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

 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 24, 2009
 
BUNGE LIMITED
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Bermuda
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
001-16625
Commission File Number
98-0231912
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

50 Main Street
White Plains, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)
10606
(Zip code)

(914) 684-2800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
N.A.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 
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Item 1.01
Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On November 24, 2009, Bunge Finance Europe B.V. (“BFE”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bunge Limited (“Bunge”), entered into an unsecured U.S. $600 million revolving credit facility, dated November 24, 2009 (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), with Fortis Bank (Nederland) N.V., as facility agent, and certain lenders party thereto.  The Revolving Credit Facility matures on April 16, 2011.  BFE may use proceeds from borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility to fund intercompany advances to Bunge and/or certain Bunge subsidiaries, repay outstanding indebtedness of BFE and pay expenses incurred in connection with the Revolving Credit Facility and any pari passu indebtedness. The Revolving Credit Facility will replace the existing $600 million Revolving Facility Agreement, dated December 20, 2006 (the “Terminated Revolving Facility Agreement”), among BFE, HSBC Bank plc, as facility agent, and certain lenders party thereto, which will terminate on December 3, 2009.  No borrowings were outstanding under the Terminated Revolving Facility Agreement on November 24, 2009.

Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility will bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin, which will vary from 1.50% to 3.75%, based on the senior long-term unsecured debt ratings provided by Moody’s Investors Services Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (“S&P”) of (a) Bunge or (b) if Moody’s or S&P, as applicable, does not provide such a rating of Bunge, then the Bunge Master Trust or (c) if Moody’s or S&P, as applicable, does not provide such a rating of Bunge or the Bunge Master Trust, then Bunge Limited Finance Corp. (the “Rating Level”).  Amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility that remain undrawn are subject to a commitment fee payable quarterly in arrears at a rate of 40% of the margin specified above, which will vary based on the Rating Level prevailing at each such quarterly payment date.

The Revolving Credit Facility contains certain customary representations and warranties and affirmative and negative covenants, including certain limitations on the ability of BFE, among other things, to incur liens, incur indebtedness, sell or transfer assets or receivables or engage in mergers, consolidations, amalgamations or joint ventures and customary events of default.

The obligations of BFE under the Revolving Credit Facility are guaranteed by Bunge pursuant to a guaranty agreement, dated November 24, 2009 (the “Guaranty”).  The Guaranty contains certain customary representations and warranties and affirmative and negative covenants.  The Guaranty requires Bunge to maintain a minimum consolidated net worth of $4 billion, a maximum consolidated adjusted net debt to consolidated adjusted capitalization ratio of 0.635 to 1.0 and a minimum current assets to current liabilities ratio of 1.1 to 1.0.  The Guaranty also includes certain limitations on the ability of Bunge to incur liens, engage in merger, consolidation or amalgamation transactions or sell or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its property, business or assets.

The Revolving Credit Facility and the Guaranty are included as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2 hereto and are incorporated by reference herein.  The foregoing descriptions of the Revolving Credit Facility and the Guaranty do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of those documents.
 

 
From time to time, certain of the lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility and/or their affiliates provide financial services to Bunge, BFE and other subsidiaries of Bunge.

Item 1.02.
Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the termination of the Terminated Revolving Facility Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 1.02.

Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
 
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
(d)
Exhibits
 
 
Exhibit No.
Description
 
 
10.1
Revolving Credit Facility, dated November 24, 2009
 
 
10.2
Guaranty, dated November 24, 2009
 

 
 
 
 

 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Dated:  November 30, 2009
 
 
 
  BUNGE LIMITED  
         
         
  By:     /s/ CARLA L. HEISS  
    Name:  Carla L. Heiss  
    Title:  Assistant General Counsel  
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
EXHIBITS
 
 

 
 
Exhibit No.
Description
 
 
10.1
Revolving Credit Facility, dated November 24, 2009
 
 
10.2
Guaranty, dated November 24, 2009