UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Notice of
Annual General Meeting
of Shareholders and
2012 Proxy Statement

 

 


 

 

April 10, 2012

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Bunge Limited
50 Main Street
White Plains, New York 10606
U.S.A.

April 10, 2012

Dear Shareholder:

        You are cordially invited to attend our Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, which will be held on Friday, May 25, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, at the Sofitel Hotel, 45 West 44th Street, in New York City.

        The proxy statement contains important information about the Annual General Meeting, the proposals we will consider and how you can vote your shares.

        This year, we are using the Securities and Exchange Commission's Notice and Access method to provide proxy materials via the Internet to some of our shareholders. We believe that this process provides shareholders with a convenient method to access the proxy materials and vote, while allowing us to conserve natural resources and reduce the costs of printing and distributing the proxy materials. We will mail to many of our shareholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials containing instructions on how to access our proxy statement and 2011 annual report and vote electronically via the Internet. This Notice will also contain instructions on how to receive a paper copy of your proxy materials. All shareholders who do not receive a Notice will receive a paper copy of the proxy materials by mail or an electronic copy of the proxy materials by email.

        Your vote is very important to us. We encourage you to vote as soon as possible, regardless of whether you will attend the Annual General Meeting. This will help us ensure that your vote is represented at the Annual General Meeting.

        On behalf of the Board of Directors and the management of Bunge, I extend our appreciation for your investment in Bunge. We look forward to seeing you at the Annual General Meeting.

   
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    Alberto Weisser
Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Chief Executive Officer

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Bunge Limited
50 Main Street
White Plains, New York 10606
U.S.A.

April 10, 2012

NOTICE OF
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

        Bunge Limited's 2012 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held on May 25, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, at the Sofitel Hotel, 45 West 44th Street, in New York City. At the Annual General Meeting, we will discuss and you will vote on the following proposals:

        Shareholders will also consider and act on such other matters as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

        These matters are more fully described in the enclosed proxy statement. We will also present at the Annual General Meeting the consolidated financial statements and independent auditors' reports for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, copies of which can be found in our 2011 Annual Report that accompanies this notice.

        March 30, 2012 is the record date for determining which shareholders are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual General Meeting and at any subsequent adjournments or postponements. The share register will not be closed between the record date and the date of the Annual General Meeting.

        Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual General Meeting in person, please promptly vote by mail, Internet or telephone so that your shares will be represented at the Annual General Meeting.

        You will be required to bring certain documents with you to be admitted to the Annual General Meeting. Please read carefully the sections in the proxy statement on attending and voting at the Annual General Meeting to ensure that you comply with these requirements.

        By order of the Board of Directors.


 

 

 
   
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            Carla L. Heiss
        
Secretary

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INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROXY STATEMENT AND THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

    1  

Questions and Answers About Voting Your Common Shares

    1  

Deadline for Appointment of Proxies by Telephone or the Internet or Returning Your Proxy Card

    6  

Solicitation of Proxies

    6  

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

    7  

Board Composition and Independence

    7  

Board Leadership Structure

    8  

Board Meetings and Committees

    8  

Risk Oversight

    10  

Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Ethics

    11  

Executive Sessions of Our Board

    11  

Communications with Our Board

    11  

Nomination of Directors

    12  

PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

    14  

Election of Directors

    14  

Class II Nominees

    14  

Class I Directors With Terms Expiring in 2013

    15  

Class III Directors With Terms Expiring in 2014

    17  

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

    19  

Director Compensation Table

    19  

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

    22  

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

    22  

Compensation Committee Report

    38  

Compensation and Risk

    39  

Summary Compensation Table

    41  

Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table

    42  

Outstanding Equity Awards Table

    43  

Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table

    44  

Pension Benefits Table

    45  

Retirement Plan Benefits

    45  

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table

    48  

Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment or Change of Control

    49  

SHARE OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

    58  

AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

    60  

PROPOSAL 2 — APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS AND AUTHORIZATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD TO DETERMINE THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' FEES

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General

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Fees

    61  

Audit Fees

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Audit-Related Fees

    61  

Tax Fees

    62  

All Other Fees

    62  

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

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PROPOSAL 3 — ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

    64  

Loans to Directors and Executive Officers

    64  

Transactions with Mutual Investment Limited and its Subsidiaries

    64  

Other Relationships

    64  

Policy for the Review and Approval of Related Person Transactions

    64  

SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

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SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 2013 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

    65  

DIRECTIONS TO ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

    66  

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION REPORTS

    66  

NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS

    66  

OTHER MATTERS

    66  

APPENDIX A — Corporate Governance Guidelines

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INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROXY STATEMENT AND
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Questions and Answers About Voting Your Common Shares

Why did I receive this Proxy Statement?   Bunge has furnished these proxy materials to you because Bunge's Board of Directors is soliciting your proxy to vote at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 25, 2012. This proxy statement contains information about the items being voted on at the Annual General Meeting and important information about Bunge. Bunge's 2011 Annual Report, which includes Bunge's 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K, is also being furnished together with this proxy statement. If you received printed versions of these materials by mail, these materials also include the proxy card or voting instruction form for the Annual General Meeting. Bunge is making its proxy materials first available to shareholders on or about April 10, 2012.

 

 

Bunge has sent these materials to each person who is registered as a holder of its common shares in its register of shareholders (such owners are often referred to as "holders of record" or "registered holders") as of the close of business on March 30, 2012, the record date for the Annual General Meeting.

 

 

Bunge has requested that banks, brokerage firms and other nominees who hold Bunge common shares on behalf of the owners of the common shares (such owners are often referred to as "beneficial shareholders" or "street name holders") as of the close of business on March 30, 2012 forward either a Notice or a printed copy of these materials, together with a proxy card or voting instruction form, to those beneficial shareholders. Bunge has agreed to pay the reasonable expenses of the banks, brokerage firms and other nominees for forwarding these materials.

 

 

Finally, Bunge has provided for these materials to be sent to persons who have interests in Bunge common shares through participation in the company share funds of the Bunge Retirement Savings Plan, the Bunge Savings Plan and the Bunge Savings Plan—Supplement A. Although these persons are not eligible to vote directly at the Annual General Meeting, they may, however, instruct the trustees of the plans on how to vote the common shares represented by their interests. The enclosed proxy card will also serve as voting instructions for the trustees of the plans. If you do not provide voting instructions for shares held for you in any of these plans, the trustees will vote these shares in the same ratio as the shares for which voting instructions are provided.

 

 

Shareholders who owned our common shares as of the close of business on the record date for the Annual General Meeting are entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting and adjournments or postponements of the Annual General Meeting. A poll will be taken on each proposal to be put to the Annual General Meeting.

 

 

 

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What is Notice and Access and why did Bunge elect to use it?   As permitted by regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Notice and Access provides companies with the ability to make proxy materials available to shareholders electronically via the Internet. Bunge has elected to provide some of our shareholders with a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials ("Notice") instead of receiving a full set of printed proxy materials in the mail. The Notice is a document that provides instructions regarding how to:

 

view our proxy materials on the Internet;

 

vote your shares; and

 

request printed copies of these materials, including the proxy card or voting instruction form.


 

 

On or about April 10, 2012, we began mailing the Notice to certain beneficial shareholders and posted our proxy materials on the website referenced in the Notice. See "Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials" in this proxy statement for more information about where to view our proxy materials on the Internet.

 

 

As more fully described in the Notice, shareholders who received the Notice may choose to access our proxy materials on the website referenced in the Notice or may request to receive a printed set of our proxy materials. In addition, the Notice and website provide information regarding how you may request to receive proxy materials in printed form by mail or electronically by email on an ongoing basis. The selected delivery choice will remain in effect until changed by the shareholder. If you have previously elected to receive our proxy materials electronically, you will continue to receive access to those materials by email unless you elect otherwise.

How many votes do I have?

 

Every holder of a common share will be entitled to one vote per share for the election of each director and to one vote per share on each other matter presented at the Annual General Meeting. On March 30, 2012, there were 145,907,590 common shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual General Meeting.

What proposals are being presented at the Annual General Meeting?

 

Bunge intends to present proposals numbered one through three for shareholder consideration and voting at the Annual General Meeting. These proposals are:

 

the election of the two directors named in this proxy statement;

 

the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditors and authorization of the Audit Committee of the Board to determine the auditors' fees; and

 

to approve a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers.

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    Other than the matters set forth in this proxy statement and matters incidental to the conduct of the Annual General Meeting, Bunge does not know of any business or proposals to be considered at the Annual General Meeting. If any other business is proposed and properly presented at the Annual General Meeting, the proxies received from our shareholders give the proxy holders the authority to vote on the matter at their discretion.

How do I attend the Annual General Meeting?

 

For admission to the Annual General Meeting, shareholders of record should bring the admission ticket attached to the enclosed proxy card, as well as a form of photo identification, to the shareholders' check-in area, where their ownership will be verified. Those who have beneficial ownership of common shares held by a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee must bring account statements or letters from their banks or brokers showing that they own Bunge common shares, together with a form of photo identification. Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, and the Annual General Meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time.

How do I vote?

 

You can exercise your vote in the following ways:

 

By Telephone or the Internet: If you are a shareholder of record, you may appoint your proxy by telephone, or electronically through the Internet, by following the instructions on your proxy card. If you are a beneficial shareholder, please follow the instructions on your Notice or voting instruction form.

 

By Mail: If you are a shareholder of record, you can appoint your proxy by marking, dating and signing your proxy card and returning it by mail in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. If you are a beneficial shareholder and received or requested printed copies of the proxy materials, you can vote by following the instructions on your voting instruction form.

 

At the Annual General Meeting: If you are planning to attend the Annual General Meeting and wish to vote your common shares in person, we will give you a ballot at the meeting. Shareholders who own their common shares in street name are not able to vote at the Annual General Meeting unless they have a proxy, executed in their favor, from the holder of record of their shares. You must bring this additional proxy to the Annual General Meeting.


 

 

Your vote is very important. Even if you plan to be present at the Annual General Meeting, we encourage you to vote as soon as possible.

What if I return my proxy card but do not mark it to show how I am voting?

 

If you sign and return your proxy card or voting instruction form but do not indicate instructions for voting, your common shares will be voted "FOR" each of proposals 1, 2 and 3. With respect to any other matter which may properly come before the Annual General Meeting, your common shares will be voted at the discretion of the proxy holders.

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May I change or revoke my proxy?   You may change or revoke your proxy at any time before it is exercised in one of four ways:

 

Notify our Secretary in writing at the address provided below before the Annual General Meeting that you are revoking your proxy;

 

Use the telephone or the Internet to change your proxy;

 

Submit another proxy card (or voting instruction form if you hold your common shares in street name) with a later date; or

 

If you are a holder of record, or a beneficial holder with a proxy from the holder of record, vote in person at the Annual General Meeting.


 

 

You may not revoke a proxy simply by attending the Annual General Meeting. To revoke a proxy, you must take one of the actions described above. Any written notice of revocation must be sent to the attention of our Secretary at 50 Main Street, White Plains, New York 10606, U.S.A., or by facsimile to (914) 684-3497.

What does it mean if I receive more than one Notice or set of proxy materials?

 

It means you have multiple accounts at the transfer agent and/or with banks and stock brokers. Please vote all of your common shares. Beneficial shareholders sharing an address who are receiving multiple Notices or copies of proxy materials will need to contact their broker, bank or other nominee to request that only a single copy of each document be mailed to all shareholders at the shared address in the future. In addition, if you are the beneficial owner, but not the record holder, of Bunge's common shares, your broker, bank or other nominee may deliver only one copy of the Notice or proxy materials to multiple shareholders who share an address unless that nominee has received contrary instructions from one or more of the shareholders. Bunge will deliver promptly, upon written or oral request, a separate copy of the Notice, proxy statement or 2011 Annual Report to a shareholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the documents was delivered. Shareholders who wish to receive a separate copy of these documents should submit their request to Bunge's Investor Relations department by telephone at (914) 684-2800 or by submitting a written request to 50 Main Street, White Plains, New York 10606, U.S.A., Attention: Investor Relations.

Can I receive future proxy materials electronically?

 

Shareholders can help us conserve natural resources and reduce the cost of printing and mailing proxy statements and annual reports by opting to receive future mailings electronically. To enroll, please visit our website at www.bunge.com, click on the "Investors—Shareholder Info & Services-Electronic Delivery Enrollment" links and follow the instructions provided.

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What constitutes a quorum?   The presence at the start of the Annual General Meeting of at least two persons representing, in person or by proxy, more than one-half of our outstanding common shares will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

What vote is required in order to approve each proposal?

 

The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast is required to elect each of the nominees for director (Proposal 1) and to appoint our independent auditors (Proposal 2).

 

 

As this is an uncontested election, any nominee for director who receives a greater number of votes "against" his or her election than votes "for" such election will not be elected to the Board and the position on the Board that would have been filled by the director nominee will become vacant.

 

 

The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast is required to adopt the non-binding resolution approving the compensation of our named executive officers (Proposal 3).

 

 

Proposal 3 is an advisory vote only and, as discussed in more detail in "Proposal 3—Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation," the voting result is not binding on us. However, although the advisory vote on Proposal 3 is non-binding, our Board will review the results of the vote and will take them into account in considering the compensation of our executive officers.

 

 

Pursuant to Bermuda law, (i) common shares which are represented by "broker non-votes" (i.e., common shares held by brokers which are represented at the Annual General Meeting but with respect to which the broker is not empowered to vote on a particular proposal) and (ii) common shares represented at the Annual General Meeting which abstain from voting on any matter are not included in the determination of the common shares voting on such matter, but are counted for quorum purposes.

 

 

Due to recent amendments to the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") rules, if you do not submit specific voting instructions to your broker, your broker will not have the ability to vote your common shares in connection with Proposals 1 and 3. Accordingly, if your common shares are held in street name and you do not submit voting instructions to your broker, your common shares will be treated as broker non-votes for these proposals and will not be counted in determining the outcome.

How will voting on any other business be conducted?

 

Other than the matters set forth in this proxy statement and matters incident to the conduct of the Annual General Meeting, we do not know of any business or proposals to be considered at the Annual General Meeting. If any other business is properly proposed and presented at the Annual General Meeting, the proxies received from our shareholders give the proxy holders the authority to vote on the matter according to their best judgment.

Who will count the votes?

 

Computershare Investor Services, LLC will act as the inspector of election and will tabulate the votes.

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Deadline for Appointment of Proxies by Telephone or the Internet or Returning Your Proxy Card

        Bunge shareholders should complete and return the proxy card as soon as possible. To be valid, your proxy card must be completed in accordance with the instructions on it and received by us no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 24, 2012. If you appoint your proxy by telephone or the Internet, we must receive your appointment no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 24, 2012. If you participate in the Bunge share funds of the Bunge Retirement Savings Plan, the Bunge Savings Plan and the Bunge Savings Plan—Supplement A, you must also submit your voting instructions by this deadline in order to allow the plan trustees time to receive your voting instructions and vote on behalf of the plans. If your common shares are held in street name and you are voting by mail, you should return your voting instruction form in accordance with the instructions on that form or as provided by the bank, brokerage firm or other nominee who holds Bunge common shares on your behalf.


Solicitation of Proxies

        We will bear the cost of the solicitation of proxies, including the preparation, printing and mailing of proxy materials and the Notice. We will furnish copies of these proxy materials to banks, brokers, fiduciaries and custodians holding shares in their names on behalf of beneficial owners so that they may forward these proxy materials to our beneficial owners.

        We have retained Innisfree M&A Incorporated to assist us in the distribution of the proxy materials and to act as proxy solicitor for the Annual General Meeting for a fee of $12,500 plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. In addition, we may supplement the original solicitation of proxies by mail with solicitation by telephone, telegram and other means by our directors, officers and/or other employees. We will not pay any additional compensation to these individuals for any such services.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Board Composition and Independence

        Our Board currently consists of eleven directors and is divided into three classes that are, as nearly as possible, of equal number. Each class of directors is elected for a three-year term of office, and the terms are staggered so that the term of only one class of directors expires at each annual general meeting. Bunge's bye-laws provide that no more than two directors may be employed by Bunge or any of its subsidiaries.

        The Board is composed of a substantial majority of independent directors. In accordance with the listing standards of the NYSE, to be considered independent, a director must have no material relationship with Bunge directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with Bunge. The Board annually reviews commercial and other relationships between directors or members of their immediate families and Bunge, including those reported below and under "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions," in order to make a determination regarding the independence of each director. To assist it in making these determinations, the Board has adopted categorical standards of director independence which are set forth in Annex A to our Corporate Governance Guidelines, which are included as Appendix A to this proxy statement and are also available through the "Investors—Corporate Governance" section of our website, www.bunge.com.

        As a result of this review, the Board has determined that the following directors are independent: Messrs. Bachrach, Boilini, Born, Coppinger, de La Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais, Engels, Hackett, Lupo and Pillard. In making its independence determinations, the Board broadly considers all relevant facts and circumstances, including that in the normal course of business, purchase and sale and other commercial and charitable transactions or relationships may occur between Bunge and other companies or organizations with which some of our directors or their immediate family members are affiliated. Mr. Weisser is not considered an independent director due to his position as an executive officer of Bunge. Mr. Caraballo is not considered an independent director as ordinary course agricultural commodity sales to, and fertilizer purchases from, Bunge made by a company owned and controlled by one of Mr. Caraballo's immediate family members exceeded the thresholds set forth in the categorical standards and NYSE listing standards within the last three years. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions" for more information.

        The following table includes a description of categories or types of transactions or relationships considered by the Board in reaching its determination that the above-mentioned directors are independent:

Name
  Transactions/Relationships
Jorge Born, Jr.    Charitable organization relationships

Bernard de La Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais

 

Charitable organization relationships

Larry Pillard

 

Business relationships

        In determining that the above-referenced directors are independent, the Board considered transactions during 2011 between Bunge and a company with which Mr. Pillard is affiliated as an executive officer and determined that the amount of business between Bunge and this company fell below the thresholds in Bunge's categorical standards of director independence and were made in the ordinary course of business on arms' length terms. The Board considered transactions during 2011 between Bunge and charitable organizations with which Mr. Born and immediate family members of Mr. Born and Mr. de La Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais are affiliated as directors and determined that the directors did not have a material direct or indirect interest in the transactions. The Board also considered that Bunge made donations in 2011 to a charitable organization with which Mr. Born and immediate family members of Mr. Born and Mr. de La Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais are affiliated as

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directors and determined that the amount of the charitable contributions fell below the thresholds in Bunge's categorical standards of director independence. Additionally, the Board considered the transactions with Mutual Investment Limited described under "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions" and determined these relationships do not impair the independence of Messrs. de La Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais, Coppinger and Engels.


Board Leadership Structure

        Alberto Weisser currently serves as both Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of our company. Our Board believes that it is currently in the best interests of Bunge and its shareholders for Mr. Weisser to serve in both capacities in order to provide unified leadership and direction.

        Our Board believes that Board independence and oversight of management are effectively maintained through the Board's composition characterized by a substantial majority of independent directors and Board committees that are comprised entirely of independent directors. As a result, independent directors oversee critical matters, including the integrity of our financial statements, the evaluation and compensation of executive management, the selection of directors, Board performance and our risk management practices. In addition, our Board has designated a Lead Independent Director with significant responsibilities as set forth in our Corporate Governance Guidelines. These responsibilities include:

        Although annually elected, the Lead Independent Director is generally expected to serve for more than one year in order to provide consistency and continuity. The Lead Independent Director also serves as Deputy Chairman of our Board, a position mandated in our bye-laws. L. Patrick Lupo has served as our Lead Independent Director since the establishment of the position in August 2010. Our Board recognizes that there might be circumstances under which the best interests of our company and its shareholders would require the separation of the offices of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and our Board retains the flexibility to separate the offices should that be deemed appropriate.


Board Meetings and Committees

        The Board normally has five regularly scheduled meetings per year and committee meetings are normally held in conjunction with Board meetings. Our Board met 11 times in 2011. All incumbent directors attended at least 75% of the combined Board and committee meetings on which they served during the last fiscal year.

        Our bye-laws give our Board the authority to delegate its powers to committees appointed by the Board. We have four standing Board committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Finance and Risk Policy Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee, each comprised entirely of non-employee directors determined to be independent under the listing standards of the NYSE and our Board's categorical standards of director independence. Each of these committees is authorized and assured of appropriate funding to retain and consult with external advisors and counsel. Our committees are required to conduct meetings and take action in accordance with the directions of the Board, the provisions of our bye-laws and the terms of their respective committee charters. Each committee has the power under its charter to sub delegate the authority and

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duties designated in its charter to subcommittees or individual members of the committee as it deems appropriate, unless prohibited by law, regulation or any NYSE listing standard. Copies of all our committee charters are available on our website, www.bunge.com. Please note that the information contained in or connected to our website is not intended to be part of this proxy statement.

        Audit Committee.    Pursuant to its charter, our Audit Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its responsibility for oversight of:

Please see the Audit Committee Report included in this proxy statement for information about our 2011 fiscal year audit. The Audit Committee met 12 times in 2011. The Audit Committee meets separately with our independent auditor and also in executive sessions with members of management and our director of internal audit from time to time as deemed appropriate by the committee. Additionally, the Audit Committee periodically meets in executive sessions at which only the Audit Committee members are in attendance, without any members of our management present. The members of our Audit Committee are Messrs. Bachrach, Boilini, Coppinger, de La Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais (chairman), Engels and Hackett. Each of the members of the Audit Committee is independent under the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 and the listing standards of the NYSE. Our Board has determined that each of Mr. de La Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais, Mr. Bachrach, Mr. Boilini, Mr. Engels and Mr. Hackett qualifies as an audit committee financial expert. In accordance with our Audit Committee charter, no committee member may simultaneously serve on the audit committees of more than two other public companies without the prior approval of the Board.

        Compensation Committee.    Our Compensation Committee designs, reviews and oversees Bunge's executive compensation program. Under its charter, the committee, among other things:

        Pursuant to its charter, the Compensation Committee is empowered to hire outside advisors as it deems appropriate to assist it in the performance of its duties. The Compensation Committee has sole authority to retain or terminate any such compensation consultants or advisors and to approve their fees. For additional information on the Compensation Committee's role, its use of outside advisors and their roles, as well as the committee's processes and procedures for the consideration and determination of executive compensation, see "Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis" beginning on page 22 of this proxy statement.

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        The Compensation Committee met five times in 2011. The members of our Compensation Committee are Messrs. Bachrach, Coppinger, Hackett and Lupo (chairman). Each of the members of the Compensation Committee is independent under the listing standards of the NYSE.

        Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.    Our Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee is responsible for, among other things:

        The Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee met five times in 2011. The members of our Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee are Messrs. Born, de La Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais, Engels, Lupo and Pillard (chairman). Each of the members of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee is independent under the listing standards of the NYSE.

        Finance and Risk Policy Committee.    Our Finance and Risk Policy Committee ("FRPC") is responsible for supervising the quality and integrity of our financial and risk management practices. As further described below, the FRPC reviews and updates our risk management policies and risk limits on a periodic basis and advises our Board on financial and risk management practices. The FRPC met five times in 2011. The members of the FRPC are Messrs. Boilini (chairman), Born, de La Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais, Engels and Pillard.


Risk Oversight

        Our Board of Directors oversees management's approach to risk management, which is designed to support the achievement of our strategic objectives and enhance shareholder value. For the Board, fundamental aspects of its risk management oversight activities include:

        Our Board has considered the most effective organizational structure to appropriately oversee major risks for our company. It has established a dedicated Board committee, the FRPC, which enables greater focus at the Board level on risk oversight tailored to our business and industries. The FRPC has responsibility for oversight of the quality and integrity of our financial and risk management practices, which includes oversight of the following key risk areas: commodities risk, foreign exchange risk, interest rate and liquidity risk, credit and counterparty risk, country risk, derivatives risk, capital structure and approval of corporate risk policies and limits associated with the company's risk appetite.

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The FRPC meets regularly with our CEO, CFO, chief risk officer, treasurer and other members of senior management to receive regular updates on our risk profile and risk management activities.

        Additionally, each of our other Board committees considers risks within its area of responsibility. Our Audit Committee focuses on various aspects of risk oversight, including the financial reporting process, adequacy of our internal controls and the impact of risk and risk management strategies on our financial statements. The Audit Committee receives an annual risk assessment briefing from our director of internal audit, as well as periodic update briefings, and reviews and approves the annual internal audit plan that is designed to prioritize and address the identified risks. The Audit Committee also reviews key risk considerations relating to the annual audit with our independent auditors and assists the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibility with respect to legal and compliance issues. In developing and overseeing our compensation programs, the Compensation Committee seeks to create incentives that are appropriately balanced and do not motivate employees to take imprudent risks. See "Compensation and Risk" on page 39 of this proxy statement for more information. Our Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee oversees risks related to the company's governance structure and processes. This includes its role in identifying individuals qualified to serve as Board members, and its leadership of the annual Board self-assessment process that is aimed at ensuring that the Board is functioning effectively and is able to meet all of its responsibilities, including with respect to risk oversight. Additionally, this Committee focuses on ensuring the right "tone at the top" of the company through its oversight of our code of ethics.

        All of our Board committees regularly report on their activities to the full Board to promote effective coordination and ensure that the entire Board remains apprised of major risks, how those risks may interrelate, and how management addresses those risks.


Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Ethics

        Our Board has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines that set forth our corporate governance objectives and policies and, subject to our bye-laws, govern the functioning of the Board. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines are included as Appendix A to this proxy statement and are also available on our website, www.bunge.com.

        We also have a code of ethics that sets forth our commitment to ethical business practices. Our code of ethics applies to our directors, officers and employees worldwide, including our Chief Executive Officer and senior financial officers. Our code of ethics is available on our website. We intend to post amendments to and waivers (to the extent applicable to certain officers and our directors) of our code of ethics on our website.


Executive Sessions of Our Board

        Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that the non-management directors shall meet without management directors at regularly scheduled executive sessions and at such other times as they deem appropriate. Our Board has adopted a policy that the non-management directors will meet without management present at each regularly scheduled Board meeting. In accordance with our Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Lead Independent Director presides over these sessions.


Communications with Our Board

        To facilitate the ability of shareholders to communicate with our Board and to facilitate the ability of interested persons to communicate with non-management directors, the Board has established an electronic mailing address and a physical mailing address to which such communications may be sent. Additional information on the electronic mailing address and the physical mailing address is available on our website through the "Investors—Corporate Governance" section.

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        Communications sent to the electronic mailing or physical mailing addresses are initially directed to our legal department, where they are screened to eliminate communications that are merely solicitations for products and services, items of a personal nature not relevant to us or our shareholders and other matters that are improper or irrelevant to the functioning of the Board or Bunge. All other communications are forwarded to the relevant director, if addressed to an individual director or a committee chairman, or to the members of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee if no particular addressee is specified.

        In addition, it is the policy of our Board that our directors attend each annual general meeting of shareholders. In 2011, all of our then serving directors, other than Mr. Coppinger, attended our 2011 Annual General Meeting.


Nomination of Directors

        As provided in its charter, the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee will identify and recommend to the Board nominees for election or re-election to the Board and will consider nominees submitted by shareholders. The Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee, in its commitment to our Corporate Governance Guidelines, strives to nominate director candidates who exhibit high standards of ethics, integrity, commitment and accountability and who are committed to promoting the long-term interests of our shareholders. In addition, all nominations attempt to ensure that the Board shall encompass a range of talent, skill and relevant expertise sufficient to provide sound guidance with respect to our operations and interests. The committee strives to recommend candidates that complement the current members of the Board and other proposed nominees so as to further the objective of having a Board that reflects a diversity of background and experience with the necessary skills to effectively perform the functions of the Board and its committees. In that regard, from time to time, the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee may identify certain skills or attributes (e.g., extensive global business leadership experience) as being particularly desirable to help meet specific Board needs that have arisen. When the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee reviews a potential new candidate, it looks specifically at the candidate's qualifications in light of the needs of the Board at that time given the then-current mix of director attributes.

        Under the Corporate Governance Guidelines, directors must inform the Chairman of the Board and the Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee in advance of accepting an invitation to serve on another public company board. In addition, no director may sit on the board, or beneficially own more than 1% of the outstanding equity securities, of any of our competitors in our principal lines of business. While the Board has not established any term limits to an individual's membership on the Board, no director having attained the age of 70 will be nominated by the Board for re-election or re-appointment to the Board. Directors eligible for re-election abstain from Board discussions regarding their nomination and from voting on such nomination.

        In accordance with our bye-laws, shareholders who wish to propose a director nominee must give written notice to our Secretary at our registered address at 2 Church Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda, not later than 120 days before the first anniversary of the date on which Bunge's proxy statement was distributed to shareholders in connection with the prior year's annual general meeting. If no annual general meeting was held in the prior year or if the date of the annual general meeting has been changed by more than 30 days from the date contemplated in the prior year's proxy statement, the notice must be given before the later of (i) 150 days prior to the contemplated date of the annual general meeting and (ii) the date which is ten days after the date of the first public announcement or other notification of the actual date of the annual general meeting. Where directors are to be elected at a special general meeting, such notice must be given before the later of (i) 120 days before the date of the special general meeting and (ii) the date which is ten days after the date of the first public announcement or other notification of the date of the special general meeting. In each case, the notice must include, as to each person the shareholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as

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director, all information relating to that person required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which includes such person's written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected, and evidence satisfactory to Bunge that such nominee has no interests that would limit such nominee's ability to fulfill their duties of office. Bunge may require any nominee to furnish such other information as reasonably may be required by Bunge to determine the eligibility of such nominee to serve as a director. A shareholder may propose a director nominee to be considered by our shareholders at the annual general meeting provided that the notice provisions in our bye-laws as set forth above are met, even if such director nominee is not nominated by the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee. A shareholder may also recommend director candidates for consideration by the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee at any time. Any such recommendations should include the nominee's name and qualifications for Board membership.

        In connection with the director nominations process, the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee may identify candidates through recommendations provided by members of the Board, management, shareholders or other persons, and has also engaged professional search firms to assist in identifying or evaluating qualified candidates. Mr. Hackett, who joined the Board in November 2011, was initially identified as a potential director candidate by a search firm retained by the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee. The Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee will review and evaluate candidates taking into account available information concerning the candidate, the qualifications for Board membership described above and other factors that it deems relevant. In conducting its review and evaluation, the Committee may solicit the views of other members of the Board, senior management and third parties, conduct interviews of proposed candidates and may also request that candidates meet with other members of the Board. The Committee will evaluate candidates recommended by shareholders in the same manner as candidates recommended by other persons. The Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee has not received any nominations for director from shareholders for the 2012 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

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PROPOSAL 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Election of Directors

        Upon the recommendation of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee, each of Messrs. Coppinger and Weisser has been nominated by the Board for election at the 2012 Annual General Meeting. Messrs. Coppinger and Weisser are currently Class II directors, and their terms expire on the day of the 2012 Annual General Meeting. Octavio Caraballo and Larry Pillard are not standing for re-election at the 2012 Annual General Meeting and will retire from the Board when their current terms expire on the date of the 2012 Annual General Meeting, at which point the size of the Board will be reduced to nine members. The Class II directors elected at this Annual General Meeting will serve a term that expires at our 2015 Annual General Meeting. Election of each director requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of common shares represented at the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy.

        The Board believes that its members possess a variety of skills, qualifications and experience that contribute to the Board's ability to oversee our operations and the growth of our business. The following paragraphs set forth information about the nominees and our directors, including the classes into which they have been divided. The nominees for election at the Annual General Meeting are listed first. All of the nominees are current directors of Bunge and we are not aware of any reason why any of the nominees will not be able to serve if elected.


Class II Nominees


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  Francis Coppinger, 61

Mr. Coppinger has been a member of our Board since 2001. Until March 2006, he was Chief Executive Officer of Publicité Internationale Intermedia Plc (PII), a joint venture he established with the Michelin Group in December 1992 which coordinates the media activities of the Michelin Group in Europe. Mr. Coppinger sold his interest in PII to the Michelin Group in January 2006. Prior to his career with PII, Mr. Coppinger held a number of senior executive positions, including General Manager and Chairman, with Intermedia S.A., a media buying agency based in Paris. He is a member of the board of directors of Intermedia. Since 2010, he has served on the board of Mutual Investment Limited. Mr. Coppinger holds a Bachelors degree in Economics from the University of Paris and attended the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris. Having founded a media company, he brings an entrepreneurial perspective to the Board, as well as marketing and strategic expertise. Mr. Coppinger also brings an international business and board perspective to the Board.

 

 

 

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  Alberto Weisser, 56

Mr. Weisser is the Chairman of our Board and our Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Weisser has been with Bunge since July 1993. He has been a member of our Board since 1995, was appointed our Chief Executive Officer in January 1999 and became Chairman of the Board in July 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Weisser held the position of Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Bunge, Mr. Weisser worked for the BASF Group in various finance related positions for 15 years. Mr. Weisser is also a member of the board of directors of International Paper Company and Pepsico Inc. He is a member of the North American Agribusiness Advisory Board of Rabobank and a board member of the Council of the Americas. He is a former director of Ferro Corporation. Mr. Weisser has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of São Paulo, Brazil. As our chairman and CEO, Mr. Weisser brings to the Board significant senior leadership, strategic, operational, management, marketing, financial and risk management skills, as well as extensive knowledge of the company's business and industries, broad international exposure, U.S. public company board experience and substantial mergers and acquisitions experience.


Class I Directors With Terms Expiring in 2013


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  Jorge Born, Jr., 49

Mr. Born has been a member of our Board since 2001. Mr. Born is President and Chief Executive Officer of Bomagra S.A., a privately held company involved in the real estate, technology and communications equipment and farming industries in Argentina. Prior to joining Bomagra in 1997, Mr. Born spent all of his professional life working for Bunge in various capacities in the commodities trading, oilseed processing and food products areas in Argentina, Brazil, the United States and Europe. He also served as head of Bunge's European operations from 1992 to 1997. Mr. Born is a director of Hochschild Mining PLC, a mining conglomerate listed on the London Stock Exchange, and Dufry A.G., a global duty free retailer listed on the São Paulo and Zurich stock exchanges. He serves as non-executive chairman of the Fundación Bunge y Born, a leading Argentine charitable organization. From 2001 to 2010, he also served as a director and Deputy Chairman of the board of directors of Mutual Investment Limited. Mr. Born has a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is a member of Wharton's Latin American Executive Board and the Board of Governors of Wharton's Lauder Institute. He is also a member of Georgetown University's Latin American Board. Mr. Born brings extensive experience in the agribusiness industry and the company's business to the Board, as well as significant international business and board experience.

 

 

 

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  Bernard de La Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais, 67

Mr. de La Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais has been a member of our Board since 2001. Mr. de La Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais joined Bunge in 1970 and held various senior executive positions in Argentina, Brazil and Europe in the agribusiness and food products divisions until his retirement in 1994. He is also the Chairman of the board of directors of Mutual Investment Limited. Mr. de La Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais has a degree in Civil Engineering from the Federal Polytechnic School of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He has extensive knowledge and understanding of accounting and financial reporting, and qualifies as an audit committee financial expert. He also brings to the Board significant experience in the agribusiness industry and our business, as well as international business experience.

 

 

 

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  William Engels, 52

Mr. Engels has been a member of our Board since 2001. Since 2007, he has been an advisor to a private investment fund with investments in South America. From 2003 to December 2006, Mr. Engels served on the board of directors of Quilmes Industrial (Quinsa) S.A., a holding company with interests in the beverage and malting industries, as the representative of Beverage Associates (BAC) Corp. From 1992 to 2003, Mr. Engels served in various capacities at Quinsa, including Director of Mergers and Acquisitions, Group Controller and Manager of Corporate Finance. Prior to joining Quinsa, Mr. Engels served as a Vice President at Citibank, N.A. in London, responsible for European sales of Latin American investment products, and in Brazil, in the area of mergers and acquisitions. Since 2010, Mr. Engels has served as Deputy Chairman of the board of Mutual Investment Limited. Mr. Engels has also served as a member of the board of BISA, a fund with diversified investments in different industries. Mr. Engels holds a B.S. from Babson College, an M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Engels brings to the Board significant financial experience, an understanding of mergers and acquisitions and a good understanding of industrial and consumer products companies. He brings an international business perspective to the Board, having had extensive working experience in Europe, the U.S. and Latin America. He also qualifies as an audit committee financial expert.

 

 

 

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  L. Patrick Lupo, 61

Mr. Lupo has been a member of our Board since 2006. He is currently the Lead Independent Director and Deputy Chairman of our Board. He is the former chairman and chief executive officer of DHL Worldwide Express (DHL). Mr. Lupo joined DHL in 1976. He served as chairman and CEO from 1986 to 1997 and as executive chairman from 1997 to 2001. During his tenure at the company, he also served as CEO, The Americas, and general counsel. Mr. Lupo received a law degree from the University of San Francisco and a B.A. degree from Seattle University. He is a member of the supervisory board of Cofra, AG. He is a former director of O2 plc and Ladbrokes plc (formerly Hilton Group plc). Mr. Lupo's experience as former chairman and chief executive officer of a major global logistics company provides valuable leadership, strategic, operational, management, marketing, financial and risk management skills to our Board, as well as insight into logistics, a critical element of our business. Additionally, his legal background provides our Board with an important perspective. He also brings to the Board significant international board experience.


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  Ernest G. Bachrach, 59

Mr. Bachrach has been a member of our Board since 2001. He is a member of the Executive Committee as well as a member of the board of directors of Advent International Corporation, a private equity firm. He has been with Advent since 1990. Prior to joining Advent, Mr. Bachrach was Senior Partner, European Investments, for Morningside Group, a private investment group. Mr. Bachrach also serves as a member of the boards of directors of Grupo Gayosso, S.A. de C.V., Controladora Milano S.A. de C.V., Dufry AG and International Meal Company Holdings Ltd. He has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. Mr. Bachrach also serves on the Board of Governors of the Lauder Institute of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Bachrach's skills and experience as a senior leader of a private equity firm provide our Board with knowledge of financial markets, financial and business analysis, mergers and acquisitions and business development. He brings to the Board international business and board experience and also qualifies as an audit committee financial expert.

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  Enrique H. Boilini, 50

Mr. Boilini has been a member of our Board since 2001. He has been a Managing Member at Yellow Jersey Capital, LLC, an investment management company, since September 2002. Prior to establishing Yellow Jersey Capital, Mr. Boilini was a Managing Member of Farallon Capital Management, LLC and Farallon Partners, LLC, two investment management companies, since October 1996. Mr. Boilini joined Farallon in March 1995 as a Managing Director. Prior to that time, Mr. Boilini also worked at Metallgessellschaft Corporation, as the head trader of emerging market debt and equity securities, and also served as a Vice President at The First Boston Corporation, where he was responsible for that company's activities in Argentina. Mr. Boilini has also served as a member of the board of Alpargatas SAIC and Managing Director and member of the board of Sovereign Debt Solutions Limited, an entity that acted as negotiating team for the Argentine Bond Restructuring Agency PLC (ABRA), a special purpose vehicle established for the sole function of aggregating bonds issued by Argentina and held by retail and small institutional investors outside the United States and representing those investors in the restructuring of Argentina's sovereign debt. Mr. Boilini received an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School in 1988 and a Civil Engineering degree from the University of Buenos Aires School of Engineering. Mr. Boilini brings to the Board significant financial and capital markets acumen, including knowledge with respect to derivatives. He brings international board and business experience to the Board and also qualifies as an audit committee financial expert.

 

 

 


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James T. Hackett, 58

Mr. Hackett joined our Board in 2011. He is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, a leading independent oil and gas exploration and production company. Prior to joining Anadarko in 2003, he was President and COO of Devon Energy Corporation following Devon's merger with Ocean Energy, Inc. Previously, he was Chairman and CEO of Ocean Energy, and served as Chairman and CEO of Seagull Energy Corporation prior to its merger with Ocean Energy. In addition to the board of Anadarko, Mr. Hackett also serves on the boards of Fluor Corporation, the Welch Foundation for Chemistry, the Houston Grand Opera and the U.S. Business Roundtable, and is a member of the Trilateral Commission. He is Vice Chairman of the Board of the Baylor College of Medicine and an adjunct professor at Rice University, where he is also a board member. He is a former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and the American Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA). He is also a former director of Halliburton Company and Temple Inland, Inc. Mr. Hackett holds a B.S. from the University of Illinois and an M.B.A. from Harvard University. Mr. Hackett brings to the Board extensive experience as a senior energy industry executive with strategic, operational, management, marketing and risk management skills, as well as extensive knowledge of commodities industries, broad international exposure, U.S. public company board experience and mergers and acquisitions experience. Additionally, his insights into global financial markets, monetary policy and banking operations, as well as his status as an audit committee financial expert provide valuable insights and skills to our Board.


RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD

        Our Board recommends that you vote FOR the election of each of Messrs. Coppinger and Weisser to our Board as Class II Directors for a term ending at our 2015 Annual General Meeting.

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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

        Our compensation program for non-employee directors is designed to enable us to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified directors to serve on our Board. It is also intended to further align the interests of our directors with those of our shareholders. Annual compensation for our non-employee directors in 2011 was comprised of a mix of cash and equity based compensation. The Compensation Committee periodically receives reports on the status of Board compensation for non-employee directors from its independent compensation consultant and is responsible for recommending to the Board changes in director compensation.


Director Compensation Table

        The following table sets forth the compensation for non-employee directors who served on our Board during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

 
  Non-Employee Director Compensation(1)  
Name
  Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash
($)
  Stock
Awards(2)
($)
  Total
($)
 

Ernest G. Bachrach

  $ 85,000   $ 123,647   $ 208,647  

Enrique H. Boilini

    103,000     123,647     226,647  

Jorge Born, Jr. 

    75,000     123,647     198,647  

Michael H. Bulkin

    31,250     123,647     154,897  

Octavio Caraballo

    75,000     123,647     198,647  

Francis Coppinger

    86,000     123,647     209,647  

William Engels

    86,000     123,647     209,647  

Bernard de La Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais

    98,000     123,647     221,647  

James T. Hackett

    14,167     210,485     224,652  

L. Patrick Lupo

    110,000     123,647     233,647  

Larry G. Pillard

    90,000     123,647     213,647  

(1)
Represents compensation earned in 2011.

(2)
Each of the non-employee directors then serving on the Board on the date of Bunge's annual meeting received an annual grant of 1,670 restricted stock units on May 27, 2011. Restricted stock units vest in full on the third anniversary of the grant date, provided the director continues to serve on the Board until such date. In connection with Mr. Hackett's appointment to the Board, he received a grant of 3,450 restricted stock units on November 1, 2011, which vest in full on November 1, 2014, provided he continues to serve on the Board until such date. The closing price of Bunge's common shares on the NYSE on May 27, 2011 was $74.04 and on November 1, 2011 was $61.01.


The amounts shown reflect the full grant date fair value of the award for financial reporting purposes in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 ("ASC Topic 718") (without any reduction for risk of forfeiture) as determined based on applying the assumptions used in Bunge's financial statements. See Note 25 to the audited consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 regarding assumptions underlying the valuation of equity awards. The aggregate number of restricted stock units outstanding for each non-employee director, excluding Mr. Hackett, as of December 31, 2011 was 5,560. Mr. Hackett held 3,450 restricted stock units as

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The value of the outstanding restricted stock units held by each non-employee director, excluding Mr. Hackett, as of December 31, 2011 was $318,032, based on the closing price of Bunge's common shares on the NYSE on December 30, 2011 ($57.20). The value of Mr. Hackett's outstanding restricted stock units as of December 31, 2011 was $197,340.


The aggregate number of stock options held by each director as of December 31, 2011 was for Messrs. Bachrach, Boilini, Born, Caraballo, Coppinger and de la Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais 32,600; for Mr. Engels 18,200, and for Messrs. Lupo and Pillard, 13,000. Mr. Hackett did not receive a stock option grant upon joining the Board.

        Directors' Fees.    Non-employee directors received the following fees in 2011: (i) an annual retainer fee of $75,000; (ii) a fee of $15,000 for service as committee chair on any committee, except for the Chair of the Audit Committee, who receives $20,000 per year for his services due to the added workload and responsibilities of this committee; (iii) members of the Audit Committee each receive $10,000 per year for their services due to the added workload and responsibilities of this committee; and (iv) a supplemental annual retainer of $20,000 for the Board's Lead Independent Director. No fees are paid for service as a member of any other Board committee. In addition, although directors do not receive an annual Board or committee meeting attendance fee, if the Board and/or a committee meets in excess of ten times in a given year, each director receives a fee of $1,000 for each additional meeting attended.

        Bunge also reimburses non-employee directors for reasonable expenses incurred by them in attending Board meetings, committee meetings and shareholder meetings. Bunge provides Mr. de La Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais with office accommodations, communications services and secretarial services to facilitate the fulfillment of his role as chairman of the Audit Committee.

        2007 Non-Employee Directors Equity Incentive Plan.    The 2007 Non-Employee Directors Equity Incentive Plan, adopted in 2007, provides for (i) an annual equity award to each continuing non-employee director as of the date of Bunge's annual general meeting of shareholders and (ii) an equity award upon a new non-employee director's initial election or appointment to the Board, which includes a pro rata portion of the award made to non-executive directors generally on the immediately preceding date of grant. In each case, the value, type and terms of such awards shall be approved by the Board based on the recommendation of the Compensation Committee. Bunge may grant non-qualified stock options, shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units and deferred restricted stock units under the 2007 Non-Employee Directors Equity Incentive Plan. Deferred restricted stock units become vested on or after the first anniversary of the date of grant, provided that the director has continued to serve on the Board until such date. However, upon vesting of any deferred restricted stock units, receipt of such deferred restricted stock units will be automatically deferred for at least an additional two years. Unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee, shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units become vested on or after the third anniversary of the date of grant. Unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee, stock options granted under the plan become vested and exercisable on or after the third anniversary of the date of grant. Under the plan, the exercise price per share for each stock option is equal to the fair market value of a common share on the option grant date, as provided in the plan. Outstanding stock options remain exercisable for a period of ten years after their grant date.

        The 2007 Non-Employee Directors Equity Incentive Plan provides that up to 600,000 common shares may be issued under the plan. As of December 31, 2011, 412,184 shares remain available for issuance under the plan.

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        Non-Employee Directors Equity Incentive Plan.    The Non-Employee Directors Equity Incentive Plan, adopted in 2001, provides for awards of non-qualified stock options to non-employee directors. Outstanding options remain exercisable for a period of ten years after their grant date. We have granted stock options to purchase an aggregate of 517,500 common shares to our non-employee directors as a group under the Non-Employee Directors Equity Incentive Plan. Effective May 25, 2007, when the 2007 Non-Employee Directors Equity Incentive Plan was approved by our shareholders, no further stock options may be granted under the 2001 Non-Employee Directors Equity Incentive Plan.

        Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan.    Our Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the "Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan"), a non-tax qualified deferred compensation plan, is designed to provide non-employee directors with an opportunity to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of their annual cash fees.

        Amounts deferred are credited in the form of hypothetical share units that are approximately equal to the fair market value of a Bunge common share on the date that fees are otherwise paid. Participants' deferral accounts will be credited with dividend equivalents, in the form of additional share units, in the event Bunge pays dividends to holders of its common shares. Distributions are made in the form of Bunge common shares or cash, as elected by the participant. Upon a change of control of Bunge, a participant will receive an immediate lump sum distribution of his or her account in cash or Bunge common shares, as determined by the Compensation Committee.

        As of January 1, 2009, participants no longer have the option to defer any portion of their annual cash fees pursuant to the Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan as a result of the adoption of Section 457A of the Internal Revenue Code.

        The number of shares underlying hypothetical share units held by our non-employee directors under this plan are shown in the beneficial ownership table on page 58 of this proxy statement.

        Non-Employee Director Share Ownership Guidelines.    To further align the personal interest of the Board with the interests of our shareholders, the Board has established share ownership guidelines for the minimum amount of common shares that are required to be held by our non-employee directors. These guidelines are required to be met within five years of May 2005 or, if later, from when the non-employee director is initially appointed or elected to the Board. For non-employee directors, the guideline is four times the annual retainer fee paid by Bunge to its non-employee directors. Shares deemed to be owned for purposes of the share ownership guidelines include shares directly owned by the director, shares underlying hypothetical share units held under the Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan and 50% of the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of our common shares for vested, in-the-money stock options. Unvested stock options or restricted stock units do not count toward satisfaction of the guidelines. Furthermore, our non-employee directors are required to hold 100% of the net shares acquired through Bunge's equity incentive plans until the guidelines are met. All non-employee directors have either met their share ownership guidelines or are making satisfactory progress towards their respective ownership guidelines as of December 31, 2011.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Introduction

        Bunge Limited's executive compensation program is designed to maintain a strong link between pay and performance. This Compensation Discussion and Analysis provides an overview of our executive compensation program, including:

Executive Summary — 2011 Overview

        2011 Financial Highlights.    2011 was a challenging year for Bunge. Over the course of the year, Bunge was faced with a combination of factors, including weather-related issues affecting our Brazilian sugar operations, challenges with respect to the transition of our Brazilian fertilizer business and significant volatility in global agricultural commodity markets generally. These factors created substantial headwinds for the company.

        Despite this challenging operating environment, in 2011 Bunge reported strong results in its agribusiness and food and ingredients segments and continued to make progress on transitioning its fertilizer business to a new blending and distribution model following the sale of Bunge's upstream fertilizer assets in 2010, though volumes were below our targets. Additionally, despite the effects of back-to-back years of poor weather conditions in the Center-South region of Brazil which significantly reduced the amount and quality of sugarcane available for milling, Bunge continued to build its sugar business through expansion of both agricultural operations as well as electricity cogeneration capacity following the acquisition of five sugarcane mills in 2010. Finally, Bunge returned $125 million of capital to shareholders in 2011 through its share buyback program.

        Our management team remained focused on key business goals in 2011 and Bunge showed continued year over year growth in the following key financial benchmarks which we use to evaluate performance for purposes of our incentive compensation plans:

 
  2011   2010(1)   Change(%)

Net Income Attributable to Bunge

  $942 million   $543 million   +73%

Earnings Per Share (EPS)

  $6.07   $3.47   +75%

Return on Net Assets

  7.09%   6.08%   +17%

(1)
2010 results exclude approximately $2.4 billion pre-tax and $1.9 billion after-tax gains on the sale of Bunge's Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets and a $90 million loss on the extinguishment of debt repaid with a portion of the proceeds of the transaction. A portion of this gain was included for

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        "Financial performance" is defined as the cumulative compound average growth rate in net income and earnings per share for the 2008-2010 period, and "total shareholder return," or TSR, is defined as stock price appreciation and dividends paid for the period from December 31, 2008 to December 31, 2011.

        Based on this analysis, as shown in the chart below, for the 2008-2010 period, our Chief Executive Officer's performance-adjusted total cash realized was at the 73rd percentile against other chief executive officers in the Peer Group while our financial performance was above the 75th percentile of the Peer Group. In addition, we achieved total shareholder return within the same quartile as our Chief Executive Officer's performance-adjusted total direct realized compensation. The Committee

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believes this demonstrates an appropriate relationship between our executive compensation program and company performance.

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        In reviewing this analysis, it should be noted that Mr. Weisser's base salary has not increased since 2003, with all changes in his compensation over the above periods attributable to variable incentive-based compensation, which is significantly tied to the achievement of key short-term and long-term performance goals. Additionally, relative to the market comparators that the Committee uses to establish executive compensation, increases to Mr. Weisser's compensation have historically been conservative and have positioned him at or below the competitive median in terms of target total direct compensation. This is consistent with the Committee's overall approach to executive compensation as described below in the CD&A.

        Highlights of Committee Actions in 2011.    Our compensation actions for 2011 generally reflected our operational results discussed above, competitive trends and other factors, including the following:

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        Highlights of Corporate Governance Practices.    Bunge's executive compensation is aligned with leading corporate governance practices. Such practices include the following:

Compensation Principles and Objectives

        Our executive compensation program is designed to achieve the following objectives:

        The program is driven by key performance measures for Bunge in order to motivate our executives (including the Named Executive Officers) to continually improve Bunge's financial performance and increase shareholder value both over the short and long-term.

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the program. Our executive compensation program consists of the following main elements of compensation:

        The Committee regularly reviews our executive compensation program to ensure that the program continues to meet its overall objectives.

        In 2011, Bunge held its initial shareholder advisory "say-on-pay" vote on the executive compensation program as set forth in the 2011 proxy statement. Over 95% of the votes cast on the say-on-pay proposal were cast in favor of the program. The Committee considered the results of the vote and, in light of the very high degree of shareholder support, concluded that no changes to the program were warranted in response to the vote results. In 2011, the Company also held its initial shareholder advisory vote on the frequency of future say-on-pay votes. Consistent with the recommendation of our Board of Directors, over 90% of the votes cast were cast in favor of holding future say-on-pay votes annually and we intend to hold future say-on-pay votes annually until the next say-on-pay frequency vote, which, in accordance with applicable law, will occur no later than our 2017 Annual General Meeting.

Competitive Market Positioning

        Bunge uses various methods to determine the elements of our executive compensation program and review current compensation practices and levels. Our executive compensation program strives to provide a mix of base salary, target annual cash incentive awards and target annual long-term equity-based incentive award values (referred to, in aggregate, as target total direct compensation) that is aligned with the program's principles and competitive with compensation provided by a peer group of selected publicly-traded companies.

        The combination of industries represented by our core businesses and the small number of U.S. publicly traded direct competitors creates challenges in identifying peer group companies. The Committee, in consultation with its independent compensation consultant Semler Brossy, selects peer group companies having one or more of the following characteristics: (i) Bunge's direct competitors in one or more of its businesses, (ii) companies that have annual revenues between .20 and 1.5 times Bunge's annual revenue and have a market capitalization between .50 and 3 times that of Bunge's (this reflects Bunge's unique relationship between annual revenue and market capitalization) and (iii) companies that have comparable international operations or which otherwise reflect the nature and scope of Bunge's activities (including companies involved in food processing, agricultural chemicals and fertilizer, raw materials and distribution and logistics) (the "Peer Group"). The composition of the Peer Group is periodically reviewed and, if appropriate, updated to ensure continued relevancy and account for mergers, acquisitions or other business related changes that may occur. For 2011, the following companies comprised the Peer Group:

Air Products & Chemicals Inc.   Monsanto Company
Alcoa Inc.   The Mosaic Company
Archer Daniels Midland Company   PotashCorp
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.   Sara Lee Corporation
ConAgra Foods Inc.   Tyson Foods, Inc.
FedEx Corp.   United Parcel Service, Inc.
International Paper Company   U.S. Steel Company
Kellogg Company   Weyerhaeuser Co.
Meadwestvaco Corp.    

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        Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., which is no longer an independent public company due to its acquisition by The Coca Cola Company, and Weyerhaeuser Co., which has been converted to a real estate investment trust, will be removed from the Peer Group for 2012 and will be replaced with General Mills Inc., H. J. Heinz Company and PPG Industries, Inc.

        The Committee supplements Peer Group data with broader general industry compensation data provided by Towers Watson, which is used by Semler Brossy to prepare an analysis of, and recommendations with respect to, the compensation of the Named Executive Officers. The general industry data is the primary source for determining the market position of the compensation for the Named Executive Officers, other than the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, as there are few directly comparable positions at companies in the Peer Group. This data enables the Committee to compare the competitiveness of the compensation of the Named Executive Officers based on their individual responsibilities and scope against comparable positions in a broader general industry group of public companies. Additionally, in light of his role as head of a commodities trading business unit, Mr. Padilla's total compensation is also evaluated using commodity trading data from companies in the McLagan Fixed Income Sales and Trading Survey. The Peer Group and the other data sources referred to above are referred to collectively as the "Comparator Groups." Neither Towers Watson nor McLagan makes recommendations or participates with the Committee in discussions regarding the determination of amounts or forms of compensation for the Named Executive Officers. Towers Watson and McLagan from time to time provide other compensation consulting services to Bunge management.

Determining Compensation

        The Committee is responsible for designing, reviewing and overseeing the administration of our executive compensation program, and reviewing and approving annually all compensation decisions relating to the Named Executive Officers. Generally, all decisions with respect to determining the amount or form of compensation for our Named Executive Officers are made by the Committee in accordance with the methodology described below.

        When making compensation decisions, the Committee analyzes data from the Comparator Groups as well as tally sheets prepared by our human resources department for each of the Named Executive Officers. Each of these tally sheets presents (i) the dollar amount of each material element of compensation (base salary, annual cash incentive awards, long-term equity-based incentive awards, and retirement benefits), (ii) executive benefits and perquisites, (iii) potential value of equity holdings (vested and unvested), (iv) value realized in the prior fiscal year from stock option exercises, (v) expected payments under selected termination of employment, retirement and change of control scenarios and (vi) progress toward satisfaction of share ownership guidelines. The overall purpose of these tally sheets is to provide the Committee with a comprehensive view of the various elements of actual and potential future compensation of our Named Executive Officers, as well as their wealth accumulation, allowing the Committee to analyze both the individual elements of compensation and the aggregate total amount of actual and projected compensation in making compensation decisions.

        In addition to reviewing data from the Comparator Groups and tally sheets, the Committee also considers the following factors in setting the target total direct compensation for each Named Executive Officer: (i) the individual responsibilities, experience and achievements of the Named Executive Officers and their potential contributions towards Bunge's performance, (ii) recommendations from Semler Brossy, (iii) recommendations from the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Personnel Officer (for officers other than themselves) and (iv) for our Chief Executive Officer, the historical relationship between his pay and performance against the Peer Group. While the Committee generally seeks to set target total direct compensation levels for the Named Executive Officers at approximately the median of the Comparator Groups, our executive compensation program retains the flexibility to set target

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total direct compensation above or below the median of the Comparator Groups in the Committee's reasonable discretion in order to recognize factors such as market conditions, job responsibilities, experience, skill sets and ongoing or potential contributions to the company. In addition, actual compensation earned in any annual period may be at, above, or below the median depending on individual and company performance for the year.

        The differences in compensation levels among our Named Executive Officers are primarily attributable to the differences in the median range of compensation for similar positions in the Comparator Groups and the factors described above. In setting the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer, the Committee applies the same principles that it applies to other Named Executive Officers such that Mr. Weisser's target total direct compensation is competitive with that of other chief executive officers in the Comparator Groups and is consistent with our compensation principles and objectives described above.

        The Chief Executive Officer establishes the strategic direction of our executive compensation program in consultation with the Committee, evaluates the performance of the Named Executive Officers (excluding his own performance) and makes recommendations regarding their compensation in consultation with the Chief Personnel Officer. The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Personnel Officer also participate in developing and recommending the performance goals and measures for our Named Executive Officers under our Annual Incentive Plan for consideration by the Committee. No other executive officers participated in the executive compensation process for 2011. Bunge's human resources department, under the supervision of the Chief Personnel Officer, also supports the Committee in its work and implements our executive compensation program.

        Pursuant to its charter, the Committee is empowered to hire outside advisors as it deems appropriate to assist it in the performance of its duties. The Committee has sole authority to retain or terminate any such compensation consultants or advisors, and to approve their fees. The Committee has retained Semler Brossy as its independent compensation consultant to provide information, analysis, and objective advice regarding our executive compensation program. The Committee periodically meets with Semler Brossy to review our executive compensation program and discuss compensation matters. For 2011, Semler Brossy performed the following functions at the Committee's request:

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        As Named Executive Officers have significant responsibility for company performance, a significant portion of their target total direct compensation is intended to be at-risk, performance-based compensation. The charts below illustrate the mix of target total direct compensation for our CEO and the other Named Executive Officers for 2011. There are no material differences in the mix of target total direct compensation among our Named Executive Officers, other than the CEO.

    CEO
 
  ALL OTHER
NEOs
   

 

 


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        Mr. Weisser's compensation mix as shown above is consistent with that of other chief executive officers in the Comparator Groups. The higher proportion of Mr. Weisser's compensation that is at-risk as compared to our other Named Executive Officers reflects the greater level of responsibility he has for the performance of the overall company. The target value of annual equity award grants for all Named Executive Officers is divided evenly between stock options and performance-based restricted stock units which vest only if certain financial objectives are met over a three-year period.

Elements of Our Executive Compensation Program

        The following discusses in greater detail the elements of, and rationale for, the compensation awarded to the Named Executive Officers in 2011. The Committee, in consultation with Semler Brossy, reviews and, if appropriate, updates our executive compensation program at the beginning of each year.

        A portion of annual cash compensation is paid as base salary to provide Named Executive Officers with an appropriate level of security and stability as well as to provide an appropriate level of pay for the execution of their key responsibilities. Base salaries for the Named Executive Officers are reviewed on an annual basis, and in connection with a promotion or other change in responsibilities. The Committee reviews and approves the annual base salaries for the Named Executive Officers based on an evaluation of the individual's scope of responsibilities, experience, contributions, skill level, level of pay compared to comparable executives in the Comparator Groups, recommendations from Semler Brossy and, for each Named Executive Officer other than the Chief Executive Officer, recommendations from the Chief Executive Officer in consultation with the Chief Personnel Officer.

        The Committee generally sets the base salary at approximately the median level for comparable executives in the Comparator Groups.

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        In 2011, the Committee increased Mr. Burke's base salary from $550,000 to $700,000 as a result of his promotion to Chief Financial Officer. No other Named Executive Officer received a base salary increase as the Committee determined that their respective base salaries were at appropriate levels and competitive with the market. The base salary of each Named Executive Officer is set forth in the "Salary" column of the Summary Compensation Table on page 41 of this proxy statement.

        The Committee grants Named Executive Officers the opportunity to earn annual cash incentive awards under Bunge's Annual Incentive Plan, an annual performance-based incentive plan that is available for a broad group of employees within the company. The purpose of the Annual Incentive Plan is to provide an annual cash incentive that is directly related to the achievement of company, business unit and individual performance goals and contributions that deliver annual results aligned with our long-term goals.

        Target annual cash incentive awards under the Annual Incentive Plan for the Named Executive Officers are generally established by the Committee within 90 days after the beginning of each year. These target awards are established based on an analysis of comparable executives in the Comparator Groups. The Committee generally sets target annual cash incentive awards for Named Executive Officers at approximately the median level for comparable executives in the Comparator Groups.

        The actual annual incentive awards earned by the Named Executive Officers for any year may be above, at or below the established target level based on their contribution to Bunge's results and their performance with respect to company and individual performance goals attained for the relevant year as described below. In order to receive an incentive award under the Annual Incentive Plan, a minimum level of performance must be attained with respect to the performance goals. For 2011, the Named Executive Officers were eligible to receive an annual cash incentive award ranging from 0 percent to 250 percent of their established target awards.

        Company Performance Goals.    Company performance goals for purposes of the Annual Incentive Plan are established based on annual business plans and are allocated between return on net assets ("RONA") for Bunge Limited as a whole and/or for the business unit(s) with respect to which a Named Executive Officer has primary responsibility, and net income after noncontrolling interest (formerly referred to as minority interest) for Bunge Limited on a consolidated basis and/or operating profit of the applicable business unit, based on the primary responsibilities of the applicable Named Executive Officer.

        RONA is a financial performance metric which measures the relationship between profits and the net assets used in our businesses. As Bunge operates in a number of capital intensive businesses, RONA allows us to measure management's ability and efficiency in using our assets to generate profits. As a complement to RONA, net income after noncontrolling interest and operating profit measure the overall profitability of ongoing business operations. Because the Committee has determined that RONA is a principal driver of shareholder value for Bunge, the percentage variation from the applicable RONA target is indexed by a factor of 2.5 before averaging the result with net income after noncontrolling interest of Bunge Limited or operating profit of a business unit (as applicable).

        For 2011, the company performance objectives applicable to Mr. Weisser, Mr. Burke and Mr. Teixeira were equally weighted between RONA and net income after noncontrolling interest for Bunge Limited. Mr. Padilla's objectives were based 70% on RONA and operating profit for Bunge Global Agribusiness and 30% on RONA and operating profit for Bunge Product Lines, which is a business unit within Bunge Global Agribusiness that engages in trading activities and global value chain optimization for our agribusiness segment. Mr. Pearcy's objectives were based 30% on RONA and net income after noncontrolling interest for Bunge Limited and 70% on RONA and operating profit for the company's sugar and bioenergy segment. The greater weighting assigned to the performance objectives applicable to the sugar and bioenergy segment reflects the degree of management attention anticipated for each of the positions he holds.

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        The table below sets forth the company performance goals established for each Named Executive Officer, as well as the performance results against such goals for 2011:

Name and
Description of
Performance Measures
  Target RONA   Actual RONA   Target Net
Income After
Noncontrolling
Interest
($ million)
  Actual Net
Income After
Noncontrolling
Interest
($ million)
  Target
Operating
Profit
($ million)
  Actual
Operating
Profit
($ million)
 
Alberto Weisser
RONA and net income after noncontrolling interest for Bunge Limited
    7.5 %   7.1 % $ 1,138.5   $ 941.9          
Andrew J. Burke
RONA and net income after noncontrolling interest for Bunge Limited
    7.5 %   7.1 % $ 1,138.5   $ 941.9          
Raul Padilla
RONA and operating profit for Bunge Global Agribusiness
    8.8 %   6.9 %         $ 652.2   $ 560.1  
RONA and operating profit for Bunge Product Lines     24.8 %   27.6 %         $ 118.1   $ 104.5  
D. Benedict Pearcy
RONA and net income after noncontrolling interest for Bunge Limited
    7.5 %   7.1 % $ 1,138.5   $ 941.9          
RONA and operating profit for Sugar & Bioenergy     2.9 %   (.2 )%         $ 104.5   $ (44.9 )
Vicente Teixeira
RONA and net income after noncontrolling interest for Bunge Limited
    7.5 %   7.1 % $ 1,138.5   $ 941.9          

           

        The metrics for determining performance against established goals are derived from our financial statements, but, under the terms of the Annual Incentive Plan, the Committee may adjust actual results achieved, in its discretion, if it determines that such adjustment is appropriate to reflect unanticipated or extraordinary items or events.

        Individual Performance Goals.    In addition to the attainment of Company performance goals, each Named Executive Officer is also evaluated based on the achievement of individual performance goals that are assigned based on the executive's role within the company and responsibility for delivering on such goals, as well as their overall contribution to the company during the fiscal year. The individual performance goals generally relate to the achievement of specific aspects of Bunge's business strategy and other initiatives relating to the position held by the relevant executive. In addition, the performance of each Named Executive Officer during the fiscal year in review is assessed with respect to the following core management competencies: building organization capabilities; customer focus; technical knowledge; strategic thinking; teamwork; results orientation; leadership; openness and communications; entrepreneurship; and personal effectiveness.

        Determination of Individual Annual Incentive Awards.    Following the completion of each fiscal year, the Committee reviews and approves individual annual cash incentive awards for the prior fiscal year based on the results achieved on the company and individual performance goals as described above. Company performance is approved by the Committee after audited results for the prior fiscal year are finalized. The Named Executive Officers' performance against their individual performance objectives

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and management competencies is assessed by the executive's manager, which in the case of each Named Executive Officer other than the Chief Executive Officer is the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer's performance against his individual objectives and management competencies is determined directly by the Committee. The Committee may adjust a Named Executive Officer's actual annual incentive award if it determines that such adjustment is appropriate to reflect factors including changes in business strategies or unanticipated or extraordinary items or events not reflected in the performance measures and goals for the year.

        In February 2012, based on the process and factors described above, the Committee determined that payouts under the Annual Incentive Plan to the Named Executive Officers for 2011 would be between 59% and 100% of their respective target annual cash incentive awards.

        The following table sets forth the target award opportunity established in 2011 for each Named Executive Officer and the actual annual cash incentive award paid to each Named Executive Officer in March 2012.

 
  Target Bonus   Actual Bonus  
Name
  Target Amount   Percentage of
Base Salary
  Actual Payout   Percentage of
Target Incentive
Opportunity
 

Alberto Weisser

  $ 1,800,000     150 % $ 1,325,000     74 %

Andrew J. Burke

  $ 700,000     100 % $ 700,000     100 %

Raul Padilla

  $ 850,000     100 % $ 650,000     76 %

D. Benedict Pearcy

  $ 375,000     75 % $ 220,000     59 %

Vicente Teixeira

  $ 345,000     75 % $ 265,000     77 %

        Other Cash Awards.    

        Raul Padilla.    In connection with Mr. Padilla's position as Managing Director, Bunge Global Agribusiness and Chief Executive Officer, Bunge Product Lines, the Committee granted him a special incentive opportunity for 2011 based on the performance of Bunge's agribusiness product lines. The purpose of the special incentive award was to provide Mr. Padilla with an annual supplemental incentive opportunity that is directly related to the achievement of product line performance and to align his compensation with compensation levels in competitive commodity trading environments. Under the terms of this supplemental incentive opportunity, the actual award that Mr. Padilla could earn was based on the actual performance achieved by the product lines during 2011, and in order to receive any award, a threshold performance level was required to be achieved. For 2011, Mr. Padilla was eligible to receive an incentive award ranging from 0 percent to 250 percent of his annual base salary.

        Performance targets under the special incentive award were established based on the aggregate trading profits of the agribusiness product lines (based on global trading earnings before interest and taxes), after applying working capital and risk capital charges to ensure performance is adjusted for the amount of capital utilized and underlying risk taken, that exceeded the company business plan for the year. The following table sets forth the target performance and award levels that were established:

Performance above plan
  Target
award amount
  Percentage of
base salary
 

$160 million

  $ 425,000     50 %

$200 million

  $ 850,000     100 %

$400 million

  $ 2,125,000     250 %

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forfeiture in the event of (i) a cumulative annual trading loss for the global product lines during the deferral period, (ii) Mr. Padilla's resignation of employment for any reason or (iii) Mr. Padilla's termination of employment for "cause."

        For 2011, as applicable trading results for the year did not meet the threshold level set forth above, no award was paid to Mr. Padilla.

Long-Term Incentive Compensation

        Named Executive Officers are eligible to receive long-term equity-based incentive compensation awards pursuant to Bunge's 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, which we refer to as the Equity Incentive Plan. The long-term equity-based incentive compensation element of our executive compensation program is intended to provide Named Executive Officers with a continuing stake in the long-term success of the company. We also believe that long-term equity compensation is an important retention tool. We further emphasize equity ownership by senior executives through the share ownership guidelines described later in this section.

        Pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan, the Committee may grant stock options and restricted stock units, including restricted stock units that vest subject to the satisfaction of a specified service period ("time-vested RSUs") and/or the achievement of certain pre-established performance goals over a specified performance period (performance-based restricted stock units, or "PBRSUs"). It is the Committee's practice to make annual grants of equity-based awards in the form of non-qualified stock options and PBRSUs to employees (including the Named Executive Officers) in the first quarter of each year, when compensation decisions for the year are generally made and after the public release of Bunge's year-end audited financial results for the prior fiscal year. The Committee targets the value of the long-term incentive awards granted to the Named Executive Officers to approximately the median of the value of equity-based awards granted to comparable executives in the Comparator Groups.

        Annual equity award grants are generally divided evenly in value between stock options and PBRSUs based on the Committee's assessment that this mix of share price appreciation-based and performance-based full value share awards furthers our executive compensation program's objectives of linking incentive compensation to the company's performance, creating long-term shareholder value and aligning the interests of Named Executive Officers and Bunge's shareholders. The Committee also considers potential shareholder dilution, the company's overhang (defined as the number of shares available for grant, plus outstanding stock option and restricted stock unit awards), paper gains on outstanding long-term incentive awards and the projected cost and accounting expense on Bunge's earnings for the anticipated fiscal year grants in determining the amount and type of long-term incentive awards. In response to special situations, the Committee may also make special equity grants in the form of stock options or restricted stock units to Named Executive Officers on the annual grant date or on grant dates other than the annual grant date.

        In connection with granting the 2011 equity awards, the Committee determined that, based on a comprehensive analysis of the latest available market data by Semler Brossy, the prior year equity award target values were below the median of the Comparator Groups and were not competitive with the market. Equity awards for the Named Executive Officers in 2010 were granted at the same values as the equity awards granted in 2008, and those equity award values had been further discounted in 2009 to control dilution following 2008's extreme stock price volatility. Therefore, the Committee increased the level of the equity award target values granted to the Named Executive Officers in 2011 to target approximately the median of the Comparator Groups. In keeping with our historical practice, annual equity award values granted in 2011 were divided evenly between stock options and PBRSUs, which vest only upon achievement of certain pre-established company financial goals, reflecting the Committee's focus on maintaining a strong link between compensation and performance.

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        Stock Option Awards.    Stock options will have value only if the trading price of Bunge's common shares exceeds the exercise price of the stock option. Stock options granted to the Named Executive Officers vest in three equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries following the option grant date and remain exercisable until the tenth anniversary of the option grant date. Pursuant to the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan, Bunge sets the exercise price of a stock option based on the average of the high and low sale prices of Bunge's common shares on the NYSE on the grant date. On March 2, 2011, the Committee authorized the grant of stock options to the Named Executive Officers effective March 3, 2011 with an exercise price equal to the average of the high and low sale prices of Bunge's common shares on March 3, 2011 (the grant date). It is the Committee's practice to authorize annual grants of equity-based incentive compensation awards, including stock options, effective as of the day immediately following the date that the Committee authorizes the grant of awards, as this is typically the date that the full Board meets.

        Information regarding the grant date fair value and the number of stock options awarded to the Named Executive Officers for 2011 is set forth in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table on page 42 of this proxy statement.

        PBRSU Awards.    On March 2, 2011, the Committee also authorized the grant of PBRSUs to the Named Executive Officers for the 2011-2013 performance period, effective March 3, 2011. Payouts of the PBRSUs, if any, will generally be subject to the Named Executive Officer's continued employment with Bunge through the vesting date (generally, the third anniversary of the grant date) and will be based on Bunge's cumulative, three-year diluted earnings-per-share (EPS) results in accordance with the table below:

Cumulative
3-year diluted
earnings-per-share
  Percent
of Award
Vesting
 

less than $17.07

    0 %

$17.07

    50 %

$21.34 (target)

    100 %

$29.88

    200 %

Greater than $29.88

    200 %

        Results in between $17.07 and $29.88 will be interpolated, with each 1% increase above the target three-year EPS resulting in a 2.5% increase in the percentage of PBRSUs that vest. In addition, dividend equivalents will be paid in Bunge common shares on the date that PBRSUs are otherwise paid-out, based on the number of shares vesting. However, in no event will dividend equivalents be paid on any shares in excess of the target award granted. Diluted earnings per share is used as the performance measure for the PBRSUs because investors generally view it as a key measure of our financial performance. Since 2009, the Committee has set the baseline for the PBRSU targets by averaging the prior two years' diluted earnings per share, with the earliest year's earnings per share increased by 10%. This baseline is then increased by 10% for each year in the performance period. The Committee adopted this averaging methodology as it was intended to balance out volatility in the company's earnings per share while preserving the performance-based, motivational and retention oriented features of these awards. The Committee continued this practice for awards granted with respect to the 2011-2013 performance period.

        Each year, following the end of a three-year PBRSU performance period, Bunge's achievement of the performance measures is determined by the Committee based on Bunge's reported financial results, subject to the Committee's discretion under the Equity Incentive Plan to adjust such results for non-recurring charges and other one-time or extraordinary events, as further discussed below.

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        In February 2012, the Committee reviewed and certified the achievement of the performance measures for the PBRSUs granted for the 2009-2011 performance period. As further described below, the following table shows the results for the 2009-2011 performance period:

 
  2009-2011 PBRSU Award  
Performance Measure
  Threshold
Performance
  Target
Performance
  Maximum
Performance
  Actual
Performance
  Percentage
of Award
Vesting
 

Cumulative 3-year diluted earnings per share

  $ 20.80   $ 26.00   $ 36.40   $ 17.56     0 %

        Under the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan, the Committee may adjust actual results achieved, in its discretion, if it determines that such adjustment is appropriate to reflect unanticipated or extraordinary items or events. In May 2010, we completed the sale of our Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets to Vale S.A. for gross proceeds of $3.9 billion, resulting in an after-tax gain on sale of approximately $1.9 billion. Pursuant to the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan, all reported earnings are included with respect to determining Bunge's achievement of targets under the plan. The Committee, however, exercised negative discretion and determined that only 50% of the after-tax gain on the sale of the Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets (net of related debt extinguishment costs) should be included in 2010 earnings per share in calculating the number of shares payable for the 2009-2011 performance period. This amount corresponds to the incremental value created and realized by Bunge in the transaction, namely the amount by which the gross proceeds exceeded Bunge's and its financial advisors' valuations of the assets. The Committee determined that including this portion of the gain furthered its objective of balancing the one-time impact of the sale with rewarding management for realizing significant shareholder value in the transaction, thus preserving the motivational aspects of the long-term incentive plan.

        The Committee's decision to utilize negative discretion in connection with the sale of the fertilizer nutrients assets resulted, in part, in no shares being earned for the 2009-2011 PBRSU cycle. The Committee's exercise of negative discretion will also affect the determination of the number of shares that may become payable under existing PBRSU awards for the 2010-2012 performance period.

        Information regarding the fair market value and number of PBRSUs that the Named Executive Officers may earn at the end of the 2011-2013 performance period, subject to satisfaction of the performance measures described above, is shown in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table on page 42 of this proxy statement.

        Time-Vested RSUs.    The Committee may grant awards of time-vested RSUs for special purposes, such as retention, special recognition of exceptional performance, promotions and to new hires in consideration for compensation forgone at their previous employer and as an inducement to join the company. These awards generally vest based on the individual's continued employment with Bunge. Award sizes and vesting dates vary to allow flexibility in connection with the specific award. In addition, dividend equivalents are credited as additional time-vested RSUs and are paid-out in Bunge common shares on the date that time-vested RSUs otherwise vest and are settled.

        In 2011, the Committee granted 5,000 time-vested RSUs to Mr. Burke in recognition of his performance as interim Chief Financial Officer while continuing to serve as Global Operational Excellence Officer from September 2010 to February 2011. Information regarding this award is set forth in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table on page 42 of this proxy statement.

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long-term success and to reflect the competitive practices of the companies in the Peer Group. Named Executive Officers are eligible for retirement benefits under the following plans: (i) the Bunge U.S. Pension Plan, (ii) the Bunge Excess Benefit Plan, (iii) the Bunge U.S. SERP, (iv) the Bunge Retirement Savings Plan and (v) the Bunge Excess Contribution Plan. Mr. Weisser does not participate in the U.S. SERP or the Bunge Excess Benefit Plan. Rather, Mr. Weisser receives a non-tax qualified supplemental retirement benefit under the terms of his employment agreement. The terms of Mr. Weisser's supplemental retirement benefits are described in the narrative following the Pension Benefits Table on page 45 of this proxy statement. Our executive compensation program also provides Named Executive Officers with certain perquisites and personal benefits. The Committee, in consultation with Semler Brossy, periodically reviews the benefits provided to the Named Executive Officers to ensure competitiveness with market practices.

        Retirement Plans.    The pension plan, a tax qualified retirement plan, covers substantially all the company's U.S. based salaried and non-union hourly employees. Each of the Named Executive Officers participates in the pension plan. All employees whose benefits under the pension plan are limited by the Internal Revenue Code, including the Named Executive Officers (other than Mr. Weisser), participate in the Excess Benefit Plan. In addition, all of the Named Executive Officers (other than Mr. Weisser) participate in the U.S. SERP. The Pension Plan, U.S. SERP and the Excess Benefit Plan are described in the narrative following the Pension Benefits Table on page 45 of this proxy statement.

        The estimated annual normal retirement benefits payable to the Named Executive Officers (determined on a present value basis) are set forth in the Pension Benefits Table on page 45 of this proxy statement.

        401(k) Plan and Excess Contribution Plan.    The retirement savings plan, a tax qualified retirement plan, covers substantially all U.S. based salaried and non-union hourly employees. Each of the Named Executive Officers is eligible to participate in the retirement savings plan. All employees whose benefits under the retirement savings plan are limited by the Internal Revenue Code, including the Named Executive Officers, are eligible to participate in the excess contribution plan, which is a non-tax qualified retirement plan. The retirement savings plan and the excess contribution plan are described following the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table on page 48 of this proxy statement.

        Company matching contributions allocated to the Named Executive Officers under the retirement savings plan and the excess contribution plan are shown in the "All Other Compensation Total" column of the Summary Compensation Table on page 41 of this proxy statement.

        Health and Welfare Plans.    Active employee benefits such as medical, dental, life insurance and disability coverage are available to U.S. employees through Bunge's flexible benefits plan. Employees contribute toward the cost of the flexible benefits plan by paying a portion of the premium costs on a pre-tax basis. Long-term disability coverage can be paid on an after-tax basis at the employee's option.

        Perquisites and Executive Benefits.    The Committee reviews the perquisites provided to Bunge's executive officers under our executive compensation program periodically. Under the current policy, Bunge provides executive officers, including the Named Executive Officers, with a limited annual perquisite allowance of $9,600.

Severance and Change of Control Benefits

        Our executive compensation program is designed to provide for the payment of severance benefits to our Named Executive Officers upon certain types of employment terminations. Providing severance and change of control benefits assists Bunge in attracting and retaining executive talent and reduces the personal uncertainty that executives are likely to feel when considering a corporate transaction. These arrangements also provide valuable retention incentives that focus executives on completing such transactions, thus enhancing long-term shareholder value. The Named Executive Officers are provided

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with severance benefits under individual arrangements. Mr. Weisser is the only Named Executive Officer with change of control severance protections, and his employment agreement contains a "double trigger" requirement for the payment of severance benefits, meaning that both a change of control must occur and the executive's employment must also be terminated under certain specified circumstances before he is entitled to any severance payment. Since 2003, we have not entered into any employment arrangement that provides for an excise tax gross up.

        The terms of the individual arrangements, and a calculation of the estimated severance benefits payable to each Named Executive Officer under their respective arrangements, are set forth under the Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment or Change of Control tables beginning on page 50 of this proxy statement.

Executive Compensation Recoupment Policy

        In 2010, the Committee adopted a policy on recoupment ("clawback") of executive compensation. The policy provides that if the Board or an appropriate committee thereof determines that an executive officer or other senior executive has engaged in any fraud or misconduct that caused or was a significant contributing factor to Bunge having to restate all or a portion of its financial statement(s), the Board or committee shall take such actions as it deems appropriate to remedy the misconduct and prevent its recurrence.

        The actions that the Board or committee could elect to take against a particular executive, depending on the facts and circumstances, include: (i) requiring reimbursement of any bonus or incentive compensation paid to the executive, (ii) causing the cancellation of any outstanding stock options, restricted stock units, performance-based restricted stock units or other equity-based awards granted to the executive and (iii) seeking reimbursement of any gains realized on the disposition or transfer of any stock options, restricted stock units, performance-based restricted stock units or other equity-based awards, if and to the extent that, (a) the amount of compensation was calculated based upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently reduced due to a restatement, (b) the executive engaged in fraud or misconduct that caused or significantly contributed to the restatement and (c) the amount of the compensation that would have been awarded to or received by the executive had the financial results been properly reported would have been lower than the amount actually awarded or received. Any recoupment under this policy is in addition to any other remedies that may be available to Bunge under applicable law.

        The Committee will review the Executive Compensation Recoupment Policy in connection with rules on executive compensation recoupment that are anticipated to be issued under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to determine if revisions to the policy should be adopted.

Executive Officer Share Ownership Guidelines

        To further align the personal interest of senior management with the interests of Bunge's shareholders, the Board has established the following share ownership guidelines for the minimum amount of Bunge common shares that is required to be held by senior executives, including the Named Executive Officers. The guidelines are required to be met within five years from the date that the individual is hired or appointed to a covered title, as applicable. The guideline applicable to senior executives is based on a multiple of the executive's base salary. For the Chief Executive Officer, the guideline is five times the Chief Executive Officer's base salary, and for executives reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, including the Named Executive Officers, the guideline is 2.5 times the executive's base salary. The Committee reviews the progress of the Named Executive Officers toward meeting the share ownership guidelines annually.

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        All Named Executive Officers have either met their share ownership guidelines or are making satisfactory progress toward their respective ownership guidelines as of December 31, 2011. For a description of the share ownership guidelines applicable to our non-employee directors, see "Director Compensation" on page 19 of this proxy.

        Shares deemed to be owned for purposes of the share ownership guidelines include shares directly owned by the executive, shares underlying hypothetical share units held under the company's deferred compensation plans and 50% of the difference between the exercise price of a vested, in-the-money stock option and the fair market value of a Bunge common share. Unvested stock options, unearned PBRSUs and unvested time-vested RSUs do not count toward achievement of the guidelines. Furthermore, senior executives, including the Named Executive Officers, are required to hold 50% of the net shares acquired through the company's long-term equity-based incentive plans (such as stock options or PBRSUs) until the guidelines are met. In addition, we have a policy that prohibits executive officers from hedging their ownership of company common shares, pledging their common shares and using their common shares as collateral for margin loans.

Tax Deductibility of Compensation

        Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code precludes a public corporation from taking a deduction for compensation in excess of $1 million with respect to each of the Named Executive Officers (excluding the chief financial officer), unless certain specific performance criteria are satisfied. Bunge has adopted the Annual Incentive Plan and the Equity Incentive Plan which are designed to help ensure that incentive compensation determined thereunder is considered qualified performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) and is deductible by us. While our executive compensation program seeks to maximize the tax deductibility of compensation payable to our Named Executive Officers by having such compensation qualify as performance-based, the Committee retains the flexibility to compensate Named Executive Officers in a manner intended to promote varying corporate goals, even if certain amounts that may be payable in excess of $1 million may not be deductible under Section 162(m). For 2011, Bunge estimates that approximately $521,000 of executive compensation expenses will not be deductible under Section 162(m).


Compensation Committee Report

        The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the preceding "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" with management. Based on such review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this proxy statement and be included in Bunge Limited's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

        The foregoing report on executive compensation for 2011 has been furnished on behalf of the Board by the undersigned members of the Compensation Committee.

Members of the Compensation Committee

L. Patrick Lupo, Chairman
Ernest G. Bachrach
Francis Coppinger
James T. Hackett

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Compensation and Risk

        We believe our compensation programs establish an appropriate balance between risk and reward in relation to Bunge's overall business strategy. In 2011, the Compensation Committee directed its independent compensation consultant, Semler Brossy, in conjunction with management, to conduct an update of the risk assessment of our compensation programs following the initial risk assessment that had been conducted in 2009. The risk assessment focused on our executive compensation program, as these are the employees whose actions may expose Bunge to significant business risk. The relevant features of the executive compensation program that mitigate risk are as follows:

        Additionally, as part of its risk assessment, the Committee also reviewed Bunge's compensation program for employees who engage in trading and related activities within Bunge, whom we refer to collectively as global product line team members. Global product line team members have compensation risk higher than that of the overall employee population in that part of their compensation is linked to the profitability of their trading activities. In order to address and mitigate

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the potential risks associated with the compensation program for global product line team members, Bunge has implemented the following features:

        The Committee also reviewed the special incentive arrangement for Mr. Padilla, as discussed in "Other Cash Awards" on page 32 of this proxy statement. As this incentive arrangement is materially consistent with the design of the compensation program for global product line team members, the risk mitigating factors that are listed above also apply to the special incentive arrangement for Mr. Padilla. As an additional risk mitigator, Bunge has implemented a cap on the award of 250% of base salary.

        Lastly, as part of its risk assessment, the Committee reviewed certain other trading compensation programs maintained by Bunge. These programs are based on a funded pool approach with the pool being tied to a percentage of relevant gross trading profit. Participants in these programs are not eligible for awards under Bunge's Annual Incentive Plan or Bunge's Equity Incentive Plan as their total incentive opportunity is directly tied to their trading performance. In order to address and mitigate the potential risk associated with these programs, Bunge has implemented the following features:

        The Committee reviewed and discussed the findings of the risk assessment and believes that our compensation programs are appropriately balanced and do not motivate employees to take risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on Bunge.

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Summary Compensation Table

        The following table sets forth the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer, our Chief Financial Officer and the other three most highly compensated executive officers (the "Named Executive Officers") who were serving as executive officers as of December 31, 2011.

Name and Position Held
  Year   Salary
($)
  Bonus
($)
  Stock
Awards(1)(2)
($)
  Option
Awards(1)
($)
  Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation(3)
($)
  Change in
Pension
Value &
Non-Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings(4)
($)
  All Other
Compensation
Total(5)
($)
  Total(6)
($)
 
Alberto Weisser     2011   $ 1,200,000         $ 3,844,800   $ 4,534,380   $ 1,325,000   $ 2,603,794   $ 48,000   $ 13,555,974  

Chairman and Chief Executive

    2010     1,200,000           2,895,200     3,294,300     2,300,000     0     48,000     9,737,500  

Officer

    2009     1,200,000           2,219,230     2,409,720     432,000     1,604,901     48,600     7,914,451  

Andrew J. Burke

 

 

2011

 

 

687,500

 

 

 

 

 

1,068,000

 

 

839,700

 

 

700,000

 

 

565,923

 

 

21,667

 

 

3,882,790

 

Chief Financial Officer

    2010     541,667   $ 100,000     308,000     355,500     600,000     254,437     20,000     2,179,604  

and Global Operational

    2009     500,000           237,406     261,520     575,000     184,019     20,600     1,778,545  

Excellence Officer

                                                       

Raul Padilla

 

 

2011

 

 

850,000

 

 

 

 

 

712,000

 

 

839,700

 

 

650,000

 

 

265,030

 

 

9,800

 

 

3,326,530

 

Managing Director, Bunge

    2010     731,610           740,480     355,500     2,062,500     31,668     248,518     4,170,276  

Global Agribusiness and

                                                       

Chief Executive Officer,

                                                       

Bunge Product Lines

                                                       

D. Benedict Pearcy

 

 

2011

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

 

 

498,400

 

 

587,790

 

 

220,000

 

 

115,549

 

 


 

 

1,921,739

 

Managing Director, Sugar and

    2010     488,333           800,800     355,500     300,000     53,644     50,000     2,048,277  

Bioenenergy and Chief

    2009     427,490           237,406     261,520     420,000     23,439     204,500     1,574,355  

Development Officer

                                                       

Vicente Teixeira

 

 

2011

 

 

460,000

 

 

 

 

 

498,400

 

 

587,790

 

 

265,000

 

 

340,403

 

 

18,067

 

 

2,169,660

 

Chief Personnel Officer

                                                       

(1)
The amounts shown reflect the aggregate full grant date fair value for equity awards for financial reporting purposes in accordance with ASC Topic 718 (without any reduction for risk of forfeiture) as determined based on applying the assumptions used in Bunge's financial statements. See Note 25 to the audited consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (the "Form 10-K") regarding assumptions underlying the valuation of equity awards. Amounts reported for these awards may not represent the amounts that the Named Executive Officers will actually realize from the awards. Whether, and to what extent, a Named Executive Officer realizes value will depend on Bunge's actual operating performance, stock price fluctuations and the Named Executive Officer's continued employment.

(2)
Based on the full grant date fair value of the performance-based restricted stock units granted on March 2, 2011, the following are the maximum payouts, assuming the maximum level of performance is achieved: for Mr. Weisser, $7,689,600, Messrs. Burke and Padilla, $1,424,000, Messrs. Pearcy and Teixeira, $996,800.

(3)
Incentive compensation awards under the Annual Incentive Plan for the 2011 fiscal year that were paid in March 2012.

(4)
The aggregate change in the actuarial present value of the accumulated pension benefit as shown in the Pension Benefits Table from year to year. Importantly, the change in pension value is not currently paid to an executive as compensation, but is a measurement of the change in actuarial present value from the prior year. For information about the assumptions used, see the Pension Benefits Table on page 45 of this proxy statement. There are no above-market or preferential earnings with respect to the non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements.

(5)
Mr. Weisser received matching contributions to his 401(k) Plan account of $9,800 and to his Excess 401(k) Plan account of $38,200. Mr. Burke received company matching contributions to his 401(k) Plan account of $9,800 and to his Excess 401(k) Plan account of $11,867. Mr. Padilla received company matching contributions to his 401(k) Plan account of $9,800. Mr. Teixeira received company matching contributions to his 401(k) Plan account of $9,800 and to his Excess 401(k) Plan account of $8,267.

(6)
Represents total of all columns in table.

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table

        The following table sets forth certain information with respect to awards under our Annual Incentive Plan and Equity Incentive Plan to the Named Executive Officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

 
   
 

Estimated Future Payouts Under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards(1)
 

Estimated Future Payouts Under
Equity Incentive Plan Awards(2)
   
  All Other
Options
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options(4)
(#)
   
   
   
 
 
   
  All Other
Stock
Awards:
Number of
Shares
or Units(3)
(#)
  Exercise
or Base
Price of
Option
Awards
($/Sh)
  Closing
Price
on
Grant
Date
($)
  Grant Date
Fair Value of
Stock and
Option
Awards(5)
($)
 
Names
  Grant
Date
  Threshold
($)
  Target
($)
  Maximum
($)
  Threshold
(#)
  Target
(#)
  Maximum
(#)
 

Alberto Weisser

    3/2/11   $ 360,000   $ 1,800,000   $ 4,500,000     27,000     54,000     108,000                     $ 71.48   $ 3,844,800  

    3/2/11                                               162,000   $ 71.20     71.48     4,534,380  

Andrew J. Burke

   
3/2/11
   
140,000
   
700,000
   
1,750,000
   
5,000
   
10,000
   
20,000
                     
71.48
   
712,000
 

    3/2/11                                               30,000     71.20     71.48     839,700  

    3/2/11                                         5,000                 71.48     356,000  

Raul Padilla

   
3/2/11
   
170,000
   
850,000
   
2,125,000
   
5,000
   
10,000
   
20,000
                     
71.48
   
712,000
 

    3/2/11                                               30,000     71.20     71.48     839,700  

D. Benedict Pearcy

   
3/2/11
   
75,000
   
375,000
   
937,500
   
3,500
   
7,000
   
14,000
                     
71.48
   
498,400
 

    3/2/11                                               21,000     71.20     71.48     587,790  

Vicente Teixeira

   
3/2/11
   
69,000
   
345,000
   
862,500
   
3,500
   
7,000
   
14,000
                     
71.48
   
498,400
 

    3/2/11                                               21,000     71.20     71.48     587,790  

(1)
Represents annual cash incentive award opportunity under the company's Annual Incentive Plan.

(2)
Represents performance-based restricted stock units for the 2011-2013 performance period under the company's Equity Incentive Plan ("EIP"). Payment of the award is subject to the achievement of certain performance goals during the performance period. For additional discussion, see "PBRSU Awards" on page 34 of this proxy statement.

(3)
Represents the number of time-based restricted stock units granted to Mr. Burke in 2011. Mr. Burke's time-based restricted stock units vest in three annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant. Prior to settlement, each unit entitles the individual to receive dividend equivalents payable in Bunge common shares upon vesting.

(4)
On March 1, 2011, the Compensation Committee took action to grant stock options to Bunge's Named Executive Officers effective as of March 2, 2011. Under the EIP, the exercise price of the stock options was determined based on the average of the high and low sale prices of Bunge's common shares on the New York Stock Exchange on the grant date of the option (March 2, 2011).

The average of the high and low sale prices of Bunge's common shares on the New York Stock Exchange on March 2, 2011 was $71.20. March 2, 2011 is the grant date of the stock options for purposes of ASC Topic 718.

The stock options vest in three equal installments commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant and generally remain exercisable until the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.

(5)
This column shows the full grant date fair value of PBRSUs, stock options and time-vested restricted stock units (as applicable) under ASC Topic 718 granted to the Named Executive Officers in 2011. Generally, the full grant date fair value is the amount the company would expense in its financial statements over the award's vesting schedule. See Note 25 to the audited consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding assumptions underlying valuation of equity awards.

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Outstanding Equity Awards Table

        The following table sets forth certain information with respect to all outstanding equity awards held by the Named Executive Officers as of December 31, 2011.

 
  Option Awards(1)   Stock Awards(2)  
 
  Date of
Grant
  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#
Exercisable)
  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#
Unexercisable)
  Option
Exercise
Price
($)
  Option
Expiration
Date
  Date of
Grant
  Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights Held
That Have
Not Yet
Vested
(#)
  Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value
of Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights Held
That Have
Not Vested
($)
 

Alberto Weisser

    05/24/02     130,000       $ 21.61     05/24/12     03/03/10(3)     47,000   $ 2,688,400  

    03/13/03     112,000       $ 25.22     03/13/13     03/02/11(4)     54,000   $ 3,088,800  

    03/11/04     130,000       $ 37.08     03/11/14                    

    02/25/05     95,000       $ 52.66     02/25/15                    

    02/24/06     110,000       $ 57.01     02/24/16                    

    02/27/07     110,000       $ 80.06     02/27/17                    

    02/29/08     76,000       $ 110.75     02/28/18                    

    03/13/09     86,000     43,000   $ 51.61     03/13/19                    

    03/03/10     46,334     92,666   $ 61.60     03/03/20                    

    03/02/11         162,000   $ 71.20     03/02/21                    

Andrew Burke

   
03/13/03
   
10,000
       
$

25.22
   
03/13/13
   
03/03/10(3)
   
5,000
 
$

286,000
 

    03/11/04     20,000         $ 37.08     03/11/14     03/02/11(4)     10,000   $ 572,000  

    02/25/05     11,400         $ 52.66     02/25/15     03/02/11(5)     5,000   $ 286,000  

    02/24/06     13,800         $ 57.01     02/24/16                    

    02/27/07     12,500         $ 80.06     02/27/17                    

    02/29/08     9,000       $ 110.75     02/28/18                    

    03/13/09     9,334     4,666   $ 51.61     03/13/19                    

    03/03/10     5,000     10,000   $ 61.60     03/03/20                    

    03/02/11         30,000   $ 71.20     03/02/21                    

Raul Padilla

   
03/11/04
   
20,000
       
$

37.08
   
03/11/14
   
03/03/10(3)
   
5,000
 
$

286,000
 

    02/25/05     13,500         $ 52.66     02/25/15     03/02/11(4)     10,000   $ 572,000  

    02/24/06     15,000         $ 57.01     02/24/16     09/01/10(6)     5,332   $ 304,990  

    02/27/07     12,500         $ 80.06     02/27/17                    

    02/29/08     9,000       $ 110.75     02/28/18                    

    03/13/09     9,334     4,666   $ 51.61     03/13/19                    

    03/03/10     5,000     10,000   $ 61.60     03/03/20                    

    03/02/11         30,000   $ 71.20     03/02/21                    

D. Benedict Pearcy

   
03/11/04
   
1,067
       
$

37.08
   
03/11/14
   
03/03/10(3)
   
5,000
 
$

286,000
 

    02/25/05     2,400         $ 52.66     02/25/15     03/02/11(4)     7,000   $ 400,400  

    02/24/06     4,000         $ 57.01     02/24/16     03/03/10(7)     5,332   $ 304,990  

    02/27/07     3,800         $ 80.06     02/27/17                    

    02/29/08     3,750       $ 110.75     02/28/18                    

    03/13/09     9,334     4,666   $ 51.61     03/13/19                    

    03/03/10     5,000     10,000   $ 61.60     03/03/20                    

    03/02/11         21,000   $ 71.20     03/02/21                    

Vicente Teixeira

   
02/29/08
   
7,000
   
 
$

110.75
   
02/28/18
   
03/03/10(3)
   
5,000
 
$

286,000
 

    03/13/09     9,334     4,666   $ 51.61     03/13/19     03/02/11(4)     7,000   $ 400,400  

    03/03/10     5,000     10,000   $ 61.60     03/03/20     02/25/08(8)     3,500   $ 200,200  

    03/02/11         21,000   $ 71.20     03/02/21     10/01/08(9)     589   $ 33,691  

(1)
Represents grants made from 2002-2011. Options vest in one-third installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date. Unless otherwise noted, outstanding equity awards are fully vested as of December 31, 2011.

(2)
Value of unvested restricted stock units using a share price of $57.20, the closing price of Bunge common shares on December 30, 2011.

(3)
Payment amount of the PBRSUs will be determined as of December 31, 2012 based on satisfaction of threshold performance measures for the 2010-2012 performance cycle. Employee must generally be employed on the vesting date.

(4)
Payment amount of the PBRSUs will be determined as of December 31, 2013 based on satisfaction of threshold performance measures for the 2011-2013 performance cycle. Employee must generally be employed on the vesting date.

(5)
Time-vested RSUs that vest ratably in three equal installments commencing on March 2, 2012.

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(6)
Time-vested RSUs that vest ratably in three equal installments commencing on July 1, 2011.

(7)
Time-vested RSUs that vest ratably in three equal installments commencing on March 3, 2011.

(8)
Time-vested RSUs that vest ratably in four equal installments commencing on February 25, 2009.

(9)
Time-vested RSUs that vest ratably in four equal installments commencing on October 1, 2009.


Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table

        The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the exercise of stock options and restricted stock units awarded to the Named Executive Officers that vested or were earned in 2011.

 
  Option Awards   Stock Awards  
Name
  Number of Shares
Acquired on
Exercise (#)
  Value Realized
Upon Exercise
($)
  Number of Shares
Acquired on
Vesting (#)
  Value Realized
Upon Vesting
($)
 

Alberto Weisser

    180,003 (1) $ 9,234,073 (2)        

Andrew J. Burke

            1,318 (3)   89,637  

Raul Padilla

                2,668 (4)   184,732  

D. Benedict Pearcy

            2,668 (5)   191,803  

Vicente Teixeira

                3,645 (6)   259,524  

                603 (7)   35,245  

(1)
Represents the total number of Bunge common shares acquired upon exercise of stock options.

(2)
Value realized upon exercise is based on the actual sale price of the Bunge common shares acquired upon exercise: (March 11, 2011; ($67.24)), minus the exercise price of the stock options.

(3)
Represents time-vested restricted stock units that vested on August 2, 2011. Value realized upon vesting was determined by multiplying the number of shares acquired by the average of the high and low sale prices of Bunge's common shares on August 2, 2011 ($68.01).

(4)
Represents time-vested restricted stock units that vested on July 1, 2011. Value realized upon vesting was determined by multiplying the number of shares acquired by the average of the high and low sale prices of Bunge's common shares on March 1, 2011 ($69.24).

(5)
Represents time-vested restricted stock units that vested on March 1, 2011. Value realized upon vesting was determined by multiplying the number of shares acquired by the average of the high and low sale prices of Bunge's common shares on March 1, 2011 ($71.89).

(6)
Represents time-vested restricted stock units that vested on February 25, 2011. Value realized upon vesting was determined by multiplying the number of shares acquired by the average of the high and low sale prices of Bunge's common shares on February 2, 2011 ($71.20).

(7)
Represents time-vested restricted stock units that vested on October 1, 2011. Value realized upon vesting was determined by multiplying the number of shares acquired by the average of the high and low sale prices of Bunge's common shares on October 1, 2011 ($58.45).

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Pension Benefits Table

        The following table shows pension benefit information for the Named Executive Officers with respect to each defined benefit pension plan in which such executive participates.

Name
  Plan Name   Number of
Years of
Credited
Service
(#)
  Present
Value of
Accumulated
Benefits
($)(1)
  Payments
During
Last
Fiscal Year
($)
 

Alberto Weisser

  Pension Plan     12   $ 380,051   $  

  Weisser SERP(2)     12     11,151,035      

Andrew J. Burke

 

Pension Plan

   
10
   
305,527
   
 

  SERP     10     415,713      

  Excess Plan     10     855,007      

Raul Padilla

 

Pension Plan

   
1
   
40,772
   
 

  SERP     1     70,828      

  Excess Plan     1     185,098      

D. Benedict Pearcy

 

Pension Plan

   
6
   
76,569
   
 

  SERP     6     44,272      

  Excess Plan     6     93,667      

Vicente Teixeira

 

Pension Plan

   
3
   
94,646
   
 

  SERP(3)     5     273,310      

  Excess Plan(3)     5     157,964      

(1)
Amounts were calculated as of December 31, 2011, using assumptions that were used for Bunge's audited consolidated financial statements based on the earliest age that an individual could receive an unreduced pension benefit. See Note 19 to the audited consolidated financial statements in the Form 10-K for material assumptions.

(2)
Amount was calculated based on the terms set forth in the Weisser SERP. Effective 2008, Mr. Weisser no longer participates in the Excess Benefit Plan and any amounts that would have otherwise been payable based on his participation in the Excess Benefit Plan will be payable pursuant to the Weisser SERP.

(3)
Pursuant to Mr. Teixeira's employment offer letter, he is provided five years of additional credited service for purposes of calculating his pension benefit under the SERP and Excess Benefit Plan. One year of additional credited service will be credited on each of Mr. Teixeira's first, third, fourth, sixth and seventh anniversary of his service in the U.S. and will vest upon the fifth year of his employment in accordance with the Pension Plan eligibility requirements. The pension benefits attributable to the additional years of credited service for the Excess Benefit Plan and the SERP are reflected in the amount shown in the table for the SERP.


Retirement Plan Benefits

        The Named Executive Officers are eligible to receive retirement benefits under the Pension Plan, the SERP and the Excess Benefit Plan. While Mr. Weisser does not participate in the SERP and the Excess Benefit Plan, he is eligible for a supplemental pension benefit under the terms of the Weisser SERP. Information regarding each of these plans is set forth below.

The Pension Plan

        The Pension Plan is a tax qualified retirement plan that covers substantially all of our U.S. based salaried and non-union hourly employees. The Pension Plan pays benefits at retirement to participants who terminate employment or retire from Bunge after meeting the eligibility requirements for a benefit. The Pension Plan provides pension benefits based on: (i) the participant's highest average salary for 60 consecutive months within the 120 consecutive months prior to termination of employment ("final average salary") and (ii) the participant's length of service.

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        A participant's annual benefit is calculated as (i) 1% of his or her final average salary multiplied by his or her years of benefit service and (ii) 0.5% of his or her final average salary over the average of the social security wage base multiplied by years of benefit service to a maximum of 35 years. For purposes of the Pension Plan, average social security wage base means the average of the social security wage base during the 35-year period preceding the participant's social security retirement age. For purposes of the Pension Plan, a participant's salary for a year is deemed to include base salary and 50% of any award under our annual incentive plans for that year. Because the Pension Plan is a tax qualified retirement plan, a participant's salary is restricted by the compensation limit imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. For 2011, this salary limit was $245,000. If a participant's salary exceeds this limit, such amounts are subject to the non-tax qualified retirement plans described below.

        Participants are entitled to an annual pension benefit for life, payable in equal monthly installments. Participants may earn increased pension benefits by working additional years. The normal retirement age under the Pension Plan at which a participant may receive an unreduced normal retirement benefit is age 65. Participants who complete 10 or more years of service with the company may elect to receive an early retirement benefit following attainment of age 55. Messrs. Weisser and Burke are eligible to elect to receive an early retirement benefit. Benefits payable to a participant who retires between ages 60 and 62 are subject to a 0.4% reduction for each month before age 62 and a 0.5% reduction for each month between ages 55 and 59. Participants who have 10 years of service and retire on or after age 62 are eligible to receive an unreduced early retirement benefit.

        The present value estimates shown in the Pension Benefits Table assume payment in the form of a single life annuity of the Named Executive Officer's accrued benefit under the Pension Plan, based on a participant's salary and service through December 31, 2011 (the Pension Plan measurement date for financial reporting purposes) and commencing on the earliest date that benefits are available unreduced. The present value assumes a discount rate of 6.00% and mortality as set forth in the RP 2000 mortality table.

The Excess Benefit Plan

        The Excess Benefit Plan, a non-tax qualified retirement plan, is designed to restore retirement benefits that cannot be paid from the Pension Plan due to the Internal Revenue Code limits described above. The benefit provided under the Excess Benefit Plan will equal the difference between (i) the benefit that would have been earned under the Pension Plan, without regard to any Internal Revenue Code limitations, and (ii) the actual benefit payable from the Pension Plan. All Named Executive Officers in the Pension Plan (except for Mr. Weisser) are potentially eligible to participate in the Excess Benefit Plan, provided that their Pension Plan benefits are limited by the Internal Revenue Code.

        Benefits payable under the Excess Benefit Plan are payable to participants following termination of employment on the later of the first day of the month following the participant's (i) six month anniversary of termination of employment or (ii) 65th birthday, or if the participant has 10 years of service, the first day of the month following the participant's 62nd birthday, in accordance with the applicable restrictions set forth in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. All amounts under the Excess Benefit Plan are paid out of the company's general assets.

        The present value estimates shown in the Pension Benefits Table for accumulated benefits under the Excess Benefit Plan are determined using the same payment, discount rate and mortality assumptions as were used to estimate the values shown for the Pension Plan.

The SERP

        We have adopted the SERP, a non-tax qualified retirement plan, to attract, retain and award certain key employees whose benefits under the Pension Plan and the Excess Benefit Plan are limited by the definition of compensation in the Pension Plan and further limited by the Internal Revenue Code. The Board designates those key employees who are eligible to participate in the SERP.

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        A participant's SERP benefit equals the amount that his or her benefit would equal if the Pension Plan (i) included 100% of such participant's bonus compensation when calculating his or her benefit and (ii) was administered without regard to any Internal Revenue Code limitation over any amounts payable to such participant under the Pension Plan and/or Excess Benefit Plan, as applicable.

        Benefits payable under the SERP are paid coincident with and in the same distribution form and manner as the payment of the participant's benefit under the Excess Benefit Plan, subject to applicable restrictions set forth in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. All amounts under the SERP are paid out of the company's general assets.

        The present value estimates shown in the Pension Benefits Table for accumulated benefits under the SERP are determined using the same payment, discount rate and mortality assumptions as were used to estimate the values shown for the Pension Plan.

The Weisser SERP

        Pursuant to the Weisser SERP, Mr. Weisser is entitled to receive a supplemental pension benefit (the "Supplemental Benefit"), subject to meeting certain conditions under his employment agreement. Mr. Weisser's employment agreement was amended on December 31, 2008 in order to comply with Section 409A of the Code, and his Supplemental Benefit was amended as follows.

        The Supplemental Benefit in the Weisser SERP is comprised of two components. The first component mirrors the benefits that Mr. Weisser would otherwise receive if he participated in the Excess Benefit Plan (the "Excess Benefit Component") and the second component represents benefits that Mr. Weisser would receive under the supplemental retirement benefit formula (the "SERP Component"). Mr. Weisser is fully vested in his benefits under the Excess Benefit Component and the SERP Component.

        The Supplemental Benefit will be paid to Mr. Weisser six months following his termination of employment. The Supplemental Benefit will equal an amount that, when added to Mr. Weisser's retirement benefits payable on a single annuity basis under the Pension Plan, equals the sum of 45% of Mr. Weisser's average annual base salary and annual bonus compensation during the five-year period preceding his termination of employment. If Mr. Weisser commences the Supplemental Benefit before age 65, such benefit will be reduced by (i) 2% per year for each year that such benefit commences from age 60 and before age 65 and (ii) 6% per year for each year that such benefit commences from age 55 and before age 60. Additionally, Mr. Weisser may elect to receive the Supplemental Benefit in the form of a (i) single life annuity, (ii) 100% qualified joint and survivor annuity, (iii) 75% qualified joint and survivor annuity, (iv) 662/3% qualified joint and survivor annuity, (v) 50% qualified joint and survivor annuity, (vi) single life annuity with a 10 year term certain payment option, or (vii) 100% qualified joint and survivor annuity with a 10-year term certain payment option.

        Mr. Weisser will forfeit the SERP Component of the Supplemental Benefit in the event (i) his employment is terminated for Cause, (ii) he breaches the confidentiality, noncompetition or nonsolicitation covenants provided for in his employment agreement, or (iii) he dies prior to the commencement of Supplemental Benefit, in which case, his surviving spouse will receive a death benefit.

        If Mr. Weisser dies prior to the commencement of his Supplemental Benefit, his surviving spouse will receive a death benefit in the form of a 100% joint and survivor annuity with a 10 year term certain equal to the survivor benefit that would have been payable if Mr. Weisser had retired as of the date of his death. Additionally, Mr. Weisser's surviving spouse may elect to receive the death benefit in the form of a 100% joint and survivor annuity. If Mr. Weisser dies after the commencement of his Supplemental Benefit, the survivor benefit payable to his surviving spouse is based on the annuity form he elected at the time of his retirement. Mr. Weisser's surviving spouse will not receive a death benefit if Mr. Weisser dies after the commencement of his Supplemental Benefit and elected to receive a single life annuity.

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        The present value estimate shown in the Pension Benefits Table for Mr. Weisser's accumulated benefits under the Weisser SERP is determined using the same payment, discount rate and mortality assumptions as were used to estimate the values shown for the Pension Plan.


Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table

        The following table shows certain information with respect to our nonqualified deferred compensation plans in which the Named Executive Officers participate.

 
  Nonqualified Deferred Compensation  
Name
  Executive
Contributions
in Last FY
($)
  Registrant
Contributions
in Last FY(1)
($)
  Aggregate
Earnings
in Last FY
($)
  Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distributions
($)
  Aggregate
Balance at
Last FYE
($)
 

Alberto Weisser

  $   $ 38,200   $ (3,104 ) $   $ 371,709  

Andrew J. Burke

        11,867     1,079         82,908  

Raul Padilla

                    356,500  

D. Benedict Pearcy

                     

Vicente Teixeira

        8,267     (366 )       14,566  

(1)
The amount set forth for each Named Executive Officer is reported in the "All Other Compensation Total" column of the Summary Compensation Table.

401(k) Plan

        The company sponsors the 401(k) Plan, a tax qualified retirement plan that covers substantially all of Bunge's U.S. based salaried and non-union hourly employees. Participants may contribute up to 50% of their compensation on a before-tax basis into their 401(k) Plan accounts. In addition, the company matches an amount equal to 100% for each dollar contributed by participants on the first 3% of their regular earnings and 50% for each dollar contributed on the next 2% of their regular earnings.

        Because the 401(k) Plan is a tax qualified retirement plan, the Internal Revenue Code limits the "additions" that can be made to a participant's 401(k) plan account each year (for 2011, $49,000). "Additions" include company matching contributions and before-tax contributions made by a participant. In addition, the Internal Revenue Code limits the amount of annual compensation that may be taken into account in computing benefits under the 401(k) Plan. In 2011, this compensation limit was $245,000. Participants may also direct the investment of their 401(k) Plan accounts into several investment alternatives, including a Bunge common share fund.

The Excess Contribution Plan

        The company sponsors the Excess Contribution Plan, which is a non-tax qualified defined contribution plan that is designed to restore retirement benefits that cannot be paid from the 401(k) Plan due to Internal Revenue Code limits. Participants in the 401(k) Plan are eligible to participate in the Excess Contribution Plan, provided that their 401(k) Plan benefits are limited by the Internal Revenue Code.

        The amounts shown as "Registrant Contributions" represent company matching contributions made under the Excess Contribution Plan to the Named Executive Officers and are also reported in the "All Other Compensation Total" column of the Summary Compensation Table. The benefit provided under the Excess Contribution Plan is equal to the difference between the benefit that would have been earned under the 401(k) Plan, without regard to any Internal Revenue Code limits, and the actual benefit provided under the 401(k) Plan. A Participant's account balance is credited with the same investment return as the investment alternatives he or she selected under the 401(k) Plan (including the Bunge common share fund).

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        Payments are made from the company's general assets in a lump sum cash payment following a participant's termination of employment, subject to applicable restrictions set forth in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.

Bunge Limited Employee Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Deferred Compensation Plan")

        As of January 1, 2008, the Bunge Management Services Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Certain Employees, the Bunge Global Markets, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Certain Employees and the Bunge North America Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Certain Employees (collectively the "Prior Plans") were merged to establish the Deferred Compensation Plan. Company employees who were eligible to participate in the Prior Plans are now eligible to participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan and each account under the Prior Plans has been transferred to the Deferred Compensation Plan.

        The Deferred Compensation Plan, which is a non-tax qualified deferred compensation plan, is designed to provide participants with an opportunity to defer receipt of current income into the future on a tax-deferred basis. Amounts deferred into the Deferred Compensation Plan are shown as "Executive Contributions" and are reported in the Summary Compensation Table and, in the case of PBRSUs, have previously been reported.

        Eligible employees (including the Named Executive Officers) who meet the minimum base salary level may participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan. For 2011, the minimum base salary level required to participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan was $245,000.

        The Deferred Compensation Plan allows participants to voluntarily defer from 1% to 10% of their base salary and 10% to 100% of their annual incentive compensation and PBRSUs. Gains and losses are credited based on a participant's election of a variety of deemed investment choices.

        Subject to the applicable restrictions set forth in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, a Participant may elect to defer receipt of income for any period not less than 36 months from the date of deferral and will receive a distribution of his or her account following the end of his or her elected deferral period or death. Subject to applicable restrictions set forth in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, participants may elect to receive payment of their deferred account balance in a lump sum or in up to 25 annual installments. Distributions of a participant's account are made in cash and from Bunge's general assets in cash.


Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment or Change of Control

        The company has entered into certain agreements and maintains certain plans that will require us to provide compensation to the Named Executive Officers in the event of certain terminations of employment or a change of control of Bunge. The amount of compensation payable to the Named Executive Officer in each situation is shown in the tables below. The amounts assume that a termination of employment and/or change of control event occurred on December 31, 2011.

        These amounts are estimates only and do not necessarily reflect the actual amounts that would be paid to the Named Executive Officers, which would only be known at the time that they become eligible for payment.

        For information regarding the aggregate amount of the Named Executive Officers' vested benefits under Bunge's nonqualified deferred compensation plans, see the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table.

        Unless stated otherwise, the value of unvested and accelerated stock options shown in the tables below have been determined by multiplying (i) the number of unvested stock options that would have been accelerated by (ii) the difference between (x) the exercise price of the stock option and (y) the average of the high and low sale prices of Bunge's common shares on December 30, 2011 ($57.18). Likewise, the value of unvested restricted stock unit awards shown in the tables below have been determined by multiplying (i) the number of unvested restricted stock units that would have been accelerated by (ii) the average of the high and low sale prices of Bunge's common shares on December 30, 2011.

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Mr. Alberto Weisser

        The following table describes the potential payments upon termination of employment or a change of control of the company for Mr. Weisser as of December 31, 2011.

Executive Benefits and
Payments Upon
Termination(1)
  Termination
for Cause or
Resignation
without
Good
Reason($)
  Death,
Disability or
Retirement($)
  Termination
without
Cause or
Resignation
for Good
Reason(2)($)
  Change of
Control
Followed by
Termination
without
Cause or
Resignation
for Good
Reason($)
  Change of
Control($)
 

Compensation

                               

Severance

  $   $   $ 9,532,000   $ 8,600,000   $  

Pro Rata Annual Incentive Plan Award

        1,800,000     1,800,000     1,800,000      

Equity Incentive Plan(3)

                               

Performance Based Restricted Stock Units

                               

2010 – 2012

        1,637,019     2,687,460     2,687,460      

2011 – 2013

        851,590     3,087,720     3,087,720      

Stock Options Unvested and Accelerated

        239,510     239,510     239,510     239,510  

Time-Vested RSUs Unvested and Accelerated

                     

Benefits and Perquisites:

                               

Accrued Vacation(4)

    92,308     92,308     92,308     92,308      

280G Tax Gross-up

                     
                       

Total

  $ 92,308   $ 4,620,427   $ 17,438,998   $ 16,506,998   $ 239,510  
                       

(1)
For purposes of this table, Mr. Weisser's compensation for 2011 is as follows: base salary equal to $1,200,000 and a target annual bonus equal to $1,800,000.

(2)
Pursuant to the Weisser Employment Agreement, Mr. Weisser's termination for Cause or resignation without Good Reason entitles him to (i) unpaid base salary and (ii) accrued but unused vacation pay.

(3)
For disclosure purposes only, we have assumed that target performance measures were achieved for performance-based awards as of December 31, 2011.

(4)
For disclosure purposes only, we have assumed that Mr. Weisser was terminated on December 31, 2011 with four weeks of accrued but unused vacation.

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Mr. Andrew J. Burke

        The following table describes the potential payments upon termination of employment or a change of control of the company for Mr. Burke as of December 31, 2011.

Executive Benefits and
Payments Upon Termination(1)
  Termination
for Cause or
Resignation
without
Good Reason($)
  Death
Disability or
Retirement($)
  Termination
without
Cause(2)($)
  Change of
Control($)
 

Compensation

                         

Severance

  $   $   $ 1,400,000   $  

Pro Rata Annual Incentive Plan Award

        700,000     700,000      

Equity Incentive Plan(3)

                         

Performance Based Restricted Stock Units

                         

2010 – 2012

        174,412     174,412      

2011 – 2013

        158,224     158,224      

Stock Options Unvested and Accelerated

        25,990     25,990     25,990  

Time-Vested RSUs Unvested and Accelerated

        285,900          

Benefits and Perquisites

                         

Accrued Vacation(4)

    53,846     53,846     53,846      
                   

Total

  $ 53,846   $ 1,398,372   $ 2,512,472   $ 25,990  
                   

(1)
For purposes of this table, Mr. Burke's compensation for 2011 is as follows: base salary equal to $700,000 and a target annual bonus equal to $700,000.

(2)
Pursuant to Mr. Burke's employment offer letter dated December 4, 2001, amended August 3, 2011, if his employment is terminated under circumstances that would call for severance pay under the company's severance program, he is entitled to the greater of (i) the standard severance benefits of the company at the time of termination or (ii) a payment equivalent to 12 months of his then base salary, plus 12 months of his target AIP award. In addition, if the termination is not performance related, Mr. Burke will receive his pro-rated AIP award for the year in which his employment is terminated. For disclosure purposes only, we have assumed that the termination was not performance related. Such benefits would be contingent upon delivery of a release of any employment-related claims against the company in a form mutually agreeable to Mr. Burke and the company.

(3)
For disclosure purposes only, we have assumed that target performance measures were achieved for performance-based awards as of December 31, 2011.

(4)
For disclosure purposes only, we have assumed that Mr. Burke was terminated on December 31, 2011 with four weeks of accrued but unused vacation.

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Mr. Raul Padilla

        The following table describes the potential payments upon termination of employment or a change of control of the company for Mr. Padilla as of December 31, 2011.

Executive Benefits and
Payments Upon Termination(1)
  Termination
for Cause or
Resignation
without
Good Reason($)
  Death,
Disability or
Retirement($)
  Termination
without
Cause(2)($)
  Change of
Control($)
 

Compensation

                         

Severance

  $   $   $ 1,700,000   $  

Pro Rata Annual Incentive Plan Award

        850,000     850,000      

Equity Incentive Plan(3)

                         

Performance Based Restricted Stock Units

                         

2010 – 2012

        174,412     174,412      

2011 – 2013

        158,746     158,746      

Stock Options Unvested and Accelerated

        25,990     25,990     25,990  

Time-Vested RSUs Unvested and Accelerated

        304,884     152,581      

Benefits and Perquisites

                         

Accrued Vacation(4)

    65,385     65,385     65,385      
                   

Total

  $ 65,385   $ 1,579,417   $ 3,127,114   $ 25,990  
                   

(1)
For purposes of this table, Mr. Padilla's compensation for 2011 is as follows: base salary equal to $850,000 and a target annual bonus equal to $850,000.

(2)
Pursuant to Mr. Padilla's employment offer letter effective as of July 1, 2010, if his employment is terminated under circumstances that would call for severance pay under the company's severance program, he is entitled to the greater of (i) the standard severance benefits of the company at the time of termination or (ii) a payment equivalent to 12 months of his then base salary, plus 12 months of his target AIP award. In addition, if the termination is not performance related, Mr. Padilla will receive his pro-rated AIP award for the year in which his employment is terminated. For disclosure purposes only, we have assumed that the termination was not performance related. Such benefits would be contingent upon delivery of a release of any employment-related claims against the company in a form mutually agreeable to Mr. Padilla and the company.

(3)
For disclosure purposes only, we have assumed that target performance measures were achieved for performance-based awards as of December 31, 2011.

(4)
For disclosure purposes only, we have assumed that Mr. Padilla was terminated on December 31, 2011 with four weeks of accrued but unused vacation.

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Mr. D. Benedict Pearcy

        The following table describes the potential payments upon termination of employment or a change of control of the company for Mr. Pearcy as of December 31, 2011.

Executive Benefits and
Payments Upon Termination(1)
  Termination
for Cause or
Resignation
without
Good Reason($)
  Death,
Disability or
Retirement($)
  Termination
without
Cause(2)($)
  Change of
Control($)
 

Compensation

                         

Severance

  $   $   $ 875,000   $  

Pro Rata Annual Incentive Plan Award

        375,000     375,000      

Equity Incentive Plan(3)

                         

Performance Based Restricted Stock Units

                         

2010 – 2012

        174,412     174,412      

2011 – 2013

        111,122     111,122      

Stock Options Unvested and Accelerated

        25,990     25,990     25,990  

Time-Vested RSUs Unvested and Accelerated

        304,884     185,993      

Benefits and Perquisites

                         

Accrued Vacation(4)

    38,462     38,462     38,462      
                   

Total

  $ 38,462   $ 1,029,870   $ 1,785,979   $ 25,990  
                   

(1)
For purposes of this table, Mr. Pearcy's compensation for 2011 is as follows: base salary equal to $500,000 and a target annual bonus equal to $375,000.

(2)
Pursuant to Mr. Pearcy's offer letter effective February 1, 2009, if his employment is terminated under circumstances that would call for severance pay under the company's severance program, he is entitled to the greater of (i) the standard severance benefits of the company at the time of termination or (ii) a payment equivalent to 12 months of his then base salary, plus his target AIP award. In addition, if the termination is not performance related, Mr. Pearcy will receive his pro-rated AIP award for the year in which his employment is terminated. For disclosure purposes only, we have assumed that the termination was not performance related. Such benefits would be contingent upon delivery of a release of any employment-related claims against the company in a form mutually agreeable to Mr. Pearcy and the company.

(3)
For disclosure purposes only, we have assumed that target performance measures were achieved for performance-based awards as of December 31, 2011.

(4)
For disclosure purposes only, we have assumed that Mr. Pearcy was terminated on December 31, 2011 with four weeks of accrued but unused vacation.

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Mr. Vicente Teixeira

        The following table describes the potential payments upon termination of employment or a change of control of the company for Mr. Teixeira as of December 31, 2011.

Executive Benefits and
Payments Upon Termination(1)
  Termination
for Cause or
Resignation
without
Good Reason($)
  Death,
Disability or
Retirement($)
  Termination
without
Cause(2)($)
  Change of
Control($)
 

Compensation

                         

Severance

  $   $   $ 805,000   $  

Pro Rata Annual Incentive Plan Award

        345,000     345,000      

Equity Incentive Plan(3)

                         

Performance Based Restricted Stock Units

                         

2010 – 2012

        174,412     174,412      

2011 – 2013

        111,122     111,122      

Stock Options Unvested and Accelerated

        25,990     25,990     25,990  

Time-Vested RSUs Unvested and Accelerated

        233,809     233,809     233,809  

Benefits and Perquisites

                         

Accrued Vacation(4)

    35,385     35,385     35,385      
                   

Total

  $ 35,385   $ 925,718   $ 1,730,718   $ 259,799  
                   

(1)
For purposes of this table, Mr. Teixeira's compensation for 2011 is as follows: base salary equal to $460,000 and a target annual bonus equal to $345,000.

(2)
Pursuant to Mr. Teixeira's offer letter effective February 1, 2008, if his employment is terminated under circumstances that would call for severance pay under the company's severance program, he is entitled to the greater of (i) the standard severance benefits of the company at the time of termination or (ii) a payment equivalent to 12 months of his then base salary, plus his target AIP award. In addition, if the termination is not performance related, Mr. Teixeira will receive his pro-rated AIP award for the year in which his employment is terminated. For disclosure purposes only, we have assumed that the termination was not performance related. Such benefits would be contingent upon delivery of a release of any employment-related claims against the company in a form mutually agreeable to Mr. Teixeira and the company.

(3)
For disclosure purposes only, we have assumed that target performance measures were achieved for performance-based awards as of December 31, 2011.

(4)
For disclosure purposes only, we have assumed that Mr. Teixeira was terminated on December 31, 2011 with four weeks of accrued but unused vacation.

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Additional Information Regarding Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment or Change of Control

        Weisser Employment Agreement.    Pursuant to the Employment Agreement between Bunge and Mr. Alberto Weisser, as amended and restated as of December 31, 2008 (the "Weisser Employment Agreement"), Mr. Weisser's base salary for 2011 was equal to $1.2 million and his target annual bonus was equal to 150% of his base salary. Mr. Weisser's employment under the agreement shall continue until the earlier of his termination of employment or the last day of the month in which he attains age 65.

        In the event of Mr. Weisser's termination without Cause or his resignation for Good Reason (before a Change of Control), Mr. Weisser's severance will be equal to: (i) three times the sum of the highest base salary paid to him over the three-year period immediately prior to his termination and the average of the annual cash bonus paid over the three-year period immediately preceding his termination, payable in substantially equal monthly installments over 36 months; (ii) a lump sum equal to the pro rata portion of the cash bonus to which he was entitled for that year had he remained employed, which the Compensation Committee may elect to pay (A) within 30 business days following his termination date (based on Bunge's financial results through the calendar quarter preceding such termination), or (B) at the same time bonuses are paid under the annual cash bonus plan generally (based on Bunge's financial results for the calendar year); (iii) continuation at his own expense of health and medical insurance coverage until the earlier of (A) age 65 or (B) until eligible for such coverage under a subsequent employer's plan; (iv) immediate vesting of entitlement to receive retiree medical and life insurance coverage that the company offers to senior executives (if any); (v) immediate vesting or satisfaction of any service requirement or performance requirement in respect of any equity-based award; (vi) any benefits due to other senior executives upon termination; and (vii) vesting in his right to the Supplemental Benefit (if applicable), payable according to the same terms set forth above. See "The Weisser SERP."

        If Mr. Weisser resigns for Good Reason or is terminated without Cause during the Change of Control Period, he is entitled to (a) the same severance benefit as set forth in the preceding paragraph (except that the determination of his annual bonus in clause (i) shall be based on his target annual bonus in effect at the time of his termination) and (b) if he resigns his employment for any reason during the Change of Control Period, he will be entitled to receive the Supplemental Benefit.

        If Mr. Weisser terminates his employment due to Disability, he is entitled to a disability benefit equal to (i) his pro-rated cash bonus due for the year in which such disability occurs, and (ii) his Supplemental Benefit.

        If Mr. Weisser's employment terminates due to his death, his estate is entitled to a death benefit equal to (i) his pro-rated cash bonus due for the year in which his death occurs and (ii) if he dies prior to commencement of his Supplemental Benefit, his surviving spouse will receive a survivor's benefit equal to the pension that would have been paid had Mr. Weisser retired on the date of his death.

        As a condition to Mr. Weisser's receiving the severance benefits referenced in the table above, he is bound by the terms of the non-competition and non-solicitation provisions in his employment agreement for the period of 18 months from the date of his termination of employment for any reason and by the terms of a confidentiality provision indefinitely. He must also execute and deliver a general release of claims against the company and its subsidiaries.

        The Weisser Employment Agreement also contains a "gross-up" provision pursuant to Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code. If any of the payments or benefits provided to Mr. Weisser in connection with a Change of Control subject him to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code, the company must make a gross up payment to him which will result in Mr. Weisser receiving the net amount that he is entitled to receive, after the deduction of all applicable taxes.

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        The following definitions are provided in the Weisser Employment Agreement for certain of the terms used in this description:

        "Cause" means a termination of Mr. Weisser's employment by the company for any of the following reasons: (a) any act or omission that constitutes a material breach by him of the agreement; (b) his willful and continued failure or refusal to substantially perform his duties; (c) his willful and material violation of any law or regulation applicable to the company and its subsidiaries, or his conviction of, or a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony, or any willful perpetration by him of a common law fraud; or (d) any other willful misconduct by Mr. Weisser that is materially injurious to the financial condition, business or reputation of, or is otherwise materially injurious to, any member of the company and its subsidiaries.

        "Good Reason" means a resignation by Mr. Weisser for any of the following reasons: (a) a failure by the company to pay material compensation due and payable to him; (b) a material diminution of his authority, responsibilities or positions under the agreement; (c) the occurrence of acts or conduct by the company or its representatives that prevent or substantially hinder him from performing his duties or responsibilities; or (d) if immediately prior to the Change of Control Period Mr. Weisser's principal place of employment is located within the metropolitan New York area, any relocation during the Change of Control Period of his principal place of employment to a location outside of the metropolitan New York area.

        "Disability" means a physical or mental disability or infirmity, as determined by a physician of recognized standing selected by the company, that prevents (or, in the opinion of such physician, is reasonably expected to prevent) the normal performance of duties as an employee of the company for any continuous period of 180 days or for 180 days during any one 12-month period.

        "Change of Control" means the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) any person (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934) is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the company representing 35% or more of the common shares of the company's then outstanding; (b) a failure for any reason of the individuals who were directors on the effective date of the agreement to constitute at least a majority the Board of Directors; or (c) consummation after approval by the shareholders of the company of either (i) a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the company or (ii) a merger, amalgamation or consolidation of the company with any other corporation, the issuance of voting securities of the company in connection with a merger, amalgamation or consolidation of the company, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the company or the acquisition of assets of another corporation (each, a "Business Combination"), unless, in each case of a Business Combination, immediately following such Business Combination, all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then outstanding shares of common stock and more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the company or all or substantially all of the company's assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Common Stock.

        "Change of Control Period" means the period beginning on the date of the Change of Control and ending 30 months later, and can include the 12-month period immediately preceding such Change of Control, if Mr. Weisser is terminated without Cause during this 12-month period prior to such Change of Control and there is a reasonable basis to conclude such termination was at the request or direction of the person acquiring the company.

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        Equity Acceleration Under the Equity Incentive Plans.    Under the Equity Incentive Plan and the 2001 Equity Incentive Plan, an individual's equity award will be subject to the following treatment upon a termination of employment or a Change of Control (except as otherwise provided under an individual award agreement): In the event of a termination of employment due to death, disability or Retirement (defined as termination of employment after an executive's 65th birthday), an executive's stock options become fully vested and immediately exercisable. In the event of a termination of employment without Cause or early retirement (as defined under the Company's retirement policies), all stock options that would have vested in the 12-month period following termination of employment will immediately vest and become exercisable.

        For all terminations of employment other than for Cause or voluntary resignation, all performance-based and non-performance based restricted stock unit awards vest pro rata through the date of termination (though performance based units remain subject to satisfaction of the applicable performance goals). In the event of a Change of Control, the 2001 Equity Incentive Plan provides that all unvested equity awards vest immediately prior to such Change of Control unless the Compensation Committee determines otherwise. The definitions of Cause and Change of Control are substantially similar to the definition under the Weisser Employment Agreement. Under the 2001 Equity Incentive Plan and the Equity Incentive Plan, disability has the same meaning as under the company long-term disability plan for all awards except incentive stock options, for which disability means permanent and total disability within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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SHARE OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

        The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common shares by each member of our Board, each executive officer and our directors and executive officers as a group as of March 1, 2012, based on 145,841,278 shares issued and outstanding.

        All holders of our common shares are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of holders of common shares and the voting rights attached to common shares held by our directors, executive officers or major shareholders do not differ from those that attach to common shares held by any other holder.

        Under SEC Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, "beneficial ownership" includes shares for which the individual, directly or indirectly, has or shares voting or investment power whether or not the shares are held for the individual's benefit.

 
  Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership  
 
  (Number of Shares)  
Beneficial Owner
  Direct or
Indirect(1)
  Voting or
Investment
Power(2)
  Right to
Acquire(3)
  Percent
of Class
 

Alberto Weisser

    282,240 (4)       908,667     *  

Ernest G. Bachrach

    26,082         36,968 (5)   *  

Enrique H. Boilini

    18,882         32,600     *  

Jorge Born, Jr. 

    18,817         33,730 (6)   *  

Octavio Caraballo

    86,290     4,464 (7)   33,691 (8)   *  

Francis Coppinger

    18,791     717,642 (9)   34,232 (10)   *  

Bernard de La Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais

    322,093     3 (11)   32,600     *  

William Engels

    2,622         18,200     *  

James T. Hackett

                *  

L. Patrick Lupo

    4,682         13,000     *  

Larry G. Pillard

    2,682         13,000     *  

Andrew J. Burke

    22,101         112,368     *  

Gordon Hardie

                *  

Carl Hausmann

    36,962         120,500     *  

Raul Padilla

    33,090         104,000     *  

D. Benedict Pearcy

    4,669         48,683     *  

Vicente Teixeira

    11,266         38,000     *  

All directors and executive officers as a group (17 persons)

    891,269     722,109     1,580,239     2.1 %

*
Less than 1%.

(1)
These shares are held individually or jointly with others, or in the name of a bank, broker or nominee for the individual's account or in a family trust.

(2)
This column includes other shares over which directors and executive officers have or share voting or investment power, including shares directly owned by certain relatives with whom they are presumed to share voting and/or investment power.

(3)
This column includes: (i) shares which directors and executive officers have a right to acquire through the exercise of stock options granted under Bunge's Non-Employee Directors Equity Incentive Plan and the Equity Incentive Plan, respectively, that have vested or will vest within 60 days of March 1, 2012, (ii) restricted stock units and dividend equivalent payments for which shares are issuable within 60 days of March 1, 2012, but are mandatorily deferred in accordance

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(4)
Includes 22,104 shares held in family trusts as to which he disclaims beneficial ownership.

(5)
Includes 11,568 shares underlying hypothetical share units held under the Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan, which he has elected to receive in the form of common shares.

(6)
Includes 1,130 shares underlying hypothetical share units held under the Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan, which he has elected to receive in the form of common shares.

(7)
Includes 4,464 common shares held by his spouse, as to which he disclaims beneficial ownership.

(8)
Includes 1,091 shares underlying hypothetical share units held under the Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan, which he has elected to receive in the form of common shares.

(9)
Includes 2,563 common shares held by his spouse and 715,079 common shares held by a company owned by his spouse.

(10)
Includes 1,632 shares underlying hypothetical share units held under the Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan.

(11)
Includes 3 common shares held by his spouse.

        The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common shares by persons or groups known to Bunge to be beneficial owners of more than 5% of our issued and outstanding common shares.

Beneficial Owner
  Number of Common
Shares Beneficially Owned
  Percentage of Common
Shares Outstanding on
December 31, 2011
 

Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd(1)

    7,305,865     5.0 %

(1)
Based on information filed with the SEC on Schedule 13G on February 23, 2012, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd ("GSIC") beneficially owns 7,305,865 common shares. GSIC shares power to vote and power to dispose of 6,088,013 of the common shares with the Government of Singapore and shares power to vote and dispose of 1,217,852 of the common shares with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. GSIC disclaims membership in a group. The principal business address of GSIC is 168 Robinson Road, #37-01 Capital Tower, Singapore 068912.

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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

        Bunge's Audit Committee is composed of six independent directors, all of whom are financially literate. In addition, Bunge's Board has determined that each of Mr. de La Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais, Mr. Bachrach, Mr. Boilini, Mr. Engels and Mr. Hackett qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as defined by the SEC. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter, which reflects NYSE listing standards and Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements regarding audit committees. A copy of the charter is available on Bunge's website at www.bunge.com.

        The Audit Committee's primary role is to assist the Board in fulfilling its responsibility for oversight of (1) the quality and integrity of Bunge's financial statements and related disclosures, (2) Bunge's compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) Bunge's independent auditors' qualifications, independence and performance and (4) the performance of Bunge's internal audit and control functions.

        Bunge's management is responsible for the preparation of its financial statements, its financial reporting process and its system of internal controls. Bunge's independent auditors are responsible for performing an audit of the financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), and issuing an opinion as to the conformity of those audited financial statements to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Audit Committee monitors and oversees these processes.

        The Audit Committee has adopted a policy designed to increase its oversight of Bunge's independent auditor. Under the policy, the Audit Committee approves all audit, and audit-related services, tax services and other services provided by the independent auditor. In addition, any services provided by the independent auditor that are not specifically included within the scope of the audit must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee in advance of any engagement. The Audit Committee's charter also ensures that the independent auditor discusses with the Audit Committee important issues such as internal controls, critical accounting policies, instances of fraud and the consistency and appropriateness of Bunge's accounting policies and practices.

        The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed with management and Deloitte & Touche LLP, Bunge's independent auditors, the audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2011. In addition, the Audit Committee met regularly with management and Deloitte & Touche LLP to discuss the results of their evaluations of Bunge's internal controls and the overall quality of Bunge's financial reporting. The Audit Committee has also discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 (Communication with Audit Committees) as amended, as adopted by the PCAOB in Rule 3200T. In addition, the Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from Deloitte & Touche LLP required by the applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding Deloitte & Touche LLP's communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence and has discussed with them their independence from Bunge and its management. The audit committee also considered whether the non-audit services provided by Deloitte & Touche LLP to Bunge during 2011 were compatible with their independence as auditors.

        Based on these reviews and discussions, the Audit Committee has recommended to the Board, and the Board has approved, the inclusion of the audited financial statements in Bunge's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 for filing with the SEC.

Members of the Audit Committee

Bernard de La Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais, Chairman
Ernest G. Bachrach
Enrique H. Boilini
Francis Coppinger
William Engels
James T. Hackett

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PROPOSAL 2
APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS AND AUTHORIZATION
OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD TO DETERMINE
THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' FEES

General

        Our Board has recommended and asks that you appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 and authorize the audit committee of the Board to determine the independent auditors' fees. You would be so acting based on the recommendation of our audit committee. Pursuant to Bermuda law and our bye-laws, an auditor is appointed at the annual general meeting or at a subsequent general meeting in each year and shall hold office until a successor is appointed.

        The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal is required to make such appointment. If you do not appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP, our Board will reconsider its selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP and make a new proposal for independent auditors.

        Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively, the "Deloitte Entities") have audited our annual financial statements since our 1996 fiscal year.

        Representatives of the Deloitte Entities are expected to be present at the Annual General Meeting and will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so. We also expect that they will be available to respond to questions.


Fees

        The chart below sets forth the aggregate fees for professional services rendered by the Deloitte Entities for services performed in each of 2011 and 2010, and breaks down these amounts by category of service:

 
  2011   2010  

Audit Fees

  $ 12,727,000   $ 12,458,000  

Audit-Related Fees

    479,000     553,000  

Tax Fees

    237,000     224,000  

All Other Fees

    0     0  
           

Total

  $ 13,443,000   $ 13,235,000  
           


Audit Fees

        Audit fees are fees billed for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements, the audit of management's assessment on internal control over financial reporting and for the reviews of our quarterly financial statements. Additionally, audit fees include comfort letters, statutory audits, consents and other services related to SEC matters.


Audit-Related Fees

        For 2011 and 2010, audit-related fees principally included fees for employee benefit plan audits in North America and statutory attestation services in Argentina.

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Tax Fees

        Tax fees in 2011 and 2010 primarily related to tax compliance services. Tax compliance services are services rendered based upon facts already in existence or transactions that have already occurred to document, compute and review amounts to be included in tax filings.


All Other Fees

        No fees were paid to the Deloitte Entities in 2011 and 2010 for any other professional services.


Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

        The audit committee approves all audit services, audit related services, tax services and other services provided by Deloitte & Touche LLP. Any services provided by Deloitte & Touche LLP that are not specifically included within the scope of the audit must be pre-approved by the audit committee in advance of any engagement.

        In making its recommendation to appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, the audit committee has considered whether the services provided by Deloitte & Touche LLP are compatible with maintaining the independence of Deloitte & Touche LLP and has determined that such services do not interfere with Deloitte & Touche LLP's independence.


RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD

        Our Board recommends that, based on the recommendation of the audit committee, you vote FOR the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 and the authorization of the audit committee of the Board to determine the independent auditors' fees.

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PROPOSAL 3
ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION

        Pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bunge is required to provide shareholders with a non-binding advisory "say-on-pay" vote to approve the compensation of our Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion & Analysis ("CD&A"), related compensation disclosure tables and narrative disclosures of this proxy statement. The Board recognizes the importance of our shareholders' opportunity to cast an advisory say-on-pay vote as a means of expressing views regarding the compensation of our Named Executive Officers. Based upon the outcome of our 2011 say-on-pay frequency vote, we intend to hold an annual advisory say-on-pay vote until the next say-on-pay frequency vote, which, in accordance with applicable law, will occur no later than our 2017 Annual General Meeting.

        Bunge's compensation philosophy is to pay for performance, support Bunge's business goals, align the interests of management and our shareholders and offer competitive compensation arrangements to attract, retain and motivate high caliber executives. In the CD&A, we have provided shareholders with a description of our executive compensation program, including the philosophy underpinning the program, the individual elements of the compensation program, and how our compensation program is administered. Our executive compensation program consists of elements designed to complement each other and reward achievement of short-term and long-term objectives by linking compensation to key performance metrics. We have chosen the selected metrics to align executive compensation to the achievement of strong financial performance and the creation of shareholder value. Our Compensation Committee regularly reviews our executive compensation program to ensure alignment with our business strategy and compensation philosophy. Additionally, our executive compensation program has been designed to appropriately balance risks and rewards and discourage excessive risk taking by our executives.

        For the reasons highlighted above, and more fully discussed in the CD&A, the Board unanimously recommends a vote for the following resolution:

        "RESOLVED, that the shareholders approve the compensation of the Named Executive Officers as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the accompanying compensation tables and related narrative disclosure in this Proxy Statement."

        You may vote "for" or "against" this proposal, or you may abstain from voting. Although the vote on this Proposal 3 is advisory and non-binding, the Compensation Committee and the Board will review the voting results on the proposal and will consider shareholder views in connection with our executive compensation program.


RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD

        Our Board recommends that shareholders vote FOR the approval of the non-binding advisory vote to approve Named Executive Officer compensation.

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Loans to Directors and Executive Officers

        We have no outstanding loans to any director. In addition, we are in compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 prohibiting certain loans to directors and executive officers.


Transactions with Mutual Investment Limited and its Subsidiaries

        Prior to our initial public offering in 2001, we entered into an administrative services agreement with Mutual Investment Limited, our former parent company prior to our initial public offering, under which we provide corporate and administrative services to it, including financial, legal, tax, accounting, human resources administration, insurance, employee benefits plans administration, corporate communications and management information system services. The agreement has a quarterly term that is automatically renewable unless terminated by either party. Mutual Investment Limited pays us for the services rendered on a quarterly basis based on our direct and indirect costs of providing the services. Messrs. de La Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais, Coppinger and Engels, directors of Bunge Limited, are directors of Mutual Investment Limited. In 2011, Mutual Investment Limited paid us approximately $72,000 under this agreement.


Other Relationships

        We purchase agricultural commodities and other products and services used in our operations in the normal course of business from many suppliers and sell agricultural commodities and fertilizer products to many customers, including companies that are affiliated with some of our non-management directors or their immediate family members. All of these transactions have been in the ordinary course of business and on arms'-length business terms based on market prices. In 2011, none of these transactions were significant, either individually or in the aggregate to Bunge or our directors personally. Further, except as described below, all such transactions fell below the thresholds set forth in the categorical standards for director independence set forth in this proxy statement. From time to time in the ordinary course of business, Bunge has purchased agricultural commodities from, and sold fertilizer products to, Estanar Estancias Argentinas S.A. ("Estanar"), a South American agricultural production company beneficially owned and controlled by the sister of Mr. Caraballo. Such purchases and sales have been made at market prices. In 2011, total amounts paid to Estanar for agricultural commodity purchases were approximately $1 million and total amounts paid by Estanar to Bunge for fertilizer purchases were approximately $1.4 million. Mr. Caraballo has no beneficial interest or involvement in the activities of this company.


Policy for the Review and Approval of Related Person Transactions

        Our Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee has adopted a written policy for the review and approval of related person transactions. The policy is designed to operate in conjunction with and as a supplement to the provisions of our Code of Ethics.

        Under the policy, our Legal Department will review all actual and proposed related person transactions presented to or identified by it and then present any transaction in which a related person is reasonably likely to have a direct or indirect material interest to the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee for review and approval or ratification. In determining whether to approve or ratify a related person transaction, the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee will consider all the available and relevant facts and circumstances, including, but not limited to, (a) whether the transaction was the product of fair dealing, (b) the terms of the transaction and whether similar terms would have been obtained from an arms'-length transaction with a third party and (c) the availability of other sources for comparable products or services. The policy also identifies

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certain types of transactions that our Board has identified as not involving a direct or indirect material interest and are, therefore, not considered related person transactions for purposes of the policy.

        The policy requires that our Legal Department implement certain procedures for the purpose of obtaining information with respect to related person transactions. These procedures include, among other things, (a) informing, on a periodic basis, our directors, executive officers and nominees for director or executive officer of the requirement for directors and executive officers to present possible related party transactions to the Legal Department for review, (b) reviewing questionnaires completed by directors, executive officers and nominees for director and executive officer designed to elicit information about possible related person transactions, (c) developing a list of related persons to assist in identifying related person transactions and (d) reviewing information gathered from the books and records of Bunge Limited and its operating subsidiaries to identify possible related person transactions.

        For purposes of the policy, the terms "related person" and "transaction" have the meaning contained in Item 404 of Regulation S-K.


SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

        Bunge is subject to the SEC reporting requirements applicable to U.S. domestic public companies and its executive officers, directors and certain persons who own ten percent of its common shares are obligated by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act to file reports of their ownership of Bunge's common shares with the SEC and to furnish Bunge with copies of the reports.

        Based solely upon a review of copies of reports filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, or written representations from persons required to file such reports, we believe that all filings required to be made were timely made in accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, with the exception of one Form 4 for Mr. Raul Padilla with respect to the reporting of an exempt transaction to withhold common shares to satisfy income tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of his restricted stock units, which was inadvertently filed late.


SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 2013 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
OF SHAREHOLDERS

        To be considered for inclusion in Bunge's proxy statement for the 2013 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, presently anticipated to be held on May 24, 2013, shareholder proposals must be received by Bunge no later than December 11, 2012. In order to be included in Bunge sponsored proxy materials, shareholder proposals will need to comply with the SEC's Rule 14a-8. If you do not comply with Rule 14a-8, we will not be required to include the proposal in the proxy statement and the proxy card we will mail to our shareholders. Shareholder proposals should be sent to Bunge's Secretary at Bunge Limited, 50 Main Street, White Plains, New York 10606, U.S.A., Attention: Secretary.

        Shareholders may also make proposals that are not intended to be included in Bunge's proxy statement for the 2013 Annual General Meeting pursuant to our bye-laws. Nomination of candidates for election to the Board or other business may be proposed to be brought before the 2013 Annual General Meeting by any person who is a registered shareholder on the date of the giving of the notice of such proposals and on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the 2013 Annual General Meeting. Notice must be given in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of Bunge at Bunge's registered office at Bunge Limited, Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda, with a copy to us at 50 Main Street, White Plains, New York 10606, U.S.A., Attention: Secretary, not later than December 11, 2012.

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or any number of shareholders who represent at least 5% of the total voting rights of our voting shares must notify us in writing of their intent to submit a proposal. In accordance with Bermuda law, any such shareholder proposal to be voted on at the 2012 Annual General Meeting and at future annual general meetings must be received by us no later than six weeks prior to the annual general meeting date. Please deliver any such proposal to Bunge Limited, Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda, Attention: Secretary, with a copy to us at 50 Main Street, White Plains, New York 10606, U.S.A., Attention: Secretary.


DIRECTIONS TO ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

        The Annual General Meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, on May 25, 2012 at the Sofitel Hotel, 45 West 44th Street, New York City. The telephone number is (212) 354-8844 and the fax number is (212) 354-2480.


UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION REPORTS

        A copy of our 2011 Annual Report, which includes our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, as filed with the SEC, is enclosed with these proxy materials. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K is also available to shareholders free of charge on our website at www.bunge.com under the captions "Investor Information—SEC Filings" or by writing to us at 50 Main Street, White Plains, New York 10606, U.S.A., Attention: Investor Relations.


NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS

        Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual General Meeting to be held on May 25, 2012.

        Bunge Limited's 2012 Proxy Statement is available at www.bunge.com/2012proxy.pdf and our 2011 Annual Report is available at www.bunge.com/2011AR.pdf.


OTHER MATTERS

        We know of no other business that will be brought before the Annual General Meeting. If any other matter or any proposal should be properly presented and should properly come before the meeting for action, the persons named in the accompanying proxy will vote upon such proposal at their discretion and in accordance with their best judgment.

        By order of the Board of Directors.

   
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    Carla L. Heiss
Secretary

April 10, 2012

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APPENDIX A
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES

        The Board has adopted these guidelines to reflect the Company's commitment to good corporate governance and to comply with New York Stock Exchange rules and other legal requirements. In furtherance of these goals, the Board has also adopted a Code of Ethics, policies and procedures on securities trading compliance and written charters for each of its Board committees. The Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee will periodically review these guidelines and propose modifications to the Board for consideration as appropriate.

I. Director Responsibilities

        The business affairs of the Company are managed under the direction of the Board, which represents and is accountable to the shareholders of the Company. The Board's responsibilities include regularly evaluating the strategic direction of the Company, management's policies and the effectiveness with which management implements its policies and overseeing compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

        The basic responsibility of the directors is to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company and to exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. In discharging that obligation, the directors should inform themselves of all relevant information reasonably available to them. In forming their judgment, directors are entitled to rely in good faith on the accuracy of the records of the corporation and the information, opinions, reports or statements presented to them by the Company's officers, employees, Board committees, outside advisors and auditors, but the final decision must be made by the directors themselves.

        If the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer are the same person, the non-management directors will annually elect an independent director to serve in a lead capacity. Although annually elected, the Lead Independent Director is generally expected to serve for more than one year. The Lead Independent Director shall also serve as Deputy Chairman for so long as such position is mandated in the Company's Bye-laws.

        The specific responsibilities of the Lead Independent Director are as follows. Additionally, the Lead Independent Director may have such other duties and responsibilities as the Board may determine from time to time.

        Directors are expected to prepare for and use reasonable efforts to participate in all Board meetings and meetings of committees on which they serve. The Board and each committee will meet as frequently as necessary to properly discharge their responsibilities, provided that the Board shall meet at least five times per year.

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        Each director is free to suggest the inclusion of items on the agenda for the Board meeting and each committee meeting, but it is the Chairman of the Board (with input from the Lead Independent Director as provided above) and the Chair of each committee who will set the final agenda for any meeting. The final agenda of the Board and each committee meeting will be circulated to all Board members prior to the meetings. The Chairman of the Board shall receive copies of all committee notices, agendas and minutes at the same time, and in the same manner, as the members of each committee.

        Information and data that are important to the Board's understanding of the business to be conducted at a Board or committee meeting should, to the extent practicable, be distributed in writing to the directors sufficiently in advance of the meeting to permit meaningful review, and directors are expected to review the provided materials in advance of each meeting.

        In addition, it is the policy of the Board that the directors attend the Annual General Meeting of the Company's shareholders.

        The non-management directors shall meet without management directors at regularly scheduled executive sessions and at such other times as they deem appropriate. The Lead Independent Director will preside at these meetings.

        To facilitate the ability of interested persons to communicate with and make their concerns known to the non-management directors and of shareholders to communicate with the Board, the Board has established an electronic mailing address and a physical mailing address to which such communications may be sent. These addresses will be disclosed on the Company's website.

        As a general rule, management will speak on behalf of the Company. Comments and other statements from the entire Board, if appropriate, will generally be made by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. It is suggested that, in normal circumstances, each director refer all inquiries from third parties to management.

        Prior to any Board discussion or decision related to any matter that potentially affects a director's personal, business or professional interests, that director should (i) disclose the existence of the potential conflict of interest to the Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee, or to the Lead Independent Director if the Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee has the potential conflict, and (ii) recuse himself or herself from any Board or Committee discussion or vote related to the matter. A director may be required to tender his or her resignation in the event there is a substantial conflict of interest between the director and the Company and such conflict cannot be resolved to the satisfaction of the Board.

II. Composition and Selection of the Board

        The current size of the Board is 11, which the Board believes is appropriate. The Board will assess its size from time to time to determine whether it continues to be appropriate.

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        It is the policy of the Board that the Board at all times reflect the following criteria:

        Each director will at all times exhibit high standards of ethics, integrity, commitment and accountability and should be committed to promoting the long-term interests of the Company's shareholders.

        The Board will encompass a range of talent, skill and relevant expertise sufficient to provide sound guidance with respect to the Company's operations and interests.

        The Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee will recommend director nominees to the Board in accordance with the policies and principles in its Charter and in these Guidelines. The invitation to stand for election to the Board shall be extended by the Chairman of the Board on behalf of the Board.

        The Board will have a substantial majority of directors who meet the requirements for independence required by the New York Stock Exchange for listed U.S. companies.

        Whether directors are independent will be reviewed annually in connection with the preparation of the Company's proxy statement. The Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee as well as the Board will review commercial and other relationships between directors and the Company to make a determination regarding the independence of each of the directors, but the final independence determination will be made by the Board after due deliberation. The Board has established categorical standards to assist it in making such determinations. Such standards are set forth in Annex A hereto. Each independent director is expected to notify the Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee, as soon as reasonably practicable, if his or her personal circumstances change in a manner that may affect the Board's evaluation of such director's independence.

        Directors must inform the Chairman of the Board and the Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee in advance of accepting an invitation to serve on another public company board.

        No director may sit on the board of, or beneficially own more than 1% of the outstanding equity securities of (other than through mutual funds or similar non-discretionary, undirected arrangements), any of the Company's competitors in its principal lines of business.

        Directors must comply with the terms of the Company's Policies Regarding Pre-Clearance of Securities Trades and use of Derivative Securities and the Company's Corporate Policy and Procedure on Insider Trading in connection with any proposed transaction in Company securities.

        Directors, including employee directors, who retire from the job or the principal responsibility they held when they were selected for the Board or who accept employment with any of the Company's competitors in its principal lines of business shall submit their resignation from the Board to the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee who may choose (1) to accept such resignation or (2) to submit such resignation for consideration by the Board, with any decision by the Board requiring a two-thirds super-majority vote.

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        The Board has not established any term limits to an individual's membership on the Board. No director having attained the age of 70 shall be nominated for re-election or re-appointment to the Board.

III. Board Committees

        The Board will have at all times an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, a Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee, a Finance and Risk Policy Committee and any other committee the Board deems appropriate. All of the members of the committees will meet the criteria for independence set forth above and will be appointed by the Board. The Board will also appoint the Chair of each committee.

        The Board will annually review committee assignments and will consider the rotation of committee chairs and members with a view toward balancing the benefits derived from continuity against the benefits derived from the diversity of experience and viewpoints of the various directors.

        The Board has adopted written charters setting forth the purposes, goals and responsibilities of each of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee and the Finance and Risk Policy Committee, and will adopt such charters for any other committees that the Board deems appropriate. Each committee charter will also address qualifications for committee membership, procedures for committee member appointment and removal, committee structure and operations and committee reporting to the Board.

IV. Director Access to Officers, Employees, and Independent Advisors

        Directors will have full and unrestricted access to officers and employees of the Company at reasonable times and with reasonable notice and in a manner that will not unreasonably affect the performance by these officers or employees of their duties and responsibilities and that will not undermine management's oversight responsibility.

        The Board and each committee have the power to hire legal, financial or other advisors, as they may deem necessary, as set forth in each committee's charter. Each committee that hires a legal, financial or other advisor shall promptly notify the Board of such hiring. The Company will provide sufficient funding to the Board and to each committee, as determined by the Board and each of its committees, to exercise their functions and provide compensation for the services of their advisors and, in the case of the Audit Committee, independent auditors.

V. Director Orientation and Continuing Education

        All new directors will receive these Corporate Governance Guidelines and will participate in the Company's orientation initiatives as soon as practicable after the annual meeting at which new directors are elected. The initiatives will include presentations by senior management and outside advisors as appropriate to familiarize new directors with the Company's business, its strategic plans, its significant financial, accounting and risk management issues and its compliance programs as well as their fiduciary duties and responsibilities as directors. All other directors are also invited to attend orientation initiatives.

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        The Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee and members of senior management of the Company as well as appropriate outside advisors will periodically report to the Board on any significant developments in the law and practice of corporate governance and other matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of directors in general.

VI. Director Compensation

        The Compensation Committee will annually review and recommend, and the Board will approve, the form and amount of director compensation. It is the Company's policy that a significant portion of director compensation be in the form of Company shares or equity-based awards. The Board will consider that directors' independence may be jeopardized if director compensation and perquisites exceed customary levels, if the Company makes substantial charitable contributions to organizations with which a director is affiliated, or if the Company enters into consulting contracts with (or provides other indirect forms of compensation to) a director or an organization with which the director is affiliated.

        The Board believes that director stock ownership helps to align the interests of directors with those of the Company's shareholders. Within five years of May 27, 2005 (or for new directors within five years of becoming a director), each non-employee director is expected to own common shares of the Company (including restricted stock units under the Company's deferred compensation plan for non-employee directors and 50% of the value of vested, in-the-money stock options) having a market value of at least four times the annual retainer fee paid by the Company to its non-employee directors.

VII. Chief Executive Officer Evaluation and Management Succession

        The Compensation Committee shall review and approve corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer, evaluate the Chief Executive Officer's performance in light of those goals and objectives and set the Chief Executive Officer's compensation level based on this evaluation, in each case after obtaining the views of the other Board members and after reviewing its evaluation with the Board. The Compensation Committee will inform the Board of its decisions with respect to the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and the direct reports to the Chief Executive Officer.

        The Board will review at least annually succession planning for the Chair and Chief Executive Officer. The Board will work with the Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee to evaluate and, as necessary, nominate successors to the Chair and Chief Executive Officer. The Chair and Chief Executive Officer should at all times make available his or her recommendations and evaluations of potential successors to his or her own and other senior management positions, including in the event of an unexpected emergency, along with a review of any development plans recommended for such individuals.

VIII. Annual Performance Evaluation

        The Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee, on behalf of the Board, will conduct an annual evaluation of the Board to determine whether it is functioning effectively. The Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee will also establish criteria for the annual self-evaluations of each committee. The Board and committee assessments will focus on the contribution to the Company by the Board and each committee, and will specifically focus on areas in which a better contribution could be made. The final Board and committee evaluations will be discussed with the Board following their completion.

IX. Director Insurance, Indemnification, and Exculpation

        The Company intends to, and the directors shall be entitled to have the Company, purchase reasonable directors' and officers' liability insurance on behalf of the directors to the extent reasonably available and in amounts to be approved by the Board. In addition, the directors will receive the benefits of indemnification provided by the Company's Memorandum of Association and Bye-laws.

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Annex A

CATEGORICAL STANDARDS OF DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

        In order to qualify as independent, the Board must determine that a director has no material relationship with Bunge.

        1.     A director will not be independent if:

        2.     In addition, in order to assist it in determining what constitutes a material relationship, the Board has adopted the following categorical standards for relationships that, subject to paragraph (1) above, will not be deemed to impair a director's independence:

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        For purposes of these standards, immediate family members include a director's spouse, parents, children, siblings, mothers- and fathers-in-law, sons and daughters-in-law, brothers- and sisters-in-law, and anyone (other than domestic employees) who shares the director's home. However, when applying the three-year look back provisions in the categories set forth above, individuals who are no longer immediate family members as a result of legal separation or divorce or those who have died or become incapacitated are not included.

        For relationships not covered by the foregoing standards, the determination of whether the relationship is material or not, and therefore whether the director would be independent or not, shall be made by the directors who satisfy the above independence standards. The Board's determination of each director's independence will be disclosed annually in Bunge's proxy statement.

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Please mark your votes as indicated in this example X Mark Here for Address Change or Comments SEE REVERSE WO# 22342 Signature of Shareholder(s) — please sign YOUR name exactly as imprinted (do not print). THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED. NOTE: If acting as officer, attorney, executor, trustee, or in representative capacity, sign name and title. If shares are held jointly, EACH holder should sign. PLEASE MARK, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THIS PROXY. RESTRICTED AREA - SCAN LINE 3. Advisory vote to approve executive compensation. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 2. To appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as Bunge Limited’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 and to authorize the audit committee of the Board of Directors to determine the independent auditors’ fees. FOLD AND DETACH HERE We encourage you to take advantage of Internet or telephone proxy appointment. Both are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE VOTE TODAY. Your Internet or telephone vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your proxy card. OR INTERNET http://www.proxyvoting.com/bg Use the Internet to appoint your proxy. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site. TELEPHONE 1-866-540-5760 Use any touch-tone telephone to appoint your proxy. Have your proxy card in hand when you call. If you appoint your proxy by Internet or by telephone, you do NOT need to mail back your proxy card. To appoint your proxy by mail, mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. Bunge Limited Internet and telephone proxy appointment is available through 11:59 PM Eastern Time on May 24, 2012. Please see the Admission Ticket on the Reverse Side The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR proposals 1, 2 and 3. 1. To elect the two nominees listed below as Class II Directors. THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED 4. For any other matter properly coming before the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, this proxy will be voted at the discretion of the proxy holder. 1b Alberto Weisser 1a Francis Coppinger Signature Signature/Title Date , 2012

 


PRINT AUTHORIZATION FOLD AND DETACH HERE Address Change/Comments (Mark the corresponding box on the reverse side) SHAREOWNER SERVICES P.O. BOX 3550 SOUTH HACKENSACK, NJ 07606-9250 Choose MLinkSM for fast, easy and secure 24/7 online access to your future proxy materials, investment plan statements, tax documents and more. Simply log on to Investor ServiceDirect® at www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/equityaccess where step-by-step instructions will prompt you through enrollment. RESTRICTED AREA - SCAN LINE RESTRICTED AREA - SIGNATURE LINE WO# 22342 (Continued and to be signed on the other side) BUNGE LIMITED ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS MAY 25, 2012 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BUNGE LIMITED The undersigned holder(s) of common shares of Bunge Limited hereby appoint Alberto Weisser or, failing him, Andrew J. Burke or, failing him, Carla Heiss, as my/our proxy to vote on my/our behalf at the annual general meeting of shareholders of Bunge Limited to be held on the 25th day of May 2012, at 10:00 A.M., Eastern time, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof. I/We revoke all previous proxies and acknowledge receipt of the notice of the annual general meeting of shareholders and the proxy statement. The common shares represented by this proxy are held as of March 30, 2012, and shall be voted in the manner set forth on the reverse side hereof. Please vote via the Internet or telephone, or complete, sign and date the reverse side of this proxy and return it in the postage pre-paid (if mailed in the United States) envelope we have provided or return it to Bunge Limited c/o BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, Proxy Tabulation Department, 480 Washington Blvd., Jersey City, NJ 07310, so that it is received BY NO LATER THAN 11:59 P.M. (EASTERN TIME) ON MAY 24, 2012. We encourage you to specify how you would like to vote by marking the appropriate boxes. If you wish to vote in accordance with the Board of Directors’ recommendations, you do not need to mark any boxes; simply return the signed proxy card. The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR Proposals (1) - (3). Therefore, unless otherwise specified, the vote represented by your proxy will be cast FOR Proposals (1) - (3). THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED AS YOU DIRECT, UNLESS YOU PROPERLY REVOKE IT. Bunge Limited’s proxy statement is available at www.bunge.com/2012proxy.pdf. Bunge Limited’s 2011 Annual Report is available at www.bunge.com/2011AR.pdf. ADMISSION TICKET 2012 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Bunge Limited May 25, 2012 10:00 A.M., Eastern Time Sofitel Hotel 45 West 44th Street New York, NY