FMC Corporationがデュポンとの変革的取引を完了

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【フィラデルフィア2017年11月2日PR Newswire＝共同通信JBN】FMC Corporation（NYSE: FMC）は2日、デュポン（DuPont）との間で懸案だった2件の取引を順調に完了したと発表した。両社はこの取引に関して2017年3月31日に正式契約に署名していたが、現在までにすべての必要な条件と承認を満たした。FMCはデュポンの農薬（Crop Protection）事業の一部を取得した。デュポンは2017年8月31日に完了したダウ・ケミカル・カンパニー（Dow Chemical Company）との合併を巡る欧州委員会の裁定を順守するため、同事業の売却を求められていた。さらにFMCはデュポンへのFMC Health and Nutrition売却を完了した。

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FMCは2017年11月7日（火曜日）米東部時間午前9時に2017年第3四半期の決算を発表するが、その中で合併会社と事業統合の中身について初めて明らかにする。

▽FMCについて

FMC Corporationは1世紀以上にわたり、革新的なソリューションとアプリケーション、高品質製品によって世界の農業、工業、消費者市場に貢献してきた。2017年11月1日にFMCはデュポンの農薬事業のかなりの部分を取得した。FMCの2016年の売上高見積額は約40億ドル（注1）。FMCは世界で7000人以上を雇用し、FMC Agricultural SolutionsとFMC Lithiumの2部門で事業を展開している。詳しい情報はwww.FMC.com を参照。

（注1）2016年の売上高見積額は、今年初めのデュポンとの取引を想定し、デュポン農薬事業の売上高12カ月分を含み、FMC Health and Nutritionの売上高を除外したもの。見積額は現在得られる情報に基づき、契約日時点でのFMCの試算を盛り込んでいる。取引期日の75日以内にフォーム8-Kを提出し、取引に関する会計監査前の財務情報試算要約を明らかにする。

ソース：FMC Corporation

▽報道関係問い合わせ先

Dwayne Roark

+1.215.299.6820

dwayne.roark@fmc.com;

▽投資家関係問い合わせ先

Michael Wherley

+1.215.299.6543

michael.wherley@fmc.com

FMC Corporation Completes Transformative Transactions with DuPont

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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) today announced it has successfully completed the

closing of its two pending transactions with DuPont. The companies signed a

definitive agreement on March 31, 2017, and have now satisfied all necessary

conditions and approvals. FMC has acquired the portion of DuPont's Crop

Protection business it had to divest to comply with the European Commission

ruling related to its merger with The Dow Chemical Company, which was completed

on August 31, 2017, to form DowDuPont(TM).  Additionally, FMC has completed the

sale of FMC Health and Nutrition to DuPont.

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The company will provide a first look at the combined company and the

integration of this acquisition next week, as part of its third quarter 2017

earnings conference call on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. ET.

About FMC

For more than a century, FMC Corporation has served the global agricultural,

industrial and consumer markets with innovative solutions, applications and

quality products. On November 1, 2017, FMC acquired a significant portion of

DuPont's Crop Protection business. FMC's 2016 pro forma revenue was

approximately $4 billion.(1) FMC employs more than 7,000 people throughout the

world and operates its businesses in two segments: FMC Agricultural Solutions

and FMC Lithium. For more information, visit www.FMC.com.

(1) 2016 pro forma revenue assumes the transactions with DuPont occurred at the

beginning of the year and includes twelve months of revenue from the DuPont

Crop Protection business and it excludes the revenue from FMC Health and

Nutrition. The pro forma revenue reflects FMC's calculation as of the date

hereof based on information currently available.  Form 8-K will be filed within

75 days of the transaction date and will include unaudited pro forma condensed

financial information related to the transactions.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Act of 1995: Statements in

this news release that are forward-looking statements are subject to various

risks and uncertainties concerning specific factors described in FMC

Corporation's 2016 Form 10-K and other SEC filings. Such information contained

herein represents management's best judgment as of the date hereof based on

information currently available. FMC Corporation does not intend to update this

information and disclaims any legal obligation to the contrary. Historical

information is not necessarily indicative of future performance.

SOURCE  FMC Corporation

CONTACT: Media contact:  Dwayne Roark +1.215.299.6820, dwayne.roark@fmc.com;

Investor contact:  Michael Wherley +1.215.299.6543, michael.wherley@fmc.com