ADM Elects Directors at Annual Meeting, Declares Cash Dividend

DECATUR, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) today announced at its 91st Annual Stockholders’ Meeting the election of its board of directors, including new director Francisco Sanchez.

Sanchez is senior managing director at Pt Capital, a private equity firm focused on responsible investments in the Arctic. He is also the founder and chairman of the board of CNS Global Consulting, a firm focused on international trade and investment. Sanchez served as the undersecretary for international trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce from 2010 to 2013.

“Francisco brings substantial experience in public policy, international trade and international investment to our Board,” said ADM Chairman and CEO Patricia Woertz. “His expertise will help ADM continue to grow our business outside the U.S.”

The Board’s 11 incumbent directors were also re-elected. The directors re-elected are: Alan L. Boeckmann, Mollie Hale Carter, Terrell K. Crews, Pierre Dufour, Donald E. Felsinger, Antonio Maciel Neto, Patrick J. Moore, Thomas F. O’Neill, Daniel Shih, Kelvin R. Westbrook and Patricia A. Woertz.

Cash Dividend Declared

In addition, ADM’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of 24.0 cents per share on the company’s common stock payable June 5, 2014, to Stockholders of record May 15, 2014.

This is ADM’s 330^th consecutive quarterly payment, a record of 82 years of uninterrupted dividends. As of March 31, 2014, there were 654,892,520 shares of ADM common stock outstanding.

New Human Rights Statement Announced

At the meeting, Woertz also announced ADM’s adoption of a global statement on Respect for Human Rights —developed in consultation with the New Jersey-based Tri-State Coalition for Responsible Investment. The statement outlines ADM’s commitment to fair labor standards, land-tenure rights, ethical recruitment and other fundamental protections and applies to the company and its suppliers. The statement is viewable at http://www.adm.com/en-US/company/Documents/HumanRights.pdf.

About ADM

For more than a century, the people of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) have transformed crops into products that serve vital needs. Today, 31,000 ADM employees around the globe convert oilseeds, corn, wheat and cocoa into products for food, animal feed, industrial and energy uses. With more than 270 processing plants, 470 crop procurement facilities, and the world’s premier crop transportation network, ADM helps connect the harvest to the home in more than 140 countries. For more information about ADM and its products, visit www.adm.com.

Archer Daniels Midland Company
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