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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;7, 2004



<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">Registration Number 333-


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt">Washington, D.C. 20549
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY</B><BR>
<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Delaware<BR>
(State of incorporation)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">41-0129150<BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">4666 Faries Parkway, Box 1470<BR>
Decatur, Illinois 62526<BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY<BR>
2002 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">David J. Smith<BR>
Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel<BR>
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company<BR>
4666 Faries Parkway, Box 1470<BR>
Decatur, Illinois 62526<BR>
(217)&nbsp;424-5200<BR>
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)



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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>price per</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center">25,000,000 shares</TD>
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    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">16.49</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">412,250,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">52,233</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of calculating
the registration fee and based upon the average of the high and low prices
of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock on June&nbsp;29, 2004.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000"> Part&nbsp;II &#151; Information Required in the Registration Statement</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009"> EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c86594exv5.htm">Opinion of David J. Smith</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c86594exv23w2.htm">Consent of Ernst & Young LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Part II - Information Required in the Registration Statement</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;Commission&#148;) by Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (the &#147;Company&#148;) are
incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference:


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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June
30, 2003, as amended;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
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    <TD>All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#147;Exchange Act&#148;) since June&nbsp;30,
2003; and</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(3)</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock which is included in
registration statements and reports filed under the Exchange Act from time
to time.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All reports and other documents filed by the Company with the Commission
pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the
date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in and to be a part of this Registration Statement
from the date of filing of such documents.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein
shall be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement if
it is modified or superseded by a statement in this Registration Statement or
in a document which is also incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except
as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under Delaware law, a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a
party or is threatened to be made a party to an action (other than an action by
or in the right of the corporation) by reason of his service as a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or his service, at the
corporation&#146;s request, as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees)
that are actually and reasonably incurred by him (&#147;Expenses&#148;), and judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement of the action, provided that he acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the corporation&#146;s best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Although Delaware law permits a corporation to indemnify any person referred to
above against Expenses in connection with the defense or settlement of an
action by or in the right of the corporation, provided that he acted in good
faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
corporation&#146;s best interests, if the person has been judged liable to the
corporation, indemnification is only permitted to the extent that the Court of
Chancery (or the court in which the action was brought) determines that,
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">is entitled to indemnity for
such Expenses as the court deems proper. Delaware law also provides for mandatory
indemnification of any director or officer against Expenses to the extent such
person has been successful in any proceeding covered by the statute.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Delaware law also permits (i)&nbsp;corporations to include a provision in their
certificates of incorporation limiting or eliminating the personal liability of
a director to a corporation or its stockholders, under certain circumstances,
for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director and (ii)&nbsp;the
general authorization of advancement of a director&#146;s or officer&#146;s litigation
expenses, including by means of a mandatory charter or bylaw provision to that
effect, in lieu of requiring the authorization of such advancement by the board
of directors in specific cases. In addition, Delaware law provides that
indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by the statute shall not
be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification
or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement or
otherwise.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;Fourteenth of the Company&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation and
Article&nbsp;VI of its Bylaws provide for the broad indemnification of the Company&#146;s
officers and directors and limit the personal monetary liability of the
Company&#146;s directors to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. The
Company has also entered into indemnification contracts with certain of its
directors and officers and maintains insurance coverage relating to certain
liabilities of its directors and officers.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following is a complete list of Exhibits filed or incorporated by
reference as part of this Registration Statement:

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Composite Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(i) to the Company&#146;s Quarterly
Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2001, filed
November&nbsp;13, 2001).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws, as amended and restated, of the Company (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(ii) to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q
for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2000, filed May&nbsp;12, 2000).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;A to the Company&#146;s definitive Proxy
Statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held November&nbsp;7,
2002, filed September&nbsp;25, 2002).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of 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>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of David J. Smith (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5 to this Registration Statement).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(a)&nbsp;The Company hereby undertakes:



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
Registration Statement is on Form S-3 or Form S-8 and the information required
to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained
in periodic reports filed by the Company pursuant to section 13 or section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination
of the offering.

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(b)&nbsp;The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Company&#146;s annual
report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has
been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in
the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Decatur, State of Illinois, on July&nbsp;7, 2004.

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    <TD width="55%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</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>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR align="left" size="1" noshade width="83%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">David J. Smith</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on July&nbsp;7, 2004.

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ G. Allen Andreas, Jr.*</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">G. Allen Andreas, Jr.</DIV></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director</DIV></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(Principal Executive Officer)</DIV></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Douglas J. Schmalz</DIV></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR align="left" size="1" noshade width="83%"></DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Douglas J. Schmalz</DIV></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</DIV></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(Principal Financial Officer)</DIV></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Steven R. Mills</DIV></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR align="left" size="1" noshade width="83%"></DIV></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Steven R. Mills</DIV></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Group Vice President and Controller</DIV></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(Principal Accounting Officer)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD width="32%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Title</B></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Mollie H. Carter*</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Roger S. Joslin*</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">David J. Mimran*</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Patrick J. Moore*</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">M. Brian Mulroney*</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">John K. Vanier*</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">O. Glenn Webb*</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Kelvin R. Westbrook*</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center">Director</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">* David J. Smith, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign this document
on behalf of each of the above
named directors of the Registrant pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed
by each person.



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    <TD colspan="3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="2">/s/ David J. Smith
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD colspan="2"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;David J. Smith&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Attorney-in-Fact&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Method of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Exhibit</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Description</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Composite Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">IBR</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws, as amended and restated, of the Company
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">IBR</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">IBR</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of David J. Smith
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">E</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of David J. Smith
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">IBR</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">E</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">E</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">E = Electronic Filing</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2004
Registration Number 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of incorporation)
41-0129150
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
4666 Faries Parkway, Box 1470
Decatur, Illinois 62526
(Address of principal executive offices)
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY
2002 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
David J. Smith
Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
4666 Faries Parkway, Box 1470
Decatur, Illinois 62526
(217) 424-5200
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Calculation of Registration Fee
Proposed
Proposed
Title of
maximum
maximum
Securities
Amount
offering
aggregate
Amount of
to be
to be
price per
offering
registration
registered
registered
share (1)
price (1)
fee
Common Stock
25,000,000 shares
$
16.49
$
412,250,000
$
52,233
(without par value)
(1)
Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of calculating
the registration fee and based upon the average of the high and low prices
of the Registrant's Common Stock on June 29, 2004.
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Part II — Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Opinion of David J. Smith
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
Power of Attorney
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Part II - Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") by Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (the "Company") are
incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference:
(1)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June
30, 2003, as amended;
(2)
All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") since June 30,
2003; and
(3)
The description of the Company's Common Stock which is included in
registration statements and reports filed under the Exchange Act from time
to time.
All reports and other documents filed by the Company with the Commission
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the
date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in and to be a part of this Registration Statement
from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein
shall be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement if
it is modified or superseded by a statement in this Registration Statement or
in a document which is also incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except
as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Under Delaware law, a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a
party or is threatened to be made a party to an action (other than an action by
or in the right of the corporation) by reason of his service as a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or his service, at the
corporation's request, as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees)
that are actually and reasonably incurred by him ("Expenses"), and judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement of the action, provided that he acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the corporation's best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Although Delaware law permits a corporation to indemnify any person referred to
above against Expenses in connection with the defense or settlement of an
action by or in the right of the corporation, provided that he acted in good
faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
corporation's best interests, if the person has been judged liable to the
corporation, indemnification is only permitted to the extent that the Court of
Chancery (or the court in which the action was brought) determines that,
despite the adjudication of liability, the person
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is entitled to indemnity for
such Expenses as the court deems proper. Delaware law also provides for mandatory
indemnification of any director or officer against Expenses to the extent such
person has been successful in any proceeding covered by the statute.
Delaware law also permits (i) corporations to include a provision in their
certificates of incorporation limiting or eliminating the personal liability of
a director to a corporation or its stockholders, under certain circumstances,
for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director and (ii) the
general authorization of advancement of a director's or officer's litigation
expenses, including by means of a mandatory charter or bylaw provision to that
effect, in lieu of requiring the authorization of such advancement by the board
of directors in specific cases. In addition, Delaware law provides that
indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by the statute shall not
be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification
or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement or
otherwise.
Article Fourteenth of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and
Article VI of its Bylaws provide for the broad indemnification of the Company's
officers and directors and limit the personal monetary liability of the
Company's directors to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. The
Company has also entered into indemnification contracts with certain of its
directors and officers and maintains insurance coverage relating to certain
liabilities of its directors and officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
The following is a complete list of Exhibits filed or incorporated by
reference as part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit
Description
4.1
Composite Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Company's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001, filed
November 13, 2001).
4.2
Bylaws, as amended and restated, of the Company (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2000, filed May 12, 2000).
4.3
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Company's definitive Proxy
Statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held November 7,
2002, filed September 25, 2002).
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Opinion of David J. Smith.
23.1
Consent of David J. Smith (contained in Exhibit 5 to this Registration Statement).
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
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Powers of Attorney.
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Item 9. Undertakings
(a) The Company hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
Registration Statement is on Form S-3 or Form S-8 and the information required
to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained
in periodic reports filed by the Company pursuant to section 13 or section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination
of the offering.
(b) The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Company's annual
report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has
been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in
the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Decatur, State of Illinois, on July 7, 2004.
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY
By:
/s/ David J. Smith
David J. Smith
Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on July 7, 2004.
/s/ G. Allen Andreas, Jr.*
G. Allen Andreas, Jr.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Douglas J. Schmalz
Douglas J. Schmalz
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Steven R. Mills
Steven R. Mills
Group Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Signature
Title
Mollie H. Carter*
Director
Roger S. Joslin*
Director
David J. Mimran*
Director
Patrick J. Moore*
Director
M. Brian Mulroney*
Director
John K. Vanier*
Director
O. Glenn Webb*
Director
Kelvin R. Westbrook*
Director
* David J. Smith, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign this document
on behalf of each of the above
named directors of the Registrant pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed
by each person.
By:
/s/ David J. Smith
David J. Smith
Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Method of
Exhibit
Description
Filing
4.1
Composite Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company
IBR
4.2
Bylaws, as amended and restated, of the Company
IBR
4.3
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan
IBR
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Opinion of David J. Smith
E
23.1
Consent of David J. Smith
IBR
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
E
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Powers of Attorney
E
Legend:
E = Electronic Filing
IBR = Incorporated by Reference
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