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
March 1, 2005 |
| Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) |
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) |
Delaware | | 1-44 | | 41-0129150 |
| (State of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4666 Faries Parkway Decatur, Illinois | | 62526 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(217) 424-5200 |
| (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 (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):
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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
| No. | | Description | | Manner of Filing |
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| 99 | | Press Release dated March 7, 2005 | | Filed Electronically |
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