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• Acknowledgments and Agreements (a) The Borrower acknowledges that on the date hereof all Obligations are payable without defense, offset, counterclaim or recoupment. (b) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby expressly reserve all of their rights, remedies, and claims under the Loan Documents. Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute a waiver or relinquishment of (i) any Default or Event of Default under any of the Loan Documents, (ii) any of the agreements, terms or conditions contained in any of the Loan Documents, (iii) any rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to the Loan Documents, or (iv) the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to collect the full amounts owing to them under the Loan Documents. (c) Each of the Borrower, the Guarantors, Administrative Agent, and Lenders does hereby adopt, ratify, and confirm the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and acknowledges and agrees that the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, is and remains in full force and effect, and the Borrower and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that their respective liabilities and obligations under the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the Guaranty, are not impaired in any respect by this Agreement. (d) From and after the Effective Date, all references to the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents shall mean such Credit Agreement and such Loan Documents as amended by this Agreement. (e) This Agreement is a Loan Document for the purposes of the provisions of the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, any breach of representations, warranties, and covenants under this Agreement shall be a Default or Event of Default, as applicable, under the Credit Agreement.

• Acknowledgements and Agreements You agree, accept and acknowledge the following: (a) THE RSUS AND THIS AGREEMENT DO NOT CREATE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT FOR ANY PERIOD, AND WILL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH YOUR RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY OR THE EMPLOYER TO TERMINATE YOUR EMPLOYMENT AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE. (b) The delivery of the Plan, this Agreement, the Plan’s prospectus and any reports of the Company provided generally to the Company’s shareholders, may be made by electronic delivery. Such means of electronic delivery may include but do not necessarily include the delivery of a link to a Company intranet or the Internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via e-mail or such other means of electronic delivery specified by the Company. By electronically accepting this Agreement, you agree to the following: “This electronic contract contains my electronic signature, which I have executed with the intent to sign this Agreement.” (c) All decisions or interpretations of the Committee or the Company regarding the Plan, this Agreement and the RSUs shall be binding, conclusive and final on you and all other interested persons. (d) The Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature, and may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan. (e) The grant of RSUs is exceptional, voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of RSUs, or benefits in lieu of RSUs, even if RSUs have been granted in the past. (f) All decisions regarding future Awards, if any, will be at the discretion of the Company. (g) You are voluntarily participating in the Plan. (h) The RSUs and any underlying Shares, and the income from and value of same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation. (i) The RSUs and any underlying Shares, and the income from and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, holiday pay, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments. (j) Unless otherwise agreed with the Company in writing, the RSUs and any underlying Shares, and the income from and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, the service you may provide as a director of a Subsidiary. (k) The future value of the underlying Shares is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty. (l) For purposes of the RSUs, your employment will be considered terminated as of the date you cease to actively provide services to the Company, the Employer or any member of the Bunge Group (regardless of the reason for such termination and whether or not the termination is later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where you are employed or the terms of your employment agreement, if any). The Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when you are no longer actively providing services for the purpose of your RSU grant (including whether you may still be considered to be providing services while on a leave of absence). (m) Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or determined by the Company, any right to vest in the RSUs will terminate as of the date described in the previous paragraph and will not be extended by any notice period (e.g., your period of service would not include any contractual notice period, period of pay in lieu of such notice, any period of “garden leave” or similar period mandated under applicable law). (n) No claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the RSUs resulting from the termination of your employment or other service relationship (for any reason whatsoever, whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where you are employed or the terms of your employment agreement, if any. (o) The following provisions apply if you are providing services outside the U.S.: (i) The RSUs and any underlying Shares, and the income from and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose. (ii) None of the Company, the Employer, or any member of the Bunge Group will be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between your local currency and the U.S. Dollar that may affect the value of the RSUs or of any amounts due to you pursuant to the settlement of the RSUs or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement.

• Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Trust The Trust represents, warrants and agrees that: (a) The Adviser and the Sub-Adviser each has been duly appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Trust to provide investment services to the Fund Account as contemplated hereby. (b) The Trust will cause the Adviser to deliver to the Sub-Adviser a true and complete copy of the Fund’s Registration Statement as effective from time to time, and such other documents or instruments governing the investment of the Fund Account and such other information as reasonably requested by the Sub-Adviser, as is necessary for the Sub-Adviser to carry out its obligations under this Contract.

• Acknowledgments and Affirmations a. Employee affirms that Employee has complied with all laws and regulations applicable to FFB’s operations. b. Employee affirms that Employee has not filed, caused to be filed, or presently is not a party to any claim against FFB. c. Employee affirms that Employee has been paid and/or has received all compensation, wages, bonuses, commissions, and/or benefits to which Employee may be entitled. d. Employee affirms that Employee has been granted any leave to which Employee was entitled under the Family and Medical Leave Act or related state or local leave or disability accommodation laws. e. Employee affirms that Employee has no known workplace injuries or occupational diseases. f. Employee affirms that Employee has not divulged any of FFB’s Confidential Information (as defined in the Employment Agreement) and will continue to maintain the confidentiality of such information consistent with statute or common law, FFB’s policies and/or Employee’s agreement(s) with FFB. g. Employee affirms that he has not violated and will continue to comply with the non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disparagement covenants set forth in the Employment Agreement. h. Employee affirms that Employee has not been retaliated against for reporting any allegations of wrongdoing by FFB or its officers, including any allegations of corporate fraud. i. Employee affirms that all of FFB’s decisions regarding Employee’s pay and benefits through the date of Employee’s Severance Date were not discriminatory based on age, disability, race, color, sex, religion, national origin or any other classification protected by law. j. Employee affirms that any stock options granted to Employee under any FFB option program that have not vested by Employee’s Severance Date shall be considered lapsed, and be forever unexercisable by Employee unless otherwise provided by the terms of the applicable plan document for those options. At Employee’s Severance Date, any vested stock options will be treated in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan document for those options.

• Acknowledgments and Stipulations Each Borrower acknowledges and stipulates that the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents executed by Borrowers are legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrowers that are enforceable against Borrowers in accordance with the terms thereof; all of the Obligations are owing and payable without defense, offset or counterclaim (and to the extent there exists any such defense, offset or counterclaim on the date hereof, the same is hereby waived by each Borrower); and the security interests and liens granted by Borrowers in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself and Lenders, are duly perfected, first priority security interests and liens to the extent provided therein.

• Representations and Agreements (a) The Advisor represents to and agrees with the Company that: (1) the terms of this Agreement do not violate any obligation by which the Advisor is bound, whether arising by contract, operation of law or regulation, or otherwise; (2) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Advisor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Advisor enforceable in accordance with its terms, and the Advisor has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its duties hereunder; (3) it shall maintain at all times during the term of this Agreement competent personnel to perform the duties required of it hereunder, and the Advisor’s expenses in connection therewith shall be borne by the Advisor; and (4) the representations and warranties contained herein shall continue and remain in effect during the term of this Agreement, and, if at any time during the term of this Agreement any event occurred which would make any of these foregoing representations untrue, incomplete or inaccurate in any respect, the Advisor will promptly notify the Company of such event. (b) The Company represents to and agrees with the Advisor that: (1) the terms of this Agreement do not violate any obligation by which the Company is bound, whether arising by contract, operation of law or regulation, or otherwise; (2) the Company is the sole owner of the assets covered hereby and such assets are free and clear of any and all liens and restrictions on their transfer or sale, except for applicable transfer restrictions under various securities laws; (3) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, and the Company has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its duties hereunder; (4) the Investment Portfolios are not subject to the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”); (5) it is not a “Benefit Plan Investor,” as defined under ERISA; (6) the Company will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Advisor in writing, all the information, documents and instruments that the Advisor may reasonably request in order to perform its duties hereunder; and (7) the representations and warranties contained herein shall continue and remain in effect during the term of this Agreement, and, if at any time during the term of this Agreement any event occurred which would make any of these foregoing representations untrue, incomplete or inaccurate in any respect, the Company will promptly notify the Advisor of such event.

• Covenants and Agreements of the Company The Company further covenants and agrees with the Placement Agent as follows:

• Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Servicer The Servicer, as a condition to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Master Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee, as of the Closing Date:

• Certain Covenants and Agreements of the Company The Company covenants and agrees at its expense and without any expense to the Placement Agent as follows: A. To advise the Placement Agent and the Investor of any material adverse change in the Company's financial condition, prospects or business or of any development materially affecting the Company or rendering untrue or misleading any material statement in the Offering Materials occurring at any time as soon as the Company is either informed or becomes aware thereof. B. To use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Common Stock issuable in connection with the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement to be qualified or registered for sale on terms consistent with those stated in the Registration Rights Agreement and under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the Placement Agent and the Investor shall reasonably request. Qualification, registration and exemption charges and fees shall be at the sole cost and expense of the Company. C. Upon written request, to provide and continue to provide the Placement Agent and the Investor copies of all quarterly financial statements and audited annual financial statements prepared by or on behalf of the Company, other reports prepared by or on behalf of the Company for public disclosure and all documents delivered to the Company's stockholders. D. To deliver, during the registration period of the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, to the Investor upon the Investor's request, within forty five (45) days, a statement of its income for each such quarterly period, and its balance sheet and a statement of changes in stockholders' equity as of the end of such quarterly period, all in reasonable detail, certified by its principal financial or accounting officer; (ii) within ninety (90) days after the close of each fiscal year, its balance sheet as of the close of such fiscal year, together with a statement of income, a statement of changes in stockholders' equity and a statement of cash flow for such fiscal year, such balance sheet, statement of income, statement of changes in stockholders' equity and statement of cash flow to be in reasonable detail and accompanied by a copy of the certificate or report thereon of independent auditors if audited financial statements are prepared; and (iii) a copy of all documents, reports and information furnished to its stockholders at the time that such documents, reports and information are furnished to its stockholders. E. To comply with the terms of the Offering Materials. F. To ensure that any transactions between or among the Company, or any of its officers, directors and affiliates be on terms and conditions that are no less favorable to the Company, than the terms and conditions that would be available in an "arm's length" transaction with an independent third party.

• Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Subadviser The Subadviser represents, warrants and agrees that: A. It is registered as an “investment adviser” under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (“Advisers Act”). B. It will maintain, keep current and preserve on behalf of the Fund, in the manner required or permitted by the Act and the Rules thereunder including the records identified in Schedule B (as Schedule B may be amended from time to time). The Subadviser agrees that such records are the property of the Fund, and shall be surrendered to the Fund or to the Adviser as agent of the Fund promptly upon request of either. The Fund acknowledges that Subadviser may retain copies of all records required to meet the record retention requirements imposed by law and regulation. C. It shall maintain a written code of ethics (the “Code of Ethics”) complying with the requirements of Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act and Rule 17j-l under the Act and shall provide the Fund and the Adviser with a copy of the Code of Ethics and evidence of its adoption. It shall institute procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons (as defined in Rule 17j-1) from violating its Code of Ethics. The Subadviser acknowledges receipt of the written code of ethics adopted by and on behalf of the Fund. Each calendar quarter while this Agreement is in effect, a duly authorized compliance officer of the Subadviser shall certify to the Fund and to the Adviser that the Subadviser has complied with the requirements of Rules 204A-1 and 17j-l during the previous calendar quarter and that there has been no material violation of its Code of Ethics, or of Rule 17j-1(b), or that any persons covered under its Code of Ethics has divulged or acted upon any material, non-public information, as such term is defined under relevant securities laws, and if such a violation has occurred or the code of ethics of the Fund, or if such a violation of its Code of Ethics has occurred, that appropriate action was taken in response to such violation. Annually, the Subadviser shall furnish to the Fund and the Adviser a written report which complies with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 concerning the Subadviser’s Code of Ethics. The Subadviser shall permit the Fund and the Adviser to examine the reports required to be made by the Subadviser under Rules 204A-1(b) and 17j-l(d)(1) and this subparagraph. D. It has adopted and implemented, and throughout the term of this Agreement shall maintain in effect and implement, policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent, detect and correct violations by the Subadviser and its supervised persons, and, to the extent the activities of the Subadviser in respect of the Fund could affect the Fund, by the Fund, of “federal securities laws” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the Act), and that the Subadviser has provided the Fund with true and complete copies of its policies and procedures (or summaries thereof) and related information reasonably requested by the Fund and/or the Adviser. The Subadviser agrees to cooperate with periodic reviews by the Fund’s and/or the Adviser’s compliance personnel of the Subadviser’s policies and procedures, their operation and implementation and other compliance matters and to provide to the Fund and/or the Adviser from time to time such additional information and certifications in respect of the Subadviser’s policies and procedures, compliance by the Subadviser with federal securities laws and related matters as the Fund’s and/or the Adviser’s compliance personnel may reasonably request. The Subadviser agrees to promptly notify the Adviser of any compliance violations which affect the Designated Series. E. The Subadviser will immediately notify the Fund and the Adviser of the occurrence of any event which would disqualify the Subadviser from serving as an investment adviser of an investment company pursuant to Section 9 of the Act or otherwise. The Subadviser will also immediately notify the Fund and the Adviser if it is served or otherwise receives notice of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, public board or body, involving the affairs of the Designated Series.