8-K

ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

Date: May 11, 2021

/s/ D. Cameron Findlay

D. Cameron Findlay

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary

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 6, 2021

LOGO

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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 6, 2021, the Company held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The following proposals were voted on at the meeting with the following results:

Proposal No. 1. All nominees for election to the Board of Directors listed in the proxy statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders were elected as follows:


Nominee	For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non- Votes
M. S. Burke		433,222,198		9,835,065		673,277		47,545,656
T. Colbert		440,798,128		2,242,700		689,712		47,545,656
T. K. Crews		438,432,074		4,652,557		645,909		47,545,656
P. Dufour		435,653,445		7,418,898		658,197		47,545,656
D. E. Felsinger		426,671,647		16,413,288		645,605		47,545,656
S. F. Harrison		435,108,415		7,991,838		630,287		47,545,656
J. R. Luciano		418,281,479		24,100,091		1,348,970		47,545,656
P. J. Moore		411,940,358		31,114,183		675,999		47,545,656
F. J. Sanchez		440,494,416		2,588,816		647,308		47,545,656
D. A. Sandler		436,021,041		7,056,563		652,936		47,545,656
L.Z. Schlitz		438,179,889		4,882,477		668,174		47,545,656
K. R. Westbrook		382,728,185		60,262,281		740,074		47,545,656

Proposal No. 2. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2021 was ratified at the meeting by the following votes:


For	Against	Abstain
474,875,887	15,392,067	1,008,242

Proposal No. 3. 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

381,294,705

60,915,760

1,520,075

47,545,656

Proposal No. 4. The Stockholder Proposal Regarding Shareholder Aggregation for Proxy Access failed by the following votes:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-

Votes

133,772,672

307,241,974

2,715,894

47,545,656