We are a financially strong  company, with a liquid balance  sheet, high return on assets  and substantial free cash  flow. Our businesses are well  positioned in attractive markets,  most with margins and asset  returns well above their peers.  And our experienced worldwide  team carries a proven record  of superior performance –  performance that has created  premium shareholder value,  consistently in the top quartile of our industry. This enviable position has  allowed us to launch Vision  2015 from a position of strength,  with the strategic flexibility  that comes with it. We have a  well-structured and executable  plan for growth. However, we  will remain disciplined and not  pursue growth for growth’s sake  alone; rather, our focus will  remain on delivering premium  shareholder value. We envision an FMC with $5  billion in sales in 2015. Well  over half of our sales growth will  come from organic sources. We  expect organic sales growth in  the range of 7 percent per year  over the next five years – very  much in line with the 6 percent  we achieved over the 2002- 2009 period.  If Vision 2015 was based solely  on our organic growth plan, the  results would be impressive.  Delivering this sales and profit  18 FMC Corporation | 2010 Annual Report RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL 2008  23.8% 2009  19.9% 2010  21.9% 5 10 15 20 25 2008 2009 2010 TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN 2008  (17.1%) 2009  25.8% 2010  44.2% -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 2008 2009 2010 EARNINGS PER SHARE* 2008  $4.63 2009  $4.15 2010  $4.84 *Earnings before restructuring and other  income and charges 1 2 3 4 5 2008 2009 2010 F I N A N C I A L S T R E N G T H E n a b l e s S t r a t e g i c G r o w t h