Archer-Daniels-Midland Company filed a Form S-8 registration statement with the SEC on November 3, 2026, to register an additional 9,000,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under its 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended.

Key Highlights

  • Additional shares registered: 9,000,000 shares of common stock, no par value, added to the 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan.
  • Stockholder approval: The share increase was approved by stockholders at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders held on May 7, 2026.
  • Prior registration: Shares under the 2020 Plan were previously registered via a Form S-8 filed on July 2, 2020 (Registration No. 333-239653), which remains effective.
  • Plan amendment date: The 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan was amended on May 7, 2026, according to the filing's exhibit index.
  • Filer classification: Archer-Daniels-Midland is classified as a large accelerated filer in this filing.
  • Legal agent: Regina B. Jones, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary, is named as the agent for service of process.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Expands 2020 Incentive Plan Capacity with 9 Million Additional Shares

According to the filing, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company registered an additional 9,000,000 shares of its common stock, no par value, under the Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended. The registration statement was filed pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, which permits the registration of additional securities under a plan that was previously registered. The company disclosed that the share increase was approved by its stockholders at the 2026 annual meeting held on May 7, 2026.

The filing notes that shares issuable under the 2020 Plan were originally registered through a Form S-8 filed with the SEC on July 2, 2020, assigned Registration No. 333-239653, and that prior registration statement remains currently effective. The contents of the earlier filing are incorporated by reference into the current registration statement, except to the extent superseded by items in the new filing. The 2020 Plan itself, as amended on May 7, 2026, is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 4, 2026.

The registration statement also incorporates by reference numerous previously filed documents, including the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2026, June 30, 2026, and September 30, 2026, and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 28, 2026, March 10, 2026, May 12, 2026, July 23, 2026, August 10, 2026, and August 12, 2026. Ernst & Young LLP provided an auditor consent filed with this registration statement.

What Was Disclosed

Archer-Daniels-Midland filed a Form S-8 on November 3, 2026, to register 9,000,000 additional shares of common stock under its stockholder-approved 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan, supplementing a registration statement originally filed in July 2020.