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):
March 12, 2009
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.) |
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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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 18, 2009, Dean Foods Company (the “Company”) announced that Ronald Kirk resigned effective immediately from the Company’s Board of Directors in connection with his being appointed as United States Trade Representative. The press release announcing Mr. Kirk’s resignation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Dean Foods Company press release dated March 18, 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.
| DEAN FOODS COMPANY | ||||||||
| Date: March 18, 2009 | By: | /s/ Steven J. Kemps | ||||||
| Steven J. Kemps | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Dean Foods Company press release dated March 18, 2009. | |