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

November 4, 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 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers	
  
(d)    At a meeting of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of FMC Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) on October 3, 2014, based on the recommendation of the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board increased the size of the Board from 12 directors to 13 directors. The Board nominated Mr. Peter Oosterveer as a director of the Board to fill the vacancy created by the increase in the size of the Board. Mr. Oosterveer accepted his nomination on November 4, 2014. Mr. Oosterveer will join the Board effective February 1, 2015. As of the date of this filing, the Board has not yet determined the committee(s) to which Mr. Oosterveer will be appointed.

For his service, Mr. Oosterveer will receive compensation commensurate with that received by the Company’s other non-employee directors, including awards under the Company’s Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan. His 2015 compensation will be pro-rated, as applicable, to reflect his length of service in 2015. The description of such compensatory arrangements under the caption “Director Compensation” in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2014, is incorporated herein by reference.

There are no understandings or arrangements between Mr. Oosterveer and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director. There is no relationship between Mr. Oosterveer and the Company or any of its subsidiaries that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

On November 7, 2014, the Company issued a news release announcing the new director appointment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits	

(d)    Exhibits
 	 	
Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit	
 	 	
99.1	News Release issued by FMC Technologies, Inc. dated November 7, 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/ Mark J. Scott	 	
Dated: November 7, 2014	Name: Mark J. Scott	 	
 	Title: Vice President, Administration	 	

Exhibit Index
 	 	
Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit	
 	 	
99.1	News Release issued by FMC Technologies, Inc. dated November 7, 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 Appoints New Member
to its Board of Directors
Chief Operating Officer of Fluor Corporation to join FMC Technologies' Board of Directors

HOUSTON, November 7, 2014 -- FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI) announced the appointment of a new member to its Board of Directors.
The new director is Peter Oosterveer, Chief Operating Officer of Fluor Corporation. Fluor Corporation is a FORTUNE 500 company that delivers engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance, and project management to governments and clients in diverse industries around the world.
A 25-year Fluor veteran, Mr. Oosterveer previously served as the group president of the company’s Energy & Chemicals Business Segment, and senior vice president of its global chemicals and petrochemicals business.
Mr. Oosterveer has deep international client and project expertise in the energy and chemicals industries with previous executive stints managing Fluor's chemicals operations for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. His duties included business development and sales as well as direct profit-loss responsibility. Prior to that, he was managing director of the Dutch operations of Fluor, including the Haarlem office. He also previously managed Fluor's operations center in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands.
He has a bachelor of science degree in Electronics from HTS Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, and is a graduate of the Thunderbird University International Management Program, Stanford's Executive Business School, and the Fluor Management Institute.
Mr. Oosterveer will join the Board on February 1, 2015.

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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 20,100 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 .