Directors Elected at ADM Annual Meeting, Cash Dividend Declared

04.11.2010  |  Business Wire

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) announced today at its 87^th
Annual Stockholders′ Meeting that 10 incumbent directors were re-elected
to its Board. The directors re-elected are: George W. Buckley, Mollie
Hale Carter, Pierre Dufour, Donald E. Felsinger, Victoria F. Haynes,
Antonio Maciel Neto, Patrick J. Moore, Thomas F. O′Neill, Kelvin R.
Westbrook and Patricia A. Woertz.

Cash Dividend Declared

The Board of Directors of ADM also declared a cash dividend of 15 cents
per share on the Company′s stock payable Dec. 9, 2010, to Stockholders
of record Nov. 18, 2010.

This is ADM′s 316^th consecutive quarterly payment, a record
of 79 years of uninterrupted dividends. As of Sept. 30, 2010, there were
638,835,163 shares of ADM stock outstanding.

About ADM

Every day, the 29,000 people of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:
ADM) turn crops into renewable products that meet the demands of a
growing world. At more than 240 processing plants, we convert corn,
oilseeds, wheat and cocoa into products for food, animal feed, chemical
and energy uses. We operate the world′s premier crop origination and
transportation network, connecting crops and markets in more than 60
countries. Our global headquarters is in Decatur, Illinois, and our net
sales for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, were $62 billion. For
more information about our company and our products, visit www.adm.com.