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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DeLorenzo David A.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DOLE FOOD CO INC [DOLE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC., ONE DOLE DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/01/2013 (Street) WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91362 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock (1) 11/01/2013   D   496,798 D $ 13.5 0 D   Common Stock               1,500 I See Footnote (2) Common Stock               1,500 I See Footnote (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 9.04

11/01/2013

D

255,000

(4)

11/21/2021

Common Stock, par value $0.001

255,000

$ 4.46 (4)

0 (4)

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 9.74

11/01/2013

D

255,000

(4)

11/29/2020

Common Stock, par value $0.001

255,000

$ 3.76 (4)

0 (4)

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 12.5

11/01/2013

D

350,000

(4)

10/22/2019

Common Stock, par value $0.001

350,000

$ 1 (4)

0 (4)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DeLorenzo David A. C/O DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC. ONE DOLE DRIVE WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91362	X

Signatures

/s/ Genevieve Kelly, attorney-in-fact		11/05/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 11, 2013, among DFC Holdings, LLC, DFC Merger Corp., David H. Murdock and Dole Food Company, Inc., as amended on August 19, 2013 and on September 19, 2013 (the "Merger Agreement"), at the effective time of the merger of DFC Merger Corp. with and into Dole Food Company, Inc. (the "Merger") each share of Dole Food Company, Inc. common stock converted into the right to receive $13.50 in cash.
(2)	As UTMA Custodian for grandson's custodial account. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3)	As UTMA Custodian for granddaughter's custodial account. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(4)	This option, which was fully vested, was cancelled in the Merger in exchange for a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the excess of $13.50 over the exercise price per share of the option and (ii) the total number of shares underlying the option, which amount will be paid within 15 days after the effective time of the Merger.

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