FMC Corporation Authorizes $250M Share Repurchase; Increases Dividend by 20%

FMC Corporation FMC announced today that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $250 million of the company's common shares. The company's Board also declared a regular quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share, payable on April 21, 2011, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 31, 2011. This represents an increase of 2.5 cents per share, or 20 percent, over the dividend declared on December 17, 2010.