WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Bunge
Limited (NYSE: BG) today announced the results of its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, which was held this morning in
New York City.
Adoption of Amendment to Bye-Laws to Declassify Board of Directors: Shareholders approved an amendment to the Bye-Laws
to declassify the board of directors.
Election of Directors: Shareholders elected Paul Cornet de Ways-Ruart, William
Engels, L. Patrick Lupo and Soren Schroder as directors for
a one-year term. Following the Annual General Meeting, Bunge's Board now has 10 directors.
Appointment of Independent Auditors: Shareholders approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent
auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, and authorized the Audit Committee of the
Board of Directors to determine the independent auditors' fees.
Advisory Vote to Approve Compensation of Named Executive Officers: Shareholders approved this proposal.
2016 Equity Incentive Plan: Shareholders approved the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan.
The final vote results will be reported in a Form 8-K to be filed by Bunge with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
About Bunge Limited
Bunge Limited (www.bunge.com, NYSE: BG) is a leading global
agribusiness and food company operating in over 40 countries with approximately 35,000 employees. Bunge buys, sells, stores
and transports oilseeds and grains to serve customers worldwide; processes oilseeds to make protein meal for animal feed and
edible oil products for commercial customers and consumers; produces sugar and ethanol from sugarcane; mills wheat, corn and rice
to make ingredients used by food companies; and sells fertilizer in South America. Founded in 1818, the company is
headquartered in White Plains, New York.
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historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are not
based on historical facts, but rather reflect our current expectations and projections about our future results, performance,
prospects and opportunities. We have tried to identify these forward-looking statements by using words including "may," "will,"
"should," "could," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "intend," "estimate," "continue" and similar expressions. These
forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results,
performance, prospects or opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking
statements. The following important factors, among others, could affect our business and financial performance: industry
conditions, including fluctuations in supply, demand and prices for agricultural commodities and other raw materials and products
used in our business; fluctuations in energy and freight costs and competitive developments in our industries; the effects of
weather conditions and the outbreak of crop and animal disease on our business; global and regional agricultural, economic,
financial and commodities market, political, social and health conditions; the outcome of pending regulatory and legal
proceedings; our ability to complete, integrate and benefit from acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and strategic
alliances; our ability to achieve the efficiencies, savings and other benefits anticipated from our cost reduction, margin
improvement and other business optimization initiatives; changes in government policies, laws and regulations affecting our
business, including agricultural and trade policies, tax regulations and biofuels legislation; and other factors affecting our
business generally. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of the date of this release, and
except as otherwise required by federal securities law, we do not have any obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
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SOURCE Bunge Limited