SEC Form 8-K filed by Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

UNITED STATES

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): May 8, 2025

 

 

ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		1-44		41-0129150
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4600 Chicago, Illinois				60601
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 634-8100

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value		ADM		New York Stock Exchange
1.000% Notes due 2025				New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 8, 2025, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The following proposals were voted on at the meeting with the following final voting results:

Proposal No. 1. All nominees for election to the Board of Directors listed in the proxy statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders were elected as follows:

 

Nominee		For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non- Votes
M. S. Burke			368,090,294				10,622,755				610,496				49,873,678
T. Colbert			370,610,045				8,065,665				647,835				49,873,678
J.C. Collins, Jr.			369,158,857				9,494,260				670,428				49,873,678
T. K. Crews			369,298,886				9,427,851				596,808				49,873,678
E. de Brabander			370,375,307				8,270,337				677,901				49,873,678
S. F. Harrison			369,733,980				8,946,340				643,225				49,873,678
J. R. Luciano			352,048,970				26,601,552				673,023				49,873,678
D. R. McAtee II			372,998,328				5,647,196				678,021				49,873,678
P. J. Moore			355,774,962				22,830,230				718,353				49,873,678
D. A. Sandler			368,782,841				9,670,162				870,542				49,873,678
L.Z. Schlitz			370,199,884				8,442,461				681,200				49,873,678
K. R. Westbrook			353,784,040				24,705,665				833,840				49,873,678

Proposal No. 2. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, by the following votes:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non- Votes
357,407,502		20,524,729		1,391,314		49,873,678

Proposal No. 3. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 was ratified at the meeting by the following votes:

 

For		Against		Abstain
404,523,329		23,617,365		1,056,529

Proposal No. 4. The stockholder proposal to remove the one-year holding period requirement to call a special stockholder meeting failed by the following votes:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non- Votes
13,056,208		365,007,675		1,259,662		49,873,678

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.

 

				ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY
Date: May 14, 2025				By		/s/ R. B. Jones
						R. B. Jones
						Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary