Key Points – ADM shareholders re-elected all 13 board nominees and approved management-backed items, including executive compensation on an advisory basis, ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor, and an amendment to the 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan. – Shareholders rejected…
proposal from As You Sow that would have required ADM to disclose more detail on pesticide use data tied to its regenerative agriculture program. – In remarks at the meeting, CEO Juan Luciano said ADM posted $3.2 billion in segment operating profit in 2025, generated strong cash flow, and continued advancing cost savings, portfolio simplification, carbon capture, and AI-driven efficiency efforts. – 3 Safe Buy-and-Hold Dividend Stocks With Strong Balance Sheets Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) stockholders elected all 13 director nominees and approved several management-backed proposals at the company’s 103rd annual meeting, while rejecting a shareholder proposal seeking additional disclosure on pesticide use data tied to ADM’s regenerative agriculture program. Regina Jones, ADM’s senior vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary, said the company had 481,895,100 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of the March 13, 2026, record date
Jones said a quorum was present and that final vote totals would be certified by the inspector of election and reported in a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Stockholders Approve Board Nominees and Compensation Items – 3 Companies Buying Back Stock: Here’s Why They’re Doing It Juan Luciano, ADM’s chair of the board, president and chief executive officer, presented the company’s director slate, saying the board had set its size at 13 members. Stockholders elected all 13 nominees: Mike Burke, Ted Colbert, Jim Collins, Terry Crews, Ellen de Brabander, Suzan Harrison, Juan Luciano, David McAtee, Michael McMurray, Pat Moore, Debra Sandler, Lei Zhang Schlitz and Kelvin Westbrook.
Jones said…