UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT

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

March 14, 2014
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
 
FMC Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 	 	 	 	 	
Delaware	 	001-16489	 	36-4412642	
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	 	(Commission File Number)	 	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)	

 	
 	 	 	 	 	
5875 N. Sam Houston Parkway W., Houston, Texas	 	 	 	77086	
(Address of principal executive offices)	 	 	 	(Zip Code)	
(281) 591-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 7.01	Regulation FD Disclosure.	
  
On March 20, 2014, FMC Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing that it has signed a definitive Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Syntron Material Handling, LLC (the “Buyer”), an affiliate of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Private Capital Solutions II, L.P., pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to Buyer and to cause its subsidiaries to sell to Buyer, the equity interests of Technisys, Inc., a Utah corporation, and FMC Technologies Energy Holdings Ltd., a private limited liability company organized under the laws of Hong Kong, and assets, subject to certain exceptions, pertaining to the Company’s material handling business. The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities.
The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement is currently expected to occur during the second quarter of 2014 and is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions to closing, including the receipt of any applicable regulatory approvals.
A copy of the news release announcing the transaction is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.	

(d) Exhibits
 	 	
Exhibit No.	Description	

99.1	News Release issued by FMC Technologies, Inc. dated March 20, 2014	

SIGNATURE

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.

 	
 	 	 	
 	By: /s/ Jeffrey W. Carr	 	
Dated: March 20, 2014	Name: Jeffrey W. Carr	 	
 	Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary	 	

EXHIBIT INDEX
 	 	
Exhibit No.	Description	

99.1	News Release issued by FMC Technologies, Inc. dated March 20, 2014	

 	
 	 	
News Release	FMC Technologies, Inc.	
 	5875 N. Sam Houston Parkway W.
Houston, TX 77086	

 	
 	 	 	
For Release:	Immediate	
 	 	 	
Investors	Bradley Alexander	(281) 260-3665	
Media	Lisa Albiston	(281) 931-2513	
 	Patrick Kimball	(281) 405-6178	

FMC Technologies Announces Intent to Divest Its Material Handling Products Business to Syntron Material Handling, LLC, an Affiliate of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners

HOUSTON, March 20, 2014 - FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI) announced today a definitive agreement to divest its material handling products business to Syntron Material Handling, LLC, an affiliate of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Private Capital Solutions II, L.P. This transaction, requiring customary regulatory approvals, is expected to be completed early in the second quarter.
The material handling business, part of FMC Technologies' Energy Infrastructure segment, has a long history of providing bulk material handling solutions to industries worldwide. The business—which is headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi, and has operations in Changshu, China and Salt Lake City, Utah, and sales personnel in Germany, Mexico, Singapore and Canada—manufactures a diversified product line of conveyor and vibratory equipment used to load, transport and feed bulk materials.
FMC Technologies will retain its engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) systems business supplying material handling systems and equipment to various industries around the world. It is headquartered in Chalfont, Pennsylvania, and has a sales office in Santiago, Chile.

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FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FTI) is a leading global provider of technology solutions for the energy industry. Named by Forbes® Magazine as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2013, the Company has approximately 19,300 employees and operates 30 production facilities in 17 countries. FMC Technologies designs, manufactures and services technologically sophisticated systems and products such as subsea production and processing systems, surface wellhead systems, high pressure fluid control equipment, measurement solutions, and marine loading systems for the oil and gas industry. For more information, visit  www.fmctechnologies.com .

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners is a Los Angeles, California-based investment firm that manages approximately $7.0 billion of institutional investment capital through private equity partnerships, distressed debt and leveraged loan funds. LLCP is currently making new investments through Levine Leichtman Capital Partners V, L.P., Levine Leichtman Capital Partners SBIC Fund, L.P., and Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Private Capital Solutions. Prior investments by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners include Santa Cruz Nutritionals, CiCi’s Pizza, Hackney Ladish, Jon Douglas Real Estate Group and Luminator Technology Group.