Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 8-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of
report (Date of earliest event reported): July 26, 2002
Dole Food Company, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware |
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1-4455 |
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99-0035300 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification
No.) |
| One Dole Drive, Westlake Village, California (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
|
91362 (Zip
Code) |
Registrant’s telephone
number, including area code: (818) 879-6600
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
This report is being filed by the Registrant to announce the expiration and successful completion of its exchange offer (the
“Exchange Offer”) to exchange up to $400.0 million principal amount of newly issued 7-1/4% Senior Notes Due 2009 registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for a like principal amount of its
outstanding privately placed 7-1/4% Senior Notes Due 2009. All of the privately placed 7-1/4% Senior Notes Due 2009 were tendered in the Exchange Offer and accepted. The press release issued by the Registrant relating to the announcement is filed as
Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXHIBITS.
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99.1 Press |
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Release of the Registrant issued on July 26, 2002. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this current report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
| DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC. |
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| By: |
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/s/ Richard J. Dahl
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Name: Richard J. Dahl |
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Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: July 29, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No.
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Description
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| 99.1 |
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Press Release issued July 26, 2002. |