X0305 4 2012-06-06 0000931336 DEAN FOODS CO DF 0001063545 HILL JANET ALEXANDER & ASSOCIATES 400 C STREET, N.E. WASHINGTON DC 20002 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2012-06-06 4 M 0 39157 0 A 72720 D Common Stock 2012-06-06 4 F 0 35059 15.90 D 37661 D Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy DF002168) 14.2351 2012-06-06 4 M 0 22500 0 D 2002-07-01 2012-07-01 Common Stock 22500 0 D Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy T0000652) 14.2351 2012-06-06 4 M 0 4146 0 D 2002-07-01 2012-07-01 Common Stock 4146 0 D Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy DV001698) 14.2351 2012-06-06 4 M 0 10564 0 D 2002-07-01 2012-07-01 Common Stock 10564 0 D Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy DV001701) 14.2351 2012-06-06 4 M 0 1947 0 D 2002-07-01 2012-07-01 Common Stock 1947 0 D The reporting person exercised options totalling 39,157 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer A total of 35,059 shares were surrendered to satisfy the exercise price of such options, resulting in the issuance of a total of 4,098 net shares of Common Stock. The options are fully vested and immediately exercisable upon grant. Katherine K. Connell, Attorney-In-Fact 2012-06-08