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 Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 2, 2013
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-44 | 41-0129150 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 4666 Faries Parkway Decatur, Illinois |
62526 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (217) 424-5200
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Agreement
On November 28, 2013, the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia, Joe Hockey, announced that he had made an order under the Australian Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 prohibiting the proposed acquisition by Archer Daniels Midland Company (“ADM”) of 100% of the outstanding shares of GrainCorp Limited (“GrainCorp”). On December 2, 2013, ADM withdrew its offer to acquire the outstanding shares of GrainCorp and terminated the takeover bid implementation deed between GrainCorp and ADM dated April 25, 2013.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On November 28, 2013, ADM issued a press release in connection with the GrainCorp transaction described above. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | The following exhibits are filed herewith: |
| 99.1 | Press release dated November 28, 2013, issued by Archer-Daniels-Midland Company. |
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 | ||||||
| Date: December 4, 2013 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ D. Cameron Findlay | |||||
| Name: | D. Cameron Findlay | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated November 28, 2013. | |