X0202 4 2004-06-30 0000931336 DEAN FOODS CO/ DF 0001186342 KIRK RONALD GARDERE WYNNE SEWELL 1601 ELM STREET, SUITE 3000 DALLAS TX 75201 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2004-06-30 4 A 0 642 0 A 2732 D Common Stock 2004-06-30 4 M 0 800 0 A 3532 D Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 31.50 2003-06-30 2013-06-30 Common Stock 7500 7500 D Deferred Stock Units 0 2004-06-30 4 M 0 800 0 D 2004-06-30 2013-06-30 Common Stock 800 1750 D Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 37.31 2004-06-30 4 A 0 7500 0 A 2004-06-30 2014-06-30 Common Stock 7500 7500 D Deferred Stock Units 0 2004-06-30 4 A 0 2550 0 A 2005-06-30 2014-06-30 Common Stock 2550 2550 D These are restricted shares issued under the Issuer's 1997 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan in payment of fees owed for services as an independent director. All such shares are subject to a three-year vesting period, with the first vesting occurring as of the date the shares were issued. Represents shares of common stock of the Issuer vested on the first annual vesting date of a 06/30/2003 award of Deferred Stock Units ("DSUs"). The options were automatically granted under the Issuer's 1997 Amended and Restated Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan, and are fully vested and immediately exercisable upon grant. The reporting person has received an award of Deferred Stock Units ("DSUs") which is a right to receive shares of common stock of the Issuer in the future, subject to the terms and conditions of the DSU Award Agreement. The DSUs vest annually, on a prorata basis, over a three-year period beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant. Ron Kirk 2004-08-27