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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
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March
1, 2005 |
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Date
of report (Date of earliest event reported) |
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ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND
COMPANY |
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(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its
Charter) |
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Delaware |
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1-44 |
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41-0129150 |
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(State
of Incorporation) |
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(Commission
File Number) |
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.) |
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4666
Faries Parkway
Decatur,
Illinois |
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62526 |
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip
Code) |
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(217)
424-5200 |
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(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see
General
Instruction A.2. below):
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Archer-Daniels-Midland
Company (the “Company”) reported the sale of its 27.9 million share interest in
Tate & Lyle PLC for $271 million. The sale produced an after tax gain of $93
million, or $.14 per share, which will be included in the Company’s results for
the fiscal 2005 third quarter ending March 31, 2005. The Company issued a
press release relating to this transaction which is furnished as Exhibit 99 to
this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference
herein.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
99 Press
Release dated March 7, 2005
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:
March 7, 2005 /s/
David J. Smith
David
J. Smith
Executive
Vice President, Secretary and
General
Counsel
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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No. |
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Description |
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Manner
of Filing |
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99 |
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Press
Release dated March 7, 2005 |
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Filed
Electronically |
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