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Item 8.01 Other Events
On August 17, 2020, Bunge Limited Finance Corp. (“BLFC”), a 100%-owned finance subsidiary of Bunge Limited, completed the sale and issuance of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 1.630% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Senior Notes”), guaranteed by Bunge Limited. The Senior Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated August 17, 2020 (the “Indenture”), by and among BLFC, Bunge Limited and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
The Offering was made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 dated April 26, 2019 (Registration No 333-231083) (the “Registration Statement”) filed by Bunge Limited and BLFC with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The net proceeds of the offering were approximately $596 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and the estimated offering fees and expenses. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including repayment of certain short-term indebtedness.
The Indenture and the opinions relating to the validity of the Senior Notes and the related guarantee have been filed as Exhibit 4.1, Exhibit 5.1 and Exhibit 5.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and each is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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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: August 17, 2020 | |||
| BUNGE LIMITED | |||
| By: | /s/ John W. Neppl | ||
| Name: | John W. Neppl | ||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||
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