Exhibit 10.14
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), amended as of
December 31, 2008 between BUNGE LIMITED, a Bermuda company
(the “ Company ”), and ALBERTO WEISSER (the
“ Executive ”).
WHEREAS, the Executive is currently
employed by the Company, and the parties hereto desire to continue
such employment on the terms set forth in this Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, the Executive is party to
an Employment Agreement (the “ 2003 Employment
Agreement ”), dated as of May 27, 2003, with the
Company, and the parties desire to amend and restate the 2003
Employment Agreement as of the date hereof to comply with
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (the
“ Code ”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the covenants and agreements set forth below, the parties hereto
agree to amend this Agreement as of the date hereof as
follows:
1.
EFFECTIVENESS OF
AGREEMENT
1.1.
General . This Agreement is effective as of the
date hereof (the “ Effective Date ”).
2.
EMPLOYMENT AND
DUTIES
2.1.
General . The Company hereby agrees to continue to
employ the Executive, and the Executive agrees to serve, as Chief
Executive Officer of the Company upon the terms and conditions
herein contained. The Executive shall perform such other
duties and services for the Company commensurate with the
Executive’s position, as may be designated from time to time
by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board
”). The Executive agrees to serve the Company
faithfully and to the best of his ability under the direction of
the Board.
2.2.
Services .
2.2.1.
Exclusive Services
. Except as may otherwise be
approved in advance by the Board, and except during vacation
periods and reasonable periods of absence due to sickness, personal
injury or other disability, the Executive shall devote
substantially all of his working time throughout the Employment
Term (as defined below) to the services required of him
hereunder. During the Employment Term, the Executive shall
render his services exclusively to the Company and, as determined
by the Company, its Subsidiaries (as defined below) (such
Subsidiaries, together with the Company, the “ Bunge
Group ”) and shall use his best efforts, judgment and
energy to improve and advance the business and interests of the
Bunge Group in a manner consistent with the duties of his
position. For purposes of this Agreement, “
Subsidiary ” shall mean (a) a corporation or
other entity with respect to which the Company, directly or
indirectly, has the power, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise, to elect at least a majority
of the members of such corporation’s board of directors or
analogous governing body or (b) any other corporation or other
entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, has an equity
or similar interest.
2.2.2.
Board and Community
Service .
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in
Section 2.2.1 above, but subject to Section 9, the
Executive may (a) serve on any corporate, civic or charitable
board upon obtaining the prior written consent of the Board, except
that no such consent shall be required for boards on which the
Executive serves as of the Effective Date, (b) engage in
charitable activities, (c) perform outside speaking, lecturing
or teaching engagements and (d) manage personal investments,
provided that none of the foregoing activities interferes in
any material respect with the performance by the Executive of his
duties under this Agreement.
2.3.
Term of Employment
. The Executive’s
employment under this Agreement shall commence as of the Effective
Date and shall continue in effect until the earlier of (a) the
termination of the
Executive’s employment pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement or (b) the last day of the month in
which the Executive attains age 65 (such period of employment shall
hereinafter be referred to as the “ Employment Term
”).
2.4.
Reimbursement of
Expenses . The
Company shall reimburse the Executive for reasonable travel and
other business expenses incurred by him during the Employment Term
in the fulfillment of his duties hereunder upon presentation by the
Executive of an itemized account of such expenditures, in
accordance with Company practices, but in no event shall the
Company reimburse the Executive later than the last day of the
calendar year following the calendar year in which the related
expense was incurred, and no such reimbursement during any calendar
year shall affect the amounts eligible for reimbursement in any
other calendar year.
3.
COMPENSATION
3.1.
Base Salary
. During the Employment Term,
the Executive shall be entitled to receive a base salary (“
Base Salary ”) at a rate of U.S.$1,200,000 per annum,
payable in arrears in substantially equal installments in
accordance with the Company’s payroll practices, as in effect
from time to time. Any adjustments in Base Salary shall be
made by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “
Compensation Committee ”) in its sole discretion;
provided , however , that such Base Salary may be
increased but not decreased.
3.2.
Short-Term Annual
Bonus . During the
Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in
the Company’s annual performance bonus plan (the “
Short-Term Annual Bonus Plan ”), under which the
Executive shall be entitled to receive, subject to the satisfaction
of applicable performance criteria, an annual target bonus equal to
133% of his Base Salary, at the annual rate in effect for most of
the calendar year to which such bonus relates. Any
adjustments to the Executive’s annual target bonus shall be
made by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion.
The other terms and conditions of the short-term annual bonus
described in this Section 3.2 (the “ Short-Term
Annual Bonus ”) shall be as determined under the
Short-Term Annual Bonus Plan and payable in accordance with the
timing set forth in the Short-Term Annual Bonus Plan.
3.3.
Long-Term Equity
Incentive . During
the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to participate
in the Bunge Limited Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to
time (such plan, together with any successor or replacement
plan(s), shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Bunge
Equity Plan ”). Awards, if any, granted to the
Executive shall be determined by the Compensation Committee in its
sole discretion. The other terms and conditions of such
Awards shall be as determined under the terms of the Bunge Equity
Plan.
4.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
4.1.
General . During the Employment Term, the
Executive shall be, or, where applicable, continue to be, included
to the extent eligible thereunder in all employee benefit plans,
programs or arrangements (including, without limitation, any plans,
programs or arrangements providing retirement benefits, profit
sharing, disability benefits, health and life insurance, or paid
holidays) that shall be established by the Company for, or made
available to, its senior executives. In addition, the Company
shall furnish the Executive with coverage by the Company’s
customary director and officer indemnification arrangements,
subject to applicable law.
4.2.
Supplemental Pension
.
4.2.1.
Eligibility for
Pension . Subject
to the provisions of this Section 4.2 and Section 11.11,
the Executive shall be entitled to receive a supplemental pension
equal to (i) an amount determined based on Formula A (as
defined below), plus (ii) an amount determined based on
Formula B (as defined below) (the “ Pension
”). The portion of the Pension determined based on
Formula A shall be payable if the Executive remains in the employ
of the Company until the last day of the month in which he attains
age 55 and the portion of the Pension determined based on Formula B
shall be fully vested at all times. The Company shall also
pay the portion of the Pension determined based on Formula A to the
Executive if his employment with the Company terminates at any time
after the Effective Date as a result of (a) the
Executive’s Disability (as defined below), (b) the
Executive’s resignation for Good Reason (as defined below) or
(c) the Executive’s termination by the Company without
Cause (as defined below). If the Executive should die at any
time after the Effective Date, the Executive’s
Surviving
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Spouse shall be entitled, in lieu of the
Pension, to the death benefit described in
Section 4.2.6. The provisions of this Section 4.2
shall apply notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in
this Agreement.
4.2.2.
Amount of Pension
. Subject to
Section 4.2.5, the Pension payable to the Executive hereunder
shall be a single life annuity commencing on the first day of the
month following the month in which the Elected Payment Date (as
defined below) occurs, which, when added to the Executive’s
Other Retirement Benefits (as defined below), provides the
Executive with an annuity for life equal to 45% of his Average Base
and Bonus (as defined below). No actuarial or other
adjustment shall be made to the Pension for commencement after the
date that the Executive attains age 65.
4.2.3.
Elected Payment Date
. (a) The Executive
shall be entitled to make, no later than December 31, 2008, an
election as to the date on which payment of the Pension shall
commence (the “ Elected Payment Date ”).
In the event that the Executive does not elect an Elected Payment
Date prior to December 31, 2008, the Elected Payment Date
shall be the later of the first day of the month following the
month in which (i) the Executive terminates employment with
the Company and (ii) the Executive attains age 55.
(b) In the event that the Executive elects to commence
payment of his Pension on or before the date he attains age 65, the
amount of the Pension determined based on Formula A shall be
reduced by 2% per year (or the pro rata portion thereof) for each
year from age 60 to prior to age 65 and 6% per year (or the pro
rata portion thereof) for each year from age 55 to prior to age 60
and the amount of the Pension determined based on Formula B shall
be reduced in the same manner as provided under the Retirement Plan
(as defined below).
4.2.4.
Forfeiture of Pension
. No portion of the Pension
determined based on Formula A shall be payable hereunder if
(a) the Executive resigns without Good Reason prior to the
last day of the month in which he attains age 55, (b) the
Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company at any
time for Cause, (c) the Executive breaches in any material
respect any provision of Section 9.2.1, 9.2.2 or 9.3 or
(d) the Executive dies prior to the commencement of the
Pension; provided , however , that, if the Executive
resigns at any time without Good Reason during the Change of
Control Period (as defined below), he shall be entitled to receive
the Pension in accordance with Section 4.2.2; provided
further that, if the Executive dies prior to the
commencement of the Pension, the death benefit contemplated by
Section 4.2.6 shall apply. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the portion of the Pension determined based on Formula B
shall be fully vested at all times and shall not be subject to
forfeiture.
4.2.5.
Other Annuity Form
. The Executive may elect, in
accordance with written procedures established by the Company for
this purpose, to have the Pension paid in the following annuity
forms under the Bunge U.S. Pension Plan (such plan, together with
any successor or replacement plan(s), shall hereinafter be referred
to as the “ Retirement Plan ”): (i) single
life annuity, (ii) 100% qualified joint and survivor annuity,
(iii) 75% qualified joint and survivor annuity, (iv) 66
2/3 qualified joint and survivor annuity, (v) 50% qualified
joint and survivor annuity, (vi) single life annuity with a
10-year term certain payment option or (vii) 100% qualified
joint and survivor annuity with a 10-year term certain payment
option. If the Executive does not elect an annuity form, his
Pension shall be paid in the form of the 100% qualified joint and
survivor annuity with a 10-year term certain payment option.
Such election may be changed by the Executive at any time by a
subsequent election filed with the Company, as long as such
subsequent election is filed with the Company at least 30 days
prior to the Executive’s termination of employment with the
Company (or such lesser period prior to such termination of
employment as the Compensation Committee shall permit). For
any annuity made under this Section 4.2 (other than a single
life annuity commencing after the Executive attains age 65),
actuarial equivalence shall be made and determined (i) in
accordance with the factors and other relevant assumptions set
forth in the Retirement Plan and (ii) to the extent actuarial
equivalence for an annuity form is not specified in the Retirement
Plan, based on actuarial assumptions reasonably established by the
Company’s actuary for the Retirement Plan.
4.2.6.
Death Benefit
. Subject to
Section 4.2.4, if the Executive dies his Surviving Spouse
shall receive one of the following death benefits (each, a “
Death Benefit ”), subject to the terms and conditions
set forth below:
(a)
If the Executive dies prior to the
commencement of the Pension, then his Surviving Spouse shall
receive a pension equal to the survivor benefit that would have
been payable to such Surviving Spouse if the Executive had
commenced payment of his Pension as of the later to occur of
(x) the date of the Executive’s death and (y) the
date on which the Executive would have attained age 55 had he not
died.
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This benefit shall be paid as if the
Executive had elected a payment, as of his date of death, in the
form of a 100% qualified joint and survivor annuity with a 10-year
term certain payment option; provided , however ,
that the Surviving Spouse may, prior to commencement of payment,
make a one-time irrevocable election to have the Death Benefit
determined as if the annuity form deemed elected in accordance with
this sentence had been in the form of a 100% qualified joint and
survivor annuity. Such payment shall commence within 60 days
following the Executive’s date of death, regardless of
whether such payment occurs prior to the Elected Payment
Date.
(b)
If the Executive dies after the
commencement of the Pension, the survivor benefit payable to the
Executive’s Surviving Spouse, if any, shall be based on the
annuity form elected by the Executive prior to his death, it being
understood that no Death Benefit shall be payable if, prior to his
death, the Executive elected a single life annuity.
If the Executive and his Surviving Spouse die
simultaneously under circumstances where it is impossible to
determine if one predeceased the other, the Executive will be
deemed to have predeceased his Surviving Spouse, and the term
certain portion of the Death Benefit shall be payable to the
Surviving Spouse’s estate. Except as expressly
contemplated hereunder, no other benefits under this
Section 4.2 shall be payable to the Executive’s
Surviving Spouse, beneficiaries or estate, and no consent of the
Executive’s Surviving Spouse, if any, shall be required with
respect to the form of annuity in which the Pension is
paid.
4.2.7.
Additional Definitions
. For purposes of this
Section 4.2, the terms set forth below shall have the
following meanings:
(a)
“ Average Base and
Bonus ” shall mean the sum of (i) the average of the
Executive’s Base Salary for the five-year period immediately
prior to and including the date on which the Pension commences (the
“ 5-Year Period ”), determined, for any partial
year, on an annualized basis, and (ii) the average of the
Executive’s Short-Term Annual Bonus (excluding any long-term,
supplemental or special bonuses) actually paid to the Executive for
the 5-Year Period, determined, for any partial year, on an
annualized basis; provided , however , that, if the
Short-Term Annual Bonus has not been paid to the Executive for the
last year of the 5-Year Period, the Executive’s target
Short-Term Annual Bonus shall be used to calculate the amount
contemplated in clause (ii) with respect to such
year.
(b)
“ Other Retirement
Benefits ” shall mean the retirement benefits payable to
the Executive on a single life annuity basis and commencing on the
date that the Executive attains age 65 under the Retirement Plan
and any other U.S. defined benefit plan(s) of the Bunge Group
in which the Executive participates, regardless of whether such
benefits are paid as of such date or in any other form.
(c)
“ Formula A ”
shall mean 45% of the Executive’s Average Base and Bonus,
less (i) the portion of the Pension determined based on
Formula B and (ii) the Other Retirement Benefits.
(d)
“ Formula B ”
shall mean the amount by which the benefit which would otherwise by
payable to the Executive under the Retirement 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 the
purposes of determining the amount of the Pension based on Formula
B, amounts deferred pursuant to a salary deferral election by the
Executive under a non-qualified deferred compensation plan
maintained by the Company shall be included for the year the
compensation is earned.
4.3.
Vacation . During the Employment Term, the
Executive shall be eligible for 20 business days of paid vacation
each calendar year, which number of days may be increased, but not
decreased, on an annual basis in the sole discretion of the
Compensation Committee. If the Executive’s employment
ends for any reason, the Executive shall only be paid for unused
vacation that accrued during the calendar year in which his Date of
Termination (as defined below) occurs.
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5.
TERMINATION OF
EMPLOYMENT
5.1.
Termination Without Cause;
Resignation for Good Reason .
5.1.1.
General . Subject to the provisions of Sections
5.1.2 and 5.1.3, if, prior to the expiration of the Employment
Term, the Executive’s employment with the Company is
terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for
Good Reason, subject to the Executive’s execution of a
general release of claims in substantially the form attached hereto
as Exhibit A (the “ Release ”) that
becomes irrevocable not later than the 60 th calendar day following the
Executive’s Date of Termination, the Company
shall:
(a)
pay the Executive an amount (the
“ Severance Payment ”) equal to three
times the sum of (i) the highest annual rate of
Base Salary paid to the Executive with respect to the three
calendar years immediately preceding the Executive’s Date of
Termination and (ii) the average structural (grid-based)
Short-Term Annual Bonus (excluding any long-term, supplemental or
special bonuses) actually paid to the Executive for the three
calendar years immediately preceding the Executive’s Date of
Termination, payable in substantially equal monthly installments
for the 36-month period following the Executive’s Date of
Termination (the “ Severance Period ”);
provided , however , that, if the Executive’s
employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without
Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason during the Change of
Control Period, clause (ii) of this subsection (a) shall
be superseded and replaced with the following clause:
“(ii) the target Short-Term Annual Bonus (excluding any
long-term, supplemental or special bonuses) in effect as of the
Executive’s Date of Termination”;
(b)
pay the Executive his Base Salary,
to the extent not yet paid, through and including the
Executive’s Date of Termination;
(c)
pay the Executive a pro
rata portion (through the Date of Termination) of the
Short-Term Annual Bonus that the Executive would have been entitled
to receive for the then applicable performance period pursuant to
Section 3.2 had the Executive remained employed for the entire
performance period. The Compensation Committee may, in its
sole discretion, elect to pay the amount described in this
subsection (c) (i) no later than 30 business days following
the Executive’s Date of Termination, in which case, such
amount shall be calculated in good faith by the Compensation
Committee based on the Company’s performance results for the
last full calendar quarter immediately preceding his Date of
Termination or (ii) at the time bonuses under the Short-Term
Annual Bonus Plan are paid to the Company’s executives
generally, in which case, such amount shall be calculated in good
faith by the Compensation Committee based on the Company’s
performance results for the calendar year to which the bonus
relates. For purposes of calculating the amount described in
this subsection (c), the Executive’s performance results
shall be determined on a target-level basis;
(d)
offer the Executive continuing
coverage under the Company’s health and medical insurance
plans and programs (at the Executive’s sole cost during the
period that the Executive is entitled to coverage under
Section 4980B(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “ Code ”) (relating to “
COBRA ” coverage) and, thereafter, determined as if
such COBRA coverage continued) until the earlier of (i) the
date on which the Executive and his spouse, if any, are both age 65
and (ii) the date on which the Executive is eligible to
receive health, medical or other insurance benefits under a
subsequent employer’s plan; provided
further that, if the Executive is eligible to receive
health, medical or other insurance benefits under a subsequent
employer’s plan, the health, medical and other insurance
benefits described herein shall be secondary to those provided
under such other plans;
(e)
provide the Executive with
accelerated vesting of any unvested benefits in the Company’s
defined contribution and defined benefit retirement plans, unless
such acceleration is prohibited by law;
(f)
consider the Executive fully vested
with respect to his entitlement to receive retiree medical and life
insurance benefits that the Company offers to its senior executives
as of the Executive’s Date of Termination; provided ,
however , that at no time prior to the Executive’s
Date of Termination shall
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the Company be obligated by the
terms of this subsection (f) to provide, or continue to
provide, such benefits to the Executive or any other
individual;
(g)
deem any vesting or service under
any outstanding stock option, restricted stock or other
equity-based awards fully satisfied;
(h)
deem any Company performance
requirements under any outstanding stock option, restricted stock
or other equity-based awards to be satisfied to the extent such
performance requirements are satisfied as of the Executive’s
Date of Termination; and
(i)
provide substantially similar other
benefits that are provided to other senior executives of the
Company upon termination (the benefits described in this subsection
(i), together with those described in subsections (b) through
(h) above, shall hereinafter be referred to as “
Severance Benefits ”).
Subject to Section 4.2, the
Executive shall have no further right to receive any other
compensation or benefits after such termination or resignation of
employment, except as determined in accordance with the terms of
the Company’s benefit plans and programs.
5.1.2.
Conditions Applicable to the
Severance Period .
If, during the Severance Period, the Executive breaches any of his
obligations under Section 9, the Company may, upon written
notice to the Executive, terminate the Severance Period, cease to
make any further payments of the Severance Payment and cease to
provide any Severance Benefits, except as required by applicable
law. If the Employment Term expires in the manner
contemplated by Section 2.3 following the Executive’s
attainment of age 65, no Severance Payment or Severance Benefits
shall be payable to the Executive.
5.1.3.
Death During Severance
Period . Subject to
Sections 4.1 and 4.2.6, in the event of the Executive’s death
during the Severance Period, payments of the Severance Payment
shall continue to be made during the remainder of the Severance
Period, and any unpaid bonus payments under
Section 5.1.1(c) shall be paid on the terms set forth
therein, to the beneficiary designated in writing for this purpose
by the Executive or, if no such beneficiary is specifically
designated, to the Executive’s estate. Except for the
medical benefits described in Section 5.1.1(d) or as
otherwise required by law, the provision of Severance Benefits by
the Company shall end on the date of the Executive’s
death.
5.1.4.
Date of Termination
. For purposes of this
Agreement, “ Date of Termination ” shall mean
(a) with respect to the termination of the Executive’s
employment without Cause, the date specified in a written notice of
termination from the Company to the Executive and (b) with
respect to the termination by the Executive of his employment for
Good Reason, the date specified in a written notice of resignation
from the Executive to the Company; provided , however
, that no such written notice from the Executive shall be effective
unless the cure period specified in the proviso in Section 5.4
has expired without the Company having corrected, in all material
respects, the event or events subject to cure; provided
further that, if no date of termination is specified
in the written notice from the Executive, the Date of Termination
shall be the first day following the expiration of such cure
period.
5.2.
Termination for Cause;
Resignation Without Good Reason .
5.2.1.
General . If, prior to the expiration of the
Employment Term, the Executive’s employment with the Company
is terminated by the Company for Cause or the Executive resigns
from his employment hereunder other than for Good Reason, the
Executive shall be entitled only to payment of his Base Salary as
is then in effect through and including the Date of
Termination. Subject to Section 4.2, the Executive shall
have no further right to receive any other compensation or benefits
after such termination of or resignation from employment, except as
determined in accordance with the terms of the Com