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FMC Corporation
UBS Chemicals Conference
Boston, MA
March 18, 2010
Pierre Brondeau
President and CEO
W. Kim Foster
Senior Vice President and CFO
Exhibit 99.1


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Disclaimer
Safe Harbor Statement under the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
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.


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FMC Corporation
LTM ending December 31, 2009 ($ millions)
FMC CORPORATION
Revenue:             $2,826
EBITDA:                   $594
Margin*:               21.0%
INDUSTRIAL
CHEMICALS
Revenue:
$1,027
EBITDA:
$160
Margin*:
15.6%
AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS
Revenue:          $1,052
EBITDA:
$306
Margin*:
29.1%
SPECIALTY
CHEMICALS
Revenue:
$753
EBITDA:
$193
Margin*:
25.6%
*
EBITDA margin
Leading Market Positions
Diverse End Markets -
Low Correlation to Economic Cycles
Diversified and Integrated Cost Structure
Limited Dependence on Petrochemical Feedstocks


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Focusing the portfolio on our growth businesses
Managing Agricultural Products and Specialty Chemicals for growth
Managing Industrial Chemicals for cash while addressing product
portfolio issues
Maintaining financial strength and flexibility
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
Blending organic and external growth initiatives
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
Disciplined Approach to Unlocking Value


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Leading Market Positions
(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)


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Global Presence
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
Sales CAGR
2006-08
2006-09
North America
5.4%
2.9%
Latin America
27.4%
15.1%
Asia
20.3%
8.0%
EMEA
17.9%
3.9%


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Diversified Customers and End Markets
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
Based on 2009 Consolidated Sales
Non-Cyclical
80%
Cyclical
20%


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Diversified and Integrated Cost Structure
Backward integrated in soda ash and lithium
Agricultural Product’s sourcing from low-cost economies
Diversified raw material structure and sourcing
-
No single raw material accounted for over 9% of total raw material
purchases in 2009
-
Global sourcing of renewable resources
-
Limited use of petrochemical feedstocks
Low energy demand requirements
-
Energy costs represented ~ 11% of cost of sales in 2009
-
Hedge 80% of planned natural gas purchases


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Agricultural Products
Based on 2009 Consolidated Sales of $1,052 million
Strong niche positions in the Americas, Europe and Asia
Proprietary, branded insecticides and herbicides
Strategic Focus:
Focused in attractive intersections of products, crops and regions
Developing new actives & formulations to serve selected new crops
Enhancing growth through acquisitions


9
Agricultural Products
2010 segment earnings growth in the mid to high single digits reflecting higher sales
in most regions partially offset by less favorable product and geographic mix and
increased spending on growth initiatives


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Specialty Chemicals
BioPolymers –
pharmaceutical and food ingredients
Lithium focus on specialties –
pharmaceuticals and energy storage
Strategic Focus:
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


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Specialty Chemicals
2010 segment earnings up in the mid-teens, reflecting volume-driven sales growth
and productivity improvements


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Industrial Chemicals
Based on 2009 Consolidated Sales of $1,027 million
#1 North American manufacturer of soda ash
Low cost, proprietary production technologies
Strategic Focus:
-
Managing for cash generation
-
Aligning capacity to highest margin markets and managing portfolio
-
Controlling costs and increasing productivity


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Industrial Chemicals
2010 segment earnings up 5-15 percent versus prior year, as volume growth and
favorable raw material and energy costs are partially offset by lower selling prices


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FMC in Summary
Focusing the portfolio on higher growth businesses
Managing Specialty Chemicals and Agricultural Products for growth
Managing Industrial Chemicals for cash while addressing product
portfolio issues
Sustaining double-digit earnings growth
(1)
Diverse end-markets, low correlation to economic cycles
Products aligned with global secular growth trends
Blending organic and external growth initiatives
Biased toward capturing share in rapidly developing economies
Limit impact of industry cycles on Industrial Chemicals’
business
performance 
Strategic and financial flexibility
Solid balance sheet
Conservative liquidity profile
Strong cash flow
Disciplined approach to unlocking value
(1) Earnings before restructuring and other income and charges


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Glossary of Financial Terms
&
Reconciliations of GAAP to Non-GAAP


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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.


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Segment Financial Terms
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.


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Reconciliation
of
consolidated
income
from
continuing
operations
before
income taxes (a GAAP measure) to EBITDA (a Non-GAAP measure)
EBITDA Reconciliation: LTM 12/31/2009
(Unaudited, in $ millions)
LTM 12/31/2009
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
$310.0
Net Income attributable to non-controlling interests
(10.3)
Restructuring and other charges/(income), net  
132.8
Purchase accounting inventory fair value impact and other related
inventory adjustments
7.1
Interest expense, net
27.0
Depreciation and amortization
127.2
EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
$593.8


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Reconciliation of Segment Operating Profit (a GAAP measure) to EBITDA
(a Non-GAAP measure)
Segment EBITDA Reconciliation: LTM 12/31/2009
(Unaudited, in $ millions)
LTM 12/31/2009
Segment
Industrial
Chemicals
Specialty
Chemicals
Agricultural
Products
Segment Operating Profit (GAAP)
$89.7
$159.6
$289.0
Add:
Depreciation and Amortization
70.7
33.5
17.3
EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
$160.4
$193.1
$306.3


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