8-K

UNITED STATES

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):

January 9, 2013 (January 3, 2013)

Dean Foods Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware	1-12755	75-2559681
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400

Dallas, TX 75204

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 303-3400

Not Applicable.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On January 3, 2013, Dean Foods Company (the “Company”) consummated its previously announced sale of its Morningstar division to Saputo Inc. (“Saputo”). The transaction was completed pursuant to a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2012, by and among the Company, Saputo, Saputo Cheese USA Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Saputo, and Suiza Dairy Group, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The Membership Interest Purchase Agreement was previously filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 4, 2012. The aggregate purchase price for the transaction was US$1.45 billion and is subject to certain post-closing adjustments, including in respect of working capital and employee-related expenses.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(b) Pro forma financial information

The following Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements are included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference:

• Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet of Dean Foods Company as of September 30, 2012; and unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and for each of the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet of Dean Foods Company as of September 30, 2012; and unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and for each of the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 9, 2013		DEAN FOODS COMPANY
	By:	/s/ Steven J. Kemps
		Steven J. Kemps Executive Vice President and General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet of Dean Foods Company as of September 30, 2012; and unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and for each of the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

On December 2, 2012, Dean Foods Company (“Dean Foods” or “the Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Suiza Dairy Group, LLC, entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Saputo Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Saputo Cheese USA Inc. (“Buyer”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell its Morningstar division to Buyer for an aggregate purchase price of $1.45 billion, subject to certain post-closing adjustments, including working capital and employee-related expenses. Under the terms of the Agreement, Buyer acquired all of the outstanding equity of Morningstar Foods, LLC (“Morningstar”). On January 3, 2013, the Company completed the sale of its Morningstar division to Buyer.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet of Dean Foods as of September 30, 2012 is presented as if the disposition of the Morningstar division occurred on September 30, 2012. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and for each of the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 are presented as if the disposition occurred on January 1, 2009 and exclude results from discontinued operations.

The Company used the net cash proceeds from the disposition of the Morningstar division (net of estimated taxes and transaction costs) to repay in full its 2016 and 2017 Tranche B term loan (the “2016 and 2017 term loan B”). As a result of these principal repayments, Dean Foods terminated certain interest rate swaps and wrote-off the deferred financing costs associated with the 2016 and 2017 term loan B. The Company may choose to fund a portion of the taxes, transaction costs and interest rate swap termination costs using borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility. Actual net cash proceeds will differ from the net proceeds reflected in the pro forma financial statements below due to (1) the ultimate source of funds for the identified cash payments, (2) the settlement of certain intercompany transactions, (3) differences between assumed and actual tax rates and (4) the timing of the actual closing date of January 3, 2013, as compared to the assumed closing date for the pro forma financial statements.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements are presented for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to represent or be indicative of our consolidated results of operations or financial position that would have been reported had the transaction been completed as of the dates presented, and should not be taken as representation of our future consolidated results of operations or financial condition. The pro forma adjustments are based upon available information and certain assumptions that management believes are reasonable under the circumstances; however, actual amounts could differ.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements are based upon, and should be read in conjunction with, Dean Foods’ historical consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012.

Dean Foods Company

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

For the Period Ended September 30, 2012

(in thousands)

	As Reported			Pro Forma Adjustments			Pro Forma
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	69,775		$	(10,389	)(b)	$	59,386
Receivables, net		946,764			(74,409	)(a)		872,355
Inventories		504,764			(84,827	)(a)		419,937
Deferred income taxes		93,713			(14,082	)(c)		79,631
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		69,904			(7,615	)(a)		62,289
Total current assets		1,684,920			(191,322	)		1,493,598
Property, plant and equipment, net		2,037,386			(175,688	)(a)		1,861,698
Goodwill		1,154,440			(306,094	)(a)		848,346
Deferred income taxes		23,177			(1,559	)(c)		21,618
Indentifiable intangible and other assets, net		750,037			(35,513	)(a) (d)		714,524
Total	$	5,649,960		$	(710,176	)	$	4,939,784
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	1,248,988		$	(127,312	)(a) (e)	$	1,121,676
Income taxes payable		68,817			—			68,817
Current portion of long-term debt		206,695			(10,652	)(a) (f)		196,043
Current portion of litigation settlement		20,000			—			20,000
Total current liabilities		1,544,500			(137,964	)		1,406,536
Long-term debt		3,244,423			(1,019,284	)(f)		2,225,139
Deferred income taxes		325,768			(57,877	)(c)		267,891
Other long-term liabilities		431,502			(21,733	)(a) (e)		409,769
Litigation settlements		53,194			—			53,194
Commitments and contingencies		—			—			—
Stockholder’s equity:
Preferred stock, none issued		—			—			—
Common stock, 185,164,891 shares issued and outstanding, with a par value of $0.01 per share		1,852			—			1,852
Additional paid-in capital		1,100,591			—			1,100,591
Accumulated deficit		(862,030	)		506,777	(g)		(355,253	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(189,840	)		19,905	(c) (e)		(169,935	)
Total stockholder’s equity		50,573			526,682			577,255
Total	$	5,649,960		$	(710,176	)	$	4,939,784

See accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements.

Dean Foods Company

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

(in thousands, except per share data)

	As Reported			Pro Forma Adjustments (h)			Pro Forma
Net sales	$	9,482,850		$	(1,061,927	)	$	8,420,923
Cost of sales		7,108,120			(858,836	)		6,249,284
Gross profit		2,374,730			(203,091	)		2,171,639
Operating costs and expenses:
Selling and distribution		1,504,566			(68,244	)		1,436,322
General and administrative		427,564			(22,762	)		404,802
Amortization of intangibles		6,888			(2,192	)		4,696
Facility closing and reorganization costs		41,350			(3,618	)		37,732
Other operating income		(56,339	)		—			(56,339	)
Total operating costs and expenses		1,924,029			(96,816	)		1,827,213
Operating income		450,701			(106,275	)		344,426
Other (income) expense:		—			—			—
Interest expense		166,828			(41,047	)		125,781
Other income, net		(913	)		—			(913	)
Total other expense		165,915			(41,047	)		124,868
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		284,786			(65,228	)		219,558
Income taxes		151,839			(23,479	)		128,360
Income from continuing operations	$	132,947		$	(41,749	)	$	91,198
Average common shares:
Basic		184,552,582						184,552,582
Diluted		185,606,630						185,606,630
Earnings per common share from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company(i):
Basic	$	0.72					$	0.49
Diluted	$	0.71					$	0.48

See accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements.

Dean Foods Company

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

(in thousands, except per share data)

	As Reported			Pro Forma Adjustments (h)			Pro Forma
Net sales	$	13,055,493		$	(1,414,302	)	$	11,641,191
Cost of sales		10,037,907			(1,176,333	)		8,861,574
Gross profit		3,017,586			(237,969	)		2,779,617
Operating costs and expenses:
Selling and distribution		1,963,748			(85,376	)		1,878,372
General and administrative		608,868			(23,580	)		585,288
Amortization of intangibles		10,539			(2,923	)		7,616
Facility closing and reorganization costs		45,688			—			45,688
Litigation Settlement		131,300			—			131,300
Goodwill impairment		2,075,836			—			2,075,836
Other operating (income) loss		(16,831	)		23,392			6,561
Total operating costs and expenses		4,819,148			(88,487	)		4,730,661
Operating loss		(1,801,562	)		(149,482	)		(1,951,044	)
Other (income) expense:		—			—			—
Interest expense		252,951			(62,039	)		190,912
Other income, net		(1,915	)		—			(1,915	)
Total other expense		251,036			(62,039	)		188,997
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		(2,052,598	)		(87,443	)		(2,140,041	)
Income tax benefit		(456,811	)		(32,777	)		(489,588	)
Loss from continuing operations	$	(1,595,787	)	$	(54,666	)	$	(1,650,453	)
Average common shares:
Basic		183,388,220						183,388,220
Diluted		183,388,220						183,388,220
Loss per common share from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company(i):
Basic	$	(8.61	)				$	(8.91	)
Diluted	$	(8.61	)				$	(8.91	)

See accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements.

Dean Foods Company

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

(in thousands, except per share data)

	As Reported		Pro Forma Adjustments (h)			Pro Forma
Net sales	$	12,122,887	$	(1,302,650	)	$	10,820,237
Cost of sales		9,116,965		(1,053,033	)		8,063,932
Gross profit		3,005,922		(249,617	)		2,756,305
Operating costs and expenses:
Selling and distribution		1,904,526		(87,568	)		1,816,958
General and administrative		629,656		(28,479	)		601,177
Amortization of intangibles		11,295		(2,953	)		8,342
Facility closing and reorganization costs		30,761		—			30,761
Litigation Settlement		30,000		—			30,000
Total operating costs and expenses		2,606,238		(119,000	)		2,487,238
Operating income		399,684		(130,617	)		269,067
Other expense:		—		—			—
Interest expense		248,301		(57,096	)		191,205
Other expense, net		161		56			217
Total other expense		248,462		(57,040	)		191,422
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		151,222		(73,577	)		77,645
Income taxes		73,482		(27,329	)		46,153
Income from continuing operations	$	77,740	$	(46,248	)	$	31,492
Average common shares:
Basic		181,799,306					181,799,306
Diluted		182,861,802					182,861,802
Income per common share from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company(i):
Basic	$	0.48				$	0.22
Diluted	$	0.47				$	0.22

See accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements.

Dean Foods Company

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2009

	As Reported			Pro Forma Adjustments (h)			Pro Forma
Net sales	$	11,113,782		$	(1,085,407	)	$	10,028,375
Cost of sales		8,008,561			(853,657	)		7,154,904
Gross profit		3,105,221			(231,750	)		2,873,471
Operating costs and expenses:
Selling and distribution		1,818,833			(79,842	)		1,738,991
General and administrative		623,835			(29,190	)		594,645
Amortization of intangibles		9,637			(3,059	)		6,578
Facility closing and reorganization costs		30,162			(1,075	)		29,087
Total operating costs and expenses		2,482,467			(113,166	)		2,369,301
Operating income		622,754			(118,584	)		504,170
Other (income) expense:		—			—			—
Interest expense		246,510			(58,235	)		188,275
Other income, net		(4,221	)		95			(4,126	)
Total other expense		242,289			(58,140	)		184,149
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		380,465			(60,444	)		320,021
Income taxes		151,845			(22,153	)		129,692
Income from continuing operations	$	228,620		$	(38,291	)	$	190,329
Average common shares:
Basic		170,986,886						170,986,886
Diluted		173,858,303						173,858,303
Income per common share from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company(i):
Basic	$	1.41					$	1.19
Diluted	$	1.38					$	1.17

See accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements.

Dean Foods Company

Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Pro Forma Adjustments

a) The adjustment reflects the elimination of assets and liabilities of the Morningstar division attributable to the disposition.

b) The adjustment reflects the following effects of the disposition: (i) cash proceeds, net of transaction costs, received at closing; (ii) the repayment in full of the aggregate $1.0 billion principal amount of the 2016 and 2017 term loan B; (iii) swap termination costs related to the termination of $1.0 billion notional value of the Company’s interest rate swaps, which were terminated as a result of repayment of the 2016 and 2017 term loan B; and (iv) estimated tax payments. The Company may choose to fund a portion of these costs using borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility. Actual net cash proceeds will differ from net cash proceeds reflected in the pro forma financial statements due to (1) the ultimate source of funds for the identified cash payments, (2) the settlement of certain intercompany transactions, (3) differences between assumed and actual tax rates and (4) the actual closing date of January 3, 2013, as compared to the assumed closing date of September 30, 2012.

c) The adjustment reflects the elimination of deferred tax assets and liabilities expected to be settled as a result of the disposition.

d) The adjustment reflects the elimination of the deferred financing costs associated with the repayment of our 2016 and 2017 term loan B.

e) The adjustment reflects the elimination of the fair value of the $1.0 billion notional value of interest rate swaps terminated as a result of the full repayment of our 2016 and 2017 term loan B.

f) The adjustment reflects the decrease in the current and long-term portions of debt related to repayment of the 2016 and 2017 term loan B.

g) The adjustment reflects the estimated gain on the sale of the Morningstar division. The actual gain on sale will differ from the pro forma estimate due to the difference in timing between the assumed closing date for the pro forma financial statements and the actual closing date of January 3, 2013. For purposes of the pro forma balance sheet adjustment, Morningstar’s weighted average statutory rate of 38.25% was used to calculate the estimated tax effect of the disposition.

Cash proceeds from Buyer	$	1,450,000
Cash paid for transaction costs		33,000
		1,417,000
Net assets sold		568,107
Estimated pre-tax gain on sale		848,893
Estimated tax on gain from sale		324,702
Estimated net gain on sale*		524,191
Less:
Transaction costs expensed at September 30, 2012		(4,500	)
Write-off of deferred financing costs related to 2017 term loan B, net of tax*		970
Termination of interest rate swaps as a result of repayment of 2016 and 2017 term loan B, net of tax*		20,944
Estimated adjustment to retained earnings		506,777
* These balances were not recorded as adjustments to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations, as they are non-recurring charges related to the divestiture of Morningstar and will not have a continuing impact on the operations of Dean Foods Company.

h) The adjustment reflects the elimination of the operations of the Morningstar division sold to Buyer. For purposes of this adjustment, Morningstar’s estimated effective tax rates were used to calculate the estimated tax expense (benefit) for each period presented.

i) Earnings (loss) per common share from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company excludes the net loss attributable to non-controlling interest, as reported in the respective Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on 10-Q.