8-K

ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

Date: May 14, 2025

/s/ R. B. Jones

R. B. Jones

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 8, 2025

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:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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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