Shareholder Vote

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 6, 2021       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:     ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)     ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, no par value   ADM   New York Stock Exchange 1.000% Notes due 2025     New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company   ☐ 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 6, 2021, the Company held its 2021 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 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders were elected as follows:   Nominee    For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non- Votes   M. S. Burke      433,222,198        9,835,065        673,277        47,545,656   T. Colbert      440,798,128        2,242,700        689,712        47,545,656   T. K. Crews      438,432,074        4,652,557        645,909        47,545,656   P. Dufour      435,653,445        7,418,898        658,197        47,545,656   D. E. Felsinger      426,671,647        16,413,288        645,605        47,545,656   S. F. Harrison      435,108,415        7,991,838        630,287        47,545,656   J. R. Luciano      418,281,479        24,100,091        1,348,970        47,545,656   P. J. Moore      411,940,358        31,114,183        675,999        47,545,656   F. J. Sanchez      440,494,416        2,588,816        647,308        47,545,656   D. A. Sandler      436,021,041        7,056,563        652,936        47,545,656   L.Z. Schlitz      438,179,889        4,882,477        668,174        47,545,656   K. R. Westbrook      382,728,185        60,262,281        740,074        47,545,656   Proposal No.  2 . The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2021 was ratified at the meeting by the following votes:   For   Against   Abstain 474,875,887   15,392,067   1,008,242 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 381,294,705   60,915,760   1,520,075   47,545,656 Proposal No.  4 . The Stockholder Proposal Regarding Shareholder Aggregation for Proxy Access failed by the following votes:   For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non- Votes 133,772,672   307,241,974   2,715,894   47,545,656 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 11, 2021     By   /s/ D. Cameron Findlay       D. Cameron Findlay Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary