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Contact: Hunter Smith Bunge limited 1-914-684-3450 Hsmith@bunge.com
Bunge Limited Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend
WHITE PLAINS, NY - January 18, 2002 - Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) announced that its Board of Directors
declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.095 per share. The dividend is payable on Friday, February 22,
2002 to shareholders of record on Friday, February 8, 2002. Bunge Limited had 83,155,100 common shares
outstanding on December 31, 2001.
In determining Bunge's financial eligibility requirements for the listing of its common shares on the New York
Stock Exchange on August 1, 2001, the NYSE relied on certain adjustments to Bunge's financial data. The listing
application, which includes the adjustments to Bunge' financial data, is available from the NYSE on request.
About Bunge Limited
Bunge Limited (http://www.bunge.com) is an integrated, global agribusiness and food company operating in the
farm-to-consumer food chain with primary operations in North and South America and worldwide distribution
capabilities. Headquartered in White Plains, New York, Bunge has over 17,000 employees and operations in 17
countries. The Company is the largest processor of soybeans in the Americas and the largest producer and
supplier of fertilizers to farmers in Latin America.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are not based on historical
facts, but rather reflect our current expectations and projections about our future performance, prospects and
opportunities. We have tried to identify these forward-looking statements by using words including "may," "will,"
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