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 5, 2022       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 5, 2022, the Company held its 2022 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 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders were elected as follows:   Nominee    For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non- Votes   M. S. Burke      445,334,806        13,979,956        623,963        42,055,169   T. Colbert      456,165,831        3,157,328        615,566        42,055,169   T. K. Crews      448,543,909        10,763,101        631,715        42,055,169   D. E. Felsinger      432,290,421        27,029,949        618,355        42,055,169   S. F. Harrison      450,831,455        8,477,933        629,337        42,055,169   J. R. Luciano      421,688,515        37,643,132        607,078        42,055,169   P. J. Moore      428,248,035        30,128,632        1,562,058        42,055,169   F. J. Sanchez      454,654,364        4,680,621        603,740        42,055,169   D. A. Sandler      447,224,104        12,092,964        621,657        42,055,169   L.Z. Schlitz      450,888,747        8,454,614        595,364        42,055,169   K. R. Westbrook      428,722,950        30,597,762        618,013        42,055,169   Proposal No.  2 . The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2022 was ratified at the meeting by the following votes:   For   Against   Abstain 483,787,245   17,565,379   641,270 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 439,165,651   19,381,400   1,391,674   42,055,169 Proposal No.  4 . The stockholder proposal to remove the one-year holding period requirement to call a special stockholder meeting failed by the following votes:   For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non- Votes 23,531,294   431,798,802   4,608,629   42,055,169 Proposal No.  5 . The stockholder proposal regarding issuance of a report on pesticide use in supply chains failed by the following votes:   For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non- Votes 146,006,556   287,049,583   26,882,586   42,055,169 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, 2022     By   /s/ D. Cameron Findlay       D. Cameron Findlay       Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary