8-K

                       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 18, 2002

                                 FMC CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                   Delaware                 1-2376              94-0479804
         (State or other jurisdiction    (Commission         (I.R.S. Employer
               of incorporation)         File Number)       Identification No.)

              1735 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

               (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

                                 (215) 299-6000

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                         Registrant's telephone number,
                               including area code



ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

     On December 17, 2002 we issued a press release (attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1) announcing the election of G. Peter D'Aloia, C. Scott Greer to our Board
of Directors.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.


     99.1 Text of Press Release dated December 17, 2002


                                   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 CORPORATION

                                      By: /s/ W. Kim Foster
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                                      W. Kim Foster
                                      Chief Financial Officer

                                      Dated: December 18, 2002

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1
INVESTOR

                         Immediate          MEDIA:                RELATIONS:
                                            Jeff Jacoby           Eric Norris
                                            (215) 299-5896        (215) 299-6538

FMC Corporation Elects G. Peter D'Aloia, C. Scott Greer To Board of Directors

PHILADELPHIA, December 17, 2002 - - FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) announced today
that G. Peter D'Aloia and C. Scott Greer have been elected to the company's
board of directors, effective December 11, 2002.

     D'Aloia, 57, is currently senior vice president and chief financial officer
of American Standard Companies, Inc. Prior to joining American Standard in 2000,
D'Aloia spent 28 years with Allied Signal, Inc. (now Honeywell International,
Inc.) in a series of senior financial and corporate planning positions. At
Allied Signal/Honeywell he held corporate positions of vice president of tax,
vice president and treasurer, vice president and controller, and chief financial
officer of the engineered materials sector. In 1997 he was named vice president,
planning and development. Before joining Allied Signal, he was a tax attorney
with Arthur Young and Company.

     D'Aloia has a bachelor's degree in accounting and a master's degree in
taxation from New York University. He also holds a Juris Doctorate from St.
John's University.

     Greer, 51, is chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer
of Flowserve Corporation. Before joining Flowserve in 1999 as president and
chief operating officer, he was president of UT Automotive, Inc., a subsidiary
of United Technologies Corporation. Prior to United Technologies, he had been
with Echlin Inc. for 18 years where last he served as president and chief
operating officer.



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     Greer received a bachelor's degree in business administration and a
master's degree in accounting from the University of Wisconsin and is a
certified public accountant. He also holds a bachelor's degree in liberal arts
from St. Olaf College. Greer is also director of Washington Group International,
Inc., an international design, engineering and construction company.

     With this election, FMC's board comprises nine members, with eight outside,
independent directors and one inside director.

     FMC Corporation is a diversified chemical company serving agricultural,
industrial and consumer markets globally for more than a century with innovative
solutions, applications and quality products. The company employs approximately
5,700 people throughout the world. The company divides its businesses into three
segments: Agricultural Products, Specialty Chemicals and Industrial Chemicals.

     Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Act of 1995: Statements
in this news release that are forward-looking statements are subject to various
risks and uncertainties concerning specific factors described in FMC
Corporation's 2001 Form 10-K and other SEC filings. Such information contained
herein represents management's best judgment as of the date hereof based on
information currently available. FMC Corporation does not intend to update this
information and disclaims any legal obligation to the contrary. Historical
information is not necessarily indicative of future performance.