[Form 4] Archer-Daniels-Midland Co Insider Trading Activity
Debra A. Sandler, a director of Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (ADM), was granted 1,371.913 stock units on 10/01/2025 under the companys Stock Unit Plan for Nonemployee Directors. The derivative units convert on a 1-for-1 basis into common stock and the filing reports 31,602.892 shares beneficially owned by Ms. Sandler following the award. The grant vests or becomes exercisable on the earlier of: five years after the end of the calendar year that includes the calendar quarter for which the unit was awarded (or when credited as a dividend equivalent), or the date the participant ceases to be a board member, subject to plan terms.
- 1,371.913 stock units granted to a director under the companys Stock Unit Plan for Nonemployee Directors
- Derivative units convert on a clear 1-for-1 basis into common stock
- Reporting shows total beneficial ownership of 31,602.892 shares following the award
- None.
Insights
Director granted 1,371.913 stock units; ownership rises to 31,602.892 shares.
The filing documents a standard nonemployee director award under ADMs Stock Unit Plan, converting 1-for-1 into common stock. Such awards are typically used to compensate nonemployee directors in equity rather than cash.
The vesting/exercise timing is explicit: the unit becomes exercisable on the earlier of (a) five years after the end of the calendar year that includes the quarter for which the unit was awarded (or when credited as a dividend equivalent) or (b) the date the director leaves the board, as may be extended by the plan.
This is a governance-level disclosure of director compensation and holdings; it does not disclose sales, purchases for cash, or material transactions beyond the grant.