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):
November 30, 2006 (November 29, 2006)
Dean Foods Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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| Delaware | | 1-12755 | | 75-2559681 |
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2515 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75201
(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)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 29, 2006, Dean Foods Company (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1, announcing that the Board of Directors has increased the Company’s authority to repurchase shares by $300 million.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Press Release of Dean Foods Company dated November 29, 2006.
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.
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| Date: November 30, 2006 | DEAN FOODS COMPANY
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| | By: | /s/ Steven J. Kemps | |
| | | Steven J. Kemps | |
| | | Senior Vice President and
Deputy General Counsel | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release of Dean Foods Company, dated November 29, 2006 |
