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 1, 2014
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.) |
| 4666 Faries Parkway Decatur, Illinois |
62526 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (217) 424-5200
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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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 1, 2014, Archer Daniels Midland Company (the “Company”) held its 2014 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 2014 Annual Meeting were elected as follows:
| Nominee |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||
| A. L. Boeckmann |
479,328,014 | 3,044,086 | 1,985,080 | 56,504,679 | ||||||
| M. H. Carter |
465,359,197 | 17,206,807 | 1,791,176 | 56,504,679 | ||||||
| T. K. Crews |
480,627,165 | 1,738,533 | 1,991,482 | 56,504,679 | ||||||
| P. Dufour |
480,434,539 | 1,810,056 | 2,112,585 | 56,504,679 | ||||||
| D. E. Felsinger |
478,768,614 | 3,506,813 | 2,081,753 | 56,504,679 | ||||||
| A. Maciel |
470,660,462 | 11,665,036 | 2,031,682 | 56,504,679 | ||||||
| P. J. Moore |
475,230,210 | 7,391,646 | 1,735,324 | 56,504,679 | ||||||
| T. F. O’Neill |
473,293,694 | 8,934,003 | 2,129,483 | 56,504,679 | ||||||
| F. Sanchez |
478,570,670 | 3,535,618 | 2,070,892 | 56,504,679 | ||||||
| D. Shih |
478,292,785 | 3,842,755 | 2,221,640 | 56,504,679 | ||||||
| K. R. Westbrook |
469,884,815 | 12,516,173 | 1,956,192 | 56,504,679 | ||||||
| P. A. Woertz |
449,406,055 | 27,020,036 | 7,931,089 | 56,504,679 | ||||||
Proposal No. 2. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent accountants for the year ending December 31, 2014 was ratified at the meeting by the following votes:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 533,190,766 | 5,922,441 | 1,748,652 | ||||||||
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 |
|||||||||||
| 446,612,482 | 31,154,732 | 6,589,966 | 56,504,679 | |||||||||||
Proposal No. 4. The stockholder’s proposal regarding an independent board chairman did not pass as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non- Votes |
|||||||||||
| 228,514,895 | 252,377,938 | 3,464,347 | 56,504,679 | |||||||||||
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 5, 2014 | By | /s/ D. Cameron Findlay | ||
| D. Cameron Findlay Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary | ||||