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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 21, 2020
 
BUNGE LIMITED
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Bermuda
001-16625
98-0231912
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
    
1391 Timberlake Manor Parkway
 
St. Louis
 
Missouri
63017
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
(314)
292-2000
(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):
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share
 
BG
 
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). 
Emerging growth company
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ 

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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
As described below under Item 5.07, at the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual General Meeting”) of Bunge Limited (the “Company”) held on May 21, 2020, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares by 5,100,000 shares. This amendment is further described under “Proposal 4 - Approval of an Amendment to Increase the Number of Authorized Shares under the Bunge Limited 2016 Equity Incentive Plan” in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2020 (the “Proxy Statement”), which description is incorporated herein by reference pursuant to General Instruction B.3 of Form 8-K.

Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the Annual General Meeting, shareholders elected the Company’s director nominees, approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal 2020 and approved an amendment to the Bunge Limited 2016 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares by 5,100,000 shares. Shareholders did not approve the advisory vote on executive compensation. These proposals are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual General Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2020. The results of the votes at the Annual General Meeting were as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of directors
Nominee
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Sheila Bair
107,707,590
1,628,760
48,672
8,810,326
Vinita Bali
57,565,358
51,769,152
50,512
8,810,326
Carol Browner
108,342,181
992,826
50,015
8,810,326
Andrew Ferrier
82,411,317
26,919,506
54,199
8,810,326
Paul Fribourg
106,932,728
2,401,061
51,233
8,810,326
J. Erik Fyrwald
108,384,981
948,417
51,624
8,810,326
Gregory A. Heckman
108,431,312
902,580
51,130
8,810,326
Bernardo Hees
107,576,098
1,758,079
50,845
8,810,326
Kathleen Hyle
108,223,448
1,107,261
54,313
8,810,326
Henry W. (Jay) Winship
89,247,303
20,085,076
52,643
8,810,326
Mark N. Zenuk
107,686,659
1,645,807
52,556
8,810,326
The directors listed above were elected for a one-year term.
Proposal 2: Approval of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor for fiscal 2020 and authorization of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to determine the independent auditor’s fees
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
116,921,779
1,219,191
54,378
Proposal 3: Advisory vote on executive compensation
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
43,391,031
62,208,949
3,785,042
8,810,326
Proposal 4: Approval of an amendment to the Bunge Limited 2016 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares by 5,100,000 shares
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
105,093,349
4,246,925
44,748
8,810,326














Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)    Exhibits.
Exhibit
Description
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)






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 26, 2020

    
 
BUNGE LIMITED
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ John W. Neppl
 
 
 
Name:
John W. Neppl
 
 
 
Title:
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer