X0303 4 2011-02-18 0000931336 DEAN FOODS CO DF 0001136264 HARDIN JOSEPH S JR 820 PICACHO LANE SANTA BARBARA CA 93108 1 0 0 0 Non-Qualified StockOption (right to buy) 10.35 2011-02-18 4 A 0 15023 0 A 2011-02-18 2021-02-18 Common Stock 15023 15023 D Restricted Stock Units 0 2011-02-18 4 A 0 5694 0 A 2012-02-18 2021-02-18 Common Stock 5694 5694 D The options are fully vested and immediately exercisable upon grant. The reporting person has received an award of restricted stock units, which is the right to receive shares of Common Stock of the Issuer in the future, subject to the terms and conditions of the award agreement. The units vest annually, on a pro rata basis, over a three year period beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, subject to certain accelerated vesting provisions. Katherine K. Connell, Attorney-In-Fact 2011-02-23