0001353605-11-000065.txt : 20110421 0001353605-11-000065.hdr.sgml : 20110421 20110421170831 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001353605-11-000065 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110415 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110421 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110421 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Yost Kevin C CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001517855 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12755 FILM NUMBER: 11774079 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2711 NORTH HASKELL AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 3400 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75204 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DEAN FOODS CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000931336 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ICE CREAM & FROZEN DESSERTS [2024] IRS NUMBER: 752559681 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2711 N. HASKELL AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 3400 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75204 BUSINESS PHONE: 2143033400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2711 N. HASKELL AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 3400 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75204 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DEAN FOODS CO/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20011221 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SUIZA FOODS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19941013 3 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0203 3 2011-04-15 0 0000931336 DEAN FOODS CO DF 0001517855 Yost Kevin C 2711 NORTH HASKELL AVENUE SUITE 3400 DALLAS TX 75204 0 1 0 0 President, Morningstar Common Stock 1150 D Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy-DF007255) 15.99 2011-04-01 2020-04-01 Common Stock 13699 D Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy-DF007321) 10.35 2012-02-18 2021-02-18 Common Stock 23900 D Restricted Stock Units (DU005558) 0 2011-04-01 2020-04-01 Common Stock 3126 D Restricted Stock Units (DU005644) 0 2012-02-18 2021-02-18 Common Stock 18116 D The shares of Common Stock subject to the Option vest annually, on a pro rata basis, over a three year period beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, subject to the terms and conditions of the award agreement. The reporting person has received an award of restricted stock units, which is the right to receive shares of Common Stock of the Issuer in the future, subject to the terms and conditions of the award agreement. The units vest annually, on a pro rata basis, over a three year period beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. Katherine K. Connell, Attorney-In-Fact 2011-04-21 EX-24 2 attach_1.htm

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of

Steven J. Kemps, Rachel A. Gonzalez, Kristen N. Cunningham, Katherine K. Connell, Marilyn

M. Miville and Richard Stephens the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

1. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an

executive officer and/or director of Dean Foods Company (previously known as

Suiza Foods Corporation) (the 'Company'), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

2. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may

be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms 3, 4 or 5 and

file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and

any stock exchange or similar authority; and

3. take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing

which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best

interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the

documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned

pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such

terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-

fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to

do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done

in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes

as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or

revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-

fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done, or shall lawfully have

already done or caused to be done, by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers

herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in

serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company

assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no

longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and

transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a

signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be

executed as of this 11th day of April 2011.

/s/ Kevin C. Yost

Kevin C. Yost

Typed Name