NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Nov. 3, 2008--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today assigned its preliminary 'BBB' senior unsecured debt rating to FMC Corp.'s universal shelf registration for well-known seasoned issuers. The corporate credit rating on Philadelphia-based FMC is 'BBB' and the outlook is stable. The ratings reflect a satisfactory business profile, based on leading positions in certain agricultural, specialty, and industrial chemicals markets, and moderate financial policies. (For the complete rating rationale on FMC, see the summary analysis published Aug. 13, 2008.) Ratings List FMC Corp. Corporate credit rating BBB/Stable/-- Rating Assigned Universal shelf for senior unsecured debt (Prelim.) BBB