Archer-Daniels-Midland director award: 852.249 units on 10/01/2025
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
David R. McAtee II, a director of Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM), was granted 852.249 stock units on 10/01/2025 under the company’s Stock Unit Plan for Nonemployee Directors. Each stock unit converts 1-for-1 into common stock and carries a conversion price of $0.0000. After this award, Mr. McAtee beneficially owns 3,620.313 shares of ADM common stock. The award’s vesting/settlement timing is the earlier of five years after the calendar year that includes the awarded quarter, the date the unit is credited as a dividend equivalent, or the date the director leaves the Board, subject to the plan’s terms. The Form 4 was signed on 10/02/2025 by Dana Ng, attorney-in-fact.
Positive
- 852.249 stock units granted to a nonemployee director on 10/01/2025
- Director's reported beneficial ownership increased to 3,620.313 shares
- Award granted under the Stock Unit Plan for Nonemployee Directors, with explicit settlement terms
Negative
- None.
Insights
Director received deferred stock units, increasing reported ownership.
The filing shows a nonemployee director, David R. McAtee II, was awarded 852.249 stock units on 10/01/2025, bringing his total beneficial ownership to 3,620.313 shares. The units convert 1-for-1 and carry a $0.0000 conversion price, indicating they are stock-settled awards rather than option-based compensation.
This is a routine director equity grant under the Stock Unit Plan for Nonemployee Directors, and the settlement timing is tied to specified deferral/tenure milestones in the plan.
Award is deferred with explicit settlement timing and plan reference.
The Form 4 notes the units are granted pursuant to the company’s Stock Unit Plan for Nonemployee Directors and settle based on the earlier of a five-year timing rule, dividend-equivalent crediting, or board departure. This clarifies the award’s vesting/settlement window without specifying exact payout dates.
The filing documents the transaction code A (acquisition) and records 3,620.313 shares as beneficially owned post-transaction, providing a clear ownership update for disclosure purposes.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant/Award | Stock Units | 852.249 | $0.00 | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- Granted pursuant to Archer-Daniels-Midland Company's Stock Unit Plan for Nonemployee Directors. Conversion or exercise price of Derivative Security is 1-for-1. The earlier of the date five years after the end of the calendar year that includes the calendar quarter for which any stock unit is awarded to the participant, or in which such stock unit is credited to the participant as a dividend equivalent, or the date the participant ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors, in each case as may be extended pursuant to the terms of the Archer-Daniels-Midland Company's Stock Unit Plan for Nonemployee Directors.