UNITED STATES

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

Date of ~~the~~Report ~~Securities~~(Date ~~Exchange~~of ~~Act~~earliest ofevent ~~1934~~reported) May 5, 2026

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 9, 2026

ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	~~1-44~~		~~41-0129150~~	1-44	41-0129150
(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)				(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4600
Chicago,		Illinois			60601
(Address of principal executive offices)					(Zip Code)

77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4600
Chicago, Illinois		60601
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 634-8100

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value	ADM	NYSE

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities ~~registered~~Act ~~pursuant~~of to1933 ~~Section 12~~(b§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act: of 1934 (§230.12b-2 of this chapter).

Title of each class TradingSymbol(s) Name of each exchangeon which registered Common Stock, no par value ADM NYSE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 52.0202Results ~~Departure~~ of ~~Directors~~Operations orand ~~Certain~~Financial ~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Condition.

On ~~March~~May 95, 2026, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (~~the “Company”~~ADM) ~~increased~~issued ~~the~~a ~~size~~press ofrelease ~~the~~announcing ~~Board~~first ofquarter ~~Directors (the “Board”) of the Company from 12 to 13 directors and elected Michael C~~results. A ~~McMurray~~copy ~~as an independent director, effective immediately, to fill the vacancy created by the increase in the size~~ of ~~the~~such ~~Board.~~press ~~Mr. McMurray~~release ~~will serve until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor~~ is ~~duly~~attached ~~elected~~hereto ~~and~~as ~~qualified.~~Exhibit Mr99. ~~McMurray~~1 ~~was appointed to serve on each of the Audit Committee~~ and ~~the~~incorporated ~~Sustainability~~herein ~~and~~by ~~Technology Committee of the Board~~reference.

~~There~~This ~~are~~information noshall ~~arrangements~~not orbe ~~understandings~~deemed ~~between~~“filed” ~~Mr. McMurray~~for ~~and~~purposes ~~any~~of ~~other~~Section ~~persons~~18 ~~pursuant to which Mr. McMurray was elected as a director~~ of the ~~Company.~~Securities ~~Mr. McMurray~~Exchange ~~has~~Act ~~not~~of ~~engaged~~1934, ~~in any related person transactions (~~as ~~defined~~amended ~~in Item 404~~(a)the of“Exchange ~~Regulation S-K~~Act”), ~~with~~or ~~the~~incorporated ~~Company.~~by ~~Mr. McMurray’s~~reference ~~compensation~~in asany afiling ~~director~~under ~~will be consistent with~~ the ~~compensation~~Securities ~~policies~~Act ~~applicable~~of ~~to the Company’s other non-employee directors~~1933, as ~~disclosed~~amended, inor the ~~Company’s~~Exchange ~~definitive~~Act, ~~proxy~~except ~~statement~~as ~~relating~~shall tobe ~~its~~expressly ~~2025~~set ~~Annual~~forth ~~Meeting~~by ofspecific ~~Stockholders,~~reference ~~filed~~in ~~with~~such ~~the~~a ~~Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2025~~filing.

~~Item~~ADM 7is making reference to non-GAAP financial measures in both the press release and the conference call.01 A ~~Regulation~~reconciliation FDof ~~Disclosure~~these non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures is contained in the attached press release.

OnItem ~~March~~ 9~~, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Mr~~. ~~McMurray. A~~01Financial ~~copy~~Statements ofand ~~the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99~~Exhibits.1.

~~The~~(d) ~~information~~ExhibitsThe infollowing ~~this~~exhibits ~~Item~~are ~~7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being~~ furnished ~~and~~or ~~shall not be deemed to be “~~filed~~” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~, as ~~amended (the “Exchange Act”)~~applicable, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. herewith:

~~Item 9~~99.011 Press ~~Financial~~release ~~Statements~~dated ~~and~~May ~~Exhibits.~~5, 2026 announcing first quarter results

(d) Exhibits		The following exhibits are furnished or filed, as applicable, herewith:
99.1		Press release dated March 9, 2026
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

101 Interactive Data File

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and incorporated by reference to Exhibit 101)

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.

~~ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY~~

ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

Date: March 10, 2026

/s/ Regina B. Jones

Date:

May 5, 2026

/s/ Regina B. Jones

~~Regina B. Jones~~

Regina B. Jones

~~Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary~~

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Description

99.1 Press release dated May 5 , 202 6 announcing first quarter results

101 Interactive Data File

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and incorporated by reference to Exhibit 101)

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