EQUITY COMMITMENT LETTER AND GUARANTEE August 11, 2013Equity Commitment Letter • August 21st, 2013 • Dole Food Co Inc • Agricultural production-crops • Delaware
Reference is made to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among DFC Holdings, LLC (“Parent”), DFC Merger Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Purchaser”), David H. Murdock (“Murdock” or “Investor”), and Dole Food Company, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, Purchaser will merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”). Capitalized terms used, but not defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement. This letter (this “Letter”) is being delivered to Parent in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement.
