X0201 4 2004-03-01 0000931336 DEAN FOODS CO/ DF 0001237284 KLEIN RONALD H 2515 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1200 DALLAS TX 75201 0 1 0 0 Senior Vice President -- Common Stock 2003-12-31 5 J 0 21.475 27.9395 A 22086.495 D Common Stock 2004-01-07 5 M 0 2700 0 A 24786.495 D Common Stock 2004-01-30 5 J 0 22.059 27.20 A 24808.554 D Common Stock 2004-03-01 5 M 0 8046 14.375 A 32854.554 D Common Stock 2004-03-01 4 S 0 7046 36.65 D 25808.554 D Common Stock 2004-03-01 4 S 0 1000 36.66 D 24808.554 D Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) 14.375 2002-01-22 2011-01-22 Common Stock 6954 6954 D Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 14.375 2004-03-01 5 M 0 8046 14.375 D 2002-01-22 2011-01-22 Common Stock 8046 0 D Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) 20.35 2003-01-14 2012-01-14 Common Stock 4914 4914 D Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 20.35 2003-01-14 2012-01-14 Common Stock 40086 40086 D Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 20.35 2003-01-14 2012-01-14 Common Stock 30000 30000 D Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) 24.7933 2004-01-06 2013-01-06 Common Stock 4032 4032 D Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 24.7933 2004-01-06 2013-01-06 Common Stock 33468 33468 D Deferred Stock Units 0 2004-01-07 5 M 0 2700 0 D 2004-01-07 2013-01-07 Common Stock 2700 10800 D Shares purchased through Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The reporting person received 2,700 shares of common stock of the Issuer on the first annual vesting date of an award of Deferred Stock Units ("DSUs"); 856 shares of common stock were forfeited by the reporting person. The shares of common stock subject to the Option shall vest ratably in three equal increments commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date. The reporting person has received an exempt award of Deferred Stock Units ("DSUs") under the Company's 1989 Stock Awards Plan 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 five-year period beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant, subject to certain accelerated vesting provisions. Ronald H. Klein 2004-03-03