[Form 4] Archer Daniels Midland Company Insider Trading Activity

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM) filed a Form 4 showing that director Michael S. Burke was granted 1,145.257 stock units on 07/01/2025 under the company’s Stock Unit Plan for Non-employee Directors. Each unit converts 1-for-1 into ADM common stock, carries no cash exercise price, and typically settles on the earlier of five years after the award year or when the director leaves the Board. After this grant, Burke beneficially owns 20,533.904 stock units. No open-market purchase or sale occurred; the filing reflects a routine equity award that modestly increases insider alignment without materially affecting share count or control.

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TL;DR: Routine director grant of 1,145 stock units; immaterial to ADM’s valuation, modestly boosts insider alignment.

This Form 4 records a standard quarterly equity retainer for non-employee director Michael S. Burke. The 1,145.257 units—worth roughly US$100k at today’s price—raise his total deferred share balance to 20,534 units. The award does not involve cash outlay, trading activity, or option exercise, and it will not dilute shareholders in any meaningful way given ADM’s 550 million-plus shares outstanding. As such, the disclosure is neutral from a market-moving perspective; it merely confirms ongoing board compensation practices and continued alignment between the director and shareholders.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Sandler Debra A.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

77 WEST WACKER DRIVE

SUITE 4600

(Street)

CHICAGO IL 60601

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co [ ADM ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Units(1)	$0.0000(2)	07/01/2025		A		1,574.728		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	1,574.728	$0.0000	29,979.939	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Granted pursuant to Archer-Daniels-Midland Company's Stock Unit Plan for Nonemployee Directors.

2. Conversion or exercise price of Derivative Security is 1-for-1.

3. 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.

	Dana Ng, Attorney-in-Fact	07/01/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

How many ADM stock units did director Michael S. Burke receive on 07/01/2025?

He was granted 1,145.257 stock units under the Stock Unit Plan for Non-employee Directors.

What is the conversion ratio of the stock units disclosed in ADM's Form 4?

Each stock unit converts 1-for-1 into a share of ADM common stock.

How many ADM stock units does Michael S. Burke now beneficially own?

Following the grant, he beneficially owns 20,533.904 stock units.

Does the Form 4 reflect any open-market purchase or sale of ADM shares?

No. The filing reports a routine equity award; no shares were bought or sold in the market.

When can the granted stock units be converted into ADM shares?

They settle the earlier of five years after the award year or when the director leaves the Board, per plan terms.