UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D. C. 20549
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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)
February 3, 2007
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND
COMPANY
(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
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
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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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (217)
424-5200
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Check
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240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of
Principal Officers
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(b)
The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
(the “Company”) announced that Chief Executive Officer and President
Patricia A. Woertz has been elected Chairman of the Company’s Board. Ms.
Woertz, who was named CEO and President in April 2006, succeeds G.
Allen
Andreas who resigned from the Board effective February 3, 2007. The
Company issued a press release relating to these events which is
furnished
as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated
by
reference herein.
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Item
5.03
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Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
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(a)
Effective on February 3, 2007, the Company’s Board approved amendments to
Sections 1.4(c) and 1.9 of the Company’s Bylaws to provide that each
director of the Company shall be elected by a majority of the votes
cast
with respect to the director at any stockholder meeting held for
the
election of directors, except for any stockholder meeting where the
number
of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected in which
case
plurality voting shall remain the standard. The full text of the
Company’s Bylaws, as amended, is included as Exhibit 3(ii) to this Current
Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference
herein.
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Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
Exhibits
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The
following exhibits are filed herewith:
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3(ii)
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Bylaws,
as amended.
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99
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Press
Release dated February 6, 2007.
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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.
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ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND
COMPANY
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Date:
February 6, 2007
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By
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/s/
David J. Smith
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David
J. Smith
Executive
Vice President, Secretary and
General
Counsel
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
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Description
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Method
of Filing
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3(ii)
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Bylaws,
as amended
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Filed
Electronically
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99
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Press
Release dated February 6, 2007
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Filed
Electronically
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