FMC Technologies, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   December 12, 2006

FMC Technologies, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-16489 36-4412642
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1803 Gears Road, Houston, Texas   77067
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (281) 591-4000

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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 12, 2006, the Board of Directors of FMC Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") approved the recommendation of its Compensation Committee, based on its review of a market compensation analysis of director compensation in major industrial companies and in the oilfield services industry, to increase the amount of the Company’s annual retainer and the targeted value of non-retainer equity grants for non-employee directors under the Company’s Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan. In addition, the annual Compensation Committee Chairman fee was increased to $10,000. Effective January 1, 2007, compensation for the Company’s non-employee directors will consist of the following:

Annual Retainer $ 50,000*
Annual Audit Committee Chairman Fee $ 12,000
Annual Compensation Committee Chairman Fee $ 10,000
Annual Nominating and Governance Committee Chairman Fee $ 8,000
Board Meeting Fee $ 1,750 per meeting
Committee Meeting Fee $ 2,000 per meeting
Annual Non-Retainer Equity Grant Value $ 120,000**

*Each director will receive at least $25,000 of the annual retainer in restricted stock units and may elect to receive the remainder in cash, payable in quarterly installments. Each director will have the option of deferring the cash portion of the annual retainer and receiving it in the form of restricted stock units.
**Restricted stock unit grant awarded in May of each year.





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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    FMC Technologies, Inc.
          
December 18, 2006   By:   /s/ William H. Schumann, III
       
        Name: William H. Schumann, III
        Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer