FMC (FMC) 8-K These slides and the accompanying presentation contain “forward-looking statements” that

BB&T Capital Markets

August 30, 2010

New York, NY

Pierre Brondeau

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President and CEO

Exhibit 99.1

W. Kim Foster, Senior Vice President and CFO

Disclaimer

Safe Harbor Statement

These slides and the accompanying presentation contain “forward-looking statements” that

represent management’s best judgment as of the date hereof based on information currently

available.  Actual results of the Company may differ materially from those contained in the forward-

looking statements.  

Additional information concerning factors that may cause results to differ materially from those in

the forward-looking statements is contained in the Company’s periodic reports filed under the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to

reflect new events or uncertainties.

Non-GAAP Financial Terms

These slides contain certain “non-GAAP financial terms” which are defined in the appendix.  In

addition, we have provided reconciliations of non-GAAP terms to the closest GAAP term in the

appendix. 

FMC Corporation

LTM ending June 30, 2010 ($ millions)

*EBITDA margin

Vision 2015 –

Disciplined Approach to Growth

Solid investment grade rating : S&P BBB+/Moody’s Baa1

Debt maturing in next 5 years < $200 million

Free cash flow of ~$200 million projected in 2010

Increased emphasis on internal technology development

Complemented by financially attractive bolt-on acquisitions and

technology in-licensing

Biased toward capturing share in rapidly developing economies

Procurement ,logistics and supply chain savings up to $50M

annually at maturity

Announced consolidation of offices and labs in Shanghai

Reducing earnings volatility

Leveraging strengths of Soda Ash and Peroxygens

Evaluating new environmental platform

Expansion of Salar

del Hombre Muerto

production facility

in Argentina to increase capacity by 30 percent

Maintaining financial strength and

strategic flexibility

Focusing on growth in Agricultural

Products and BioPolymer

Lowering our operating costs by

leveraging company size

Strengthening Industrial

Chemicals products portfolio

Positioning Lithium as the next

growth platform

Strategic Thrusts

Actions

Operating from a Position of Strength

(1) Based on 2009 consolidated sales

Industrial

Chemicals

#1 in N.A.

Soda Ash

#1 in N.A.

Persulfates

#1 Globally

Carrageenan

#1 Globally

Carbofuran

#2 in N.A.

Pyrethroids

Agricultural

Products

#1 Globally 

Alginates

Specialty

Chemicals

#2 Globally

#1 Globally

Lithium Specialties

Microcrystalline Cellulose

Product Group

Position(1)

Leading Market Positions

Approximately 80% of sales to non GDP-cyclical end markets

Long-term relationships with blue chip customers

No single customer represents more than ~1 % of sales

Top 10 customers in total represent ~11% of sales

Non-

Cyclical

80%

Cyclical

20%

Based on 2009 Consolidated Sales

Diversified Customers and End Markets

Diversified and Integrated Cost Structure

Based on 2009 Consolidated Sales

North America

37% of Sales

Latin America

25% of Sales

Europe / Middle East / Africa

25% of Sales

Asia / Pacific

13% of Sales

Global Presence

Based on 2009 Consolidated Sales of $1,052 million

Strong niche positions in the Americas, Europe and Asia

Proprietary, branded insecticides and herbicides

Strategic Thrusts:

Focused in attractive intersections of products, crops and regions

Developing new actives & formulations to serve selected new crops

Enhancing growth through acquisitions

Agricultural Products

2010 segment earnings growth in the mid-single digits reflecting higher sales in most

regions partially offset by less favorable product and geographic mix, higher first half

inventory costs and increased spending on growth initiatives.

Agricultural Products

BioPolymers

–

pharmaceutical and food ingredients

Lithium focus on specialties –

pharmaceuticals and energy storage

Strategic Thrusts:

Strengthening positions in core market segments

Continue high focus on close-to-customer technology development and formulation

Pursuing financially attractive bolt-on acquisitions to strengthen core platforms or expand

portfolio

Positioning

capacity

and

technology

to

capture

premium

growth

in

lithium

Based on 2009 Consolidated Sales of $753 million

Specialty Chemicals

2010 segment earnings up approximately 20 percent reflecting strong commercial

performance in BioPolymer, higher volumes in lithium primaries and continued

productivity improvements

Specialty Chemicals

Based on 2009 Consolidated Sales of $1,027 million

#1 North American manufacturer of soda ash

Low cost, proprietary production technologies

Strategic Thrusts:

Managing for cash generation

Aligning capacity to highest margin markets

Controlling costs and increasing productivity

Strengthening products portfolio to reduce earnings volatility

Evaluating a new environmental platform

Industrial Chemicals

Industrial Chemicals

2010 segment earnings segment earnings up 25 to 30 percent driven by volume growth

and favorable raw material and energy costs, partially offset by

lower selling prices and

higher plant outage costs

FMC in Summary

Glossary of Financial Terms

&

Reconciliations of GAAP to Non-GAAP

Non-GAAP Financial Terms

These slides contain certain “non-GAAP financial terms”

which are defined

below. In addition, we have provided reconciliations of non-GAAP terms

to the closest GAAP term in the appendix of this presentation.

EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) is the

sum of Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and

Depreciation and Amortization.

EBITDA Margin is the quotient of EBITDA (defined above) divided by Revenue.

ROIC (Return on Invested Capital) is the sum of Earnings from continuing

operations before restructuring and other income and charges and

after-tax

Interest expense divided by the sum of Short-term debt, Current portion of long-

term debt, Long-term debt and Total shareholders’

equity.

These slides contain references to segment financial items. Some

of the

segment financial terms are “non-GAAP financial terms”

and are

defined below. In addition, we have provided reconciliations of non-

GAAP terms to the closest GAAP term in the appendix of this

presentation. 

EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) for

a

segment

is

the

sum

of

Income

(loss)

from

continuing

operations

before

income taxes for that segment and Depreciation and Amortization for that

segment.

EBITDA Margin for a segment is the quotient of EBITDA (defined above)

divided by Revenue for that segment.

Segment Financial Terms

Reconciliation of consolidated income from continuing operations

before

income taxes (a GAAP measure) to EBITDA (a Non-GAAP measure)

EBITDA Reconciliation: LTM 6/30/2010

(Unaudited, in $ millions)

LTM 6/30/2010

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

$359.6

Net Income attributable to non-controlling interests

(12.3)

Restructuring and other charges/(income), net  

112.2

Purchase accounting inventory fair value impact and other

related inventory adjustments

4.8

Interest expense, net

32.9

Depreciation and amortization

132.5

EBITDA (Non-GAAP)

$629.7

Reconciliation of Segment Operating Profit (a GAAP measure) to

EBITDA (a Non-GAAP measure)

Segment EBITDA Reconciliation: LTM 6/30/2010

(Unaudited, in $ millions)

LTM 6/30/2010

Segment

Industrial

Chemicals

Specialty

Chemicals

Agricultural

Products

Segment Operating Profit (GAAP)

$117.8

$172.9

$278.4

Add:

Depreciation and Amortization

72.9

32.9

20.8

EBITDA (Non-GAAP)

$190.7

$205.8

$299.2