Document:

Exhibit 10.26

 

BUNGE
LIMITED

DEFERRED
COMPENSATION PLAN FOR

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS

(as Amended as of December 31, 2008)

 

1.             Purpose

 

The Plan is
established for the purpose of providing members of the Board who are not
employees of Bunge Limited or any Subsidiary with the opportunity to defer
receipt of all or a portion of their Director Fees and, if applicable, Other
Deferral Amounts, as such terms are defined below.

 

All amounts
credited to Accounts under the Plan shall be subject to Section 409A and
no portion of any Non-Employee Director’s Account shall be grandfathered for
purposes of Section 409A.  The Plan
shall be construed and administered in all respects in a manner that is
intended to result in Section 409A Compliance.

 

2.             Defined
Terms

 

As used in the
Plan, the following terms shall have the indicated meanings:

 

“Account” means a
bookkeeping account maintained on the books and records of Bunge Limited to
record the number of Share Units credited to a Non-Employee Director.

 

“Beneficiary” means
the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by a Non-Employee Director (on such
form and in accordance with such rules and procedures as the Committee
shall approve) to receive distribution of the Non-Employee Director’s Deferred
Amounts in the event of the Non-Employee Director’s death.  A Non-Employee Director may revoke or change
such designation at any time, except that no Beneficiary designation shall be
effective unless it is in writing and received by Bunge Limited prior to the
date of the Non-Employee Director’s death.

 

“Board” means the
Board of Directors of Bunge Limited.

 

“Bunge Limited” means
Bunge Limited, a company organized under the laws of Bermuda.

 

“Change of Control” means the
occurrence of any of the following:

 

(a)           the acquisition by any person of beneficial ownership
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of
35% or more of the Common Stock then outstanding, but shall not include any
such acquisition by any employee benefit plan of Bunge Limited, or any person or
entity organized, appointed or established by Bunge Limited for or pursuant to
the terms of any such employee benefit plan;

 

(b)           consummation after approval by the shareholders of Bunge
Limited of either (A) a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of
Bunge Limited or (B) a merger, amalgamation or consolidation of Bunge
Limited with any other corporation, the issuance of voting securities of Bunge
Limited in connection with a merger, amalgamation or consolidation of Bunge
Limited or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets
of Bunge Limited 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,
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than 50% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock and
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 Bunge Limited
or all or substantially all of Bunge Limited’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; or

 

(c)           within
any 24 month period, the persons who were directors immediately before the
beginning of such period (the “Incumbent
Directors”) shall cease (for any reason other than death) to
constitute at least a majority of the Board or the board of directors of a
successor to Bunge Limited.  For this
purpose, any director who was not a director at the beginning of such period
shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director if such director was elected to the
Board by, or on the recommendation of or with the approval of, at least
two-thirds of the directors who then qualified as Incumbent Directors (so long
as such director was not nominated by a person who has expressed an intent to
effect a Change of Control or engage in a proxy or other control contest);

 

; provided, however, that
with respect to any distribution that is subject to Section 409A and
payment is to be accelerated in connection with the Change of Control, no event(s) set
forth in clauses (a), (b) or (c) above shall constitute a Change of
Control for purposes of the Plan unless such event(s) also constitutes a “change
in the ownership”, “change in the effective control” or a “change in the
ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of the Company as defined
under Section 409A.

 

“Code” means the U.S.
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and any applicable rulings and
regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Committee” means the
committee appointed from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer of Bunge
Limited to administer the Plan.

 

“Common Stock” means
the common shares of Bunge Limited, par value U.S. $0.01 per share.

 

“Crediting Date”
means, unless the Committee determines otherwise, (i) with respect to
Deferred Amounts, the date on which such Deferred Amounts would have been paid
to a Non-Employee Director but for the Non-Employee Director’s Deferral
Election and (ii) with respect to dividend equivalents on Share Units, the
date that corresponding dividends are paid on shares of Common Stock, as set by
Bunge Limited.

 

“Deferral Election”
means (i) a Non-Employee Director’s annual written election on an Election
Date to defer payment of all or a portion of his Director Fees, subject to the
terms and conditions of the Plan and/or (ii) a Non-Employee Director’s
election on an Election Date to defer payment of any Other Deferral Amount, in
accordance with the terms of the Plan, and any other applicable plan, program
or arrangement.  The Committee, in its
sole discretion, may permit a Non-Employee Director to make a separate Deferral
Election with respect to his annual retainer fees and committee fees.  Unless the Committee determines otherwise, a
Deferral Election shall be irrevocable.

 

“Deferral Period”
means a period elected in writing by a Non-Employee Director at the time of his
Deferral Election for the voluntary deferral of the Deferred Amounts subject to
the election.  Unless the Committee
determines otherwise, a Deferral Period shall be a period of not less than
thirty-six months commencing immediately following the first day of the Service
Period to which the Deferral Period relates.

 

“Deferred Amount”
means the U.S. Dollar amount of Director Fees and Other Deferral Amounts (if
applicable) deferred by a Non-Employee Director pursuant to a Deferral
Election.  For purposes of the
distribution provisions of the Plan, Deferred Amount also includes any
additional Share Units credited thereon as a result of the payment of dividends
on the Common Stock

 

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“Director Fees” means
the annual retainer fees and committee fees paid (or otherwise payable but for
a Deferral Election) to a Non-Employee Director during an applicable Service
Period in connection with his services as a Non-Employee Director.

 

“Election Date” means (i) with
respect to Director Fees, the date specified by the Committee on a Deferral
Election prior to the commencement of a Service Period as the deadline on which
a Deferral Election must be made and (ii) with respect to Other Deferral
Amounts, the date as may be specified by the Committee on the Deferral Election
applicable to such Other Deferral Amounts.

 

“Exchange Act” means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any applicable rulings and
regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Fair Market Value”
means the closing price for a share of Common Stock for the market trading day
of the date of determination (or, if no closing price was reported on that
date, on the last trading date prior to the date of determination on which a
closing price was reported) on the New York Stock Exchange, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other
source as the Committee deems reliable.

 

“Non-Employee Director”
means a member of the Board who is not then an officer or employee of Bunge
Limited or any Subsidiary.

 

“Other Deferral Amounts”
means a payment amount (i) that is not Director Fees, (ii) that, at
the election of a Non-Employee Director may be deferred under the Plan pursuant
to the terms of the pertinent plan, agreement or arrangement through which a
Non-Employee Director becomes entitled to receive such payment, including,
without limitation, the Bunge Limited 2007 Non-Employee Directors Equity
Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time, and (iii) that is otherwise
payable to the Non-Employee Director but for a Deferral Election.

 

“Payment Election”
means an election as to the form and timing of distribution of a Non-Employee
Director’s Deferred Amounts elected in writing by the Non-Employee Director at
the time of his corresponding Deferral Election made by the Election Date.  Unless the Committee determines otherwise, in
its sole discretion, the form of distribution pursuant to a Payment Election
shall be in the form of either shares of Common Stock or cash, in a single distribution,
or in up to twenty-five (25) annual installment distributions.

 

“Plan” means this
Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors of Bunge Limited.

 

“Section 409A” means Section 409A
of the Code

 

“Section 409A
Compliance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.

 

“Securities Act” means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

“Separation
from Service”
means a Non-Employee Director’s “separation from service” from the Company as
determined under the default provisions included in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) or
any successor regulation thereto; provided, however for the purposes of determining which entity is a
service recipient or employer, “at least 20 percent” is substituted for “at
least 80 percent” in each place it appears in Treasury Regulation §1.414(c)-2.

 

“Service Period” means a calendar
year or such other period as the Committee may specify from time to time.

 

“Share Unit” means a
hypothetical share unit purchased and credited to the Account of a Non-Employee
Director that shall be equal, as of any date of determination, to the Fair
Market Value of a share of Common Stock.

 

“Subsidiary” means any
corporation in which Bunge Limited beneficially owns, directly or indirectly,
50% or more of the securities entitled to vote in the election of directors of
the corporation.

 

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3.             Deferral
Elections

 

(a)           Eligibility.   All Non-Employee Directors shall be eligible
to participate in the Plan.

 

(b)           Deferral
Elections.  Each Non-Employee Director shall be offered
the opportunity to make a Deferral Election as specified in this Section 3(b).  A Non-Employee Director shall make a Deferral
Election for a Service Period by completing, signing and submitting during a
period specified by the Committee ending on the Election Date a Deferral
Election in the form approved from time to time by the Committee, in its sole
discretion.  The Committee may require a
Non-Employee Director, as a condition to submitting a Deferral Election, to
make such representations and warranties, and to agree to such undertakings and
conditions, as the Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion.

 

(c)           Payment Elections.             Subject to the terms of the Plan,
at the time a Non-Employee Director makes a Deferral Election, the Non-Employee
Director shall also make a Payment Election in which he shall specify whether
payment of the Deferred Amount shall be made or commenced (i) within sixty
(60) days following the Non-Employee Director’s Separation from Service or (ii) the
earlier of within sixty (60) days following (A) the Non-Employee Director’s
Separation from Service or (B) the last day of the applicable Deferral
Period.

 

4.             Accounts

 

(a)           Crediting
of Share Units.  The
Deferred Amount elected pursuant to a Deferral Election shall be credited in
the form of Share Units to the Account maintained in a Non-Employee Director’s
name in the manner contemplated by Section 6.  In addition, if a dividend is distributed to
the shareholders of Common Stock, each Account shall be credited with
additional Share Units in the manner contemplated by Section 6.

 

(b)           Debiting
for Distributions.  A
Non-Employee Director’s Account shall be debited by any distributions to a
Non-Employee Director or any of his Beneficiaries.

 

(c)           No
Withdrawals or Loans.  In
no event shall a Non-Employee Director have a right under the Plan to make
withdrawals from an Account for any reason. 
In no event shall a Non-Employee Director be entitled to receive loans
from Bunge Limited based upon the value of his Account.

 

5.             Vesting

 

Each Non-Employee
Director shall be fully vested at all times in his Deferred Amounts.

 

6.             Deemed
Investment of Deferred Amounts

 

(a)           Deemed
Investment in Common Stock. 
Deferred Amounts shall be deemed to be invested in Share Units as of the
Crediting Date.  The value of each Share
Unit held in an Account on behalf of a Non-Employee Director shall track the
performance of a share of Common Stock and shall earn dividend equivalents to
the same extent that actual dividends are paid to shareholders of Common
Stock.  Any dividend equivalents credited
to a Non-Employee Director’s Account shall be in the form of additional Share
Units in accordance with the provisions of Section 6(b).

 

(b)           Determination
of Number of Share Units. 
The number of Share Units credited to a Non-Employee Director’s Account
shall be determined by dividing (i) the Deferred Amount or the amount of a
dividend equivalent paid on Share Units as of the Crediting Date by (ii) the
Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the Crediting Date.  Share Units shall be recorded in whole or
fractional units.  Bunge Limited shall
provide each Non-Employee Director with a statement reflecting the number of
Share Units credited to his Account as of the end of each calendar year or at
such other intervals as may be specified by the Committee.  Calculation of the number of Share Units held
in an Account as provided in this Section 6(b) shall be for
informational purposes only, and shall not confer on a Non-Employee Director
any right to receive the value of an

 

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Account as of any date.  A
Non-Employee Director’s rights to receive distributions of his Account shall be
determined in accordance with Section 7.

 

7.             Distributions

 

(a)           Distribution
of Account  in Shares of Common Stock or
Cash.  Except as provided in this Section 7 and
Section 11, a distribution to a Non-Employee Director or his Beneficiary
of the Non-Employee Director’s Account shall be in the form of either shares of
Common Stock or cash, as elected by the Non-Employee Director on his Deferral
Election.

 

(i)            With respect to the portion of his Account, if any, that
a Non-Employee Director elects to receive in shares of Common Stock, the
Non-Employee Director shall receive one share of Common Stock for each
corresponding Share Unit credited to such portion of the Account.

 

(ii)           With respect to the portion of his Account, if any, that a
Non-Employee Director elects to receive in cash, as of the distribution date,
the Non-Employee Director shall receive in cash a lump sum equal to the Fair
Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the date of distribution
multiplied by the number of whole and partial Share Units corresponding to such
portion of the Account.

 

(iii)          Any fractional Share Units to be settled as of a
distribution date shall be paid to the Non-Employee Director in cash based upon
the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock determined in accordance with Section 7(a)(ii) above.

 

(iv)          In no event shall a Non-Employee Director have a right to
any form of distribution of his Account other than as provided in this Section 7(a).  The distributions provided for in this Section 7
shall discharge in full Bunge Limited’s obligations with respect to an
applicable Account.

 

(b)           Installment Distributions.  In the
event a Non-Employee Director elects an installment distribution, the
portion of an Account to be distributed pursuant to an installment election
shall be determined by dividing (i) the number of Share Units in a
Non-Employee Director’s Account by (ii) the number of remaining
installments (including the installment with respect to which the distribution
is being calculated).

 

(c)           Death.  In the event of a Non-Employee Director’s
death (occurring on or after the Non-Employee Director’s Separation from
Service) prior to distribution of his entire Account, all of the Share Units in
the Non-Employee Director’s Account shall be distributed to the Non-Employee
Director’s Beneficiary in a single distribution within  sixty (60) days of the Non-Employee Director’s
death.  The form of such distribution
will be in accordance with any election made by the Non-Employee Director under
Section 7(a) above.

 

(d)           Default
Payout Procedure. 
In the event a Non-Employee Director does not make a Payment Election
with respect to a Deferred Amount, the Non-Employee Director (or the
Non-Employee Director’s Beneficiary, as the case may be) shall receive
distribution of such Deferred Amount within sixty (60) days of the Non-Employee
Director’s Separation from Service in the same manner as if such Non-Employee
Director had elected to receive the entire Deferred Amount in the form of
shares of Common Stock.

 

(e)           Redeferrals. 
A Non-Employee Director may elect, prior to his Separation from Service,
to redefer all or a portion of his Deferred Amount.  A separate redeferral election may be made
with respect to each of the Non-Employee Director’s deferred Director Fees or
Other Deferred Amounts.  The redeferral
election may provide for a distribution in a lump sum or in annual installments
not to exceed ten (10) years.  The
date on which a distribution shall be made, or installments shall commence,
will be (i) within sixty (60) days of the Non-Employee Director’s
Separation from Service or (ii) the earlier of sixty (60) days following (A) Non-Employee
Director’s Separation from Service or (B) the last day of the applicable
redeferral period; provided, however, that:

 

(A)          the election to redefer must be made
and become irrevocable (other than in the case of the death of the Non-Employee
Director) at least one year prior to the original distribution date or the
original initial installment commencement date;

 

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(B)           the redeferral election shall not
become effective for at least one year after the redeferral election is made;
and

 

(C)           the new lump sum distribution date or
the date of the first installment commencement date shall not be earlier than
the fifth anniversary of the original lump sum date or the original installment
commencement date, as the case may be, elected by the Non-Employee Director
pursuant to the election in effect immediately prior to the redeferral
election.

 

Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 7(e), no Non-Employee Director
shall be permitted to redefer any portion of his Deferral Amount following his
Separation from Service.

 

(f)            No Acceleration of
Distributions.   Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Plan does not permit the acceleration of
the time or schedule of any payments under the Plan, except as would not result
in the imposition on any person or additional taxes, penalties or interest
under Section 409A.

 

8.             Transition
Rule Election

 

Pursuant to Internal
Revenue Service Notice 2005-1, Q&A-19(c), as extended by the Internal
Revenue Service, a Non-Employee Director, who has not incurred a Separation
from Service prior to December 31, 2008, may modify or make new elections
regarding distribution of his or her Account(s) at such time and in such
form as the Committee shall designate; provided, however, that no
such distribution election may affect payments that the Non-Employee Director
would otherwise receive in 2008 or cause payments to be made in 2008.

 

9.             Grantor
Trust

 

Bunge Limited
shall establish one or more grantor trusts (a so-called “rabbi trust”) to fund
its obligations to the Non-Employee Directors under the Plan in accordance with
the terms of this Section 9.  Any
such grantor trusts established by Bunge Limited shall meet the requirements of
subpart E, part I, subchapter J, chapter 1, subtitle A of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended and shall otherwise comply with applicable law,
including, without limitation, Section 409A.

 

10.          Adjustments
Upon Changes in Capitalization

 

Subject to any
required action by the shareholders of Bunge Limited, the number of Share Units
credited to the Account of a Non-Employee Director and the number of
corresponding shares of Common Stock, and the number of shares of Common Stock
that have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no shares
of Common Stock corresponding to Share Units have been allocated to an Account
in the form of Share Units, the Fair Market Value of each share of Common Stock
and value assigned to a corresponding Share Unit, the maximum number of shares
of Common Stock that may be allocated in the form of Share Units to any
Non-Employee Director in any fiscal year of the Company, as well as any other
terms that the Committee determines requires adjustment, may be proportionately
adjusted for (i) any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares
of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock
dividend, combination or reclassification of the shares of Common Stock, or
similar event affecting the shares of Common Stock, (ii) any other
increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected
without receipt of consideration by Bunge Limited, or (iii) as the
Committee may determine in its discretion; provided,
however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of Bunge Limited shall not be deemed to have been “effected
without receipt of consideration.” 
Except as the Committee determines, no issuance by Bunge Limited of
shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of
any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason hereof shall be made with
respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock or number or value of
Share Units.

 

11.          Change of
Control

 

Upon a Change of
Control, a Non-Employee Director shall receive an immediate distribution with
respect to all of the Share Units in his Account (including any Account subject
to an ongoing Service Period) in the form of a single distribution of shares of
Common Stock only; provided, however, that the Committee, in its sole 

 

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discretion, may determine to pay any portion of such distribution in
cash in lieu of shares.  At the time of a
Change of Control, no further Deferred Amounts shall be contributed to an
Account.  This Section 11 shall
supersede any other provision in the Plan to the extent such other provision
conflicts with this Section 11, including, without limitation, Sections 7
and 13.

 

12.          Administration

 

The Plan shall be
administered and operated by the Committee (or such person or group of persons
to which such duties are delegated by the Committee), which shall be
responsible for the interpretation of the Plan and the establishment of the rules and
regulations governing the administration thereof.  The Committee, in its sole and absolute
discretion, shall have full power and authority to administer the Plan and to
exercise all the powers and authorities either specifically granted to it under
the Plan or necessary or advisable in the administration of the Plan,
including, without limitation, to construe and interpret the Plan; to
prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan;
to make eligibility determinations; to determine whether Deferral Elections
shall be permitted for each Service Period; to determine the terms and
provisions of the Deferral Election forms; to make determinations with respect
to federal, state and local income tax withholding; to make determinations with
respect to the number of Share Units in an Account; and to make all other
factual and legal determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan.  All
determinations, decisions, interpretations and actions of the Committee shall
be final, binding and conclusive on all persons for all purposes, including
Bunge Limited, the Non-Employee Directors (and any person claiming any rights
under the Plan from or through a Non-Employee Director).  No member of the Committee shall be liable to
any person for any action taken or omitted in good faith in connection with the
interpretation, construction, or administration of the Plan.  Bunge Limited shall indemnify and save
harmless the members of the Committee and Bunge Limited’s officers, employees
and directors against all expenses and liabilities arising out of any action
taken or omitted in good faith in administering the Plan to the maximum extent
permitted by law.

 

13.          Amendment
and Termination

 

The Committee or
the Board may amend or terminate the Plan at any time, and upon such
termination no further Deferred Amounts shall be made.  No amendment or termination of the Plan shall
adversely affect the rights of a Non-Employee Director in any Account that has
been established prior to such amendment or termination absent the written
consent of each affected Non-Employee Director, except that, following a
termination of the Plan, the Committee or the Board may provide for the
immediate distribution of all Share Units in a Non-Employee Director’s Account;
provided, however, that any acceleration of the payment of all or
any portion of any Account under the Plan must comply with Section 409A.

 

14.          Unfunded
Plan

 

The deferred
compensation arrangement provided for herein is intended to be “unfunded” for
purposes of U.S. federal income tax, and the Accounts shall represent at all
times unfunded and unsecured contractual obligations of Bunge Limited.  Each Non-Employee Director and his
Beneficiary shall be an unsecured creditor of Bunge Limited with respect to all
obligations owed to him under the Plan. 
Distributions under the Plan shall be satisfied solely out of the
general assets of Bunge Limited subject to the claims of its creditors, and a
Non-Employee Director and his Beneficiary shall not have any interest in any
fund or in any specific asset of Bunge Limited of any kind by reason of any
amount credited to a Non-Employee Director hereunder, nor shall a Non-Employee
Director or any Beneficiary or any other person have any right to receive any
distribution under the Plan except as, and to the extent, expressly provided
herein.  No provision in the Plan shall
create or be construed to create any claim, right or cause of action against
Bunge Limited, or against any of its employees, officers, directors, agents,
shareholders, members, partners or affiliates arising from any diminution in
value of any Share Unit.

 

15.          Section 409A Compliance

 

(i) Notwithstanding
any contrary provision in the Plan or any Deferral Election, if any provision
of the Plan or Deferral Election contravenes any regulations or guidance
promulgated under Section 409A or would cause any person to be subject to
additional taxes, interest and/or penalties under Section 409A, such
provision of the Plan or the Deferral Election may be modified by the Committee
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any manner the Committee deems reasonable or necessary.  In making such modifications the Committee
shall attempt, but shall not be obligated, to maintain, to the maximum extent
practicable, the original intent of the applicable provision without
contravening the provisions of Section 409A.  Moreover, any discretionary authority that
the Committee may have pursuant to the Plan shall not be applicable to any Deferral
Election that is subject to Section 409A to the extent such discretionary
authority would contravene Section 409A.

 

(ii)           If any amount owed to a Non-Employee
Director under this Plan is considered for purposes of Section 409A to be
owed to a Non-Employee Director by virtue of his termination of employment or
service, such amount shall be paid if and only if such termination of
employment or service constitutes a “separation from service” with the Company,
determined using the default provisions set forth in Treasury Regulation
§1.409A-1(h) or any successor regulation thereto; provided,
however for the purposes of determining
which entity is a service recipient or employer, “at least 20 percent” is
substituted for “at least 80 percent” in each place it appears in Treasury
Regulation §1.414(c)-2.

 

16.          General
Terms

 

(a)           No
Right to Continued Directorship or Participation. 
The Plan shall not be deemed to create or confer on any individual any
right to be retained in the service of Bunge Limited or any Subsidiary, nor to
create or confer on any individual the right to make a Deferral Election with
respect to any future Service Period. 
The terms and conditions of a Non-Employee Director’s services as a
member of the Board shall be governed by arrangements between the Non-Employee
Director and Bunge Limited independently of the Plan.

 

(b)           No
Obligation to Continue the Plan for Future Service Periods. 
Bunge Limited shall not be under any obligation to continue the
arrangements provided for herein with respect to any future Service Period.

 

(c)           Headings. 
The section headings in the Plan have been inserted for convenience of
reference only and are to be ignored in any construction of any provision
hereof.  If a provision of the Plan is
not valid or enforceable, that fact shall in no way affect the validity or
enforceability of any other provision. 
Use of one gender includes the other, and the singular and plural
include each other, except where the context clearly requires otherwise.

 

(d)           Notices. 
Notices may be delivered to a Non-Employee Director at the corporate
offices.  Any Non-Employee Director who
ceases to be a member of the Board shall be responsible for furnishing the
Committee with the current and proper address for the mailing of notices and
delivery of payments.  Any notice
required or permitted to be given to such a Non-Employee Director shall be
deemed given if directed to the person to whom addressed at such address and
mailed by regular United States mail, first class and prepaid.  If any item mailed to such address is
returned as undeliverable to the addressee, mailing will be suspended until the
Non-Employee Director furnishes the proper address.

 

(e)           No Assignment;
Binding Effect.  A
Non-Employee Director’s rights under the Plan (including, without limitation,
the right to receive payments as provided herein) may not be assigned.  The provisions of the Plan shall be binding
on each Non-Employee Director, such Non-Employee Director’s Beneficiary, and
Bunge Limited and its successors and assigns, including, without limitation,
any successor in connection with a Change of Control.

 

(f)            Governing
Law.  The Plan shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements
executed and performed entirely therein, and without regard to the choice of
law provisions thereof.

 

17.          Effective
Date

 

The Plan shall be effective as of January 1, 2002, and is amended
and restated effective as of December 31, 2008.

 

8Exhibit 10.27

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

BUNGE EXCESS BENEFIT PLAN

 

Effective January 1, 2009

 

I.                                       Purpose of Plan

 

(a)                                  The purpose of this Plan is to provide
benefits for certain employees of Bunge North America, Inc. (“Company”)
and other Employers (as defined in the Bunge U.S. Pension Plan, hereinafter the
“Pension Plan”) participating in the Pension Plan (each a “Participating
Employer” and collectively the “Participating Employers”), whose funded
benefits under the Pension Plan are or will be limited pursuant to the
provisions of Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “Code”).  This Plan also will
provide benefits for a select group of management or highly compensated
employees whose funded benefits under the Pension Plan are or will be limited
by the provisions of Section 401(a)(17) of the Code.

 

(b)                                 Other than the transition provisions
described in this section, no portion of the benefits accrued under this Plan
prior to January 1, 2005, shall be “grandfathered” for purposes of Section 409A
of the Code.  If a Participant commenced
benefits under the Plan prior to January 1, 2005, his or her benefits
shall continue to be distributed in accordance with the terms of the Plan in
effect as of December 31, 2004.  If
a Participant commenced benefits under the Pension Plan in 2005, 2006, 2007, or
2008, benefits under this Plan shall commence on the same date that benefits
commence under the Pension Plan, subject to the six-month delay described in Section III(c).  If a Participant terminates employment prior
to January 1, 2009, but does not elect to commence benefits under the
Pension Plan prior to January 1, 2009, his or her benefits under this Plan
shall commence in accordance with Section III(c).

 

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II.                                   Participation in the Plan

 

Each participant in the Pension Plan shall be
eligible to participate in this Plan whenever the amount of the benefit which
would otherwise be payable to such participant under the Pension Plan, as from
time to time in effect, is reduced by operation of the limitations imposed by Section 415
of the Code or Section 401(a)(17) of the Code.  For purposes of determining whether a  Participant’s benefit under the Pension Plan
is reduced by the limitations imposed by Section 401(a)(17) of the Code,
amounts deferred pursuant to a salary deferral election by a Participant under
a non-qualified deferred compensation plan maintained by a Participating
Employer shall be included in the definition of compensation under the Pension
Plan.  Notwithstanding the above, Alberto
Weisser shall no longer be a Participant in this Plan as of December 31,
2008, shall forfeit any benefit he may have accrued under this Plan as of such
date and shall not become eligible to participate in this Plan after December 31,
2008.

 

III.                               Excess Benefit Payable

 

(a)                                  Each Participant in the Pension Plan who is a
Participant under this Plan (and such Participant’s spouse, if any, in the
event of such Participant’s death prior to the commencement of benefits under
this Plan) shall be paid a supplemental pension benefit equal to the amount by
which the benefit which would otherwise be payable to such Participant (or such
Participant’s surviving spouse) under the Pension Plan is reduced by operation
of the limitations imposed by Section 415 of the Code and/or Section 401(a)(17)
of the Code.  For purposes of calculating
the amounts otherwise payable to a Participant or a Participant’s surviving
spouse under the Pension Plan, amounts deferred pursuant to a salary deferral
election by a Participant under a non-qualified deferred compensation plan
maintained by a Participating Employer shall be included in the definition of
compensation under the Pension Plan for the year in which such amounts would
have been paid but for the election to defer.

 

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(b)                               A Participant shall be entitled to a benefit
under this Plan only if he or she is vested in his or her benefit under the
Pension Plan.  A Year of Service for
purposes of calculating benefits under this Plan shall be the same as for the
Pension Plan, except if a Participant has otherwise been granted service under
an agreement with a Participating Employer granting him or her additional
service.

 

(c)                                A Participating Employer shall pay such
supplemental pension benefit to a Participant as of the latest of (1) January 1,
2009, (2) the first day of the month following the Participant’s six month
anniversary of termination of employment or (3) the first day of the month
following the Participant’s 65th birthday or, if he or she terminates
employment with at least ten years of service under the Pension Plan, his or
her 62nd birthday. 
Any adjustments that would have applied under the Pension Plan if
benefits were being paid under the Pension Plan, such as actuarial adjustments,
shall apply to the benefit or benefits payable under this Plan.

 

If payments that would have been paid due to
a Participant’s retirement under (3) above are deferred for six months
under (2) above, the first payment of such Participant’s benefit shall be
paid on the first day of the month following the Participant’s six month
anniversary of termination of employment and shall include a lump sum equal to
the sum of the missed monthly payments since his or her normal retirement date,
plus interest at the “applicable interest rate” prescribed by the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue for purposes of Code Section 417(e), as in effect for
the month of October preceding the first day of the calendar year in which
the distribution is made.

 

(d)                               A Participant may elect, at any time before
benefits commence, to receive benefits in any of the following annuity forms:

 

(1)                                  Life
Annuity Option — Under this option, an annuity is payable for the
Participant’s life only.

 

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(2)                                  Life
Annuity And 120 Months Certain Option — Under this option, a reduced
benefit will be payable until the Participant’s death and, if such death occurs
before 120 monthly installments have been paid to the Participant, such benefit
will be continued to his or her designated beneficiary (and/or contingent
beneficiary) until a total of 120 monthly installments have been paid to the
Participant and/or to his or her designated beneficiaries.

 

(3)                                  Joint
And Survivor Option — Under this option, a reduced benefit will be payable
until the Participant’s death and then, if his or her joint annuitant survives
him or her, 100%, 75%, 66-2/3% or 50%, as elected by the Participant, of the
benefit payable to the Participant will be continued to the joint annuitant
until his or her death.

 

In the absence of such an election, benefits
payable to a single Participant shall be payable as a life annuity and to a
married Participant as a joint and survivor annuity with the amount of the
annuity of the surviving spouse to be 50% of the amount of the annuity paid to
the Participant during his or her life. 
Such alternate distribution forms shall be calculated using the same
actuarial assumptions as are used to determine payments under the Pension Plan.

 

(e)                                In the event of a Participant’s death prior
to commencement of distributions under this Plan, a Participating Employer
shall pay the supplemental pension benefit to the Participant’s surviving
spouse.  Such benefit shall be payable for
the surviving spouse’s life and shall commence as of the later of (1) the
date the Participant would have attained age 65 had he or she survived or age
62 if he or she died with at least ten years of service or (2) the first
day of the month following his or her death.

 

(f)                                  The determination of whether a Participant
has had a termination of employment shall be determined under the default
provisions of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(h)(1)(ii) , except as
provided in the last sentence of this section. 
Therefore, a termination of employment occurs when the Company and the
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him or her or that his or her level of services will permanently
decrease to no more than 20 percent of the level of services performed over the
immediately preceding 36-month period.  A
Participant shall be presumed not to have terminated employment if his or her
level of bona fide services continue at a level of 50% or more than the average
level of services provided by the Participant in the immediately preceding
36-month period.  A Participant shall be
presumed to have terminated employment if his or her level of bona fide
services decrease to a level of 20% or less than the average level of bona fide
services provided by the Participant in the immediately preceding 36-month
period.  Finally, no presumption shall
apply to a decrease in the level of bona fide services performed to a level
that is more than 20% and less than 50% of the average level of bona fide
services performed during the immediately preceding 36-month period.  Instead, a review of the facts and
circumstances, as provided in the applicable regulations, shall determine
whether a termination of employment has occurred.  Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of
this section, no termination of employment shall occur while the individual is
on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave-of-absence which does
not exceed six months or such longer period during which he or she retains a
right to reemployment with a Participating Employer pursuant to law or by
contract.  A leave of absence will be a
bona fide leave-of-absence only if there is a reasonable expectation that the
Participant will return to perform services for a Participating Employer.  A Participant shall not be deemed to have
terminated employment if he or she transfers to an entity with which a
Participating Employer would be aggregated under Section 414 of the Code,
using an ownership percentage of 20% instead of 80% thereunder.

 

(g)                                 A Participant’s benefits hereunder shall be
paid by the Participating Employer who employs the Participant on his or her
last day of employment.

 

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IV.                               Miscellaneous

 

(a)                                  This Plan may be terminated or amended at any
time by the Board of Directors of the Company; provided that, no such amendment
or termination may cause a reduction in any Participant’s benefit accruals
previously earned under the Plan. 
Distributions upon termination or partial termination of this Plan shall
be consistent with Section 409A of the Code.  Notwithstanding any provisions to the
contrary, the Board of Directors of the Company may amend the Plan at any time
to the extent necessary to comply with Code Section 409A and the
regulations thereunder.

 

(b)                                 To the maximum extent permitted by law, no
right to payment or any other interest of a Participant under this Plan shall
be assignable or subject to attachment, execution, or levy of any kind.

 

(c)                                  Nothing in this Plan shall be construed as
giving any employee the right to continued employment with a Participating
Employer.

 

(d)                                 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Plan, if the Committee determines in its sole discretion that the employment of
a Participant with a Participating Employer has been terminated because of the
Participant’s commission of any act of fraud or any act of dishonesty, or any
criminal act, or that a Participant committed any such act to the detriment of
a Participating Employer whether the Participant’s employment was terminated on
that account or not, then any benefits credited to the Participant shall be
forfeited and, if already paid, shall be subject to recoupment.

 

(e)                                  Benefits payable under this Plan by a
Participating Employer shall not be funded and shall be made only out of the
general funds of such Participating Employer. 
A Participant’s or surviving spouse’s right to receive benefits under
this Plan from a Participating Employer shall be no greater than the right of
any unsecured general creditor of such Participating Employer.

 

(f)                                    A Participating Employer shall be entitled to
deduct from any benefits being credited under this Plan to a Participant or
from any other compensation payable by the Participating 

 

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Employer to such Participant, all applicable federal, state or local
taxes required to be withheld with respect to the amounts being credited.  Any taxes imposed on any distribution from this
Plan shall be the sole responsibility of the Participant or other person
entitled to receive such distribution, and the Participating Employer shall be
entitled to deduct from any such distribution any federal, state or local taxes
required to be withheld with respect to such distribution.

 

(g)                                 This Plan shall be administered by the
Committee, as defined in the Pension Plan, which shall have all authority,
powers and discretion with respect to this Plan as such Committee shall, from
time to time, have with respect to the Pension Plan.  Such decisions shall be conclusive and
binding on all parties and shall not be subject to further review.

 

(h)                                 All records and accounts for this Plan shall
be maintained by the Committee and shall be conclusive and binding upon the
Participating Employer and Participants and their beneficiaries under this Plan
and shall not be subject to further review.

 

(i)                                     Except to the extent pre-empted or superseded
by ERISA, the provisions of this Plan shall be construed, administered and
enforced according to the internal and substantive laws (and not according to
the conflict of laws provisions) of the State of Missouri.

 

(j)                                     Any claim for benefits shall be handled
pursuant to the claims procedure under the Pension Plan.

 

(k)                                  All provisions of this Plan shall be
interpreted in a manner so as to be consistent with Section 409A of the
Code and the regulations issued thereunder.

 

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