WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.,
May 25, 2017 /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.
Election of Directors: Shareholders elected the ten
directors named in the proxy statement to the Board of Directors:
Ernest G. Bachrach, Enrique H. Boilini, Carol M. Browner, Paul Cornet de Ways-Ruart,
Andrew Ferrier, Andreas Fibig,
Kathleen Hyle, L. Patrick Lupo, John E.
McGlade and Soren
Schroder.
Appointment of Independent Auditors: Shareholders
approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as
independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, and authorized the Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors to determine the independent
auditors' fees.
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation: Shareholders
approved this proposal.
Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on
Executive Compensation: Shareholders expressed majority support
in favor of annual future advisory votes on executive
compensation.
2017 Non-Employee Directors Equity Incentive Plan:
Shareholders approved the 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 32,000 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.
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains both historical and forward-looking
statements. All statements, other than statements of 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