Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
4666 Faries Parkway
Decatur, Illinois 62526-5666
September 23, 2011
To All Stockholders:
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, a Delaware corporation, will be held at the Decatur Conference Center and Hotel located at 4191 U.S. Highway 36, Decatur, Illinois, on Thursday, November 3, 2011, commencing at 10:30 A.M., for the following purposes:
- To elect Directors to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;
- To ratify the appointment by the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors to audit the accounts of the Company for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012;
- To consider an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers;
- To consider an advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers;
- If properly presented, to consider and act upon the Stockholders’ proposals set forth in the accompanying Proxy Statement; and
- To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors
D. J. SMITH, SECRETARY