Bunge Limited filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On March 17, 2026, Bunge Limited Finance Corp. (“BLFC”), a wholly-owned finance subsidiary of Bunge Global SA (“Bunge”), completed the sale and issuance of (i) $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.800% Senior Notes due 2033 and (ii) $700 million aggregate principal amount of 5.150% Senior Notes due 2036 (collectively, the “Senior Notes”), guaranteed by Bunge, pursuant to an underwriting agreement dated March 17, 2026, with SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters (the “Underwriting Agreement”).
The Senior Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated September 17, 2024 (the “Base Indenture”), by and among BLFC, Bunge and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated March 19, 2026 (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”), by and among BLFC, Bunge and the Trustee.
The Offering was made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 dated September 9, 2024 (Registration No 333-282003) filed by Bunge and BLFC with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The net proceeds of the offering were approximately $1.19 billion, after deducting the underwriting discount and the estimated offering fees and expenses. The net proceeds from the Offering are intended to be used for general corporate purposes. General corporate purposes may include, without limitation, the repayment and refinancing of debt, including certain short-term indebtedness, working capital, capital expenditures, stock repurchases and investments in subsidiaries.
The Underwriting Agreement, Base Indenture, Fourth Supplemental Indenture and the opinions relating to the validity of the Senior Notes and the related guarantee have been filed or incorporated by reference, as applicable, as Exhibit 1.1, Exhibit 4.1, Exhibit 4.2, Exhibit 5.1 and Exhibit 5.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and each is incorporated herein by reference.
On March 17, 2026, Bunge issued a press release announcing the pricing of the offering of the Senior Notes. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 23.1 | Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1) |
| 23.2 | Consent of Homburger AG (included in Exhibit 5.2) |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated March 17, 2026, announcing the pricing of the Senior Notes |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
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.
Date: March 19, 2026
| BUNGE GLOBAL SA | ||
| By | /s/ Lisa Ware-Alexander | |
| Lisa Ware-Alexander | ||
| Secretary | ||