Dean Foods Company 18,700,327 Shares Common Stock, par value, $0.01 per share Underwriting AgreementUnderwriting Agreement • March 5th, 2008 • Dean Foods Co • Ice cream & frozen desserts • New York
Dean Foods Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), proposes to sell 18,700,327 shares (the “Stock”) of the Company’s common stock, par value, $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) to Lehman Brothers Inc. (the “Underwriter”) pursuant to this agreement. This is to confirm the agreement concerning the purchase of the Stock from the Company by the Underwriter. Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 which were filed under the Exchange Act on or before the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be; and any reference herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the
