FMC Corporation and Tessenderlo Group Complete Minority Equity Investment
Tessenderlo Group now owns approximately 20.0% of FMC's outstanding common stock and is subject to a three-year lock-up.
Rhea-AI Summary
FMC (FMC) and Tessenderlo Group announced the closing of an approximately $403 million minority equity investment on September 23, 2026. Tessenderlo Group purchased 30,319,166 shares of FMC common stock at $13.30 per share and now owns approximately 20.0% of FMC's outstanding common stock.
The companies entered into a definitive agreement on June 30, 2026, and satisfied all required closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Tessenderlo Group has the right to nominate one independent director to FMC's board and has nominated its chief executive officer, Luc Tack. Tessenderlo Group is subject to a three-year lock-up and agreed to standstill restrictions for as long as it owns FMC shares.
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- Approximately $403 million minority equity investment closed
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- None.
Key Figures
- Shares purchased
- 30,319,166 shares
- FMC common stock
- Purchase price per share
- $13.30 per share
- Tessenderlo Group's FMC share purchase
- Director nomination right
- 1 independent director
- FMC Board of Directors
- Lock-up period
- 3 years
- Applies while Tessenderlo Group owns FMC shares
Historical Context
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Filing outlined the planned Tessenderlo equity investment alongside lowered annual guidance.
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Key Terms
standstill restrictions financial
lock-up period financial
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Under the terms of the transaction, Tessenderlo Group purchased 30,319,166 shares of FMC common stock at a price of
As part of the investment, Tessenderlo Group has the right to nominate one independent director to the FMC Board of Directors and has nominated Luc Tack, chief executive officer of Tessenderlo Group. Tessenderlo Group has also agreed to customary standstill restrictions for so long as it owns FMC shares and is subject to a three-year lock-up period.
BofA Securities and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC served as financial advisors and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP served as legal counsel to FMC Corporation.
Stibbe BV/SRL and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP served as legal advisors to Tessenderlo Group NV.
About FMC
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 and crop advisers to address their toughest challenges economically while protecting 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. Visit fmc.com to learn more and follow us on LinkedIn®.
About Tessenderlo Group
Tessenderlo Group is an industrial group that focuses on agriculture, valorising bio-residuals, machinery, mechanical engineering, electronics, energy, and providing industrial solutions with a focus on water. With its headquarters in Belgium, the group is active in over 100 countries and it has a global team of approximately 7,000 employees. Its belief that "Every Molecule Counts" is at the heart of the strategy of the group: Tessenderlo Group continually strives to valorise its products and processes to the maximum and to add value to everything it does. In 2025, Tessenderlo Group recorded a consolidated revenue of 2.8 billion EUR. Tessenderlo Group is listed on Euronext Brussels and is part of the Next 150 and BEL Mid indices. Financial News wires: Bloomberg: TESB BB - Reuters: TESB.BR - Datastream: B:Tes. For more information about Tessenderlo Group, its people, its brands, and its results, please visit www.tessenderlo.com.
FMC Disclaimer
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Tessenderlo Group Disclaimer
This document may contain forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the views of management regarding future events at the date of this document. Furthermore, they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be different from any results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Tessenderlo Group provides the information in this press release as at the date of publication and, subject to applicable legislation, does not undertake any obligation to update, clarify or correct any forward-looking statements contained in this press release in light of new information, future events or otherwise. Tessenderlo Group disclaims any liability for statements made or published by third parties (including any employees who are not explicitly mandated by Tessenderlo Group) and, subject to applicable legislation, does not undertake any obligation to correct inaccurate data, information, conclusions or opinions published by third parties in relation to this or any other press release it issues.
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