0001487199-11-000045.txt : 20110822 0001487199-11-000045.hdr.sgml : 20110822 20110822165734 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001487199-11-000045 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110818 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110822 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110822 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Mara Shaun CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001358316 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12755 FILM NUMBER: 111050380 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 410 N. MICHIGAN AVE CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60611 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 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0304 4 2011-08-18 0000931336 DEAN FOODS CO DF 0001358316 Mara Shaun 2711 NORTH HASKELL AVENUE SUITE 3400 DALLAS TX 75204 0 1 0 0 Executive Vice President Common Stock 2011-08-18 4 M 0 4122 0 A 4122 D Common Stock 2011-08-18 4 F 0 1091 8.20 D 3031 D Restricted Stock Units 0 2011-08-18 4 M 0 4122 0 D 2011-08-18 2020-08-18 Common Stock 4122 8242 D The reporting person received a total of 4,122 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer pursuant to the vesting provisions in the award of restricted stock units. A total of 1,091 shares were surrendered to satisfy tax obligations of the reporting person, resulting in the issuance of a total of 3,031 net shares of Common Stock. 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 restricted stock units vest annually, on a pro rata basis, over a three year period beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. Richard Stephens, Attorney-In-Fact 2011-08-22 EX-24 2 attach_1.htm MARA POWER OF ATTORNEY 06/01/2011.

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, Denise

Ebeling 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 1st day of June 2011.



/s/ Shaun Mara

(Signature)



Shaun Mara

Typed Name