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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

ý QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 15, 2002

OR

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                              to                             

Commission File Number 1-4455


DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

99-0035300
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

One Dole Drive
Westlake Village, California 91362
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (818) 879-6600


        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes ý    No o

        Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class
  Shares Outstanding at July 23, 2002
Common Stock, No Par Value   56,035,991



DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
Index

 
 
   
  Page
Number


Part I.

 

Financial Information

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income—Quarters and Half Years Ended June 15, 2002 and June 16, 2001

 

3

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets—June 15, 2002 and December 29, 2001

 

5

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows—Half Years Ended June 15, 2002 and June 16, 2001

 

6

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

7

 

Item 2.

 

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

15

 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

21

Part II.

 

Other Information

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

22

 

Item 4.

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

22

 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

23

 

 

 

Signatures

 

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PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 
  Quarter Ended
 
  June 15,
2002

  June 16,
2001

Revenues   $ 1,118,185   $ 1,127,921
Cost of products sold     920,076     978,690
   
 
  Gross margin     198,109     149,231
Selling, marketing and general and administrative expenses     89,840     89,540
   
 
  Operating income     108,269     59,691
Interest income     2,452     938
Other (expense) income—net     (3,010 )   7,021
   
 
  Earnings before interest expense and income taxes     107,711     67,650
Interest expense     19,466     17,880
   
 
  Income from continuing operations before income taxes     88,245     49,770
Income taxes     21,397     16,485
   
 
Income from continuing operations     66,848     33,285
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes of $912         3,683
   
 
  Net income     66,848     36,968
   
 
Earnings per common share—basic            
  Continuing operations   $ 1.19   $ 0.59
  Discontinued operations         0.07
   
 
  Net income     1.19     0.66
   
 
Earnings per common share—diluted            
  Continuing operations   $ 1.18   $ 0.59
  Discontinued operations         0.07
   
 
  Net income     1.18     0.66
   
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding—basic     56,036     55,891
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding—diluted     56,775     56,036

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 
  Half Year Ended
 
  June 15,
2002

  June 16,
2001

Revenues   $ 2,177,600   $ 2,159,404
Cost of products sold     1,798,387     1,866,927
   
 
  Gross margin     379,213     292,477
Selling, marketing and general and administrative expenses     174,341     170,198
   
 
  Operating income     204,872     122,279
Interest income     4,600     2,135
Other (expense) income—net     (4,466 )   6,166
   
 
  Earnings before interest expense and income taxes     205,006     130,580
Interest expense     33,997     36,353
   
 
  Income from continuing operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle     171,009     94,227
Income taxes     47,883     31,487
   
 
Income from continuing operations     123,126     62,740
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes of $2,248         8,947
   
 
  Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle     123,126     71,687
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle     (119,917 )  
   
 
  Net income     3,209     71,687
   
 
Earnings per common share—basic            
  Continuing operations   $ 2.20   $ 1.12
  Discontinued operations         0.16
  Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle     (2.14 )  
   
 
  Net income     0.06     1.28
   
 
Earnings per common share—diluted            
  Continuing operations   $ 2.17   $ 1.12
  Discontinued operations         0.16
  Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle     (2.11 )  
   
 
  Net income     0.06     1.28
   
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding—basic     55,990     55,890
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding—diluted     56,647     56,078

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)

 
  June 15,
2002

  December 29,
2001

 
Current assets              
  Cash and cash equivalents   $ 611,418   $ 361,326  
  Receivables, net of allowances of $90,032 and $89,331     626,056     531,923  
  Inventories, net     389,483     386,099  
  Prepaid expenses     47,715     46,430  
   
 
 
    Total current assets     1,674,672     1,325,778  
Investments     87,615     81,061  
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $868,587 and $856,110     1,016,733     905,824  
Goodwill, net of accumulated amortization of $34,885 and $49,764     136,109     255,946  
Other assets     140,322     178,084  
   
 
 
    Total assets     3,055,451     2,746,693  
   
 
 
Current liabilities              
  Notes payable   $ 66,281   $ 17,347  
  Current portion of long-term debt     234,450     9,792  
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     743,593     787,236  
   
 
 
    Total current liabilities     1,044,324     814,375  
Long-term debt     905,125     816,124  
Other long-term liabilities     344,303     348,146  
Minority interests     35,790     32,018  
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 10)              
Shareholders' equity              
    Preferred stock, no par value
    Authorized: 30 million shares, issued and outstanding: none
         
    Common stock, no par value
    Authorized: 80 million shares, 56.0 million shares issued and
    outstanding at June 15, 2002 and 55.9 million shares issued and
    outstanding at December 29, 2001
    316,677     316,512  
    Additional paid-in capital     61,684     57,220  
    Retained earnings     433,107     446,689  
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (85,559 )   (84,391 )
   
 
 
    Total shareholders' equity     725,909     736,030  
   
 
 
    Total liabilities and shareholders' equity     3,055,451     2,746,693  
   
 
 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)

 
  Half Year Ended
 
 
  June 15,
2002

  June 16,
2001

 
Operating activities              
Net income   $ 3,209   $ 71,687  
Less: Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes         (8,947 )
Add: Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle     119,917      
   
 
 
Income from continuing operations     123,126     62,740  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:              
  Depreciation and amortization     47,683     57,536  
  Deferred income taxes     22,888     24,396  
  Asset write-downs         22,725  
  Gain on sale of available-for-sale securities         (8,173 )
  Equity earnings, net of distributions     (5,977 )   (3,501 )
  Other     (2,331 )   2,264  
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions, dispositions and non-cash transactions:              
  Receivables     (94,373 )   (42,949 )
  Inventories     645     39,621  
  Prepaid expenses and other assets     (1,522 )   (8,354 )
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     (22,074 )   19,945  
  Other     2,690     5,822  
   
 
 
Cash flow provided by operating activities of continuing operations     70,755     172,072  
Cash flow provided by operating activities of discontinued operations         7,723  
   
 
 
Cash flow provided by operating activities     70,755     179,795  
   
 
 
Investing activities              
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities         34,411  
Investments in available-for-sale securities         (26,238 )
Proceeds from sales of assets     19,733     16,819  
Capital additions     (156,014 )   (35,427 )
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired     (515 )   (2,030 )
   
 
 
Cash flow used in investing activities of continuing operations     (136,796 )   (12,465 )
Cash flow used in investing activities of discontinued operations         (7,188 )
   
 
 
Cash flow used in investing activities     (136,796 )   (19,653 )
   
 
 
Financing activities              
Repurchase of notes     (73,272 )    
Short-term debt borrowings (repayments)—net     11,693     (9,822 )
Long-term debt borrowings (repayments)—net     388,720     (122,371 )
Cash dividends paid     (16,791 )   (11,170 )
Issuance of common stock     3,867     102  
   
 
 
Cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities of continuing operations     314,217     (143,261 )
Cash flow used in financing activities of discontinued operations         (535 )
   
 
 
Cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities     314,217     (143,796 )
   
 
 
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash     1,916     (1,086 )
   
 
 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents     250,092     15,260  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     361,326     25,151  
   
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period     611,418     40,411  
   
 
 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

1.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Dole Food Company, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (the "Company" or "Dole") include all adjustments necessary, including adjustments that are of a normal recurring nature, to present fairly the Company's financial position as of June 15, 2002 and December 29, 2001, its results of operations for the quarters and half years ended June 15, 2002 and June 16, 2001 and its cash flows for the half years then ended. For a summary of significant accounting policies used in the preparation of these financial statements, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K ("10-K") for the year ended December 29, 2001.
2.
The Company has four reportable segments: fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, packaged foods and fresh-cut flowers. These reportable segments are managed separately due to differences in their products, production processes, distribution channels and customer bases. Management evaluates and monitors segment performance primarily through earnings before interest expense and income taxes ("EBIT").
 
  Quarter Ended
  Half Year Ended
 
 
  June 15,
2002

  June 16,
2001

  June 15,
2002

  June 16,
2001

 
Revenues                          
  Fresh fruit   $ 738,262   $ 727,051   $ 1,389,002   $ 1,390,007  
  Fresh vegetables     196,690     209,216     420,666     412,261  
  Packaged foods     130,046     123,887     257,934     224,163  
  Fresh-cut flowers     45,850     56,015     98,651     112,757  
  Other     7,337     11,752     11,347     20,216  
   
 
 
 
 
      1,118,185     1,127,921     2,177,600     2,159,404  
   
 
 
 
 
EBIT                          
  Fresh fruit     98,856     40,338     145,664     79,842  
  Fresh vegetables     13,289     27,105     57,013     52,030  
  Packaged foods     12,056     260     25,466     6,185  
  Fresh-cut flowers     (1,880 )   6,001     1,225     8,979  
   
 
 
 
 
  Total operating segments     122,321     73,704     229,368     147,036  
  Corporate and other     (14,610 )   (6,054 )   (24,362 )   (16,456 )
   
 
 
 
 
      107,711     67,650     205,006     130,580  
   
 
 
 
 

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  June 15,
2002

  December 29,
2001

Assets            
  Fresh fruit   $ 1,592,716   $ 1,407,979
  Fresh vegetables     328,139     340,975
  Packaged foods     363,348     355,499
  Fresh-cut flowers     169,933     288,142
   
 
  Total operating segments     2,454,136     2,392,595
  Corporate and other     601,315     354,098
   
 
      3,055,451     2,746,693
   
 
3.
The major classes of inventory were as follows (in thousands):

 
  June 15,
2002

  December 29,
2001

 
Inventories              
  Finished products   $ 190,846   $ 168,426  
  Raw materials and work in progress     104,228     110,989  
  Crop growing costs     40,900     55,251  
  Operating supplies and other     64,440     62,083  
  Inventory reserves     (10,931 )   (10,650 )
   
 
 
      389,483     386,099  
   
 
 
4.
The weighted average number of shares outstanding used to calculate diluted earnings per share include the dilutive effect of stock options. For the quarter and half year ended June 15, 2002, stock options for approximately 1.0 and 1.1 million shares, respectively, and for both the quarter and half year ended June 16, 2001, stock options for approximately 2.8 million shares were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation, as these options were anti-dilutive.

5.
The Company recognized comprehensive income as follows (in thousands):

 
  Quarter Ended
  Half Year Ended
 
 
  June 15,
2002

  June 16,
2001

  June 15,
2002

  June 16,
2001

 
Net income   $ 66,848   $ 36,968   $ 3,209   $ 71,687  
Unrealized foreign currency translation net gain (loss)     9,015     (1,612 )   9,096     (9,043 )
Unrealized net (loss) gain on cash flow hedging instruments     (10,944 )   1,035     (10,264 )   (944 )
Other         376          
   
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income     64,919     36,767     2,041     61,700  
   
 
 
 
 
6.
In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143 ("FAS 143"), "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations." This standard provides accounting guidelines for the cost of legal obligations associated with the retirement

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7.
In June 2001, the FASB issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141 ("FAS 141"), "Business Combinations" and No. 142 ("FAS 142"), "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." These statements, among other things, eliminate the pooling of interest method of accounting for business combinations as of June 30, 2001 and eliminate the amortization of goodwill for all fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. The Company adopted FAS 141 and FAS 142 with respect to new goodwill as of July 1, 2001 and adopted FAS 142 with respect to existing goodwill as of December 30, 2001, the first day of its 2002 fiscal year. The adoption of FAS 141 did not impact the Company's financial condition or results of operations. In accordance with FAS 142, existing goodwill was amortized through fiscal 2001. Upon the adoption of FAS 142, the Company ceased amortizing existing goodwill.

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  Quarter Ended
  Half Year Ended
 
  June 15,
2002

  June 16,
2001

  June 15,
2002

  June 16,
2001

Net income from continuing operations before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, as reported   $ 66,848   $ 33,285   $ 123,126   $ 62,740
Add: goodwill amortization         2,692         5,090
   
 
 
 
Adjusted net income from continuing operations before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle     66,848     35,977     123,126     67,830
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle             (119,917 )  
   
 
 
 
Adjusted net income     66,848     35,977     3,209     67,830
   
 
 
 
Earnings per share from continuing operations before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, as reported—basic   $ 1.19   $ 0.59   $ 2.20   $ 1.12
Add: goodwill amortization         0.05         0.09
   
 
 
 
Adjusted earnings per share before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle—basic     1.19     0.64     2.20     1.21
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle             (2.14 )  
   
 
 
 
Adjusted earnings per share—basic     1.19     0.64     0.06     1.21
   
 
 
 
Earnings per share from continuing operations before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, as reported—diluted   $ 1.18   $ 0.59   $ 2.17   $ 1.12
Add: goodwill amortization         0.05         0.09
   
 
 
 
Adjusted earnings per share before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle—diluted     1.18     0.64     2.17     1.21
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle             (2.11 )  
   
 
 
 
Adjusted earnings per share—diluted     1.18     0.64     0.06     1.21
   
 
 
 

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  Balance
Dec. 29, 2001

  Impairment
Charge

  Foreign
Exchange and
Other

  Balance
June 15, 2002

Fresh fruit   $ 132,553   $   $ 42   $ 132,595
Packaged foods     3,476         38     3,514
Fresh-cut flowers     119,917     (119,917 )      
   
 
 
 
      255,946     (119,917 )   80     136,109
   
 
 
 
8.
The Company's historical policy was to pay quarterly dividends on its common shares at an annual rate of 40 cents per share. In December 2001, the Company's Board of Directors approved a plan to increase the quarterly dividend paid to stockholders by 50%. As a result, effective the first quarter of 2002, quarterly dividends on common shares are paid at an annual rate of 60 cents per share. During the first half of 2002, the Company declared and paid dividends of approximately $17 million on its common shares representing its regular quarterly dividends for the first and second quarters of 15 cents per share. During the first half of 2001, the Company declared and paid dividends of $11 million on its common shares representing its regular quarterly dividends for the first and second quarters of 10 cents per share.

9.
The Company paid interest of $32 million during the first half of 2002 and $41 million for the same period of 2001. Interest of $23 million and $27 million was paid during the second quarter of 2002 and 2001, respectively. The Company paid income taxes of $88 million during the first half of 2002 and $9 million during the first half of 2001. Income taxes of $17 million and $6 million were paid during the second quarter of 2002 and 2001, respectively. The first quarter of 2002 included an income tax payment of $67 million associated with the gain from the divestiture of the Company's Honduran beverage business in the fourth quarter of 2001.

10.
In the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 7, 2000, Dole described certain lawsuits that had been filed in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Hawaii against Dole, several of its competitors and some of the manufacturers of a formerly widely used agricultural chemical called DBCP. In these lawsuits, a large number of foreign nationals allege personal injuries caused by contact with DBCP. The plaintiffs claim that during the 1960's and 1970's they were employees of Dole subsidiaries, competitors and independent local growers. All banana worker cases were removed to federal court and most have been dismissed on the grounds that the plaintiffs' home countries are the more appropriate forums for the claims. The dismissed cases are on appeal. As a result of these rulings, a large number of foreign nationals have brought similar suits relating to the use of DBCP by Dole subsidiaries and others in their home countries. Such lawsuits are currently pending in the Philippines, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Ecuador. Of these foreign lawsuits, the highest potential dollar exposure is in the Nicaraguan cases. In Nicaragua, 303 lawsuits are currently pending against U.S. manufacturers of DBCP and Dole subsidiaries in which 6,901 plaintiffs are each seeking on average several hundred thousand dollars in purported damages from alleged exposure to DBCP. A Dole subsidiary has now been served in 13 of those 303 lawsuits. The majority of the lawsuits were brought pursuant to a statute passed in Nicaragua in October 2000 that contains substantive and procedural provisions that Nicaragua's acting Attorney General has formally opined are unconstitutional. The defendants in these lawsuits, including the Dole subsidiaries, have challenged the constitutionality of the statute in the Nicaraguan courts and would assert similar challenges if any potential Nicaraguan judgment were to come before the courts of the United States or other countries. In addition, Dole, several of its competitors and the manufacturers of DBCP are defending a lawsuit in Hawaii federal district court brought by local residents, in which the plaintiffs seek damages caused by alleged contamination of water wells. As to all such matters, Dole has denied liability and asserted substantial

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11.
In 2001, the Company implemented business reconfiguration programs resulting in $133 million of expenses that were recognized as a component of cost of products sold in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Of the $133 million of 2001 expense, $28 million was recognized in the second quarter of 2001 for the shutdown and related asset sales of the Company's California deciduous and Pacific Northwest apples operations, including packinghouses, ranches and orchards in California and Washington. The remaining $105 million was recognized in the third quarter of 2001 and included costs associated with the planned divestiture of the Company's Pascual Hermanos fresh vegetables and fruits subsidiary in Spain and certain other non-core businesses in Europe, as well as the downsizing of banana and flower operations in Latin America and banana production in the Philippines. In connection with these reconfiguration programs, 3,179 management and production employees in the Company's operations were identified for termination. The majority of the employees identified for termination work in the Pascual Hermanos subsidiary and the banana and fresh-cut flowers businesses in Latin America. As of June 15, 2002, 1,384 employees had been severed.
 
  2001
Expense

  Utilized
to Date

  Accrued as of
June 15, 2002

Property, plant and equipment   $ 60,527   $ 60,527   $
Goodwill     4,246     4,246    
Long-term advances     6,881     6,881    
Receivables and other assets     18,882     18,882    
Accrued costs:                  
  Employee severance     31,878     10,838     21,040
  Contract terminations     4,292     3,720     572
  Other accrued costs     5,978     1,374     4,604
   
 
 
Total business reconfiguration costs     132,684     106,468     26,216
   
 
 
12.
On November 28, 2001, the Company disposed of its 97% interest in the capital stock of Cervecería Hondureña S.A., a Honduran corporation principally engaged in the beverage business in Honduras ("CHSA" or the "Honduran beverage business"). Such interest in CHSA had been held by two subsidiaries of the Company. The disposition was accomplished by means of a stock exchange transaction with a subsidiary of South African Breweries plc. Subsequent to the stock exchange transaction, the Company received $537 million of cash. The Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarter ended and half year ended June 16, 2001 have been restated to reflect the Honduran beverage business as a discontinued business segment in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30. Revenues and EBIT related to these discontinued operations were $64 million and $7 million, respectively, for the quarter ended June 16, 2001 and $118 million and $15 million, respectively, for the half year ended June 16, 2001.

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13.
In June 2002, the Company entered into an agreement, subject to the completion of certain events, to sell all of its debt and equity interests in Pascual Hermanos, S.A., a Spanish corporation, held by the Company and its subsidiaries, for a total purchase price of approximately EUR 27.7 million, subject to adjustments. Pascual Hermanos, S.A. grows and distributes fresh vegetables and fruits in Europe. The Company expects the transaction to close in the third quarter of 2002.

14.
On March 25, 2002, the Company purchased eight vessels previously under an operating lease agreement, which expired, for $121 million.

15.
As a result of a change in the Company's earnings mix, the effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2002 was approximately 24% to adjust the effective tax rate to an estimated annualized rate of 28%. This resulted in income tax expense for the second quarter of 2002 of $21 million.

16.
During the quarter ended June 15, 2002, the Company repurchased approximately $73 million of its $300 million 7% unsecured senior notes due in 2003. In connection with these repurchases, the Company paid a premium of $3 million on the early extinguishment of debt.

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ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.

Results of Operations

Fresh Fruit

        Fresh fruit revenues for the first half of 2002 compared with the first half of 2001 remained unchanged at $1.4 billion. Revenues for the second quarter of 2002 increased 2% to $738 million from $727 million for the second quarter of 2001. The increase in fresh fruit revenues in the second quarter was primarily due to slightly increased volumes and pricing in the North American banana business, higher prices in the European and Asian banana businesses and higher pricing and volumes for DOLE PREMIUM SELECT® Pineapples, partially offset by reduced banana volumes in Europe and Asia and the winding down of the California deciduous and Pacific Northwest apples businesses. These shut down businesses accounted for approximately $14 million of revenues last year that were not realized in 2002. The impact of the yen- and euro-to-U.S. dollar exchange rates on revenues for the second quarter of 2002 versus the prior year was not significant; however, these exchange rates on a year-to-date basis had a negative impact of approximately $26 million, primarily attributable to the yen's decline in the first quarter of 2002.

        Earnings before interest expense and income taxes ("EBIT") in the fresh fruit segment for the first half of 2002 increased 82% to $146 million from $80 million for the first half of 2001. EBIT for the second quarter of 2002 increased 145% to $99 million from $40 million for the second quarter of 2001. EBIT in the second quarter and first half of 2002 increased due to improved earnings in the Company's banana operations as a result of global cost cutting activities and better pricing in Europe and Asia as well as higher prices and volumes for DOLE PREMIUM SELECT® Pineapples. These increases were partially offset by lower banana volumes sold into the Europe and Asia markets and a slightly weaker yen-to-U.S. dollar exchange rate, before considering approximately $4 million of realized gains from hedging. Fresh fruit EBIT for the second quarter of 2001 included a $25 million expense primarily related to asset write-downs resulting from business reconfiguration programs. EBIT in the second quarter and first half of 2002 also increased compared to prior year due to $2 million and $3 million of goodwill amortization not recorded in the second quarter and the first half of 2002, respectively, as a result of the Company's adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 ("FAS 142"), "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" at the beginning of 2002.

Fresh Vegetables

        Fresh vegetables revenues for the first half of 2002 increased 2% to $421 million from $412 million for the first half of 2001. Revenues for the second quarter of 2002 decreased 6% to $197 million from $209 million for the second quarter of 2001. In the second quarter, the decrease was mainly attributable to normalized pricing and lower volumes of North American commodity vegetables, partially offset by increased volumes in the Company's fresh-cut salads business. Year-to-date revenues for 2002 increased slightly over 2001, as a result of higher prices for commodity vegetables during the first quarter of 2002 due to an industry-wide lettuce shortage, which was partially offset by lower commodity vegetables prices and volumes during the second quarter.

        Fresh vegetables EBIT for the first half of 2002 increased 10% to $57 million from $52 million for the first half of 2001. EBIT for the second quarter of 2002 decreased 51% to $13 million from $27 million for the second quarter of 2001. The decrease in second quarter EBIT was mainly attributable to commodity vegetables prices falling to more normal levels from the exceptionally high levels that prevailed in the second quarter of 2001 and lower volumes of North American commodity vegetables, which was partially offset by increased volumes in the packaged salad business. EBIT in the first half of 2002 increased slightly

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due to higher commodity vegetables pricing in the first quarter of 2002 and higher volumes from packaged salads.

Packaged Foods

        Packaged foods revenues for the first half of 2002 increased 15% to $258 million from $224 million for the first half of 2001. Revenues for the second quarter of 2002 increased 5% to $130 million from $124 million for the second quarter of 2001. The increase in revenues for the second quarter and first half of 2002 were due to higher volumes for the Company's FRUIT BOWLS® and FRUIT-N-GEL BOWLS™ products. The increase in second quarter revenues was partially offset by lower volumes of traditional canned pineapple products in the second quarter of 2002. Some marketing costs are now reported as a reduction of revenues, as a result of the Company's adoption of Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 01-9, "Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer (Including a Reseller of the Vendor's Products)."

        EBIT in the packaged foods segment for the first half of 2002 increased to $25 million from $6 million for the first half of 2001. EBIT for the second quarter of 2002 increased to $12 million from $0.3 million for the second quarter of 2001. These increases in EBIT were due to the continued success of the FRUIT BOWLS® and FRUIT-N-GEL BOWLS™ products, primarily as a result of higher volumes which was partially offset by new product development expenses. EBIT for the second quarter of 2001 included $2 million of expense, primarily related to contract severance and asset write-downs, resulting from business reconfiguration programs.

Fresh-cut Flowers

        Fresh-cut flowers revenues for the first half of 2002 decreased 13% to $99 million from $113 million for the first half of 2001. Revenues for the second quarter of 2002 decreased 18% to $46 million from $56 million for the second quarter of 2001. These decreases in revenues were due to lower sales prices and volumes in both the mass and wholesale markets.

        EBIT in the fresh-cut flowers segment for the first half of 2002 decreased 86% to $1 million from $9 million for the first half of 2001. EBIT for the second quarter of 2002 decreased to a loss of $2 million from earnings of $6 million for the second quarter of 2001. EBIT decreased as a result of lower sales prices and volumes in the mass and wholesale markets combined with higher per unit production costs. The Company also did not record goodwill amortization related to fresh-cut flowers of $1 million and $2 million in the second quarter and half year ended June 15, 2002, respectively, as a result of the Company's adoption of FAS 142 at the beginning of 2002.

Business Reconfiguration Activities

        During the first quarter of 2001, the Company undertook an extensive cost savings initiative and engaged the Boston Consulting Group to assist in performing strategic and operational reviews of its banana and fresh-cut flowers businesses and in implementing programs to enhance profitability and achieve consolidated savings from global strategic sourcing and logistics. The Company completed these reconfiguration reviews in the fourth quarter of 2001. The actions taken as a result of these reviews resulted in $133 million of expenses for 2001 recognized as a component of cost of products sold in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Of the $133 million of 2001 expense, $28 million was recognized in the second quarter of 2001 for the shutdown and related asset sales of the Company's California deciduous and Pacific Northwest apples operations, including packinghouses, ranches and orchards in California and Washington. The remaining $105 million was recognized in the third quarter of 2001 and included costs associated with the planned divestiture of the Company's Pascual Hermanos fresh vegetables and fruits subsidiary in Spain and certain other non-core businesses in Europe, as well as the downsizing of banana and flower operations in Latin America and banana production in the Philippines. A

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majority of the costs associated with these programs consisted of asset impairments necessary to write certain assets down to fair value, less costs to sell. Also included in the $133 million of expense was $42 million of accrued costs for employee severance, contract terminations and other costs associated with divestiture, closure and other reconfiguration activities. In connection with these reconfiguration programs, 3,179 management and production employees in the Company's operations were identified for termination. The majority of the employees identified for termination work in the Pascual Hermanos subsidiary and the banana and fresh-cut flowers businesses in Latin America. As of June 15, 2002, 1,384 employees had been severed and accrued costs of $26 million remained. These accrued costs primarily relate to employee severance that will be settled in 2002.

Interest, Income Taxes and Other

        Interest income for the second quarter and first half of 2002 was $3 million and $5 million, respectively, compared to $1 million and $2 million for the second quarter and first half of 2001, respectively. The increase in interest income in the second quarter and first half of 2002 was due to interest earned on higher cash balances which resulted from the recent issuance of $400 million 71/4% unsecured senior notes and the divestiture of the Honduran beverage business.

        Other (expense)/income-net generally consists of minority interest expense and certain non-operating items. Other expense was $3 million and $4 million for the second quarter and first half of 2002, respectively, compared to other income of $7 million and $6 million for the second quarter and first half of 2001, respectively. In the second quarter of 2002, a debt extinguishment premium of $3 million was paid in connection with the Company's repurchase of $73 million principal of its $300 million 7% unsecured senior notes due in 2003. The second quarter of 2001 included an $8 million gain related to the sale of available-for-sale securities.

        Interest expense for the second quarter and first half of 2002 was $19 million and $34 million, respectively, compared to $18 million and $36 million for the second quarter and first half of 2001, respectively. Interest expense increased in the second quarter primarily due to higher average debt levels resulting from the recent issuance of the $400 million 71/4% unsecured senior notes. Interest expense for the first half of 2002 decreased due to lower average debt levels.

        As a result of a change in the Company's earnings mix, the effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2002 was approximately 24% to adjust the effective tax rate to an estimated annualized rate of 28%. This resulted in income tax expense for the second quarter of 2002 of $21 million.

        The European Union ("EU") maintains banana regulations that impose quotas and tariffs on bananas. In April 2001, the EU reached agreements with the United States and Ecuador to implement a tariff-only import system no later than January 1, 2006. In the interim period beginning July 1, 2001, European companies, including subsidiaries of the Company, that operated and bought Latin American bananas and sold them into the EU market during the years 1994-1996 are eligible for banana import licenses. The Company's earnings have not been negatively impacted by the new interim regime, and it believes the ongoing impact of this regime will not be dilutive to its current earnings levels.

        The Company distributes its products in more than 90 countries throughout the world. Some of the Company's costs are incurred in currencies different from those received from the sale of products. Its international sales are usually transacted in U.S. dollars and major European and Asian currencies. Since the Company transacts business throughout the world, it is subject to risks associated with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily the yen and the euro. For the quarter ended June 15, 2002, the Company had approximately $149 million and $244 million, respectively, of sales denominated in Japanese yen and the euro. For the half year ended June 15, 2002, the Company had approximately $249 million and $458 million, respectively, of sales denominated in Japanese yen and the euro. During the second quarter, the euro and related European currencies as well as the Japanese yen strengthened against the U.S. dollar, resulting in foreign currency translation gains for the quarter and half year ended June 15, 2002. The

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ultimate impact of future changes to these and other currency exchange rates in 2002 is not determinable at this time.

        In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143 ("FAS 143"), "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations." This standard provides accounting guidelines for the cost of legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets. FAS 143 requires that companies recognize the fair value of a liability for asset retirement obligations in the period in which the obligations are incurred and capitalize that amount as part of the book value of the long-lived asset. The resulting net cost is then depreciated over the remaining life of the underlying long-lived asset. FAS 143 is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. As required, the Company will adopt the provisions of FAS 143 on December 29, 2002, the first day of its 2003 fiscal year, and currently is in the process of evaluating the impact of adopting FAS 143.

        In August 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144 ("FAS 144"), "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets." This statement supersedes Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of" and amends other guidance related to the accounting and reporting of long-lived assets. The Company adopted FAS 144 as of December 30, 2001, the first day of its 2002 fiscal year. The adoption of FAS 144 did not have a material impact on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.

        In November 2001, the Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") of the FASB reached a consensus on EITF 01-9, "Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer (Including a Reseller of the Vendor's Products)" ("EITF 01-9"). This consensus requires companies to report certain consideration given by a vendor to a customer as a reduction in revenues rather than as marketing expense. This consensus was required to be adopted no later than the first quarter of 2002 and upon adoption, companies were required to retroactively reclassify such amounts in previously issued financial statements to comply with the income statement classification requirements of the consensus. The Company adopted the provisions of EITF 01-9 during the first quarter of 2002. The impact of the adoption was limited to reclassifications of costs previously included in selling, marketing and general and administrative expenses, as a reduction of revenues. The change in presentation had no impact on the Company's reported operating or net income. Prior year comparative amounts have been reclassified to comply with EITF 01-9. The effect of the adoption of EITF 01-9 was a reduction of $35 million and $60 million, respectively, in both revenues and selling, marketing and general and administrative expenses for the previously reported quarter and half year ended June 16, 2001.

        In April 2002, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.145 ("FAS 145"), "Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44 and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections." FAS 145 rescinds both Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 4 ("FAS 4"), "Reporting Gains and Losses from Extinguishment of Debt" and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 64, "Extinguishments of Debt Made to Satisfy Sinking-Fund Requirements." In so doing, FAS 145 eliminates the requirement that gains and losses from the extinguishment of debt be aggregated, and if material, classified as an extraordinary item, net of the related income tax effect, unless the criteria in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30, "Reporting the Results of Operations—Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions" are met. FAS 145 amends Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13 ("FAS 13"), "Accounting for Leases" to require that certain lease modifications that have economic effects similar to sale-leaseback transactions are accounted for in the same manner as sale-leaseback transactions. FAS 145 also amends other existing authoritative pronouncements to make various technical corrections, clarify meanings or describe their applicability under changed conditions. The provisions of FAS 145 related to the rescission of FAS 4 are effective for fiscal years beginning after May 15, 2002. The provisions of FAS 145 related to the amendment of FAS 13 are effective for transactions occurring after May 15, 2002. All other provisions of FAS 145 are effective for financial statements issued on or after May 15, 2002. The

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Company has early adopted the provisions of FAS 145 and included a loss of approximately $3 million from extinguishment of debt in the quarter ended June 15, 2002 in other expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.

        The Company has made a policy decision to work towards consolidating its three off-balance sheet operating leases, totaling approximately $190 million. This is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's income statement or cash flows but will increase assets and liabilities on its balance sheet. These operating leases, which were disclosed in the Notes to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2001, relate to two ships, containers used mainly in the transport of fresh fruit and the Company's corporate headquarters facility. In order to consolidate these operating leases, one of the following must occur: new accounting standards currently being contemplated by the FASB must be adopted; the lease counterparties must agree to amendments to the leases; or the term of the leases must end. If these new accounting standards are not adopted promptly, the Company will work to amend the lease agreements.

        During the second quarter of 2002, the Company recorded on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet grower loans and advances relating to certain operations in Latin America. These loans have been disclosed as contingencies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2001. This change did not affect the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income. The aggregate amount of such grower loans and advances was $44 million and $28 million at June 15, 2002 and December 29, 2001, respectively.

        The Company has decided to expense the cost of all employee stock options it grants, beginning with the next annual grant of options in the first quarter of 2003. All employee stock option grants or modifications from that date forward will be expensed over the stock option vesting period based on the fair value at the date the options are granted or modified, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock—Based Compensation." Options granted in 2002 and earlier years will continue to be accounted for under the accounting principle that was applied at the time of the grant.

        In June 2001, the FASB issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141 ("FAS 141"), "Business Combinations" and No. 142 ("FAS 142"), "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." These statements, among other things, eliminate the pooling of interest method of accounting for business combinations as of June 30, 2001 and eliminate the amortization of goodwill for all fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. The Company adopted FAS 141 and FAS 142 with respect to new goodwill as of July 1, 2001 and adopted FAS 142 with respect to existing goodwill as of December 30, 2001, the first day of its 2002 fiscal year. The adoption of FAS 141 did not impact the Company's financial condition or results of operations. In accordance with FAS 142, existing goodwill was amortized through fiscal 2001. Upon the adoption of FAS 142, the Company ceased amortizing existing goodwill.

        During the second quarter of 2002, the Company completed the two-step process of the transitional goodwill impairment test prescribed in FAS 142 with respect to existing goodwill. The first step of the transitional goodwill impairment test involved a comparison of the fair value of each of the Company's reporting units, as defined under FAS 142, with its carrying amount. If the carrying amount exceeded the fair value of a reporting unit, the Company was required to perform the second step of the transitional goodwill impairment test. As a result of the outcome of the first step relative to the fresh-cut flowers reporting unit, the Company was required to perform the second step of the transitional goodwill impairment test for this reporting unit. The second step involved comparing the implied fair value of the fresh-cut flowers reporting unit's goodwill to its carrying value to measure the amount of impairment. The transitional goodwill impairment test resulted in the Company recognizing a non-cash transitional goodwill impairment charge of $120 million related entirely to the fresh-cut flowers reporting unit. As required by FAS 142, the $120 million charge is retroactively reflected as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the half year ended June 15,

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2002. There was no income tax effect on the impairment charge as the charge primarily related to goodwill in foreign tax jurisdictions where the Company believes it is more likely than not that future taxable income in these jurisdictions will not be sufficient to realize the related income tax benefits associated with the charge. The charge represented a total write-off of the goodwill in the fresh-cut flowers reporting unit. The fair value of the fresh-cut flowers reporting unit was determined based on discounted cash flows that the business expects to generate in the future. The circumstances leading to the goodwill impairment in the fresh-cut flowers reporting unit include the fact that the flower industry is less attractive than the Company had expected in 1998 when it made its acquisitions in this industry and the fact that the Company's progress in integrating the acquired businesses has been slower than expected.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        Cash flows provided by operating activities from continuing operations decreased from $172 million in the first half of 2001 to $71 million in the first half of 2002. Cash flows in the first half of 2002 were lower due to an increase in receivables primarily due to the timing of cash collections and increased revenues in Asia's fresh fruit businesses. In addition, inventory levels in the first half of 2002 remained relatively flat whereas in the first half of 2001, inventory levels decreased significantly due to stronger seasonal reductions and the Company's cost-cutting activities implemented in 2001. In addition, accounts payable and accrued liabilities decreased as the Company made higher payments to its growers and suppliers, primarily in the fresh vegetables business, as well as a payment for income taxes relating to the gain on the divestiture of the Honduran beverage business during the first half of 2002. These uses of cash were offset by higher income from continuing operations in the first half of 2002.

        During the first half of 2002, proceeds from the sale of assets of $20 million primarily included proceeds received from the sale of assets in the Company's Pacific Northwest businesses.

        Capital expenditures from continuing operations were $139 million and $156 million for the second quarter and first half of 2002, respectively. These capital expenditures were mainly for the acquisition and improvement of productive assets. In the second quarter of 2002, the Company purchased eight vessels previously under an operating lease agreement, which expired, for $121 million.

        During the first half of 2002, net debt (total debt less cash) increased approximately $112 million to $594 million. At December 29, 2001, the Company's net debt totaled $482 million. The increase during the second quarter and first half of 2002 was primarily due to the recent vessel purchase of $121 million. The Company's net debt to total net capitalization (net debt plus equity) percentage increased to 45% at the end of the first half of 2002 from 40% at the end of 2001. As of June 15, 2002, the Company had no outstanding balances under its uncommitted lines of credit and no outstanding borrowings under its $400 million, 5-year revolving credit facility or its $200 million, 364-day revolving credit facility, which expires on August 23, 2002. The Company does not intend to renew the $200 million, 364-day revolving credit facility. Provisions under these facilities require the Company to comply with certain financial covenants that include a maximum permitted ratio of consolidated debt to net worth and a minimum required fixed charge coverage ratio. As of June 15, 2002, the Company was in compliance with these covenants.

        During the quarter ended June 15, 2002, the Company repurchased approximately $73 million of its $300 million 7% unsecured senior notes due in 2003. In connection with these repurchases, the Company paid a premium of $3 million on the early extinguishment of debt.

        In April 2002, the Company completed the sale and issuance of $400 million aggregate principal amount 71/4% Senior Notes due 2009 (the "Original Notes"). The Original Notes were sold in a private placement under Rule 144A and Regulation S promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The sale was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company subsequently filed a registration statement with the SEC offering holders of the Original Notes the opportunity to exchange their Original Notes for publicly registered notes (the

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"Notes") having substantially identical terms, except for certain restrictions on transfer that pertained only to the Original Notes. On July 23, 2002, this exchange offer expired; all of the Original Notes were tendered in the exchange offer and were accepted. Interest on the Notes will be paid semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2002. The Notes are unsecured senior obligations of the Company and rank equally with the Company's outstanding senior unsecured debt.

        The Company may repurchase some of its previously issued notes. However, the amounts and timing of the Company's actual repurchases may vary significantly depending on various internal and external factors.

        In June 2002, the Company entered into an agreement, subject to the completion of certain events, to sell all of its debt and equity interests in Pascual Hermanos, S.A., a Spanish corporation, held by the Company and its subsidiaries, for a total purchase price of approximately EUR 27.7 million, subject to adjustments. Pascual Hermanos, S.A. grows and distributes fresh vegetables and fruits in Europe. The Company expects the transaction to close in the third quarter of 2002.

        The Company increased its quarterly cash dividend from 10 cents per share to 15 cents per share effective the first quarter of 2002.

        The Company believes that its cash flow from operations, as well as its existing cash balances, revolving credit facilities and access to capital markets will enable it to meet its working capital, capital expenditure, debt maturity, dividend payment and other funding requirements. However, the Company's operating cash flow and access to capital markets can be impacted by many factors outside of its control. In addition to these factors, the Company's borrowing costs can be impacted by short and long-term debt ratings assigned by independent rating agencies. Furthermore, the Company's cash flow could be affected by the potential risks discussed below.

        This filing contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward looking statements, which are based on management's assumptions and describe the Company's future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by the use of terms such as "anticipate," "will," "expect," "believe," or similar expressions. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied herein include weather-related phenomena; market responses to industry volume pressures; product and raw materials supplies and pricing; electrical power supply and pricing; changes in interest and currency exchange rates; economic crises in developing countries; quotas, tariffs and other governmental actions and international conflicts.


ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES
ABOUT MARKET RISK

        As stated previously, in the quarter ended June 15, 2002, the Company repurchased $73 million of its $300 million 7% unsecured senior notes. Further, in the same quarter, the Company issued $400 million of 71/4% Senior Notes due in 2009. At June 15, 2002, the estimated fair value of these new notes approximated their face value. Other than the matters discussed above, no material changes have occurred in the market risk disclosure presented in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2001.

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PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.


Item 1. Legal Proceedings

        In the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 7, 2000, Dole described certain lawsuits that had been filed in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Hawaii against Dole, several of its competitors and some of the manufacturers of a formerly widely used agricultural chemical called DBCP. In these lawsuits, a large number of foreign nationals allege personal injuries caused by contact with DBCP. The plaintiffs claim that during the 1960's and 1970's they were employees of Dole subsidiaries, competitors and independent local growers. All banana worker cases were removed to federal court and most have been dismissed on the grounds that the plaintiffs' home countries are the more appropriate forums for the claims. The dismissed cases are on appeal. As a result of these rulings, a large number of foreign nationals have brought similar suits relating to the use of DBCP by Dole subsidiaries and others in their home countries. Such lawsuits are currently pending in the Philippines, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Ecuador. Of these foreign lawsuits, the highest potential dollar exposure is in the Nicaraguan cases. In Nicaragua, 303 lawsuits are currently pending against U.S. manufacturers of DBCP and Dole subsidiaries in which 6,901 plaintiffs are each seeking on average several hundred thousand dollars in purported damages from alleged exposure to DBCP. A Dole subsidiary has now been served in 13 of those 303 lawsuits. The majority of the lawsuits were brought pursuant to a statute passed in Nicaragua in October 2000 that contains substantive and procedural provisions that Nicaragua's acting Attorney General has formally opined are unconstitutional. The defendants in these lawsuits, including the Dole subsidiaries, have challenged the constitutionality of the statute in the Nicaraguan courts and would assert similar challenges if any potential Nicaraguan judgment were to come before the courts of the United States or other countries. In addition, Dole, several of its competitors and the manufacturers of DBCP are defending a lawsuit in Hawaii federal district court brought by local residents, in which the plaintiffs seek damages caused by alleged contamination of water wells. As to all such matters, Dole has denied liability and asserted substantial defenses. Although no assurance can be given concerning the outcome of these cases, in the opinion of management, after consultation with legal counsel and based on past experience defending and settling DBCP claims, the pending lawsuits are not expected to have a material adverse effect on Dole's financial condition or results of operations.

        Dole is involved from time to time in various claims and legal actions incidental to its operations, both as plaintiff and defendant. In the opinion of management, after consultation with outside counsel, none of the claims or actions to which Dole is a party is expected to have a material adverse effect on Dole's financial condition or results of operations.


Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

        Dole Food Company, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") on May 16, 2002, at which the Company's stockholders elected the nominated slate of eight directors, each to serve until the next meeting and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified: Mike Curb, David A. DeLorenzo, E. Rolland Dickson, Richard M. Ferry, Lawrence M. Johnson, Lawrence A. Kern, Zoltan Merszei and David H. Murdock.

        Holders of record of the Company's common stock as of March 26, 2002 were entitled to vote at the Meeting. On March 26, 2002, there were 55,954,612 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote and 50,965,829 of such shares were represented at the Meeting. Each of the directors received the votes of at least 98.7% of the shares cast. The shares cast for each director are as follows: Mike Curb: 50,312,939 for and 652,890 withheld; David A. DeLorenzo: 50,313,811 for and 652,018 withheld; E. Rolland Dickson: 50,313,470 for and 652,359 withheld; Richard M. Ferry: 50,314,156 for and 651,673

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withheld; Lawrence M. Johnson: 50,314,127 for and 651,702 withheld; Lawrence A. Kern: 50,313,928 for and 651,901 withheld; Zoltan Merszei: 50,314,259 for and 651,570 withheld; and David H. Murdock: 50,313,801 for and 652,028 withheld.


Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)   Exhibits:

 

 

None

(b)

 

Reports on Form 8-K:

 

 

On May 16, 2002, Dole Food Company, Inc. filed a Current Report on Form 8-K related to its change in certifying accountant.

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

July 30, 2002   DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
REGISTRANT

 

 

By:

 

/s/  
RICHARD J. DAHL      
Richard J. Dahl
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

 

 

By:

 

/s/  
GIL BOROK      
Gil Borok
Vice President, Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
         
         

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QuickLinks

FORM 10-Q
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) (in thousands, except per share amounts)
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.