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 23, 2014

 

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):

 

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Item 5.07                                           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On May 23, 2014, Bunge Limited (“Bunge”) held its 2014 annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Annual General Meeting”).  At the Annual General Meeting, shareholders elected Bunge’s nominees as Class III directors, approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Bunge’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2014, approved the advisory vote on executive compensation and re-approved the performance goals for the Bunge Limited 2009 Equity Incentive Plan.  The results of the votes at the Annual General Meeting were as follows:

 

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

 

Nominee

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Ernest G. Bachrach

 

112,099,250

 

2,039,294

 

374,867

 

7,011,497

 

Enrique H. Boilini

 

112,373,761

 

1,566,345

 

573,305

 

7,011,497

 

Carol M. Browner

 

113,158,369

 

1,059,247

 

295,795

 

7,011,497

 

 

Directors whose terms of office continued after the Annual General Meeting are:  Francis Coppinger, Bernard de La Tour d’Auvergne Lauraguais, William Engels, Andrew Ferrier, Kathleen Hyle, L. Patrick Lupo and Soren Schroder.

 

Proposal 2: Approval of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for fiscal year 2014 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

 

120,613,450

 

605,129

 

306,329

 

N/A

 

 

Proposal 3: Advisory vote on executive compensation:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

111,395,422

 

2,697,098

 

420,891

 

7,011,497

 

 

Proposal 4: Re-approval of the performance goals for the Bunge Limited 2009 Equity Incentive Plan:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

112,454,420

 

1,701,385

 

357,606

 

7,011,497

 

 



 

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 28, 2014

 

 

 

BUNGE LIMITED

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Carla L. Heiss

 

 

Name:

Carla L. Heiss

 

 

Title:

Deputy General Counsel, Chief

 

 

 

Compliance Officer and Assistant

 

 

 

Secretary