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

ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		1-44 (Commission File Number)		41-0129150 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

4666 Faries Parkway Decatur, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices)		62526 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (217) 424-5200

     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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

     On November 4, 2010, Archer Daniels Midland Company (“Company”) held its 2010 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 2010 Annual Meeting were elected as follows:

Nominee		For				Against				Abstain
G. W. Buckley			468,012,804				11,938,242				1,577,894
M. H. Carter			468,170,588				11,838,000				1,519,552
P. Dufour			460,234,466				19,736,299				1,558,175
D. E. Felsinger			452,871,313				26,907,928				1,749,699
V. F. Haynes			476,641,287				3,269,274				1,618,379
A. Maciel			474,367,659				5,591,748				1,569,533
P. J. Moore			458,747,421				21,157,706				1,623,813
T. F. O’Neill			475,755,769				4,261,246				1,511,925
K. R. Westbrook			473,425,036				6,268,936				1,528,784
P. A. Woertz			462,792,344				16,816,196				1,614,216

     Proposal No. 2. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent accountants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011 was ratified at the meeting by the following votes:

For		Against		Abstain
529,576,564		8,842,915		1,694,488

     Proposal No. 3. The First Stockholder’s Proposal (Regarding Political Contributions) was defeated as follows:

For		Against		Abstain
20,916,915		387,925,949		72,684,330

     Proposal No. 4. The Second Stockholder’s Proposal (Regarding Political Contributions) was defeated as follows:

For		Against		Abstain
116,516,767		293,318,022		71,686,859

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.