4 1 edgar.txt FORM 4 - 12/31/01 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP (X) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b). 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person GREISINGER, JAMES A. DEAN SPECIALTY PRODUCTS COMPANY 857-897 SCHOOL PLACE GREEN BAY, WI 54307 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Formerly Dean Foods Company (Cusip #242361-10-3) now Dean Holding Co. 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) ###-##-#### 4. Statement for Month/Year 12/31/01 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) ( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) VICE PRESIDENT 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect | | Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership | | | | | Beneficially |(D)or | | | | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | | | Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Former Dean Foods Company C|12/21/|U | |12,274 |D |(1) |0 |D | | ommon Stock |01 | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of| Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect | |or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial | |cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership | |Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | | |Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| | |tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| | |Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | | |rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION|26.87 |12/21|U | |2448 |D |9/30/|9/30/|COMMON STOCK|2448 | |0 |D | | | |/01 | | | | |93(2)|02 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION|26.87 |12/21|U | |3537 |D |10/1/|10/1/|COMMON STOCK|3537 | |0 |D | | | |/01 | | | | |94(2)|03 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION|29.87 |12/21|U | |4375 |D |10/4/|10/4/|COMMON STOCK|4375 | |0 |D | | | |/01 | | | | |95(2)|04 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION|28.13 |12/21|U | |3850 |D |7/27/|7/27/|COMMON STOCK|3850 | |0 |D | | | |/01 | | | | |96(2)|05 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION|22.87 |12/21|U | |2875 |D |7/26/|7/26/|COMMON STOCK|2875 | |0 |D | | | |/01 | | | | |97(2)|06 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION|38.00 |12/21|U | |2450 |D |5/27/|5/27/|COMMON STOCK|2450 | |0 |D | | | |/01 | | | | |98(2)|07 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OP|26.87 |12/21|U | |817 |D |9/30/|9/30/|COMMON STOCK|817 | |0 |D | | TION | |/01 | | | | |93(2)|02 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OP|28.13 |12/21|U | |2833 |D |7/27/|7/27/|COMMON STOCK|2833 | |0 |D | | TION | |/01 | | | | |96(2)|05 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OP|22.87 |12/21|U | |3367 |D |7/26/|7/26/|COMMON STOCK|3367 | |0 |D | | TION | |/01 | | | | |97(2)|06 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OP|27.50 |12/21|U | |8273 |D |7/26/|7/26/|COMMON STOCK|8273 | |0 |D | | TION | |/01 | | | | |97(2)|06 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OP|32.00 |12/21|U | |8051 |D |7/26/|7/26/|COMMON STOCK|8051 | |0 |D | | TION | |/01 | | | | |97(2)|06 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OP|38.00 |12/21|U | |7192 |D |5/27/|5/27/|COMMON STOCK|7192 | |0 |D | | TION | |/01 | | | | |98(2)|07 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OP|49.43 |12/21|U | |11,100 |D |6/1/9|6/1/0|COMMON STOCK|11,100 | |0 |D | | TION | |/01 | | | | |9(2) |8 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OP|37.31 |12/21|U | |25,000 |D |6/1/0|6/1/0|COMMON STOCK|25,000 | |0 |D | | TION | |/01 | | | | |0(2) |9 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OP|31.75 |12/21|U | |20,000 |D |6/1/0|6/1/1|COMMON STOCK|20,000 | |0 |D | | TION | |/01 | | | | |1(3) |0 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OP|26.87 |12/21|U | |711 |D |5/27/|5/27/|COMMON STOCK|711 | |0 |D | | TION | |/01 | | | | |98(3)|07 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OP|28.13 |12/21|U | |2466 |D |5/27/|5/27/|COMMON STOCK|2466 | |0 |D | | TION | |/01 | | | | |98(3)|07 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OP|22.87 |12/21|U | |2930 |D |5/27/|5/27/|COMMON STOCK|2930 | |0 |D | | TION | |/01 | | | | |98(3)|07 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OP|27.50 |12/21|U | |7200 |D |5/27/|5/27/|COMMON STOCK|7200 | |0 |D | | TION | |/01 | | | | |98(3)|07 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OP|32.00 |12/21|U | |7006 |D |5/27/|5/27/|COMMON STOCK|7006 | |0 |D | | TION | |/01 | | | | |98(3)|07 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: (1) Exchanged pursuant to merger agreement between issuer and Suiza Foods Corporation in exchange for 0.429 shares of new Dean Foods Company common stock (Cusip #242370-10-4) and $21.00 per share in cash. (U) Options converted in connection with the Merger into stock options for new Dean Foods Company stock on a 1 to .752 basis on the same terms. (2) 25% exercisable each successive anniversary grant date; date first exercisable (3) 33% exercisable each successive anniversary grant date; date first exercisable SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT FOR JAMES GREISINGER DATE 01/09/02