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):   October 31, 2007

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 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(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

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Section 409A Amendments to Executive Severance Agreements. On October 31, 2007, FMC Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") entered into amendments to executive severance agreements with each of the following "named executive officers" of the Company: Peter D. Kinnear, President and Chief Executive Officer, William H. Schumann, III, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Charles Cannon, Jr., Senior Vice President, and John T. Gremp, Executive Vice President, Energy Systems. The purpose of the amendments to these executive severance agreements was to bring such agreements into compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder. The Company intends to file the amendments to the executive severance agreements as exhibits to its next report filed on Form 10-K.





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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.
          
November 2, 2007   By:   /s/ William H. Schumann, III
       
        Name: William H. Schumann, III
        Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer