Form 8-K

 

 

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 2, 2013

 

 

 

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.)

 

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 2, 2013, Archer Daniels Midland Company (the “Company”) held its 2013 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 2013 Annual Meeting were elected as follows:

 

Nominee

   For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

A. L. Boeckmann

     473,921,256         9,309,068         4,750,041         66,218,016   

G. W. Buckley

     446,458,846         36,219,485         5,302,034         66,218,016   

M. H. Carter

     471,841,604         11,653,198         4,485,563         66,218,016   

T.K. Crews

     474,393,298         8,919,447         4,667,620         66,218,016   

P. Dufour

     473,044,968         10,221,098         4,714,299         66,218,016   

D. E. Felsinger

     472,075,957         11,178,852         4,725,556         66,218,016   

A. Maciel

     472,627,329         10,610,424         4,742,612         66,218,016   

P. J. Moore

     472,302,744         11,013,026         4,664,595         66,218,016   

T. F. O’Neill

     447,502,147         35,147,334         5,330,884         66,218,016   

D. Shih

     478,762,109         4,451,551         4,766,705         66,218,016   

K. R. Westbrook

     471,923,237         11,341,645         4,715,483         66,218,016   

P. A. Woertz

     466,138,442         15,563,610         6,278,313         66,218,016   

Proposal No. 2. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent accountants for the year ending December 31, 2013 was ratified at the meeting by the following votes:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

545,402,855

  5,856,671   2,938,855

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

452,253,348

  27,373,450   8,353,567   66,218,016


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 6, 2013

    By  

/s/ Marschall I. Smith

     

Marschall I. Smith

Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel