UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: June 14, 2011
DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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99-0035300 |
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Identification No.) |
One Dole Drive
Westlake Village, California 91362
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818) 879-6600
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
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Section 7. Regulation FD
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
In connection with the previously announced intention of Dole Food Company, Inc. to refinance its
existing senior secured credit facilities, we have now provided the information contained in the
slide furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K to institutional lenders; such
slide may contain information that has not previously been disclosed publicly.
Section 9. Financial Statement and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
99.1 Slide discussed on call with institutional lenders.
Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the exhibit and
the information set forth therein and herein are furnished to the Commission and shall not be
deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current
Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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| June 14, 2011 |
Dole Food Company, Inc.
Registrant
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/s/ Joseph S. Tesoriero
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Joseph S. Tesoriero |
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Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer |
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