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: May 19, 2011
DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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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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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
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Section 5. Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 19, 2011, Dole Food Company, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. An election was
held to elect two directors to hold office for a term of three years. Elaine L. Chao and Sherry
Lansing were re-elected as directors with the following vote results: Elaine L. Chao, 81,273,840
votes for, 691,147 votes withheld and 3,118,512 broker non-votes; and Sherry Lansing, 81,436,349
votes for, 528,638 votes withheld and 3,118,512 broker non-votes. The stockholders voted to ratify
the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Dole’s independent registered public accounting firm
for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 with the following vote results: 84,979,573 votes for
ratification, 90,575 votes against and 13,391 abstentions. The stockholders voted in favor of the
advisory resolution on executive compensation with the following vote results: 81,267,380 votes for
the resolution, 584,032 votes against, 113,575 abstentions and 3,118,512 broker non-votes. The
stockholders voted in favor of an advisory resolution providing for a three-year frequency of
future advisory votes on executive compensation with the following vote results: 62,596,482 votes
for 3 Years, 53,267 votes for 2 Years, 19,204,087 votes for 1 Year, 111,151 abstentions and
3,118,512 broker non-votes.
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