UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy
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Notice to Registered Stockholders: | September 30, 2008 |
Annual Meeting of Stockholders Thursday, November 6, 2008 10:30 a.m. C.S.T. James R. Randall Research Center 1001 Brush College Road Decatur, IL 62526 |
2008 ANNUAL MEETING ADMISSION TICKET |
| Shares held of record | |
| ADM Dividend Reinvestment Plan | |
| ADM Stock Purchase Plan | |
| ADM 401(k)/ESOP for Salaried Employees | |
| ADM 401(k)/ESOP for Hourly Employees | |
| ADM Stock Purchase Plan for Salaried Employees (Canada) | |
| ADM Stock Purchase Plan for Hourly Employees (Canada) |
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Please mark votes as in this example. |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Companys Board of Directors | ||
recommends a vote FOR Items 1 and 2. |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | |||||||||||||
01 - G.W. Buckley | o | o | o | 06 - M.B. Mulroney | o | o | o | |||||||||||
02 - M.H. Carter | o | o | o | 07 - T.F. ONeill | o | o | o | |||||||||||
03 - V.F. Haynes | o | o | o | 08 - K.R. Westbrook | o | o | o | |||||||||||
04 - A. Maciel | o | o | o | 09 - P.A. Woertz | o | o | o | |||||||||||
05 - P.J. Moore | o | o | o | |||||||||||||||
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||||||||||||||||
2. | Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent accountants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009. | o | o | o |
3.
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Adopt Stockholders Proposal Regarding Global Human Rights Standards. | FOR o |
AGAINST o |
ABSTAIN o |
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4. | In their discretion, upon any other business that may properly come before the meeting. |
DATE: , 2008 | ||||||
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