Archer-Daniels-Midland Co — Director's Dealing 2004

Jul 9, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO (ADM)
CIK: 0000007084
Period of Report: 2004-07-09

Reporting Person: VANIER JOHN K (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-07-09	Common Stock	J	1367608	—	Disposed	2735216	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	4479573	Direct
Common Stock	108877	Indirect
Common Stock	2991678	Indirect
Common Stock	535763	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Owned by John K. Vanier Revocable Inter Vivos trust dated June 30, 1990.

F2: Owned by Western Star Ag Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation, formerly Star C, Inc. Mr. Vanier and his family are the owners of all of the issued stock of Western Star Ag. Resources, Inc.

F3: Owned by Star E-1, LLC, Star E-2, LLC and Star E-3, LLC. John K. Vanier disclaims any beneficial ownership in the assets of these entities.

F4: Owned by Star F, Inc., a Kansas corporation. All of the issued stock of Star F, Inc., is owned by Western Star Ag Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation. John K. Vanier, his wife and family own all of the Class F stock of Western Star Ag Resources, Inc., which stock represents the beneficial ownership of the assets of Star F, Inc.