Form 8-K
 
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): November 19, 2002
 
Dole Food Company, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
  
1-4455
  
99-0035300
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
One Dole Drive, Westlake Village, California
  
91362
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818) 879-6600
 
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 

 
Item 7.    Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information Exhibits.
 
(c)  Exhibits:
 
99.1
   
Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Dole Food Company, Inc. pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99.2
   
Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Dole Food Company, Inc. pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
Item 9.    Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
The Registrant attaches hereto, as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, certifications by its chief executive officer and its chief financial officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this current report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
       
Dole Food Company, Inc.
Date: November 19, 2002    
      
By:
  
/s/    Richard J. Dahl        
               
Name: Richard J. Dahl
Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
   
Description
99.1
   
Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Dole Food Company, Inc., pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99.2
   
Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Dole Food Company, Inc., pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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