X0201 42003-09-12 0000866873 DEL MONTE FOODS CO DLM 0001243118 MARTIN TERENCE D DEL MONTE CORPORATION ONE MARKET @ THE LANDMARK SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 1000Stock Option (right to purchase)8.782003-09-124A050000A2003-09-122013-09-12Common Stock, $0.01, par value50005000DMark J.C. Buxton, signed pursuant to power of attorney2003-09-16