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Proxy Results, Management Change/Compensation (Form 8-K)

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As reported below in Item 5.07, on May 7, 2026, the stockholders of Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (the "Company") approved the amendment to the 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan (the "2020 IC Plan"), which increased the number of shares available for issuance pursuant to awards under the plan by an additional 9,000,000 shares.
A description of the 2020 IC Plan was included in the Company's proxy statement for its annual meeting of stockholders filed with the Commission on March 26, 2026, and a copy of the 2020 IC Plan, as amended, was included as Annex B thereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 7, 2026, the Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). The following proposals were voted on at the meeting with the following final voting results:
Proposal No. 1. All nominees for election to the Board of Directors listed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting were elected as follows:
Nominee
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
M.S. Burke
382,722,238
8,803,733
619,065
45,504,618
T. Colbert
387,530,708
3,976,457
637,871
45,504,618
J.C. Collins, Jr.
387,508,247
3,997,730
639,059
45,504,618
T.K. Crews
383,579,378
7,938,306
627,352
45,504,618
E. de Brabander
386,369,162
4,919,716
856,158
45,504,618
S.F. Harrison
385,684,616
5,821,439
638,981
45,504,618
J.R. Luciano
375,603,213
15,943,803
598,020
45,504,618
D.R. McAtee II
387,707,812
3,777,173
660,051
45,504,618
M.C. McMurray
386,083,554
5,421,187
640,295
45,504,618
P.J. Moore
375,269,351
16,250,861
624,824
45,504,618
D.A. Sandler
379,037,815
12,484,213
623,008
45,504,618
L.Z. Schlitz
387,515,946
3,994,109
634,981
45,504,618
K.R. Westbrook
376,347,814
15,155,065
642,157
45,504,618
Proposal No. 2. 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
377,036,214
13,692,455
1,416,367
45,504,618
Proposal No. 3. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified by the following votes:
For
Against
Abstain
418,977,505
18,167,625
504,524
Proposal No. 4. The amendment to the 2020 IC Plan was approved by the following votes:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
378,037,433
12,430,162
1,677,441
45,504,618
Proposal No. 5. The stockholder proposal regarding issuance of a report on pesticide use data reporting in regenerative agriculture program disclosures failed by the following votes:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
34,414,743
354,197,019
3,533,274
45,504,618
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