Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

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Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a)(1)See Part II. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data for a list of financial statements.
(a)(2)All schedules have been omitted because they are not required, not applicable, or the required information is otherwise included.
(a)(3)List of exhibits
Exhibit No.DescriptionSEC Document Reference
(3.1)Composite Certificate of Incorporation, as amended.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 13, 2001.
(3.2)Bylaws, as amended through November 2, 2022.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 14, 2023.
4Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including:
(4.1)Description of Securities of RegistrantFiled herewith.
(4.2.1) (4.2.2)Indenture, dated as of June 1, 1986, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (successor to JPMorgan Chase, The Chase Manhattan Bank, Chemical Bank, and Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company), as Trustee, as amended and supplemented by Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 1, 1989, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (successor to JPMorgan Chase, The Chase Manhattan Bank, Chemical Bank and Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company), as Trustee, relating to: the $350,000,000 – 7 1/2% Debentures due March 15, 2027, the $200,000,000 – 6 3/4% Debentures due December 15, 2027, the $300,000,000 – 6 5/8% Debentures due May 1, 2029, the $400,000,000 – 7% Debentures due February 1, 2031, the $500,000,000 – 5.935% Debentures due October 1, 2032, the $600,000,000 – 5.375% Debentures due September 15, 2035, and the $250,000,000 – 6.95% Debentures due December 15, 2097.Indenture (Exhibit (4.2.1)) incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on June 30, 1986 (File No. 03-306721). Supplemental Indenture (Exhibit (4.2.2)) incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(c) to Post Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on June 30, 1986 (File No. 03-306721).
(4.3.1) (4.3.2) (4.3.3) (4.3.4)Indenture, dated as of September 20, 2006, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Trustee, as amended and supplemented by First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 3, 2008, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York), Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 29, 2010, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, and Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2011, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, relating to: the $500,000,000 – 6.45% Debentures due January 15, 2038, the $1,000,000,000 – 5.765% Debentures due March 1, 2041, and the $527,688,000 – 4.535% Debentures due March 26, 2042.Indenture (Exhibit (4.3.1)) incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on September 22, 2006. First Supplemental Indenture (Exhibit (4.3.2)) incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 3, 2008. Second Supplemental Indenture (Exhibit (4.3.3)) incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 30, 2010. Third Supplemental Indenture (Exhibit (4.3.4)) incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 8, 2011.

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(4.4)Indenture, dated as of October 16, 2012, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, relating to: the $570,425,000 – 4.016% Debentures due April 16, 2043, the €600,000,000 – 1.750% Notes due June 23, 2023, the $1,000,000,000 – 2.500% Notes due August 11, 2026, the $500,000,000 – 3.750% Notes due September 15, 2047, the €650,000,000 – 1.00% Notes due September 12, 2025, the $600,000,000 – 4.500% Notes due March 15, 2049, the $1,000,000,000 – 3.250% Notes due March 27, 2030, the $750,000,000 – 3.250% Notes due September 15, 2051, the $750,000,000 – 2.900% Notes due March 1, 2032, and the $500,000,000 – 4.500% Notes due August 15, 2033Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2012.
(4.5)Indenture, dated as of July 26, 2023, by and between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on July 26, 2023.
(4.6)Copies of constituent instruments defining rights of holders of long-term debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries, other than the indentures specified herein, are not filed herewith, pursuant to Instruction (b)(4)(iii)(A) to Item 601 of Regulation S-K, because the total amount of securities authorized under any such instrument does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Company and Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The Company hereby agrees that it will, upon request by the SEC, furnish to the SEC a copy of each such instrument.
(10)Copies of the Company’s equity compensation plans, deferred compensation plans and agreements with executive officers are incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Instruction (b)(10)(iii)(A) to Item 601 of Regulation S-K, each of which is a management contract or compensation plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 15(b) of Form 10-K, as follows:
(10.1)The Archer-Daniels-Midland Company Deferred Compensation Plan for Selected Management Employees I, as amended.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iii) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2010.
(10.2)The Archer-Daniels-Midland Company Deferred Compensation Plan for Selected Management Employees II, as amended and restated.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(ii) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
(10.3)The Archer-Daniels-Midland Company Supplemental Retirement Plan, as amended and restated.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(vi) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2010.
(10.4)Second Amendment to ADM Supplemental Retirement Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2010.
(10.5)The Archer-Daniels-Midland Company Amended and Restated Stock Unit Plan for Nonemployee Directors, as amended.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(v) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
(10.6)The Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on September 25, 2009.
(10.7)Form of Stock Option Agreement for U.S. Employees under the Company’s 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

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(10.8)Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for U.S. Employees under the Company’s 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(ii) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.
(10.9)Form of Stock Option Agreement for Named Executive Officers under the Company’s 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iii) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.
(10.10)Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Named Executive Officers under the Company’s 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iv) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.
(10.11)Form of Stock Option Agreement for International Employees under the Company’s 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(v) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.
(10.12)Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for International Employees under the Company’s 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(vi) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.
(10.13)Form of Performance Share Unit Award Agreement under the Company’s 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(vii) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.
(10.14)Form of Performance Share Unit Award Agreement under the Company’s 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan for grant to J. Luciano.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 25, 2011.
(10.15)Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement for Executive Officers under the Company’s 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.
(10.16)Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement for U.S. Employees under the Company’s 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.
(10.17)Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Executive Officers under the Company’s 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.
(10.18)Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for U.S. Employees under the Company’s 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.
(10.19)Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Company’s 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.
(10.20)Form of Performance Share Unit Award Agreement under the Company’s 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.
(10.21)ADM Employee Stock Purchase Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on May 15, 2018.
(10.22)Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan.Incorporated by reference to Annex B to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 25, 2020.

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(10.23)Form of Performance Share Unit Award Agreement under the Company’s 2020 Incentive Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020.
(10.24)Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Company’s 2020 Incentive Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020.
(10.25)Form of Performance Share Unit Award Agreement under the Company’s 2020 Incentive Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
(10.26)Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Company’s 2020 Incentive Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
(10.27)Form of Performance Share Unit Award Agreement under the Company’s 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
(10.28)Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Company’s 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
(10.29)Form of Performance Share Unit Award Agreement under the Company’s 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
(10.30)Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Company’s 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
(10.31)Transition Agreement, dated as of April 19, 2024, by and between the Company and Vikram Luthar.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 22, 2024.
(10.32)Offer Letter, by and between the Company and Monish Patolawala.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 10, 2024.
(19)Insider Trading Policy.Filed herewith.
(21)Subsidiaries of the Company.Filed herewith.
(23)Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.Filed herewith.
(24)Powers of Attorney.Filed herewith.
(31.1)Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a–14(a) and Rule 15d–14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.Filed herewith.
(31.2)Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a–14(a) and Rule 15d–14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.Filed herewith.
(32.1)Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.Furnished herewith.
(32.2)Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.Furnished herewith.
(97)Policy Relating to Recovery of Erroneously Awarded CompensationIncorporated by reference to Exhibit 97 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 12, 2024.

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(101)Interactive Data File.Filed herewith.
(104)Cover Page Interactive Data File.Formatted as Inline XBRL and incorporated by reference to Exhibit 101.

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