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 4, 2017

 

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.12b 2).

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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 4, 2017, Archer Daniels Midland Company (the “Company”) held its 2017 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 2017 Annual Meeting were elected as follows:

 

Nominee

   For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-
Votes
 

A. L. Boeckmann

     441,521,782        20,719,357        997,697        57,927,525  

T. K. Crews

     460,621,554        1,489,526        1,127,756        57,927,525  

P. Dufour

     460,282,284        1,679,703        1,276,849        57,927,525  

D. E. Felsinger

     450,986,317        11,036,311        1,216,208        57,927,525  

S. F. Harrison

     460,117,057        1,937,367        1,184,412        57,927,525  

J. R. Luciano

     437,537,699        18,986,651        6,714,486        57,927,525  

P. J. Moore

     404,503,630        57,572,564        1,162,642        57,927,525  

F. J. Sanchez

     460,308,484        1,779,294        1,151,058        57,927,525  

D. A. Sandler

     460,446,747        1,810,651        981,438        57,927,525  

D. T. Shih

     452,866,612        9,084,086        1,288,138        57,927,525  

K. R. Westbrook

     398,462,738        63,629,318        1,146,780        57,927,525  

Proposal No. 2. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent accountants for the year ending December 31, 2017 was ratified at the meeting by the following votes:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

514,132,782

  6,075,834   957,745

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

426,857,399

  34,460,500   1,920,937   57,927,525

Proposal No. 4. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the holding of the advisory vote on executive compensation on an annual basis by the following votes:

 

1 Year

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-

Votes

419,303,625

  2,012,776   40,373,596   1,548,839   57,927,525

The Board of Directors of the Company has determined to include an advisory vote on executive compensation at each Annual Meeting of Stockholders until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation.


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 8, 2017     By  

/s/ D. Cameron Findlay

      D. Cameron Findlay
      Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary