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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 21, 2020

 

 

ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

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

 

77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4600 Chicago, Illinois		60601
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 634-8100

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value		ADM		New York Stock Exchange
1.000% Notes due 2025				New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 8.01

Other Events.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (the “Company”) announced on September 22, 2020 the initial results, pricing and anticipated early settlement date of its previously announced tender offers for up to $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of certain outstanding debentures and notes of the Company (the “Securities”). In connection with such initial results and pricing, the Company also announced that it decided to increase the Maximum Principal Amount of the Securities that may be purchased pursuant to the terms of the tender offers from $600,000,000 to up to $664,843,000 aggregate principal amount. All other terms of the tender offers, as previously announced, remain unchanged. Copies of the press releases, each dated September 22, 2020, related to the tender offers are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release of the Company dated September 22, 2020 announcing the initial results and upsize of the tender offers.
99.2		Press Release of the Company dated September 22, 2020 announcing the pricing of the tender offers.
104		Cover page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

 

				ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY
Date: September 22, 2020				By		/s/ D. Cameron Findlay
						D. Cameron Findlay Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary