ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY (NYSE:ADM) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item5.07.
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May4, 2017, Archer Daniels Midland Company (the Company) held
its 2017 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 2017
Annual Meeting were elected as follows:
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Nominee |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non- Votes | ||||||||||||
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A. L. Boeckmann |
441,521,782 | 20,719,357 | 997,697 | 57,927,525 | ||||||||||||
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T. K. Crews |
460,621,554 | 1,489,526 | 1,127,756 | 57,927,525 | ||||||||||||
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P. Dufour |
460,282,284 | 1,679,703 | 1,276,849 | 57,927,525 | ||||||||||||
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D. E. Felsinger |
450,986,317 | 11,036,311 | 1,216,208 | 57,927,525 | ||||||||||||
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S. F. Harrison |
460,117,057 | 1,937,367 | 1,184,412 | 57,927,525 | ||||||||||||
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J. R. Luciano |
437,537,699 | 18,986,651 | 6,714,486 | 57,927,525 | ||||||||||||
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P. J. Moore |
404,503,630 | 57,572,564 | 1,162,642 | 57,927,525 | ||||||||||||
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F. J. Sanchez |
460,308,484 | 1,779,294 | 1,151,058 | 57,927,525 | ||||||||||||
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D. A. Sandler |
460,446,747 | 1,810,651 | 981,438 | 57,927,525 | ||||||||||||
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D. T. Shih |
452,866,612 | 9,084,086 | 1,288,138 | 57,927,525 | ||||||||||||
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K. R. Westbrook |
398,462,738 | 63,629,318 | 1,146,780 | 57,927,525 |
Proposal No.2. The appointment of Ernst Young LLP
as independent accountants for the year ending December31, 2017
was ratified at the meeting by the following votes:
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
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514,132,782 |
6,075,834 | 957,745 |
Proposal No.3. The compensation of the Companys
named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, by
the following votes:
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non- Votes |
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426,857,399 |
34,460,500 | 1,920,937 | 57,927,525 |
Proposal No.4. The stockholders approved, on an
advisory basis, the holding of the advisory vote on executive
compensation on an annual basis by the following votes:
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1 Year |
2 Years |
3 Years |
Abstain |
Broker Non- Votes |
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419,303,625 |
2,012,776 | 40,373,596 | 1,548,839 | 57,927,525 |
The Board of Directors of the Company has determined to include
an advisory vote on executive compensation at each Annual Meeting
of Stockholders until the next required vote on the frequency of
stockholder votes on executive compensation.
About ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY (NYSE:ADM)
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company is a processor of oilseeds, corn, wheat, cocoa and other agricultural commodities. The Company manufactures protein meal, vegetable oil, corn sweeteners, flour, biodiesel, ethanol, and other food and feed ingredients. Its segments include Agricultural Services, which utilizes its 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 up +0.53 at 42.96 with 3,244,159 shares trading hands.