SCHEDULE 13D/A 0000921895-22-002573 0001892479 XXXXXXXX LIVE 5 Ordinary Shares, $0.01 par value per share 02/06/2025 false 0001857475 G27907107 Dole plc

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JAN BARTA 420-777-767-773 PALE FIRE CAPITAL SE Zatecka 55/14 Josefov 2N 110 00 0001959667 N Pale Fire Capital SICAV a.s. WC N 2N 0.00 6208640.00 0.00 6208640.00 6208640.00 N 6.5 CO 0002055254 N Pale Fire Capital investicni spolecnost a.s. AF N 2N 0.00 6208640.00 0.00 6208640.00 6208640.00 N 6.5 CO 0001922318 N Pale Fire Capital SE AF N 2N 0.00 6208640.00 0.00 6208640.00 6208640.00 N 6.5 HC OO 0001892479 N Barta Jan AF N 2N 0.00 6208640.00 0.00 6208640.00 6208640.00 N 6.5 IN HC 0001922405 N Senkypl Dusan AF N 2N 0.00 6208640.00 0.00 6208640.00 6208640.00 N 6.5 IN HC Ordinary Shares, $0.01 par value per share Dole plc 29 NORTH ANNE STREET DUBLIN L2 7 Item 2(a) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: This statement is filed by: (i) Pale Fire Capital SICAV a.s., a Joint Stock Company organized under the laws of the Czech Republic ("PFC SICAV"); (ii) Pale Fire Capital investicni spolecnost a.s., a Joint Stock Company organized under the laws of the Czech Republic ("PFC IS"); (iii) Pale Fire Capital SE, a Societas Europaea organized under the laws of the Czech Republic ("Pale Fire Capital"); (iv) Dusan Senkypl; and (v) Jan Barta. Each of the foregoing is referred to as a "Reporting Person" and collectively as the "Reporting Persons." Each of the Reporting Persons is party to that certain Joint Filing Agreement as further described in Item 6. Accordingly, the Reporting Persons are hereby filing a joint Schedule 13D. Set forth in Exhibit 1 attached hereto is the name and present principal occupation or employment, principal business address and citizenship of the equivalent of the executive officers and directors of each of PFC SICAV, PFC IS and Pale Fire Capital. To the best of the Reporting Persons' knowledge, except as otherwise set forth herein, none of the persons listed on Exhibit 1 beneficially owns any securities of the Issuer or is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding required to be disclosed herein. Item 2(b) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: The address of the principal office of each of PFC SICAV, PFC IS and Pale Fire Capital is Zatecka 55/14, Josefov, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic. The address of the principal office of Mr. Senkypl is Jestrabi 493, Osnice, 252 42 Jesenice, Czech Republic. The address of the principal office of Mr. Barta is Na bateriich 104/35, Brevnov, 162 00 Prague 6, Czech Republic. Item 2(c) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: The principal business of each of PFC SICAV and Pale Fire Capital is investing in securities. The principal business of PFC IS is serving as an alternative investment fund manager and acting as the investment manager of PFC SICAV. Pale Fire Capital is the controlling person and sole shareholder of each of PFC SICAV and PFC IS. Messrs. Senkypl and Barta are the two control persons of Pale Fire Capital, with Mr. Senkypl serving as Chairman of its board and Mr. Barta serving as Chairman of its supervisory board. Mr. Barta also serves as Chief Investment Officer of PFC IS. Mr. Senkypl also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Groupon, Inc., a global scaled two-sided marketplace that connects consumers to merchants, which has a principal business address of 35 West Wacker Drive, 25th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60601. Item 2(d) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: No Reporting Person, nor any person listed in Exhibit 1, has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors). Item 2(e) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: No Reporting Person, nor any person listed in Exhibit 1, has, during the last five years, been party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. Item 2(f) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: Each of PFC SICAV, PFC IS and Pale Fire Capital is organized under the laws of the Czech Republic. Each of Messrs. Senkypl and Barta are citizens of the Czech Republic. Item 3 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: The Shares purchased by PFC SICAV were purchased with working capital. The aggregate purchase price of the 6,208,640 Shares beneficially owned by PFC SICAV is approximately $65,832,864. Item 5(a) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 95,012,000 Shares outstanding as of September 30, 2024, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as reported in Exhibit 99.1 to the Issuer's Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2024. As of the date hereof, PFC SICAV directly beneficially owned 6,208,640 Shares, constituting approximately 6.5% of the Shares outstanding. PFC IS, as the investment manager of PFC SICAV, may be deemed to beneficially own the 6,208,640 Shares beneficially owned directly by PFC SICAV, constituting approximately 6.5% of the Shares outstanding. Pale Fire Capital, as the controlling person and sole shareholder of each of PFC SICAV and PFC IS, may be deemed to beneficially own the 6,208,640 Shares beneficially owned directly by PFC SICAV, constituting approximately 6.5% of the Shares outstanding. Mr. Senkypl, as a control person and Chairman of the board of Pale Fire Capital, may be deemed to beneficially own the 6,208,640 Shares beneficially owned directly by PFC SICAV, constituting approximately 6.5% of the Shares outstanding. Mr. Barta, as a control person and Chairman of the supervisory board of Pale Fire Capital and Chief Investment Officer of PFC IS, may be deemed to beneficially own the 6,208,640 Shares beneficially owned directly by PFC SICAV, constituting approximately 6.5% of the Shares outstanding. The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owners of any securities of the Issuer he or it does not directly own. Each of the Reporting Persons specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein that he or it does not directly own. Item 5(b) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: Each of PFC SICAV, PFC IS, Pale Fire Capital and Messrs. Senkypl and Barta may be deemed to share the power to vote and dispose of the Shares beneficially owned directly by PFC SICAV. Item 5(c) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: Exhibit 2 annexed hereto lists all transactions in securities of the Issuer by the Reporting Persons during the past 60 days. All of such transactions were effected in the open market unless otherwise noted therein. Item 6 is hereby amended to add the following: On February 6, 2025, the Reporting Persons entered into a Joint Filing Agreement in which the Reporting Persons agreed to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of statements on Schedule 13D with respect to the securities of the Issuer to the extent required by applicable law. The Joint Filing Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following exhibits: 1 - Directors and Officers. 2 - Transactions in Securities. 99.1 - Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 6, 2025. Pale Fire Capital SICAV a.s. /s/ Dusan Senkypl 02/06/2025 Pale Fire Capital investicni spolecnost a.s. /s/ Dusan Senkypl 02/06/2025 Pale Fire Capital SE /s/ Dusan Senkypl 02/06/2025 Barta Jan /s/ Jan Barta 02/06/2025 Senkypl Dusan /s/ Dusan Senkypl 02/06/2025