65.6
283.6
108.7
(331.1)
144.4
(77.6)
(34.7)
(63.6)
(5.3)
(125.8)
(139.2)
(9.5)

$

348.2
1,250.4
(71.8)
64.8
(145.5)
17.2
(59.7)
61.8
(68.2)
(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)
(18.6)
(18.3)
(13.4)
(140.9)
(130.9)
(77.1)

CASH PROVIDED (REQUIRED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES OF CONTINUING 
OPERATIONS (GAAP)
(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 2021 was driven by timing of collections as well as higher sales year over year. 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 2021, we collected approximately $1,118 million of receivables 
in Brazil. 

898.6

736.8

555.6

$

$

$

(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 2021 was primarily related to substantially higher overall payments received due to a strong North America season. 

(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 in 2021 compared to 2020 are mostly associated with higher North America revenue, primarily volume related, as well as with 
the mix in sales eligible for rebates and incentives and timing of certain rebate payments.

(4)  The change in cash flows during 2021 reflect the inventory build required to meet business demand and to help manage supply chain volatility as well as higher input costs. 

Changes in inventory in 2019 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 2021, 2020 and 2019 is primarily due to timing of payments made to suppliers and vendors as well as in 2021 in 

line with the inventory build.  

(6)  Changes in all periods presented primarily represent timing of payments associated with all other operating assets and liabilities. Additionally, the 2021, 2020 and 2019 period 

includes the effects of the unfavorable contracts amortization of approximately $103 million, $120 million and $116 million, respectively.

(7)  See Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included within 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 $27.1 million, $24.9 million and $108.7 million, 
respectively. The amounts in 2021 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. Amounts in 2021 include payments of $32.2 million related to the Pocatello Tribal Litigation. 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 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for more details.

(9)  There were no voluntary contributions to our U.S. qualified defined benefit plan in 2021 or 2020. Amounts in 2019 include voluntary contributions to our U.S. qualified 

defined benefit plan of $7.0 million. As our U.S. qualified plan is fully funded, we do not anticipate making voluntary contributions for the next several years.

(10)  Interest payments were lower during 2021 largely due to lower foreign debt balances and rates as well as lower LIBOR rates in the US.
(11)  Amounts shown in the chart represent net tax payments of our continuing operations. The increase in net tax payments in 2021 is primarily attributable to the 2021 
remittance of previously deferred income tax payments in various jurisdictions as a result of the COVID 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.

(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. We completed the integration of the DuPont Crop Protection Business in 2020, other than the completion of certain in-flight initiatives associated with 
the finalization of our worldwide ERP system in early 2021. See Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for more information.

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Cash provided by investing activities of discontinued operations in 2020 
and 2019 represents the proceeds of approximately $31 million and 
$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 provided (required) by financing activities 
was $(747.9) million, $(250.3) million and 
$(87.0) million in 2021, 2020 and 2019, 
respectively.

The change in cash required by financing activities in 2021 is primarily 
driven due to the payment of long term debt and the increase in share 
repurchases under our publicly announced program. 

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.

Cash provided (required) by financing activities 
of discontinued operations was zero , zero 
and $(37.2) million in 2021, 2020 and 2019, 
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 (required) by operating activities 
of discontinued operations was $(78.5) million, 
$(89.0) million and $(67.1) million for 2021, 
2020 and 2019, 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. 

Cash provided (required) by investing activities 
of continuing operations was $(131.7) million, 
$(200.4) million and $(195.9) million for 2021, 
2020 and 2019, respectively.

Cash required in 2021 is primarily due to capital expenditures and 
spending related to our contract manufacturing arrangements. We 
completed the final stage of our SAP system implementation during 
the early part of 2021, therefore a reduction in those payments year 
over year.

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 provided (required) by investing activities 
of discontinued operations was $19.7 million, 
$31.1 million and $9.2 million for 2021, 2020 
and 2019, respectively.

Cash provided by investing activities of discontinued operations in 
2021 represents the proceeds from the sale of land of our discontinued 
sites. This resulted in a gain recognized within discontinued operations 
of approximately $15.4 million, net of taxes.

Free Cash Flow

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, 
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to repay debt, fund acquisitions including cost and equity method 
investments, 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, 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 

FREE CASH FLOW RECONCILIATION

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.

Year ended December 31,

(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)

$

$

$

$

$

2021
898.6
9.5
908.1
(100.1)
(13.7)
(113.8) $
(78.5)
19.7
(9.5)
(12.7)
(81.0) $
$
713.3

$

$

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

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 included within this Form 10-K 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 $18.8 million, $17.4 million and $51.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 

2019, respectively.

(5)  Refer to the above discussion for further details.
(6)  Includes our legacy liabilities such as environmental remediation and other legal matters and our discontinued investing activities that are reported in discontinued 
operations. It also includes business integration costs associated with the DuPont Crop Protection Business Acquisition and the implementation of our new SAP system.

2022 Cash Flow Outlook

Our cash needs for 2022 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, 2021 our remaining 
borrowing capacity under our credit facility was $1,093.4 million. 

We expect 2022 free cash flow (Non-GAAP) to fall within a range of 
approximately $515 million to $735 million. At the mid-point of the 
range there is a reduction year over year driven by reduced adjusted cash 
from operations primarily due to working capital growth and higher 
capital expenditures. We expect a year over year increase in capital 
additions as we expand capacity to meet growing demand, especially 
for our new products.

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 equal or lower cash from operating activities, excluding 
the effects of transaction-related cash flows, to be in the range of 
approximately $750 million to $910 million. Working capital growth 
reflects our current expectations of a return to more normal advance 

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payment levels in North America among other factors negatively 
impacting working capital in 2022. 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 2022. The plan is 
slightly overfunded 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 funded status volatility is minimized and the 
likelihood that we will be required to make significant contributions 
to the plan is limited.

Environmental

Projected 2022 spending, net of recoveries includes approximately 
$25 million to $35 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. 

Projected 2022 spending, net of recoveries includes approximately 
$45 million to $55 million of net environmental remediation 
spending for our discontinued sites, which is part of legacy and 
transformation noted below. 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 
$10 million maximum per year on average, until the remediation 
is complete.

Total projected 2022 environmental spending, inclusive of sites accounted 
for within both continuing operations and discontinued sites, is expected 
to be in the range of $70 million to $90 million.

Restructuring and asset retirement obligations

We expect to make payments of approximately $30 to $40 million in 2022, 
of which approximately $10 million is related to exit and disposal costs 
as a result of our previous decision in 2019 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).

Capital additions and other investing activities

Projected 2022 capital expenditures and expenditures related to 
contract manufacturers are expected to be in the range of approximately 
$145 million to $175 million. The spending is mainly driven by 
continuing to expand capacity to meet growing demand, especially 
for our new products. Expenditures related to contract manufacturers 
are included within “other investing activities”. 

Legacy and transformation

Projected 2022 legacy and transformation spending are expected to 
be in the range of approximately $30 million to $60 million. This 
is primarily driven by environmental remediation spending for our 
discontinued sites, discussed above, and other legacy liabilities. We 
completed the integration of the DuPont Crop Protection Business in 
2020, other than the completion of certain in-flight initiatives associated 
with the finalization of our worldwide ERP system in early 2021. As 
such, transformation spending in 2022 is not expected to be material.

Share repurchases

During the year ended December 31, 2021, 4.0 million shares were 
repurchased under the publicly announced repurchase program for 
approximately $400 million. At December 31, 2021, approximately 
$150 million remained unused under our Board-authorized repurchase 
program. However, in February 2022 the Board of Directors authorized 
the repurchase of up to $1 billion of the Company’s common stock. 
The $1 billion share repurchase program is replacing in its entirety the 
previous authorization. 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.

We intend to purchase between $500 million to $600 million of our 
common shares in 2022.

Dividends

On January 20, 2022, we paid dividends aggregating $66.8 million to our 
shareholders of record as of December 31, 2021. This amount is included 
in “Accrued and other liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheet as of 
December 31, 2021. For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 
2019, we paid $247.2 million, $228.5 million and $210.3 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.

Contingencies

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

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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 2021. 
As part of FMC’s continued commitment to address climate change, 
in August of 2021, FMC announced its goal to achieve net-zero GHG 
emissions by 2035 FMC. FMC committed to the Science Based Target 
initiative (SBTi) Net-Zero Standard, aligned with keeping the global 
temperature at 1.5°C above pre-industrial times. FMC anticipates 
submitting targets to SBTi in the first quarter of 2022.

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. In addition, 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.

Though the nature of these events makes them difficult to predict, 
to respond to the uncertainty and better understand our risks and 
opportunities as they relate to climate change, we are conducting 
climate related scenario analyses consistent with the recommendations 
provided by the Taskforce for Climate-Related Financial Disclosures 
(“TCFD”). As part of the TCFD scenario analysis, we are currently 
evaluating the potential risks at operation sites, leveraging scenarios 
published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the United 
Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Results 
of this analysis will help determine where strategic capital could be 
deployed to address risks and opportunities.

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. Along with our ambitious net-zero 
GHG emissions goal, FMC will also be re-evaluating our waste and 
water reduction targets in order to set more aggressive goals.  

In our product portfolio, we see market opportunities for our products to 
address climate change and its impacts. For example, FMC’s agricultural 
solutions can help customers increase yield, energy and water efficiency, 

and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. Our solutions 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 research and development pipeline 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. 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. FMC has committed 
to net-zero GHG emissions across our entire value, which includes 
reductions across our entire supply chain. 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. 

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. In November 2021, 
the above parties reconvened at the United Nations Climate Change 
Conference in Glasgow to reaffirm the Paris Agreement and urged 
countries to reach 1.5°C level reductions by the 2030s to lessen the 
impacts of climate change. Although it remains to be seen how and 
when each of these countries will implement this agreement, FMC has 
echoed this commitment with our net-zero by 2035 goal which allows 
us to do our part in reaching 1.5°C level reductions. 

FMC will actively manage climate risks and incorporate them in our 
decision making as indicated in our responses to the CDP Climate 
Change Module. FMC will also use recommendations outlined in the 
TCFD to evaluate potential risks and opportunities and incorporate 
these into our overall strategy and risk management.

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.

See Item IA. Risk Factors for additional considerations related to risks 
of climate change and sustainability.  

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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 
within this Form 10-K.

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 and Estimates

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. 
Our most critical accounting estimates and assumptions, which are those 
that involve a significant level of estimation uncertainty and have had, or 
are reasonably likely to have, a material impact on our financial condition 
or results of operations, include: Impairments and valuation of long-lived 
and indefinite-lived assets, Pension and other postretirement benefits, and 
the Allowance for credit losses on our trade receivables. Additional critical 
accounting policies are included within the list below:

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.

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.

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.

We believe our allowance for credit losses is a critical accounting estimate 
because the underlying assumptions used for the reserve can change from 
time to time and potentially have a material impact on our results of 
operations. Based on a combination of historical trends as well as current 
economic factors, we apply judgment to reserve for expected credit losses 
in the period in which the sale is recorded. A substantial change in the 
operating environments in any of our key locations (driven by weather 
conditions, industry specific events, and macroeconomic conditions) may 
result in actual adjustments that differ from our original assumptions.

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 

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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 to the consolidated financial statements included within this 
Form 10-K 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 within 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. 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 value of assets, 
which is based on discounted cash flows at the lowest 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. 
We estimate the fair value of the reporting unit using a discounted cash 
flow model as part of the Income Approach. We assess the appropriateness 
of projected financial information by comparing projected revenue 
growth rates, profit margins and tax rates to historical performance, 
industry data and selected guideline companies, where applicable. 
Our key assumptions include future cash flow projections, tax rates, 
terminal growth rates and discount rates.    
We employ the relief from royalty method of the Income Approach 
to value our brand portfolios (indefinite-lived intangible assets). The 
principle behind this method is that the value of the intangible asset is 
equal to the present value of the after-tax royalty savings attributable 
to owning the intangible asset. Primary inputs and key assumptions 
include revenue forecasts attributable to each portfolio, royalty rates 
(considering both external market data and internal arrangements), 
tax rates, terminal growth rates and discount rates.
Estimating the fair value requires significant judgment and actual 
results may differ due to changes in the overall market conditions. We 
believe we have applied reasonable assumptions which considers both 
internal and external factors.   
We believe that an accounting estimate relating to asset impairment 
is a critical accounting estimate because of the inherent uncertainty 
within the underlying assumptions. An adverse change in any of 
these assumptions could result in an impairment charge which would 
potentially have a material impact on our results of operations.
Based on the annual assessment, we concluded the fair value of the 
reporting unit substantially exceeded the carrying value. Additionally, 
the fair value of each indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeded its 
carrying value by at least 20%. 

See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements included within 
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 

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

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, 2021, 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 2.84 percent for 
our U.S. qualified plan, 2.18 percent for our U.S. nonqualified, and 2.39 
percent for our U.S. other postretirement benefit plans.

The discount rates used to determine projected benefit obligation at our 
December 31, 2021 and 2020 measurement dates for the U.S. qualified plan 
were 2.84 percent and 2.49 percent, respectively. The effect of the change in 
the discount rate from 2.49 percent to 2.84 percent at December 31, 2021 
resulted in a $55.7 million decrease 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 3.22 percent at December 31, 2020 
to 2.49 percent at December 31, 2021 resulted in a $4.4 million decrease 
to the 2021 U.S. qualified pension expense. 

The change in discount rate from 2.49 percent at December 31, 2020 
to 2.84 percent at December 31, 2021 was attributable to an increase 
in yields on high quality corporate bonds with cash flows matching the 
timing and amount of our expected future benefit payments between 
the 2020 and 2021 measurement dates. Using the December 31, 2021 
and 2020 yield curves, our U.S. qualified plan cash flows produced a 
single weighted-average discount rate of approximately 2.84 percent 
and 2.49 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, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was 2.25 percent, 3.00 
percent and 4.25 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 
$66.1 million and $72.6 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, 
respectively, and increased pension and other postretirement benefit 
costs by $0.4 million, zero and $0.6 million for 2021, 2020 and 2019, 
respectively. A one-half percent decrease in the assumed discount rate 
would have increased pension and other postretirement benefit obligations 
by $72.1 million and $79.3 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, 
respectively, and decreased pension and other postretirement benefit 
costs by $0.4 million in 2021, $0.1 million in 2020, and increased 
costs by $0.5 million in 2019.

A one-half percent increase in the assumed expected long-term rate of 
return on plan assets would have decreased pension costs by $6.3 million, 
$6.2 million and $6.3 million for 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. 
A one-half percent decrease in the assumed long-term rate of return on 
plan assets would have increased pension costs by $6.3 million, $6.2 
million and $6.3 million for 2021, 2020 and 2019, 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 future, 
an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would be charged to 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.

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

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART II

ITEM 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures 

ITEM 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

PART II  

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.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

At December 31, 2021, our net financial instrument position was a 
net asset of $19.4 million compared to a net liability of $25.3 million 
at December 31, 2020. 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.

The primary currencies for which we have exchange rate exposure are the U.S. 
dollar versus the Brazilian real, Chinese yuan, Indian rupee, euro, Mexican 
peso and 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, 2021 and 2020, with all other variables 
(including interest rates) held constant.

(in Millions)
Net asset/(liability) position at December 31, 2021
Net asset/(liability) position at December 31, 2020

Hedged Currency vs.  
Functional Currency

Net Asset / (Liability) 
Position on  
Consolidated Balance Sheets
15.6
(24.5)

$

Net Asset / (Liability) 
Position with 10% 
Strengthening
84.1
8.4

$

Net Asset / (Liability) 
Position with 10% 
Weakening
(50.8)
(9.6)

$

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, 2021, 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, 2021 
and 2020, with all other variables held constant.

(in Millions)
Net asset/(liability) position at December 31, 2021
Net asset/(liability) position at December 31, 2020

Net Asset / (Liability) 
Position on  
Consolidated Balance Sheets
3.7
(0.8)

$

$

1% Increase
13.1
8.8

$

1% Decrease
(5.6)
(10.4)

Our debt portfolio at December 31, 2021 is composed of 64 percent fixed-
rate debt and 36 percent variable-rate debt. The variable-rate component of 
our debt portfolio principally consists of borrowings under our 2021 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, 
2021, a one percentage point increase in interest rates would have 
increased gross interest expense by $11.4 million and a one percentage 
point decrease in interest rates would have decreased gross interest 
expense by $2.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

ITEM 8  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 

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, 2021, 2020 and 2019 

Page

39

40

41

42

44

45

85

87

88

89

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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, non-operating pension and postretirement charges 
(income), interest expense, net and income taxes
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.

PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Year Ended December 31,

2021
5,045.2

2,873.5
2,171.7
714.1
304.7
108.0
4,000.3

1,044.9
20.0
—
131.1
893.8
91.6
802.2
(68.2)
734.0
(2.5)
736.5

804.7
(68.2)
736.5

6.25
(0.53)
5.72

6.23
(0.53)
5.70

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

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

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PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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 $5.4, $1.9 and $(16.7)
Reclassification of deferred hedging (gains) losses and other, included in net income,  
net of tax of $1.7, $1.7 and $(3.0)(3)
Total derivative instruments, net of tax of $7.1, $3.6 and $(19.7)

Pension and other postretirement benefits:

Unrealized actuarial gains (losses) and prior service (costs) credits, net of tax of  
$(3.8), $5.2 and $(1.4)(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 $4.8, $4.2 and $2.6 (3)
Total pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax of $1.0, $9.4 and $1.2

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,

2021
734.0

(87.0)
(87.0)

44.1

5.5
49.6

$

$
$

$

$

2020
550.6

102.0
102.0

(2.5)

(4.3)
(6.8)

(14.5)

$

18.9

17.9
3.4
(34.0)
700.0
(3.0)
703.0

$
$
$

$

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)

(6.5)

9.9
3.4
(92.3)
387.9
(0.5)
388.4

(1)  Income taxes are not provided for foreign currency translation because the related investments are essentially permanent in duration. 
(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. See Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for further details.

(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 to the consolidated 

financial statements included within this Form 10-K for further details.

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 Balance Sheets

(in Millions, Except Share and Par Value Data)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade receivables, net of allowance of $37.4 in 2021 and $27.9 in 2020
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 2021 or 2020
Common stock, $0.10 par value, authorized 260,000,000 shares in 2021 and 2020; 185,983,792 
shares issued in 2021 and 2020
Capital in excess of par value of common stock
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Treasury stock, common, at cost - 2021: 60,284,313 shares, 2020: 56,630,209 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.

December 31,

2021

2020

$

$

$

$

$

516.8
2,583.7
1,405.7
431.4
4,937.6
9.2
817.0
1,463.3
2,521.9
613.8
218.5
10,581.3

440.8
1,135.0
630.7
631.2
406.7
206.2
4.3
65.4
3,520.3
2,731.7
41.8
415.9
342.4
477.3

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

— 

$

— 

18.6
880.4
4,991.3
(315.7)
(2,542.1)
3,032.5
19.4
3,051.9
10,581.3

$

$
$

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

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$
$

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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
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,

2021

734.0
68.2
 802.2

170.9
108.0
9.7
24.9
17.8

(241.1)
65.6
283.6
108.7
(331.1)
144.4
(90.3)
(5.3)
(63.6)
(34.7)
(9.5)
(61.6)
898.6

(57.5)
—
(21.0)
(78.5)

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

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)

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

(1)  The restructuring and other spending amount includes spending of $6.0 million related to the Furadan® asset retirement obligations and also includes 
$4.4 million of payments for certain historical India indirect tax matters. For additional detail on restructuring and other charges 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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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)

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

Capital expenditures
Investment in Enterprise Resource Planning system
Acquisitions, including cost and equity method, net(3)
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
Dividends paid(5)
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:

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(6)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Year Ended December 31,

2021

2020

2019

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$
$

$
$

(100.1) $
(12.7)
(5.2)
(13.7)
(131.7) $

19.7
—
19.7

$

$

$

104.9
1,000.0
(2.4)
(1,203.1)
—
—
(247.2)
7.9
(400.0)
(8.0)
(747.9) $

—
—
— $

(12.3)
(52.1) $
568.9
$
—
568.9
516.8

$
$

(67.2) $
(47.2)
(65.6)
(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

(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 $18.8 million, $17.4 million and $51.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 

2019, respectively.

(5)  See Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K regarding our quarterly cash dividend.
(6)  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 $125.8 million, $141.8 million and 
$140.9 million, and income taxes paid, net of refunds was $139.2 million, $82.1 million and $130.9 million in December 31, 2021, 2020 and 
2019, respectively. Accrued additions to property, plant and equipment and other assets at December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were $45.5 million, 
$14.7 million and $18.2 million, respectively.

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

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FMC Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity 

FMC Stockholders’ Equity

(in Millions, Except Per Share Data)
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(2)
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
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 ($1.96 per share)
Repurchases of common stock
BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2021

Common 
Stock, 
$0.10 Par 
Value
18.6 $ 776.2 $4,334.3 $

Capital  
In Excess 
of Par

Retained
Earnings

$

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
Income (Loss)

Treasury
Stock

Non-
controlling 
Interest

(308.9) $ (1,699.1) $

(53.1)

55.5
477.4

53.5

21.6
(1.0)

(414.3)

3.4
(77.2)
(15.2)

(214.1)

(464.3)

39.0

$

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) $

736.5

20.2

3.4
49.6
(86.5)

(251.6)

5.5
1.6

(408.0)

$

18.6 $ 880.4 $4,991.3 $

(315.7) $ (2,542.1) $

Total
Equity
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)
(485.0)
(59.7)
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
734.0
(2.5)
25.7
1.6

(0.5)

3.4
49.6
(87.0)
(251.6)
(408.0)
19.4 $ 3,051.9

(1)  See Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for more detail on transactions with noncontrolling interest.
(2)  Represents the effects of the distribution of FMC Lithium. Refer to Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for further 

information.

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

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Principal Accounting Policies and Related Financial Information ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 46
Note 1 
Note 2  Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements and Regulatory Items ������������������������������������������������������ 50
Note 3  Revenue Recognition �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 51
Note 4 
Leases ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 54
Acquisitions ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 56
Note 5 
Note 6  Goodwill and Intangible Assets ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 56
Inventories������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 57
Note 7 
Property, Plant and Equipment ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 57
Note 8 
Note 9  Restructuring and Other Charges (Income) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 58
Note 10  Receivables ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 60
Note 11  Discontinued Operations ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 61
Note 12  Environmental Obligations ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 62
Note 13 
Income Taxes �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 65
Note 14  Debt ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 67
Note 15  Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 68
Note 16  Share-based Compensation ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 72
Note 17  Equity������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 74
Note 18  Earnings Per Share ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 76
Note 19  Financial Instruments, Risk Management and Fair Value Measurements �������������������������������������������������������������������� 77
Note 20  Guarantees, Commitments and Contingencies ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 81
Note 21  Segment Information ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 82
Note 22  Supplemental Information ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 82
Note 23  Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 84

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

NOTE 1  Principal Accounting Policies and Related Financial Information

Nature of operations

Trade receivables, net of allowance

We are a global agricultural sciences company dedicated to helping 
growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding world 
population while adapting to a changing environment. 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, as well as biologicals, crop nutrition, seed treatment, which 
we group as plant health, and digital and precision agriculture. 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.

COVID-19

Given the COVID 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. 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 manufacturing facilities and distribution warehouses are 
operational. The extent to which COVID will continue to impact us 
will depend on future developments, many of which remain uncertain 
and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the duration of 
the pandemic, further actions to be taken to contain the pandemic or 
mitigate its impact, and the extent of the direct and indirect economic 
effects of the pandemic and containment measures, among others. 

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.

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

Estimates and assumptions

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 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 $37.4 million and $27.9 million 
as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The allowance for long-
term receivables was $27.7 million and $24.7 million at December 31, 
2021 and 2020, respectively. The provision to the allowance for 
receivables charged against operations was $21.1 million, $4.7 million 
and $21.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 
2019, respectively. See Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements 
included within this Form 10-K for more information. 

Investments

Investments in companies in which our ownership interest is 50 percent 
or less and in which we exercise significant influence over operating and 
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 and are not material to our 
consolidated financial statements. 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 accounting 
guidance requires these nonmarketable equity securities to be recorded 
at cost and adjusted to fair value each reporting period. However, the 
guidance allows for a measurement alternative, which is to record the 
investment at cost, less impairment, if any, and subsequently adjust 
for observable price changes. Each reporting period, we review the 
portfolio for any observable price changes or potential indicators of 

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

impairment. At December 31, 2021, our investments made through 
FMC Ventures individually and in the aggregate are not significant 
to our financial results. 

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. 

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 a first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) basis. See Note 
7 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 
10-K 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 — 3 
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 $3.4 million, $3.5 million, and $4.7 
million in 2021, 2020, and 2019, 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 
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 

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, 2021 and 2020.

The carrying amounts for the AROs for the years ended December 31, 
2021 and 2020 are $24.2 million and $30.7 million, respectively. These 
amounts are included in “Accrued and other liabilities” and “Other 
long-term liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheet. 

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 3 
to 10 years. See Note 22 to the consolidated financial statements 
included within this Form 10-K 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 2021, 2020 and 2019, we did not record 
any goodwill or intangible asset impairments. 

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 3 to 20 years. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial 
statements included within this Form 10-K for additional information 
on goodwill and intangible assets.

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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 to the consolidated financial statements included 
within this Form 10-K for further details.

We mitigate certain financial exposures, including currency risk, 
interest rate risk and to a lesser extent 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 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 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 
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 to the consolidated financial statements included within 
this Form 10-K.

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.

Segment information

We operate as a single business segment providing innovative solutions 
to growers around the world. The business is supported by global 
corporate staff functions. The determination of a single segment is 
consistent with the financial information regularly 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 to the consolidated financial 
statements included within this Form 10-K for further information 
on product and regional revenues.

Geographic long-lived assets include goodwill and other intangibles, 
net, property, plant and equipment, net and other non-current assets. 
Refer to Note 21 to the consolidated financial statements included 
within this Form 10-K for further details.

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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 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 
10-K 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 (“OM&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.

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 at the time the charge was recorded. We 
remeasure this discounted liability balance according to current interest 
rates. See Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included within 
this Form 10-K for further information. All other environmental provisions 
incorporate inflation and are not discounted to their present value. 

PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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 to the consolidated financial statements included 
within this Form 10-K for additional information relating to pension 
and other postretirement benefits.

Discontinued operations

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. 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 relevant data within this filing to present FMC Lithium 
as a discontinued operation, retrospectively for all periods through its 
full distribution on March 1, 2019.

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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 FASB issued 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.

Recently adopted accounting guidance

In December 2019, the FASB issued 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). There were no material impacts to the 
consolidated financial statements upon adoption, but amendments will 
be applied prospectively if applicable to FMC.

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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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 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 to the consolidated financial statements 
included within this Form 10-K for further information.

NOTE 3  Revenue Recognition 

Disaggregation of revenue

We disaggregate revenue from contracts with customers by geographical areas and major product categories. We have three major agricultural 
product categories: insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides. Additionally, this table includes plant health, which is a growing part of our business. 
The disaggregated revenue tables are shown below for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.

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,

$

2021
1,117.2
1,633.4
1,040.0
1,254.6
5,045.2 $

$

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

$

$

(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 2021 , 2020, and 
2019 for the U.S. totaled $1,018.1 million, $941.2 million and $1,044.1 million , respectively, and for Brazil totaled $1,224.4 million, $1,083.4 million and 
$1,094.1 million, respectively.

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

(in Millions)
Insecticides
Herbicides
Fungicides
Plant Health
Other
TOTAL REVENUE

Year Ended December 31,

$

2021
3,020.0
1,375.3
325.5
216.8
107.6
5,045.2 $

$

2020
2,836.8
1,187.2
275.5
180.2
162.4
4,642.1 $

$

$

2019
2,773.6
1,228.8
271.4
168.8
167.2
4,609.8

We earn revenue from the sale of a wide range of products to 
a diversified base of customers around the world. We develop, 
market and sell all three major classes of crop protection chemicals 
(insecticides, herbicides and fungicides) as well as biologicals, crop 
nutrition, and seed treatment, which we group as plant health. 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 
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are investing in plant health which includes our growing biological 
products. 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 other miscellaneous revenue sources. 

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 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 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 

Right of Return

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 described 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.

We extend an assurance warranty offering customers a right of refund or 
exchange in case 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.

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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, 2020

Balance as of 
December 31, 2021

$

2,433.8 $
347.1

2,641.1 $
630.7

Increase (Decrease)
207.3
283.6

The amount of revenue recognized in the year ended December 31, 2021 that was included in the opening contract liability balance was $347.1 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, 2021. Refer to 
Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included within this 
Form 10-K 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 capitalize 

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 

Other Arrangements
Data Licensing

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, 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 $347.1 million as of 
December 31, 2020 and $630.7 million as of December 31, 2021.

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.

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 
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.

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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. 

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 

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(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.

borrowing rate, we consider our centralized treasury 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. Rental income from all subleases is not material to our business. 

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

The ROU asset and lease liability balances as of December 31, 2021 were as follows: 

(in Millions)
Assets

Classification

December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020

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

$

$

$

$

135.2

23.5
140.0

147.3

25.6
151.1

The components of lease expense for the year ended December 31, 2021 were as follows:

(in Millions)

Lease Cost Classification

2021

2020

2019

Lease Cost
Operating lease cost

Variable lease cost

TOTAL LEASE COST

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

$

$

33.9

$

39.5

$

4.7 

38.6

4.7

$

44.2 $

41.3 

5.2 

46.5 

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, 2021

9.2
4.1 %

Year ended 
December 31, 2021

Year ended 
December 31, 2020

$

$

(33.1) $

(40.8)

18.4

$

8.4

The following table represents our future minimum operating lease payments as of, and subsequent to, December 31, 2021 under ASC 842:

(in Millions)
Maturity of Lease Liabilities
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Thereafter
Total undiscounted lease payments
Less: Present value adjustment
PRESENT VALUE OF LEASE LIABILITIES

Operating Leases 
Total

$

$

$

29.2
23.6
19.4
18.3
17.4
109.3
217.2
(53.7)
163.5

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Data

ITEM 8  Financial Statements and Supplementary 

PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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. 

We entered into supply agreements with DuPont, with terms of up to 
five years, to supply technical insecticide products required for 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, 2021, 
2020, and 2019 was approximately $103 million, $111 million, and 
$105 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, of which the majority of costs were capitalized in accordance 
with the relevant accounting literature. Transaction-related charges 
were not material in 2021.

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)
TOTAL TRANSACTION-RELATED CHARGES
Restructuring charges
DuPont Crop restructuring(2)
26.4
TOTAL RESTRUCTURING CHARGES 
26.4
(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).
(2)  See Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for more information. These charges are recorded as a component of 

53.3
53.3

16.7
16.7

40.2
40.2

77.8
77.8

0.4
0.4

$
$

$
$

$
$

$
$

$
$

$
$

2020

2019

2021

“Restructuring and other charges (income)” on the consolidated statements of income (loss). 

We completed the integration of the DuPont Crop Protection Business 
in 2020, other than the completion of certain in-flight initiatives 
associated with the finalization of our worldwide ERP system in early 
2021. Restructuring charges associated with the DuPont program are 

largely complete as of December 31, 2021 and any future charges 
are not expected to be material. Refer to Note 9  to the consolidated 
financial statements included within this Form 10-K for further 
information.

NOTE 6  Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 are presented in the table below:

(in Millions)
Balance, December 31, 2019

Foreign currency and other adjustments

Balance, December 31, 2020

Foreign currency and other adjustments

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2021

Total
1,467.5
1.4
1,468.9
(5.6)
1,463.3

$

$

$

Our fiscal year 2021 annual goodwill and indefinite life impairment test was performed during the third quarter ended September 30, 2021. 
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, 2021. Additionally, the estimated fair values also substantially 
exceeded the carrying value for each of our indefinite-lived intangible assets. 

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PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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, 2021

December 31, 2021
Accumulated 
Amortization

Gross

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

15 years $ 1,147.1 $
5 years
7 years
8 years
1 year

1.8
17.1
60.2
2.3

$ 1,228.5 $

(301.3) $
(1.3)
(9.9)
(40.7)
(1.7)
(354.9) $

Intangible assets not subject to amortization (indefinite life)

Crop Protection Brands(2)
Brands(1)

$ 1,259.1
389.2
$ 1,648.3
$ 2,876.8 $

December 31, 2020
Accumulated 
Amortization

Gross

Net

845.8
0.5
7.2
19.5
0.6

$ 1,169.4 $

1.9
18.3
61.1
3.4

873.6 $ 1,254.1 $

$ 1,259.1
389.2

$ 1,259.1
412.5
$ 1,648.3  $ 1,671.6

Net

919.7
0.7
9.4
23.0
0.8
953.6

(249.7) $
(1.2)
(8.9)
(38.1)
(2.6)
(300.5) $

$ 1,259.1
412.5
$ 1,671.6 
(300.5) $ 2,625.2

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.

(354.9) $ 2,521.9  $ 2,925.7 $

(in Millions)
Amortization expense

Year Ended December 31,

2021
62.7 $

2020
61.9 $

$

2019
62.6

The estimated pre-tax amortization expense for each of the five years ending December 31, 2022 to 2026 is $62.1 million, $61.8 million, 
$60.9 million, $60.5 million, and $60.4 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,
2021
559.2
730.8
231.9
1,521.9
(116.2)
1,405.7

$

$

Approximately 41 percent and 33 percent of our inventories in 2021 and 2020, respectively, were recorded on the LIFO basis.

NOTE 8  Property, Plant and Equipment

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

$

$

$

$

December 31,
2021
103.8
528.4
551.4
145.9
1,329.5
(512.5)
817.0

$

$

Depreciation expense was $70.8 million, $71.5 million, and $69.7 million in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

2020
434.6
621.9
165.7
1,222.2
(126.6)
1,095.6

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

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

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,

2021
41.1
66.9
108.0

$

$

2020
42.6 $
89.6
132.2 $

$

$

2019
62.2
108.8
171.0

$

$

Total
(in Millions)
16.7
DuPont Crop restructuring
11.0
Regional realignment
13.4
Other items
41.1
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021
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
Year ended December 31, 2019
62.2
(1)  Primarily  represents  third-party  costs  associated  with  miscellaneous  restructuring  activities.  Other  income,  if  applicable,  primarily  represents  favorable 

Severance and 
Employee Benefits 
1.2
5.5
6.0
12.7
9.2
2.8
12.0
9.1
—
1.7
10.8

Other Charges 
(Income)(1)
4.5
5.3
0.5
10.3
3.8
— 
3.8
5.2
—
—
5.2

Asset Disposal 
Charges(2)
11.0
0.2
6.9
18.1
27.2
(0.4)
26.8
12.1
34.1
—
46.2

$
$

$
$

$
$

$
$

$
$

$
$

$
$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

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. 

Regional realignment

DuPont Crop Restructuring 

In April 2021, we began to consolidate our EMEA regional headquarters 
to a new office location in Geneva, Switzerland. Restructuring charges 
related to regional realignment activities are primarily related to severance 
and employee relocation costs as well as other costs associated with the 
European headquarter relocation.

Furadan® Product Exit

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”  to the consolidated 
financial statements included within this Form 10-K for more details. 
As also discussed in Note 5, we completed the integration of the 
DuPont Crop Protection Business as of June 30, 2020 except for 
the completion of certain in-flight initiatives including the DuPont 
Crop restructuring program. For the year ended December 31, 2021, 
we incurred restructuring charges of $16.7 million, which primarily 
reflects non-cash charges and to a lesser extent remaining severance. 
For the year ended December 31, 2020, we incurred restructuring 
charges of $40.2 million, which primarily represented severance and 
other employee related costs as well as accelerated depreciation on fixed 
assets for the planned exit of certain facilities. Restructuring charges 
associated with the DuPont program are largely complete and any 
future charges are not expected to be material.

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-K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:

PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

(in Millions)
DuPont Crop restructuring(1)
Regional realignment

Other workforce related and 
facility shutdowns(2)
TOTAL

Balance at 
12/31/19

Change in
reserves(3)

Cash
payments

Other(4)

Balance at 
12/31/20(6)

Change in
reserves(3)

Cash
payments(5)

Other(4)

$

14.5 $

13.0 $

(14.2) $

0.3 $

13.6 $

5.7 $

(10.5) $

(0.2) $

Balance at 
12/31/21(6)
8.6

—

—

—

—

—

10.8

(6.8)

—

0.1
14.6 $

2.8
15.8 $

(0.1)
(14.3) $

$

—
0.3 $

2.8
16.4 $

6.5
23.0 $

(7.0)
(24.3) $

— 
(0.2) $

4.0

2.3
14.9

(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 

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 and $6.0 million spending related to the Furadan® asset retirement obligation for the years ended 
December 31, 2020 and 2021 and also includes $4.4 million of payments for certain historical India indirect tax matters for the year ended December 31, 2021.

(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

Isagro Fluindapyr Acquisition

Other items, net
OTHER CHARGES (INCOME), NET

Environmental charges, net

Year Ended December 31,

2021
27.1

— 

39.8
66.9

$

$

2020
24.9

65.6

(0.9)
89.6

$

$

2019
108.7

—

0.1
108.8

$

$

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 associated with this matter 
according to current interest rates. See Note 12 to the consolidated 
financial statements included within this Form 10-K for further 
information regarding this matter.

Isagro Fluindapyr Acquisition

In May 2020, we 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 provided us 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 did not meet the criteria within ASC 805 to 
qualify as a business and as a result it was 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 in 2020, including transaction costs. 

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Other items, net

Other items, net in 2021 includes $33.5 million of charges for the establishment of reserves for certain historical India indirect tax matters that 
were triggered during the period. See Note 20 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for further information. 
Other items, net in 2020 and 2019 were not material. 

NOTE 10  Receivables

The following table displays a roll forward of the allowance for doubtful trade receivables for fiscal years 2020 and 2021:

(in Millions)
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

Additions — charged (credited) to expense

Transfer from (to) allowance for credit losses (see below)

Net recoveries, write-offs and other
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2021

$

$

$

26.3

8.2

(2.9)

(3.7)
27.9

17.2

(0.6)

(7.1)
37.4

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 $57.4 
million as of December 31, 2021. 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.

The following table displays a roll forward of the allowance for credit losses related to long-term customer receivables for fiscal years 2020 and 2021:

(in Millions)
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

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, 2021

60

$

$

$

61.1

(3.5)

2.9

(7.6)
(28.2)
24.7

3.9

0.6

(1.5)

—
27.7

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

NOTE 11  Discontinued Operations

FMC Lithium (Livent Corporation):

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:

(in Millions)
Revenue
Costs of sales and services
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes
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

$

$

$

$

$

—  $
— 
—  $
— 
—  $
— 
—  $
— 

—  $

— $
—
— $
—
— $
—
— $
— 

2019
52.1
41.3
1.1
6.0
(4.9)
(16.4)
(21.3)
—

— $

(21.3)

Year Ended December 31,

2021

2020

In addition to our discontinued FMC Lithium segment, our discontinued operations in our financial statements include 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,

(in Millions)
Adjustment for workers’ compensation, product liability, and other postretirement benefits and other,  
net of income tax benefit (expense) of $(10.2), $(3.7) and $(18.6), respectively
Provision for environmental liabilities, net of recoveries, net of income tax benefit (expense) of  
$8.2, $6.0 and $6.3, respectively(1)
Provision for legal reserves and expenses, net of recoveries, net of income tax benefit (expense) of  
$12.2, $7.6 and $6.3, respectively
Gain on sales of land, net of income tax benefit (expense) of $(4.1), $(6.3) and $(5.5), respectively(2)
Discontinued operations of FMC Lithium, net of income tax benefit (expense) of zero, zero, and  
(21.3)
$(12.3), respectively
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF INCOME TAXES
(63.3)
(1)  See a roll forward of our environmental reserves as well as discussion on significant environmental issues that occurred during the year in Note 12 to the 

—
(68.2) $

—
(28.3) $

(45.6)
15.4

(28.9)
23.7

(23.3)
20.7

(8.3) $

(23.5)

(29.7)

(24.1)

(15.9)

1.0

$

$

$

2021

2020

2019

consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K.
(2)  This represents the gain on sale of land at various discontinued sites.

Reserves for Discontinued Operations, other than Environmental at December 31, 2021 and 2020 

(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. See Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K 

2020
12.9
5.5
58.2
76.6

$

$

$

December 31,
2021
10.2
4.7
93.4
108.3

$

on discontinued environmental reserves.

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 $3.6 million ($2.2 million after-tax) and $4.4 million ($3.6 million 
after-tax) at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. 

Net spending in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $1.6 million, $1.0 million and $3.8 million, respectively, for workers’ compensation, product liability 
and other claims; $0.4 million, $0.5 million and $0.4 million, respectively, for other postretirement benefits; and $19.0 million, $28.4 million 
and $20.2 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 $514.6 million and $574.7 million, respectively, before 
recoveries, existed at December 31, 2021 and 2020. 

The estimated reasonably possible environmental loss contingencies, 
net of expected recoveries, exceed amounts accrued by approximately 
$160 million at December 31, 2021. 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, 2018 to December 31, 2021.

(in Millions)
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

Net Change
Total environmental reserves, net of recoveries at December 31, 2020
2021

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

Net Change
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESERVES, NET OF RECOVERIES AT DECEMBER 31, 2021

Operating and 
Discontinued Sites Total
521.5

$

138.8
(73.8)
(0.7)
64.3
585.8

53.2
(81.1)
6.5
(21.4)
564.4

65.8
(121.8)
(5.2)
(61.2)
503.2

$
$

$
$

$
$

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, 
2021 and 2020, 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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The table below is a roll forward of our total recorded recoveries from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2021:

PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

December 
31, 2019

Increase
(Decrease)  
in Recoveries

Cash 
Received(2)

December 
31, 2020

Increase 
(Decrease) 
in Recoveries

Cash 
Received

December 
31, 2021

(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. 

(0.7) $
(0.7)
(1.4) $

10.0 $
27.3
37.3 $

0.9 $
(1.8)
(0.9) $

1.8
0.8
2.6 $

10.3 $
4.4
14.7 $

(21.1)
(21.7) $

—  $
—
—  $

11.4
4.5
15.9

(0.6) $

$

$

Other

See Note 22 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K 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,

2021
87.3 $

415.9
503.2 $

2020
120.9
443.5
564.4

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,

(in Millions)
Continuing operations(1)
Discontinued operations(2)
NET ENVIRONMENTAL PROVISION
(1)  Recorded as a component of “Restructuring and other charges (income)” on our consolidated statements of income. See Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements 
included within this Form 10-K. 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.

2019
108.7
29.8
138.5

2021
27.1
37.9
65.0

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 to the consolidated financial 

statements included within this Form 10-K for further details.

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  to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for details of “Other assets including 

2019
138.8
(0.3)
138.5

2021
65.8
(0.8)
65.0

2020
53.2
1.8
55.0

$

$

$

$

$

long-term receivables, net” as presented on our consolidated balance sheets.

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 $79.3 million and $117.8 million 
at December 31, 2021 and 2020, 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. 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 subsequently before the U.S. District Court and the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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. 

On March 16, 2020, FMC filed a petition in the United States Supreme 
Court to review the Ninth Circuit’s decision and on January 11, 2021, 
FMC’s petition was denied. Expenditures in 2021 totaled $32.2 million. 
This includes a $21.4 million payment to the Tribes for attorney’s 
fees and unpaid permit fees incurred from 2002 to 2014 plus another 
payment of $10.8 million for incurred past years’ permit fees from 2015 
through 2021 plus interest associated with these payments. There was 
no change to our existing reserves as a result of our denied petition.

In calculating the net present value of future annual permit fees, we 
used a discount rate of 1.94%, 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. 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 $75.0 million of which $$47.7 million, on a discounted basis, 
has been recognized in environmental liabilities on the balance sheet. 

Middleport

Our Middleport, NY facility is currently a 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.

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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 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 
related to our best estimate for remediation costs associated with the 
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 
$114.5 million and $142.7 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, 
respectively. FMC is in various stages of evaluating the remaining 
operable units.

In 2021 and 2020, the Middleport settlement resulted in cash outflows 
of $14.2 million and $17.9 million respectively. In 2021, the final 
payment to reimburse past costs was made. In 2022 and beyond, in 
accordance with the settlement agreement, cash outflows will not 
exceed an average of $10 million per year until the remediation is 
complete.

Portland Harbor

FMC is listed as a PRP is the Portland Harbor Superfund Site (“Portland 
Harbor”), that consists of the river sediment and upland area of a 10 
mile section of the Lower 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. 

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. In addition, the Portland Harbor 
Natural Resource Trustee Council (“Trustee Council”), composed of 
federal, state and tribal trustees, was formed in 2002 to develop and 
coordinate an assessment of injury to natural resources associated with 
the Portland Harbor Superfund Site, the restoration of injured natural 
resources associated with Portland Harbor, and pursue the recovery 
of natural resources damages associated with Portland Harbor. The 
Trustee Council has advised the Company that it intends to pursue 
litigation for the recovery of natural resources damages and of the 
costs of assessment. To date no lawsuit has been filed by the Trustee 
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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Currently, FMC and approximately 100 other parties are involved in a non-
judicial allocation process to determine each party’s respective share of the 
cleanup costs. Briefing on the allocation process has begun in November 
2021 and the allocation process will be ongoing for the next two years or 
more under the current schedule. We intend to continue defending this 
matter vigorously. Because of this uncertainty related to the cost of the 
remedy and the potential share allocable to FMC, 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.

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.

On January 6, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(“EPA”) issued its Record of Decision (“ROD”) for Portland Harbor. 
On December 30, 2019, FMC and EPA entered into an Administrative 
Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent to perform the remedial 
design for the area at and around FMC’s former operations. The cost 
of performing predesign investigation work and preparing the basis of 
design report is included in our reserves. Based on the current information 
available in the ROD as well as the large number of responsible parties 
for Portland Harbor, we are unable to develop a reasonable estimate 
of our potential exposure of loss for Portland Harbor at this time. 

Other Potentially Responsible Party (“PRP”) Sites

In addition to Portland Harbor, we have been named a PRP at 
28 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 

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,

2021
(61.5) $
955.3
893.8

$

2020
(36.5) $
766.3
729.8

$

$

$

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,

2021

(15.1) $
96.6
0.4
81.9

$

17.5
(7.1)
(0.7)
9.7
91.6

$

$
$

2020

24.9
91.7
0.7
117.3

15.0
7.7
10.9
33.6
150.9

$

$

$

$
$

$

$

$

$
$

2019
(227.4)
882.4
655.0

2019

(12.0)
77.0
0.4
65.4

(1.2)
42.7
4.6
46.1
111.5

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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
Foreign earnings subject to different tax rates(1)
State and local income taxes, less federal income tax benefit
Research and development and miscellaneous tax credits
Tax on dividends, deemed dividends, and GILTI(2)
Changes to unrecognized tax benefits
Nondeductible expenses
Change in valuation allowance(3)
Exchange gains and losses(4)
Other(5)
TOTAL TAX PROVISION
(1)  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.

2021
187.7
(182.4)
7.6
(8.6)
44.5
(28.7)
11.5
84.7
(8.6)
(16.1)
91.6

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

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

$

$

$

$

(2)  The years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 includes tax expense of $36.2 million, $40.7 million and $41.6 million, respectively, associated with the 

global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) provisions.

(3)  The year ended December 31, 2021 is primarily related to net operating losses and other deferred tax assets within our Brazil and Luxembourg operations. The 
year ended December 31, 2020 is primarily related to net operating losses within our Brazil operations. The year ended December 31, 2019 is primarily related 
to net operating losses with limited carryforward associated within our India operations.

(4)  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.

(5)  2021 includes a $37.1 million decrease related to deferred tax liabilities associated with intercompany investments in foreign subsidiaries.

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 accruals and reserves
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,
2021
107.5
5.8
11.1
294.5
41.1
216.7
676.7
(398.7)
278.0
401.9
$
401.9
(123.9) $

$

$

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)

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, 2021, we had net operating loss and tax credit 
carryforwards as follows: U.S. state net operating loss carryforwards of 
$27.0 million (tax-effected) expiring in future tax years through 2040, 
foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $267.5 million (tax-effected) 
expiring in various future years, and other tax credit carryforwards of 
$11.1 million expiring in various future years.

During the third quarter of 2021, we changed our indefinite reinvestment 
assertion in connection with plans to repatriate cash in 2021 and 
subsequent years, contingent upon earnings from certain foreign 
subsidiaries, and recorded tax of $1.6 million for the year ended December 
31, 2021. Additional income taxes have not been provided for certain 
other remaining outside basis differences inherent in our investments 
in foreign subsidiaries because the investments and related unremitted 
earnings are essentially permanent in duration. Determining the amount 
of unrecognized deferred tax liability related to indefinitely reinvested 
earnings of our foreign subsidiaries is not practicable due to the complexity 
of the multi-jurisdictional tax environment in which we operate.

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-K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, 2021, the U.S. federal 
and state income tax returns are open for examination and adjustment 
for the years 2017 - 2021 and 2001 - 2021, respectively. Our significant 
foreign jurisdictions, which total 10, are open for examination and 
adjustment during varying periods from 2011 - 2021.

As of December 31, 2021, we had total unrecognized tax benefits 
of $41.9 million, of which $23.6 million would favorably impact 
the effective tax rate from continuing operations if recognized. As 

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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 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, 2021, 2020 and 2019, we 
had interest and penalties for a net expense (benefit) of $(4.5) million, 
$(1.5) million, and $1.4 million, respectively, in the consolidated 
statements of income (loss). As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, we 
have accrued interest and penalties in the consolidated balance sheets 
of $9.4 million and $13.9 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 
$2.6 million to $22.2 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

$

2021
76.2
2.4
(26.4)
(10.3)
—
—
41.9

$

$

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

BALANCE AT END OF YEAR(1)
(1)  At December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 we recognized an offsetting non-current asset of $14.4 million, $27.4 million, and $34.0 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
TOTAL SHORT-TERM DEBT AND CURRENT PORTION OF LONG-TERM DEBT(3)
(1)  At December 31, 2021, the average effective interest rate on the borrowings was 12.4 percent.
(2)  At December 31, 2021, the average effective interest rate on the borrowings was 0.45 percent.
(3)  Based on cash generated from operations, our existing liquidity facilities, which includes the revolving credit agreement with the option to increase capacity up to 
$2.25 billion, and our continued access to debt capital markets, we have adequate liquidity to meet any of the company’s debt obligations in the near term.

2020
98.4
146.3
244.7
93.6
338.3

$

$

$

$

$

$

December 31,
2021
112.2
244.1
356.3
84.5
440.8

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Long-term debt:

Long-term debt consists of the following:

December 31, 2021

December 31,

Interest Rate 
Percentage

Maturity 
Date

(in Millions)
Pollution control and industrial revenue bonds (less unamortized discounts of 
$0.1 and $0.1, respectively)
Senior notes (less unamortized discounts of $0.7 and $1.0, respectively)
2017 Term Loan Facility
2021 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 $162.5 million and available funds under this facility were $1,093.4 million at December 31, 2021.

3.20% - 4.50% 2024 - 2049
N/A
2024
2026
0% - 7.9% 2022 - 2024

49.9
1,899.3
—
800.0
—
84.7
(17.7)
2,816.2
84.5
2,731.7

51.6
2,199.0
700.0
—
—
92.3
(19.8)
3,023.1
93.6
2,929.5

N/A
1.1%
2.8%

2032 $

6.45%

$

$

$

$

$

2021

2020

Revolving Credit Facility Amendment

Maturities of long-term debt

On May 26, 2021, we amended our Revolving Credit Facility. The 
Credit Facility Amendment primarily extended the maturity date by 
an additional two years to May 26, 2026 and adjusted the maximum 
leverage ratio. See below for additional information on covenants. The 
borrowing capacity under the credit facility was not affected by the 
amendment and remains unchanged.

Deferred financing fees totaling $1.7 million associated with the 
amendment has been deferred and is being recognized to interest 
expense over the life of the agreement. 

2021 Term Loan Facility

On November 22, 2021, we borrowed $1.0 billion under our previously 
announced senior unsecured term loan facility (“2021 Term Loan Facility”). 
The proceeds of the borrowing were used to pay off the 2017 Term Loan 
Facility and Senior Notes maturing in 2022. The scheduled maturity of 
the 2021 Term Loan Facility is on the third anniversary of this closing 
date. The 2021 Term Loan Facility contains financial and other covenants, 
which are consistent with those in the covenants of the Revolving Credit 
Facility, including a maximum leverage ratio of 3.5 and minimum interest 
coverage ratio of 3.5 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter. 

Maturities of long-term debt outstanding, excluding discounts, at 
December 31, 2021, are $84.5 million in 2022, $0.0 million in 2023, 
$1,200.2 million in 2024, $0.0 million in 2025, $500.0 million in 
2026 and $1,050.0 million thereafter.

Covenants

Among other restrictions, the Revolving Credit Facility and 2021 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, 2021 was 2.57 which is 
below the maximum leverage of 3.5. Pursuant to the Revolving Credit 
Amendment and the 2021 Term Loan Facility discussed above, the 
maximum leverage ratio stepped down to 3.50 for the period ending 
December 31, 2021 and for future quarters. Our actual interest coverage 
for the four consecutive quarters ended December 31, 2021 was 9.53 
which is above the minimum interest coverage of 3.5. We were in 
compliance with all covenants at December 31, 2021.

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

68

Pensions and Other Benefits
December 31,
2021
2.84 %
2.18 %
2.39 %
3.10 %

2020
2.49%
1.62%
1.91%
3.10%

FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KThe following table summarizes the components of our defined benefit postretirement plans and reflect a measurement date of December 31:

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

(in Millions)
Change in projected benefit obligation
Projected benefit obligation at January 1

Service cost
Interest cost
Actuarial loss (gain)(2)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other
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,

2021

2020

2021

2020

$

1,450.3
4.7
24.5
(38.6)
(0.5)
—
(2.5)
(83.9)
$ 1,354.0

$

1,484.6
(26.2)
(0.3)
3.8
—
(6.0)
(83.9)
$ 1,372.0

$

$

$

50.4
(22.1)
(2.8)
(7.5)
18.0

50.4
(32.4)
18.0

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

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

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

15.3
—
0.3
(0.6)
—
0.4
—
(1.7)
13.7

$

$

— $
—
—
1.3
0.4
—
(1.7)

— $

— $

(13.7)
—
—
(13.7)

$

— $

(13.7)
(13.7)

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)

TOTAL
(1)  Refer to Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for information on our discontinued postretirement benefit plans.
(2)  The actuarial gain in 2021 and loss in 2020 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 2021 and 2020. Adoption of the most recent 
projection scale for each applicable year increased the U.S. defined benefit obligations by approximately $3 million  and $10 million at December 31, 2021 and 
2020, 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. 

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
(1)  Refer to Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for information on our discontinued postretirement benefit plans.

— $
4.0
4.0
2.5

2021
(0.5)
(315.9)
(316.4)
(235.7)

2020
—
4.2
4.2
2.7

2021

$

$

$

$

$

December 31,
2020
(0.7)
(321.9)
(322.6)
(240.7)

$

$

The accumulated benefit obligation for all pension plans was $1,340.8 million and $1,435.9 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, 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

$

December 31
2021

36.2 $
36.2
3.8

2020

42.9
43.3
7.7

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

(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
2021

36.2 $
36.2
3.8

2020

42.9
43.3
7.7

Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations for continuing operations recognized in other comprehensive loss (income) are as follows:

Pensions

Other Benefits(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 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for information on our discontinued postretirement 

2021
18.4
(23.4)
(0.2)
(1.0)
(6.2)

2020
0.4
0.9
—
—
1.3

Year Ended December 31,
2021
(0.6)
0.8
—
—
0.2

2020
(23.5)
(21.3)
(0.2)
(0.6)
(45.6)

(36.5)

(5.0)

0.2

1.0

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

benefit plans.

The following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions used for and the components of net annual benefit cost (income):

(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

$

Year Ended December 31,

2021
2.49%
2.25%
3.10%

Pensions
2020
3.22%
3.00%
3.10%

2019
4.36%
4.25%
3.10%

Other Benefits(1)

2021
1.91%
—
—

2020
2.89%
—
—

2019
4.08%
—
—

$

$

$

$

4.7
24.5
(28.2)
0.2
23.2
1.0
25.4

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

—
0.3
—
—
(0.8)
—
(0.5)

— $
0.4
—
—
(0.9)
—
(0.5)

—
0.6
—
(0.1)
(1.0)
—
(0.3)

$
NET ANNUAL BENEFIT COST (INCOME)
(1)  Refer to Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for information on our discontinued postretirement benefit plans.

$

$

$

$

$

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 2.25 percent 
for the year ended December 31, 2021, 3.00 percent for the year 
ended December 31, 2020, and 4.25 percent for the year ended 
December 31, 2019. The expected long-term rate of return on these 
plan assets decreased by 0.75 percent in 2021 compared to 2020 
primarily due to fluctuating 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 managed investment portfolio, 
the expected annual rates of return by asset class for our portfolio, 
assuming an estimated inflation rate of approximately 2.2 percent, 
is in line with our assumption for the rate of return on assets. The 
target asset allocation at December 31, 2021 by asset category 
continues to be 100 percent fixed income investments.

Our U.S. Plan has been fully funded for the last several years and as 
such, the primary investment strategy is a liability hedging approach 
with an objective of maintaining the funded status of the plan such 
that the volatility is minimized and the likelihood that we will 
be required to make significant contributions to the plan is also 
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 fluctuation 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 pension 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 

The following tables present our fair value hierarchy for our major categories of pension plan assets by asset class. See Note 19 to the consolidated 
financial statements included within this Form 10-K for the definition of fair value and the descriptions of Level 1, 2 and 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

(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)

32.2 $

0.5 $

December 31, 2021
$

32.7 $

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
— 

144.7
309.5
41.5
843.6
1,372.0 $

—
309.5
41.5
—
383.2 $

144.7
—
—
843.6
988.8 $

$

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

Quoted Prices in 
Active Markets for 
Identical Assets 
(Level 1)

Significant Other 
Observable Inputs 
(Level 2)

December 31, 2020

$

$

24.7 $

24.6 $

0.1  $

151.4
307.0
70.5
931.0
1,484.6 $

—
297.9
70.5
—
393.0 $

151.4
9.1
—
931.0
1,091.6 $

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
—

—
—
—
—
—

2020
—
2.9
0.5
1.2
4.6

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,
2021

$

$

— $
3.8
0.2
1.3
5.3 $

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

$

2022
86.8 $
1.6

2023
86.4 $
1.5

2024
86.8 $
1.4

2025
85.1 $
1.3

2026
85.1 $
1.2

2027 - 2031
397.3
4.6

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 $15.6 
million in 2021, $16.6 million in 2020, and $15.3 million in 2019.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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 2.6 million shares of common stock are available for 
future grants of share based awards under the Plan as of December 31, 
2021. 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:

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, 2021 and 2020, there were restricted stock units 
representing an aggregate of 267,524 shares and 267,988 shares of 
common stock, respectively, credited to the directors’ accounts.

Year Ended December 31,

(in Millions)
Stock option expense, net of taxes of $1.0, $1.1 and $1.5(1)
Restricted stock expense, net of taxes of $1.9, $2.0 and $2.2(2)
Performance based expense, net of taxes of $0.8, $0.9 and $1.7
TOTAL STOCK COMPENSATION EXPENSE, NET OF TAXES OF $3.7, $4.0 AND $5.4(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 zero , $2.2 million, and $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, is included 
in “Discontinued operations, net of income taxes” in the consolidated statements of income (loss). 

2019
5.7
8.2
6.3
20.2

2020
4.0
7.4
3.5
14.9

2021
3.7
7.2
3.2
14.1

$

$

$

$

$

$

We received $7.9 million, $24.7 million and $50.7 million in cash related to stock option exercises for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 
and 2019, respectively. The shares used for the exercise of stock options occurring during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 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, 2021, 2020 and 2019 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

2021
1.83%

32.75%

6.5 

0.92%

2020
1.91%

26.60%

6.5 

1.19%

2019
1.83%

26.07%

6.5 

2.53%

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $28.31, $20.28 
and $18.66 per share, respectively.

The following summary shows stock option activity for employees under the Plan for the three years ended December 31, 2021:

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, 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)

Granted

Exercised

Forfeited
DECEMBER 31, 2021 (605 SHARES 
EXERCISABLE AND 622 SHARES EXPECTED 
TO VEST OR BE EXERCISED)

(1)  Awards converted as a result of March 1, 2019 Livent separation.

2,364

380

210

(1,414)

(36)

1,504

302

(549)

(22)

1,235

235

(166)

(50)

6.0 years

$

52.87

$

52.5

75.76

53.09

39.17

67.82

6.5 years

$

58.06

$

92.24

48.02

81.84

7.0 years

$

70.44

$

105.00

49.56

89.18

67.2

62.8

31.3

54.9

9.8

1,254

6.2 years

$

78.95

$

38.8

The number of stock options indicated in the above table as being 
exercisable as of December 31, 2021, had an intrinsic value of 
$26.6 million, a weighted-average remaining contractual term of 
4.2 years, and a weighted-average exercise price of $65.97.

As of December 31, 2021, we had total remaining unrecognized 
compensation cost related to unvested stock options of $5.2 million 
which will be amortized over the weighted-average remaining requisite 
service period of approximately 1.79 years.

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PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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 

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.

The following table shows our employee restricted award activity for the three years ended December 31, 2021:

(Number of Awards in Thousands)
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

Granted
Vested
Forfeited
NONVESTED AT DECEMBER 31, 2021
(1)  Awards transferred to Livent employees as a result of March 1, 2019 Livent separation.

Restricted Equity

Weighted-
Average Grant 
Date Fair 
Value Per 
Share
55.75

$

Number of
awards
459

Performance Based Equity
Weighted-
Average 
Grant Date 
Fair Value 
Per Share
56.42
$

Number of 
awards
335

108
(29)
(223)
(13)
302

92
(84)
(12)
298

95
(108)
(15)
270

$

$

$

76.22
67.46
37.54
69.69
67.89

91.83
50.14
77.42
79.91

102.10
73.82
90.05
89.56

106
(12)
(222)
(1)
206

111
(115)
—
202

79
(86)
—
195

$

$

$

83.89
84.58
42.18
78.92
72.06

108.74
58.37
—
88.48

103.26
77.44
—
96.18

As of December 31, 2021, we had total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted awards of $13.0 million which 
will be amortized over the weighted-average remaining requisite service period of approximately 1.84 years.

NOTE 17  Equity

The following is a summary of our capital stock activity over the past three years: 

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

Stock options and awards
Repurchases of common stock, net
DECEMBER 31, 2021

74

Common 
Stock Shares
185,983,792 

— 
— 
185,983,792 

— 
— 
185,983,792 

— 
— 
185,983,792 

Treasury 
Stock Shares
53,702,178

(1,563,307)
4,720,627
56,859,498

(677,827)
448,538
56,630,209

(300,594)
3,954,698
60,284,313

FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KAccumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Summarized below is the roll forward of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax.

PART II  
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 $
2021 Activity

Foreign 
currency 
adjustments

Derivative 
Instruments(1)
11.2

(101.5) $

Pension 
and other 
postretirement 
benefits(2)

$

(218.6) $

(15.2) $
—
(15.2) $
—
39.0
(77.7) $

101.7
—
24.0

$

$

(69.0) $
(8.2)
(77.2) $
1.0
—
(65.0) $

(2.5) $
(4.3)
(71.8) $

Total
(308.9)

(90.7)
1.7
(89.0)
(53.1)
39.0
(412.0)

$

(6.5) $
9.9
3.4
(54.1)
—
(269.3) $

$

18.9
16.0
(234.4) $

118.1
11.7
(282.2)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

$

(86.5) $
—

$

44.1
5.5

(14.5) $
17.9

(56.9)
23.4

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS),  
NET OF TAX AT DECEMBER 31, 2021
(1)  See Note 19 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for more information.
(2)  See Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for more information.
(3)  Represents the effects of the distribution of FMC Lithium.

$

(62.5) $

(22.2) $

(231.0) $

(315.7)

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
Total before tax

Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other 
Comprehensive Income (Loss)(1)
Year Ended December 31,

2021

2020

2019

$

$

$

$

$

(4.7) $
1.7
(4.2)
(7.2) $
1.7
(5.5) $

24.6
(19.3)
(2.7)
2.6
1.7
4.3

$

$

$

10.0
1.9
(0.7)
11.2
(3.0)
8.2

(0.2) $

(0.3) $

(0.3)

(21.5)

(19.2)

(10.8)

(1.0)
(22.7) $

(0.7)
(20.2) $

(1.4)
(12.5)

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 

4.8
(17.9) $

4.2
(16.0) $

2.6
(9.9)

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

(23.4) $

(11.7) $

(1.7)

$

$

components of pension and other postretirement benefits, see Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K.

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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.

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 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for further information.

Dividends and Share Repurchases

On January 20, 2022, we paid dividends totaling $66.8 million to 
our shareholders of record as of December 31, 2021. This amount is 
included in “Accrued and other liabilities” on the consolidated balance 
sheets as of December 31, 2021. For the years ended December 31, 
2021, 2020 and 2019, we paid $247.2 million, $228.5 million and 
$210.3 million in dividends, respectively.

In 2021, 4.0 million shares were repurchased under the publicly 
announced repurchase program. At December 31, 2021, approximately 
$150 million remained unused under our Board-authorized repurchase 
program. However, in February 2022, the Board of Directors 

authorized the repurchase of up to $1 billion of the Company’s 
common stock. The $1 billion share repurchase program is replacing 
in its entirety the previous authorization. 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.

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, 2021, 

2020 and 2019 there were 0.2 million, 0.2 million and 0.3 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,

2021

804.7
(68.2)
736.5
(1.8)
734.7

6.25
(0.53)
5.72

6.23
(0.53)
5.70

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2020

579.8
(28.3)
551.5
(1.4)
550.1

4.46
(0.22)
4.24

4.44
(0.22)
4.22

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2019

540.7
(63.3)
477.4
(1.5)
475.9

4.12
(0.48)
3.64

4.10
(0.48)
3.62

128,403
743
129,146

129,701
883
130,584

130,761
1,241
132,002

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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 $3,409.8 million and $3,640.0 million 
and the carrying amount is $3,172.5 million and $3,267.8 million as 
of December 31, 2021 and 2020, 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, Chinese yuan, Indian rupee, 
euro, Mexican peso and Argentine peso.

Commodity Price Risk

We are exposed to risks in energy costs due to fluctuations in energy 
prices, particularly natural gas. Though our current and expected future 
annual exposure is insignificant, 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 to the consolidated financial statements 
included within this Form 10-K 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 

PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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, 2021, we had open foreign currency forward contracts 
in AOCI in a net after-tax gain position of $31.1 million designated as 
cash flow hedges of underlying forecasted sales and purchases. Current 
open contracts hedge forecasted transactions until December 31, 2022. 
At December 31, 2021, we had open forward contracts with various 
expiration dates to buy, sell or exchange foreign currencies with a U.S. 
dollar equivalent of approximately $2,015.4 million.

As of December 31, 2021, we had open interest rate contracts in AOCI 
in a net after-tax gain position of $3.0 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, 2021 we had 
interest rate swap contracts outstanding with a total aggregate notional 
value of approximately $100.0 million.

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.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

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 
terms of the Senior Notes. Refer to Note 14 to the consolidated financial 
statements included within this Form 10-K for further details on the 
Senior Notes.

As of December 31, 2021, we had no open commodity contracts 
in AOCI designated as cash flow hedges of underlying forecasted 
purchases. At December 31, 2021, we had no mmBTUs (millions of 
British Thermal Units) in aggregate notional volume of outstanding 
natural gas commodity forward contracts.

Approximately $31.1 million of net after-tax gains, representing 
open foreign currency exchange contracts will be realized in earnings 
during the twelve months ending December 31, 2022 if spot rates in 
the future are consistent with forward rates as of December 31, 2021. 
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).

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 $2,321.4 million at December 31, 2021.

The following tables provide the gross fair value and net balance sheet presentation of our derivative instruments as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:

(in Millions)
Derivatives
Foreign exchange contracts
Interest rate contracts
Total derivative assets(1)
Foreign exchange contracts
Total derivative liabilities(2)
NET DERIVATIVE ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

Gross Amount of Derivatives

December 31, 2021

Designated 
as Cash Flow 
Hedges

Not Designated 
as Hedging 
Instruments

Total Gross 
Amounts

Gross Amounts 
Offset in the 
Consolidated 
Balance Sheet(3)

Net Amounts

$

$
$
$
$

35.9
3.7
39.6
(16.2)
(16.2)
23.4

$

$
$
$
$

$

5.7
—
5.7 $
(9.7) $
(9.7) $
(4.0) $

$

41.6
3.7
45.3 $
(25.9) $
(25.9) $
19.4 $

(21.9) $
—
(21.9) $
$
21.9
$
21.9
— $

19.7
3.7
23.4
(4.0)
(4.0)
19.4

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Gross Amount of Derivatives

December 31, 2020

Designated 
as Cash Flow 
Hedges

Not Designated 
as Hedging 
Instruments

$

(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)
(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.

19.4
0.1
19.5
(42.7)
(0.9)
(43.6)
(24.1)

$
$

$
$

$
$

$
$

$

$

1.9
—
1.9 $
(3.1) $
—
(3.1) $
(1.2) $

Gross Amounts 
Offset in the 
Consolidated 
Balance Sheet(3)

Total Gross 
Amounts

Net Amounts

$

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)

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, 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
Adoption of accounting standard (Note 2)

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)

Total derivative instrument impact on comprehensive income, net of tax

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax at December 31, 2020
2021 Activity
Unrealized hedging gains (losses) and other, net of tax
Reclassification of deferred hedging (gains) losses, net of tax(1)

Contracts

Foreign exchange
10.4
$

Interest rate
$

0.8  $

Total
11.2

$

$
$
$

$

$
$

$

(3.1) $
(8.7)
(11.8) $
— $
(1.4) $

(3.8) $
(6.4)
(10.2) $
(11.6) $

(65.9) $
0.5
(65.4) $
1.0
$
(63.6) $

$

1.3
2.1
3.4
$
(60.2) $

(69.0)
(8.2)
(77.2)
1.0
(65.0)

(2.5)
(4.3)
(6.8)
(71.8)

40.5
2.2
42.7

$

$

3.6
3.3
6.9

44.1
5.5
49.6

Total derivative instrument impact on comprehensive income, net of tax
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), 
NET OF TAX AT DECEMBER 31, 2021
(22.2)
(1)  Amounts are included in “Costs of sales and services”, “Selling, general and administrative expenses”, and “Interest expense” on the consolidated statements of 

(53.3) $

31.1

$

$

$

$

$

income (loss).

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

Amount of Pre-tax Gain (Loss) 
Recognized in Income on Derivatives(1)
Year Ended December 31,

2019
(in Millions)
(26.7)
Foreign exchange contracts
TOTAL
(26.7)
(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 

2021
(47.7)
$
(47.7) $

2020
(62.9) $
(62.9) $

$
$

of sales and services” on the consolidated statements of income (loss).

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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.
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)
Derivatives – Interest Rate(1)
Other(2)

TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES

Derivatives – Foreign exchange(1)
Derivatives – Interest Rate(1)
Other(3)

December 31, 2021

Quoted Prices in Active 
Markets for Identical 
Assets (Level 1)

Significant Other 
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs (Level 3)

$

$

$

$

19.7 $
3.7
21.1
44.5 $

4.0 $
—
26.2
30.2 $

— $
—
21.1
21.1 $

— $
—
26.2
26.2 $

19.7 $
3.7
—
23.4 $

4.0 $
—
—
4.0 $

— 
—
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 

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 $

—  $
— 
24.1
24.1 $

0.2 $
0.1
—
0.3 $

— 
— 
— 
— 

24.7 $
0.9
35.2
60.8 $

—  $
— 
35.2
35.2 $

24.7 $
0.9
—
25.6 $

— 
— 
— 
— 

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 

There were no non-recurring fair value measurements in the consolidated balance sheets during the periods presented.

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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, 2021. 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)

206.2
9.7
215.9
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 
$702.9 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 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. The court approved the settlement following a hearing 
on April 15, 2021 and final order and judgment was entered on April 
26, 2021. The settlement resolves all pending litigation relating to the 

Livent IPO, including the claims in both the state and federal actions. 
There is no financial impact to FMC as a result of the settlement.

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 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 $3.3 million 
and $4.1 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The 
aggregate estimated reasonably possible loss contingencies related to 
such Brazilian matters exceed amounts accrued by approximately $77 
million at December 31, 2021. 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.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

In India, we are subject to audits or other proceedings by tax authorities 
regarding certain alleged additional indirect taxes related to our 
operations. Indian tax authorities have recently begun auditing or 
investigating many companies, including our FMC subsidiary in India, 
on the goods and service tax (“GST”) indirect tax law which came into 
force in 2017. Such proceedings and potential future litigations, in which 
the tax authorities are challenging the technical tax position taken by 
the Company, take many years to resolve as the matters are heard and 
decided upon by tax authorities or courts. We have provided reserves 
for such historical Indian tax matters that we consider probable and 
a reasonable estimate of the obligation can be made in the amount of 
approximately $33.5 million, as of December 31, 2021.

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 to the consolidated financial statements included within 
this Form 10-K for the Pocatello Tribal litigation, Middleport litigation, 
and Portland Harbor site for legal proceedings associated with our 
environmental contingencies.

NOTE 21  Segment Information

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K, 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 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K. The following 
table provides our long-lived assets by major geographical region:

(in Millions)
Long-lived assets(1)
North America(2)
1,091.3
Latin America
742.6
Europe, Middle East, and Africa(2)
1,499.0
Asia(2)
2,092.3
5,425.2
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, 2021 and 2020 are Singapore, which totaled 
$1,622.8 million and $1,582.5 million, the U.S., which totaled $1,083.8 million and $1,221.3 million and Denmark, which totaled $1,081.9 million and 
$1,104.6 million, respectively.

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

$

$

$

$

December 31,
2021

2020

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

82

December 31,
2021

12.0
226.2
36.4
2.2
23.4
3.0
128.2
431.4

$

$

2020

11.1
197.7
28.4
0.8
0.3
3.0
139.5
380.8

$

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

December 31,
2021

2020

(in Millions)
Other assets including long-term receivables, net
103.5
Non-current receivables (Note 10)
122.2
Advance to contract manufacturers
158.0
Capitalized software, net
3.6
Environmental obligation recoveries (Note 12)
37.9
Income taxes indirect benefits
147.3
Operating lease ROU asset (Note 4)
24.1
Deferred compensation arrangements (Note 19)
69.5
Pension and other postretirement benefits (Note 15)
46.2
Other long-term assets
TOTAL
712.3
(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 

57.4
129.0
143.8
2.3
33.4
135.2
21.1
50.4
41.2
613.8

$

$

$

$

to be entitled, together with a corresponding refund asset to recover the product from the customer. See (2) below.

(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

December 31,
2021

10.4 $
66.8
89.8
87.3
4.0
10.0
82.0
23.5
257.4
631.2 $

2020

11.9
62.3
87.0
120.9
24.8
10.0
105.8
25.6
226.4
674.7

$

$

December 31,
2021

2020

$

(in Millions)
Other long-term liabilities
4.5
Restructuring reserves (Note 9)
20.7
Asset retirement obligations, long-term (Note 1)
Transition tax related to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act(3)
107.8
83.1
Contingencies related to uncertain tax positions (Note 13)
35.2
Deferred compensation arrangements (Note 19)
0.8
Derivative liabilities (Note 19)
1.9
Self-insurance reserves (primarily workers' compensation)
151.1
Lease obligations (Note 4)
76.6
Reserve for discontinued operations (Note 11)
Unfavorable contracts(1)
89.4
32.7
Other long-term liabilities
TOTAL
603.8
(1)  The amount presented within accrued and other liabilities primarily represents the technical insecticide product supply agreements with DuPont for use in their 
retained seed treatment business for 2021 and 2020. The 2020 amount presented within other long-term liabilities primarily represents the technical insecticide 
product supply agreements with DuPont for use in their retained seed treatment business. Refer to Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included within 
this Form 10-K for more details.

4.5  $
14.2
92.1
45.5
26.2
—
6.1
140.0
108.3
10.3
30.1
477.3 $

$

(2)  Other accrued and other liabilities includes our estimated liability for sales returns.
(3)  Represents noncurrent portion of overall transition tax to be paid over the next four years.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

NOTE 23  Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

(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

2021

1Q
$1,195.6
512.4

2Q
$ 1,242.0
531.8

3Q
$ 1,194.0
512.8

4Q

1Q
$ 1,413.6 $ 1,250.0
561.5

614.7

2020

2Q
$ 1,155.3
522.7

3Q
$ 1,084.6
466.4

4Q
$ 1,152.2
501.4

260.7
191.3
(8.1)
$ 183.2

$

288.6
217.8
(14.6)
203.2

$

217.0
170.1
(9.7)
160.4

0.6 

0.3

2.5

$ 182.6

$ 202.9

$ 157.9

$ 190.7
(8.1)
$ 182.6

$

217.5
(14.6)
$ 202.9

$

167.6
(9.7)
$ 157.9

$

$

1.47
(0.06)

1.68
(0.11)

$

1.30
(0.08)

$

$

$

$

$

278.6
223.0
(35.8)
187.2 $

291.4
213.7
(7.5)
206.2

$

267.9
195.8
(10.8)
185.0

$

196.0
130.5
(18.4)
112.1

(5.9)

—

0.6

0.7

193.1 $ 206.2

$ 184.4

$ 111.4

213.7
228.9 $
(35.8)
(7.5)
193.1 $ 206.2

$

195.2
(10.8)
$ 184.4

$

129.8
(18.4)
$ 111.4

1.80 $
(0.28 )

$

1.65
(0.06)

$

1.50
(0.08)

1.00
(0.14)

146.9
38.9
8.4
47.3

(2.2)

49.5

41.1
8.4
49.5

0.32
0.06

$

$

$

$

$

$

1.41

$

1.57

$

1.22

$

1.52 $

1.59

$

1.42

$

0.86

$

0.38

$

$

1.46
(0.06)

1.67
(0.11)

$

$

1.30
(0.08)

1.80 $
(0.28)

$

1.64
(0.06)

$

1.49
(0.08)

$

0.99
(0.14)

0.32
0.06

$

1.40

$

1.56

$

1.22

$

1.52 $

1.58

$

1.41

$

0.85

$

0.38

129.5
130.3

129.1
129.9

128.3
129.0

126.6
127.4

129.5
130.5

129.7
130.6

129.9
130.8

129.8
130.7

(1)  The sum of quarterly earnings per common share may differ from the full-year amount.

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PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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, 2021 and 2020, 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, 2021, 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, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its 

Basis for Opinion

operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year 
period ended December 31, 2021, 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, 2021, 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, 2022 
expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s 
internal control over financial reporting.

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 $41.9 million of unrecognized 
tax benefits as of December 31, 2021. 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, 2022

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Management’s Annual Report on Internal 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.

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, 2021. 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, 
2021, 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, 2021, which appears on 
the following page.

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

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, 2021, 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, 2021, 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, 
2021 and 2020, 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, 2021, and 
the related notes and schedule II – valuation and qualifying accounts 
and reserves (collectively, the consolidated financial statements), and 
our report dated February 25, 2022 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, 2022 

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ITEM 9C Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections

FMC Corporation

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves

(in Millions)
December 31, 2021

Reserve for doubtful accounts(2)
Deferred tax valuation allowance

December 31, 2020

Reserve for doubtful accounts(2)
Deferred tax valuation allowance

December 31, 2019

Reserve for doubtful accounts(2)
Deferred tax valuation allowance

(1)  Write-offs are net of recoveries.
(2)  Includes short-term and long-term portion.

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

$

$

$

52.6
335.6

87.4
303.3

82.9
261.4

21.1
61.4

4.7
34.0

21.2
42.2

— 
1.7

—
(1.7)

—
(0.3)

(8.6) $

—

(39.5) $
—

(16.7) $
—

65.1
398.7

52.6
335.6

87.4
303.3

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. There have been no changes in 
internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during 
the quarter ended December 31, 2021 that materially affected 
or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls 
over financing reporting.

ITEM 9B Other Information

None.

ITEM 9C Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that 

Prevent Inspections

Not Applicable.

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-K 
 
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 28, 2022 (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, 2021. 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

Number of Securities to 
be issued upon exercise of 
outstanding options and 
restricted stock awards (A)(2)
1,987

Weighted-average exercise 
price of outstanding 
options awards (B)(1)
78.95

$

Number of Securities remaining 
available for future issuance 
under equity compensation 
plans (excluding securities 
reflected in column (A)) (C)
2,600

(1)  Taking into account all outstanding awards included in this table, the weighted-average exercise price of such stock options is $78.95 and the weighted-average 

term-to-expiration is 6.2 years.

(2)  Includes 1,254 thousand stock options and 465 thousand restricted stock awards granted to employees and 268 thousand restricted stock units held by directors.

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART III  
ITEM 14 Principal Accountant Fees and Services

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.

Our independent registered public accounting firm is KPMG LLP, Philadelphia, PA. Auditor Firm ID: PCAOB ID 185

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART IV  
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, 2021, 2020, and 2019
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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Page

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
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)
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 26, 2021, 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 28, 2021)
Term Loan Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2021, among FMC Corporation, the lenders 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 November 23, 2021)

*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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PART IV  
ITEM 15 Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
†*10.2

FMC Corporation Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors As Amended and Restated Effective April 27, 2021  (Exhibit 10.2 to 
the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2021)

†*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  (Exhibit 
10.10 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2021)
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  (Exhibit 10.16 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2021)

†*10.16

†*10.10

†*10.7f

*10.14

*10.12

*10.11

*10.13

*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  (Exhibit 10.18 to the Annual 
Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2021)
Executive Severance Agreement, dated April 1, 2019, between FMC Corporation and Michael Reilly (Exhibit 10.19 to the Annual Report on 
Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2021).  Pursuant to Instruction 2 to Item 601 of Regulation S-K, Executive Severance Agreements that are 
substantially identical in all material respects, except as to the parties thereto and the dates thereof, between FMC Corporation and each of 
Kathleen Shelton, Ronaldo Pereira and Diane Allemang, were not filed.
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
Consent of KPMG LLP

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

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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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART IV

SIGNATURES    

Signatures

PART IV  

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.

FMC CORPORATION

(Registrant)

By:

/S/ ANDREW D. SANDIFER
Andrew D. Sandifer
Executive Vice President and 
Chief Financial Officer

Date:

February 25, 2022

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, 2022

Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and Corporate Controller

February 25, 2022

Chairman

February 25, 2022

President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director

February 25, 2022

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

February 25, 2022

February 25, 2022

February 25, 2022

February 25, 2022

February 25, 2022

February 25, 2022

February 25, 2022

February 25, 2022

February 25, 2022

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KBOARD OF DIRECTORS 
Pierre R. Brondeau
Chairman of the Board and Retired Chief Executive Officer, 
FMC Corporation 

Mark Douglas
President and Chief Executive Officer, FMC Corporation 

C. Scott Greer
Retired Principal, Greer and Associates 

K’Lynne Johnson
Former Chief Executive Officer, President and 
Executive Chair, Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc. 

Eduardo E. Cordeiro
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer 
and President, Americas Region, Cabot Corporation 

Dirk A. Kempthorne
Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, 
American Council of Life Insurers 

Carol Anthony “John” Davidson
Former Senior Vice President, Controller and 
Chief Accounting Officer, Tyco International

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

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP 
Mark A. Douglas
President and Chief Executive Officer 

Diane Allemang
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer 

Ronaldo Pereira
Executive Vice President and President, FMC Americas 

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, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer 

OFFICERS 
Brian P. Angeli
Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Precision Agriculture 

Thaisa Hugenneyer
Vice President, Procurement, Logistics & Global Facilities 

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 & Public Affairs 

David A. Kotch
Vice President, Chief Information Officer 

Susanne M. Lingard
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs 

Kyle Matthews
Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer 

Nicholas L. Pfeiffer
Vice President, Corporate Controller & 
Chief Accounting Officer 

Sebastià Pons
Vice President and President, FMC Europe, 
Middle East, Africa 

Bethwyn Todd
Vice President and 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 Thursday, 
April 28, 2022, 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 2, 2022. 

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 States. For additional information on our Responsible Care Program, please go 
to www.FMC.com. 

Responsible Care® is a service mark of American Chemistry Council, Inc. 

FMC, the FMC logo, Overwatch, Xyway and Arc are trademarks of FMC Corporation and/or 
an affiliate. ©FMC Corporation. All rights reserved. 

Other than FMC’s, company names and logos mentioned herein are the property of their 
respective owners. 

Always read and follow all label directions, restrictions and precautions for use. Overwatch™ 
herbicide and Xyway™ brand fungicides may not be registered for sale or use in all states 
and jurisdictions.

Non-GAAP reconciliation not provided in Form 10-K: Reconciliation of diluted earnings per share 
attributable to FMC stockholders (GAAP) to diluted adjusted after-tax earnings from continuing 
operations per share, attributable to FMC stockholders (non-GAAP).

Diluted earnings per common share (GAAP)

Diluted earnings per common share from discontinued operations 
(GAAP)

Diluted corporate special charges (income) per share

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

This table is unaudited and in per share amounts.

2021

$ 5.70

0.53

0.70

$ 6.93

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