15-12B

Dole Food Company, Inc.

November 14, 2013

/s/ C. Michael Carter

C. Michael Carter

President & COO

0001193125-13-441114.txt : 20131114 0001193125-13-441114.hdr.sgml : 20131114 20131114071433 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-13-441114 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 15-12B PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20131114 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20131114 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20131114 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: 15-12B SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10497 FILM NUMBER: 131216753 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 15-12B 1 d624273d1512b.htm 15-12B 15-12B

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 15

CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION

UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

Commission File Number 1-4455

Dole Food Company, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

One Dole Drive, Westlake Village, California 91362

(818) 879-6600

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

None

(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:


Rule 12g-4(a)(1)		¨
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)		¨
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)		x
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)		¨
Rule 15d-6		¨

Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: 1

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Dole Food Company, Inc. has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.