WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) today announced that Bunge Limited Finance Corp., its wholly owned finance subsidiary, has priced a public offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 8.50% senior notes due 2019. The senior notes will be guaranteed by Bunge Limited. The offering was made pursuant to a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The transaction is expected to close on June 9, 2009.
Bunge Limited Finance Corp. intends to use the net proceeds of this offering to repay existing indebtedness.
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and RBS Securities Inc. are serving as joint book-running managers for the offering.
This offering of senior notes may be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus. Copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to this offering can be obtained by calling J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. collect at 1-212-834-4533, BNP Paribas Securities Corp. toll-free at 1-800-854-5674, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. at 1-866-811-8049 or RBS Securities Inc. toll-free at 1-866-884-2071.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, these senior notes in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
About Bunge
Bunge Limited is a leading global agribusiness and food company founded in 1818 and headquartered in White Plains, New York. Bunge's over 25,000 employees in over 30 countries enhance lives by improving the global agribusiness and food production chain. The company supplies fertilizer to farmers in South America, originates, transports and processes oilseeds, grains and other agricultural commodities worldwide, produces food products for commercial customers and consumers and supplies raw materials and services to the biofuels industry.
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