Form 8-K

0001193125-12-150183.txt : 20120404 0001193125-12-150183.hdr.sgml : 20120404 20120404170240 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-150183 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120329 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20120404 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120404 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DOLE FOOD CO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000018169 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION - CROPS [0100] IRS NUMBER: 990035300 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0103 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-04455 FILM NUMBER: 12742655 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE DOLE DRIVE CITY: WESTLAKE VILLAGE STATE: CA ZIP: 91362 BUSINESS PHONE: 8188796600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE DOLE DRIVE CITY: WESTLAKE VILLAGE STATE: CA ZIP: 91362 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DOLE FOOD COMPANY INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CASTLE & COOKE INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910731 8-K 1 d329908d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

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: March 29, 2012

DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

1-4455

99-0035300

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

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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Section 5. Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 29, 2012, the Corporate Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board of Directors of Dole Food Company, Inc. made awards to Dole’s named executive officers (among others), under Dole’s 2010 Management One-Year Incentive Plan, which awards are subject to the terms of Dole’s 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended. The 2010 Management One-Year Incentive Plan and the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan are Exhibits 10.30 and 10.24, respectively, to Dole’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 15, 2012. The performance metrics applicable to the awards reported herein are the same as those that were applicable to awards in 2011 under the 2010 Management One-Year Plan, which performance metrics were disclosed in Dole’s proxy statement filed with the Commission on April 8, 2011.

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.


April 4, 2012	DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC. REGISTRANT

	By:	/s/ C. MICHAEL CARTER
		C. Michael Carter Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary