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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950137-08-007900.txt : 20080527
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950137-08-007900
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080527
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080527

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000007084
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FATS & OILS [2070]
		IRS NUMBER:				410129150
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-00044
		FILM NUMBER:		08861209

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4666 FARIES PKWY
		CITY:			DECATUR
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			62526
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2174244798

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4666 FARIES PKWY
		CITY:			DECATUR
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			62526
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-A</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES<BR>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g)&nbsp;OF THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><U>Archer-Daniels-Midland Company</U></B>
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Delaware
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">41-0129150</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">4666 Faries Parkway <BR>
Decatur, Illinois
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">62526</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Address of principal executive offices)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Zip Code)</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Title of each class
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Name of each exchange on which</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">to be so registered
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">each class is to be registered</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Corporate Units
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">New York Stock Exchange, Inc.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of
the Exchange Act and is effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the
following box.&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of
the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box.&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: <U>333-137541</U>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: <U>None.</U>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;1.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Description of Registrants&#146; Securities to be Registered.</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s Corporate Units to be registered hereunder is set forth
under the caption &#147;Description of Stock Purchase Contracts and Stock Purchase Units&#148; in the
Prospectus dated May&nbsp;27, 2008 included in a post-effective amendment no. 1 to the Registrant&#146;s
automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No.&nbsp;333-137541) originally filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;) on September&nbsp;22, 2006, filed by the Registrant under the Securities Act with the
Commission on May&nbsp;27, 2008 (such automatic shelf registration statement, as so amended, the
&#147;Registration Statement&#148;), and under the captions &#147;Description of Equity Units,&#148; &#147;Description of
the Purchase Contracts,&#148; &#147;Certain Provisions of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement&#148; and
&#147;Description of the Debentures&#148; included in the preliminary
prospectus supplement filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;27, 2008 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act. Such descriptions are incorporated
herein by reference.
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    <TD><B>Exhibits.</B></TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Composite Certificate of Incorporation, as amended
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September&nbsp;30, 2001 (File No.&nbsp;1-44) filed on November&nbsp;13, 2001).</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(ii)
to Form 8-K (File No.&nbsp;1-44) filed on February&nbsp;6, 2007).</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">3.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Indenture dated September&nbsp;20, 2006, between the Registrant and
The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4 to
Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration No.&nbsp;333-137541).</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of First Supplemental Indenture between the Registrant and
The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to
Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed on
May&nbsp;27, 2008; includes form of &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;%
Debenture due 2041).</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">5.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement among the
Registrant, The Bank of New York as Purchase Contract Agent, and The Bank of
New York as Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent, and Securities Intermediary
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.4 to Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to
Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed on May&nbsp;27, 2008).</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">6.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of Corporate Unit (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5 above).</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">7.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of Remarketing Agreement (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5 above).</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY</TD>
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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Dated:
May 27, 2008
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ David J. Smith</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">David J. Smith</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel</TD>
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