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 3, 2018

 

 

 

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 3, 2018, Archer Daniels Midland Company (the “Company”) held its 2018 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 2018 Annual Meeting were elected as follows:

 

Nominee

   For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-
Votes
 

A. L. Boeckmann

     436,627,950        17,306,737        1,340,628        49,855,610  

M. S. Burke

     450,068,405        3,869,393        1,337,517        49,855,610  

T. K. Crews

     451,276,419        2,609,133        1,389,763        49,855,610  

P. Dufour

     448,019,615        5,843,549        1,412,151        49,855,610  

D. E. Felsinger

     437,489,792        16,316,904        1,468,619        49,855,610  

S. F. Harrison

     447,726,045        6,116,700        1,432,570        49,855,610  

J. R. Luciano

     431,631,512        21,577,452        2,066,351        49,855,610  

P. J. Moore

     427,316,955        26,451,431        1,506,929        49,855,610  

F. J. Sanchez

     450,903,171        2,827,962        1,544,182        49,855,610  

D. A. Sandler

     451,161,907        2,651,171        1,462,237        49,855,610  

D. T. Shih

     447,581,315        6,231,586        1,462,414        49,855,610  

K. R. Westbrook

     374,859,907        78,844,824        1,570,584        49,855,610  

Proposal No. 2. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent accountants for the year ending December 31, 2018 was ratified at the meeting by the following votes:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

492,217,961

  11,373,875   1,539,089

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

428,409,096

  24,117,357   2,748,862   49,855,610

Proposal No. 4. The stockholders approved the material terms of the ADM Employee Stock Purchase Plan by the following votes:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-

Votes

449,190,401

  3,883,374   2,201,540   49,855,610

Proposal No. 5. The stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal requesting an independent board chairman as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-

Votes

157,667,824

  295,604,660   2,002,831   49,855,610


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 7, 2018     By  

/s/ D. Cameron Findlay

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