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Decatur, IL—Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) announced Nov. 5 at its 86th Annual Stockholders’ Meeting that nine incumbent directors were re-elected to its Board.

The directors re-elected are: George W. Buckley, Mollie Hale Carter, Donald E. Felsinger, Victoria F. Haynes, Antonio Maciel Neto, Patrick J. Moore, Thomas F. O’Neill, Kelvin R. Westbrook and Patricia A. Woertz.

M. Brian Mulroney did not stand for re-election pursuant to the Company’s corporate governance guidelines.

Cash Dividend Declared

The Board of Directors of ADM also declared a cash dividend of 14 cents per share on the Company’s stock payable December 10, 2009, to Stockholders of record November 19, 2009.

This is ADM’s 312th consecutive quarterly payment, a record of 78 years of uninterrupted dividends.

As of September 30, 2009, there were 642,276,604 shares of ADM stock outstanding.

Fo rmore information, call 217-424-5413.

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