DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAM (Adopted April 3, 2003 as amended throughJuly 8, 2008) CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC. DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAM SECTION 1 GENERAL

Exhibit 10.5

DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAM

(Adopted April 3, 2003 as amended through July 8, 2008)

CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAM

SECTION 1

GENERAL

Purpose and Effective Date. In order to permit Directors to defer receipt of directors fees payable by the Company, Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (the “Company”) has established the Chiquita Brands International, Inc. Directors Deferred Compensation Program (the “Program”) as set forth herein. Awards of Common Stock made pursuant to the Restricted Stock Award and Unrestricted Stock Award provisions of the Company’s 2002 Stock Option and Incentive Plan as amended from time to time (or the corresponding provisions of any successor plan as determined by the Board, hereinafter referred to as the “2002 Plan”) may be deferred under the provisions of this Program, but such awards shall be subject to the terms, conditions and limitations of the 2002 Plan (or, if applicable, the successor plan) including, without limitation, the provisions relating to adjustments to reflect mergers, consolidations, and changes in capitalization of the Company. The Program shall be effective on April 3, 2003, which shall be referred to herein as the “Original Effective Date.” This instrument amends and restates the provisions of the Program effective as of January 1, 2005 (the “Restated Effective Date”).

SECTION 2

DEFERRAL

A Director who is otherwise entitled to receive a retainer or other compensation from the Company in Common Stock (“Stock Compensation”) or cash (“Cash Compensation”) for services provided as a Director may elect to defer delivery of all or a portion of such Stock Compensation or Cash Compensation in accordance with the terms of this Program, subject to the following:

(B) For the period beginning on and after the Restated Effective Date, an election to defer Stock Compensation or Cash Compensation earned for services performed during any taxable year of the Director (the “Service Year”) shall be filed not later than the close of the Director’s taxable year next preceding the Service Year. Such election shall become irrevocable as of the close of such next preceding Service Year and, thus, the Director may change any such election at any time prior to the time that it becomes irrevocable.

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(B) For the period beginning on and after the Restated Effective Date, a Director may make an initial deferral election within 30 days after the date he or she first becomes eligible to participate in the Program, with respect to Stock Compensation and Cash Compensation paid for services to be performed in that Service Year subsequent to the election. For Stock Compensation or Cash Compensation that is earned based upon a specified performance period (for example, a quarterly retainer), where a deferral election is made in the first year of eligibility but after the beginning of the performance period, such deferral election shall apply only to the portion of such Stock Compensation or Cash Compensation equal to the total amount of such compensation for the performance period multiplied by the ratio of the number of days remaining in the performance period after the election over the total number of days in the performance period.

SECTION 3

ACCOUNTS

3.1 Stock Account. A Stock Account shall be maintained on behalf of each Director who elects to have Cash Compensation credited to a Stock Account, or who elects to defer the receipt of Stock Compensation. A Director’s Stock Account shall be subject to the following adjustments:

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3.2 Cash Account. A Cash Account shall be maintained on behalf of each Director who elects to defer either Stock Compensation or Cash Compensation pursuant to this Program. A Director’s Cash Account shall be subject to the following adjustments:

3.3 Statement of Accounts. The Company shall provide each Director having one or more Accounts under the Program with a statement at least annually of the transactions in the Director’s Accounts and the Director’s Account balances.

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SECTION 4

DISTRIBUTIONS

4.1 Time of Distribution. Subject to the terms of this Section 4, a Director shall elect, with respect to amounts credited to the Director’s Stock Account and with respect to amounts credited to the Director’s Cash Account, the date of distribution of the amounts credited to such Accounts, subject to the following:

(i) For the period beginning on the Original Effective Date and ending on December 31, 2004, a Director’s distribution election with respect to the Director’s Stock Account is due not later than 30 days after the deadline for filing the Director’s deferral election with respect to the initial amounts to be deferred into such Stock Account, and a Director’s distribution election with respect to the Director’s Cash Account is due not later than 30 days after the deadline for filing the Director’s deferral election with respect to the initial amounts to be deferred into such Cash Account.

(ii) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (iii) below, for the period beginning on and after the Restated Effective Date, a Director’s distribution election with respect to each of the Director’s Stock Account and Cash Account is due not later than the date on which the initial deferral election is made in accordance with Section 2(a)(iii)(B) above.

(iii) During the period beginning on the Restated Effective Date and ending on December 31, 2008, a Director may revoke a distribution election previously made and make a new distribution election with respect to each of the Director’s Stock Account and Cash Account, including Stock Units and amounts credited both before the date such election becomes effective and after such date. Any such new distribution election shall be disregarded if such an election is made during a calendar year and it either applies to payments that the Director would otherwise be paid during that calendar year or causes payments to be made in that calendar year that would not otherwise be payable in such year.

(ii) For the period beginning on and after the Restated Effective Date, distribution with respect to the Stock Account and with respect to the Cash Account shall be made in lump sums on the distribution date, except as follows: (x) payment may be made within the same taxable year of the Director or, if later, by the 15th day of the third calendar month following the distribution date, provided, however, the Director shall not be permitted, directly or indirectly, to designate the taxable year of the payment; (y) if calculation of the amount of the payment is not administratively practicable due to events beyond the control of the Director (or the Director’s beneficiary), the payment may be

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made during the first taxable year of the Director in which the payment is administratively practicable, and (z) if the making of the payment on the distribution date would jeopardize the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern, the payment may be made during the first taxable year of the Director in which the making of the payment would not have such effect.

(ii) For the period beginning on and after the Restated Effective Date, the “distribution date” shall be the date elected by the Director provided that it is a date no earlier than the date the Director has a Separation from Service or later than the first anniversary thereof.

(iii) For the period beginning on and after the Restated Effective Date, in the event a Director fails to make a timely and proper distribution election in accordance with this Section 4.1, the “distribution date” for such Director shall be the first day of the second month immediately following the date the Director has a Separation from Service.

4.2 Distribution of Cash Account. At the time of distribution with respect to the Cash Account, the Director shall receive, in cash, the amount then credited to the Director’s Cash Account as of the date of distribution.

4.3 Distribution of Stock Account. At the time of distribution with respect to the Stock Account, the Director shall receive a distribution of Shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Stock Units credited to the Director’s Stock Account immediately prior to such distribution (with any fractional Unit settled in cash at its then Fair Market Value). If the date of distribution occurs after a dividend record date but before the payment of the dividend, the dividend shall be distributed to the Director, in cash or Shares depending on the form of the dividend, as soon as practicable after it has been paid.

4.4 Required Delay in Distribution to a Specified Employee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Director who is a specified employee (as defined in accordance with Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(i) and such rules as may be established by the Board (including its delegate) from time to time) as of the date of his/her Separation from Service, no payment (including the delivery of Shares) shall be made under this Program on account of such Separation from Service before the date that is six months after the date of such Separation (or, if earlier than the end of the six-month period, the date of death of the Participant). Any payment (including the delivery of Shares) to which a Director who is a specified employee would otherwise be entitled during the first six months following the date of Separation from Service

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shall be accumulated and paid on the first day of the seventh month following the date of Separation from Service. The delay described above shall not apply to a payment made under a domestic relations order.

SECTION 5

SOURCE OF BENEFIT DISTRIBUTIONS

5.1 Liability for Benefit Distributions. Subject to the provisions of this Section 5, the Company shall be liable for distribution of benefits under the Program.

5.2 No Guarantee. Neither a Director nor any other person shall, by reason of the Program, acquire any right in or title to any assets, funds or property of the Company whatsoever, including, without limitation, any specific funds, assets, or other property which the Company, in its sole discretion, may set aside in anticipation of a liability under the Program. A Director shall have only a contractual right to the amounts, if any, payable under the Program, unsecured by any assets of the Company. Nothing contained in the Program shall constitute a guarantee by the Company that the assets of the Company shall be sufficient to distribute any benefits to any person.

SECTION 6

OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION

6.1 Benefits May Not Be Assigned. The interests of a Director under the Program are not subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment, or garnishment by creditors of the Director or the Director’s beneficiary. The Director’s rights under the Program are not transferable other than as designated by the Director in accordance with Section 6.3 below.

6.2 Limitation of Rights. Participation in the Program will not give any Director the right to remain a member of the Board, nor any right or claim to any benefit under the Program, unless such right or claim has specifically accrued under the terms of the Program. Except as otherwise provided in the Program, no allocation under a Director’s Account shall confer upon the Director any rights as a shareholder of the Company, including voting rights, prior to the date on which the Director receives a distribution in Shares attributable to his/her Stock Account.

6.3 Heirs and Successors. The Program shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Company and its successors and assigns, and upon any person acquiring, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or otherwise, all or substantially all of the Company’s assets and business. If any benefits deliverable to a Director under the Program have not been delivered at the time of the Director’s death, such benefits shall be delivered to the Designated Beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of the Program. The “Designated Beneficiary” shall be the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by a Director in a writing filed with the Board in such form and at such time as the Board shall require. If a deceased Director failed to designate a beneficiary prior to his/her death, or if the Designated Beneficiary does not survive the Director, any benefits distributable to the Director shall be distributed to the legal representative of the estate of the Director. If a Director designates a beneficiary and the Designated Beneficiary survives the Director, but dies before the complete distribution of

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benefits to the Designated Beneficiary under the Program, then any benefits distributable to the Designated Beneficiary shall be distributed to the legal representative of the estate of the Designated Beneficiary.

6.4 Applicable Laws. Except to the extent that not preempted by the laws of the United States of America, the Program shall be construed and administered with the laws of the state of Ohio.

6.5 Gender and Number. Where the context admits, words in any gender shall include any other gender, words in the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular.

6.6 Evidence. Evidence required of anyone under the Program may be by certificate, affidavit, document or other information which the person acting on it considers pertinent and reliable, and signed, made or presented by the proper party or parties.

6.7 Compliance with Section 409A. All amounts to be paid under this Program are intended to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, even though amounts earned and vested before the Restated Effective Date under the provisions of the original Program instrument (and earnings thereon) could be exempted from the requirements of Code Section 409A. This Program shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with these intentions.

SECTION 7

BOARD

7.1 Administration. The authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Program shall be vested in the Board in accordance with this Section 7.

7.2 Powers of Board. The Board’s administration of the Program shall be subject to the following:

7.3 Delegation by Board. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law, the Board may allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or persons selected by it. Any such allocation or delegation may be revoked by the Board at any time.

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SECTION 8

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

The Board may, at any time, amend or terminate the Program, subject to the following:

SECTION 9

DEFINED TERMS

Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, or unless the context clearly implies or indicates the contrary, a word, term or phrase used in the Program with initial capital letters shall have the same meaning as when such word, term or phrase is used in the 2002 Plan. In addition to the other definitions contained herein and in the 2002 Plan, the following definitions shall apply:

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