ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY (NYSE:ADM) Files An 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
Item5.03
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Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On February9, 2017, the Board of Directors of
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (the Company) approved an
amendment to the Companys Bylaws (as amended, the Bylaws)
effective as of that date (the Amendment). The Amendment added a
new Section5.7, Exclusive Forum, which provides that, unless the
Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative
forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the
sole and exclusive forum for (i)derivative actions, (ii)actions
for breach of fiduciary duties owed by directors, officers,
employees, or agents of the Company, (iii)actions arising under
any provision of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, the
Companys Certificate of Incorporation, or the Bylaws, and
(iv)actions governed by the internal affairs doctrine.
The Bylaws, as amended through February9, 2016, are attached to
this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit3(ii) and incorporated
herein by reference.
| Item9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 3(ii) | Bylaws of the Company, as amended through February9, 2017. |
About ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY (NYSE:ADM)
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company is a processor of oilseeds, corn, wheat and other agricultural commodities and manufactures protein meal, vegetable oil, corn sweeteners, flour, biodiesel, ethanol, and other food and feed ingredients. The Company’s segments include Agricultural Services, which utilizes its the United States grain elevator , global transportation network and port operations to buy, store, clean and transport agricultural commodities, such as oilseeds, wheat, milo, oats, rice and barley, and resells these commodities primarily as food and feed ingredients and as raw materials for the agricultural processing industry; Corn Processing, which is engaged in corn wet milling and dry milling activities; Oilseeds Processing, which includes global activities related to the origination, merchandising, crushing and further processing of oilseeds; Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients products, which include flavors, sweeteners and health ingredients; Other, and Corporate. ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY (NYSE:ADM) Recent Trading Information
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY (NYSE:ADM) closed its last trading session down -0.12 at 43.71 with 2,356,519 shares trading hands.
