UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 24, 2013

 

BUNGE LIMITED

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Bermuda
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

001-16625
(Commission File Number)

 

98-0231912
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

50 Main Street
White Plains, New York

 (Address of principal executive offices)

 

10606

(Zip code)

 

(914) 684-2800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N.A.

(Former name or former address, if changes since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07              Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On May 24, 2013, Bunge Limited (“Bunge”) held its 2013 annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Annual General Meeting”).  At the Annual General Meeting, shareholders elected Bunge’s nominees as Class I directors, approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Bunge’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2013 and approved the advisory vote on executive compensation.  The results of the votes at the Annual General Meeting were as follows:

 

Proposal 1: Election of Class I directors for a three-year term:

 

Nominee

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Bernard de La Tour d’Auvergne Lauraguais

 

90,544,847

 

2,217,496

 

122,916

 

8,832,144

 

William Engels

 

91,355,504

 

1,406,357

 

123,398

 

8,832,144

 

L. Patrick Lupo

 

90,023,272

 

2,736,705

 

125,282

 

8,832,144

 

Soren Schroder

 

91,615,147

 

1,148,845

 

121,267

 

8,832,144

 

 

Directors whose terms of office continued after the Annual General Meeting are:  Ernest G. Bachrach, Enrique H. Boilini, James T. Hackett, Francis Coppinger, Alberto Weisser, Andrew Ferrier and Kathleen Hyle.

 

Proposal 2: Approval of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for fiscal year 2013 and authorization of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to determine the independent auditors’ fees:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

101,042,209

 

530,183

 

145,011

 

0

 

 

Proposal 3: Advisory vote on executive compensation:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

73,077,517

 

19,297,393

 

510,349

 

8,832,144

 

 

 



 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated:  May 29, 2013

 

 

 

BUNGE LIMITED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Carla L. Heiss

 

 

Name:

Carla L. Heiss

 

 

Title:

Assistant General Counsel,
Chief Compliance Officer and
Assistant Secretary