UNITED STATES

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):

May 12, 2017 (May 10, 2017)

Dean Foods Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (214) 303-3400

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.07.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Dean Foods Company (the “Company”) 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) was held on May 10, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders:

·                  Elected all eight of the directors nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors, each director to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders;

·                  Ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2017;

·                  Approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the Company’s 2017 Proxy Statement; and

·                  Approved, on an advisory basis, holding future advisory votes on executive compensation EVERY YEAR.

Set forth below are the final voting results for each proposal:

1.     Election of Directors.

2.     Ratification of Independent Auditor.  The votes cast with respect to the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2017 were as follows:

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3.     Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.  Votes cast with respect to the advisory proposal on the Company’s executive compensation were as follows:

4.     Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation.  Votes cast with respect to the frequency of future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation are set forth below.  Consistent with the recommendation of the Board and the vote of the stockholders, the Company will continue to hold future advisory votes on executive compensation on an annual basis.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

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