UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
SHAW, JEFFREY P.
DEAN FOODS VEGETABLE COMPANY
520 N. BROADWAY
GREEN BAY, WI 54303
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DEAN FOODS COMPANY
DF
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
MAY 31, 1997
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
GROUP VICE PRESIDENT
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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DEAN FOODS COMPANY COMMON S|8/96-5|B |V|6 |A |N/A |6110 |D | |
TOCK |/97 | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION|38.00 |5/27/|A | |2250 |A |5/27/|5/27/|COMMON STOCK|2250 | | | | |
| |97 | | | | |98* |07 | | | | | | |
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NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OP|38.00 |5/27/|A | |7367 |A |5/27/|5/27/|COMMON STOCK|7367 | | | | |
TION | |97 | | | | |98* |07 | | | | | | |
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NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OP|28.13 |5/27/|A | |3567 |A |5/27/|5/27/|COMMON STOCK|3567 | | | | |
TION | |97 | | | | |98** |07 | | | | | | |
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NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OP|22.87 |5/27/|A | |2273 |A |5/27/|5/27/|COMMON STOCK|2273 | | | | |
TION | |97 | | | | |98** |07 | | | | | | |
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NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OP|27.50 |5/27/|A | |7200 |A |5/27/|5/27/|COMMON STOCK|7200 | | | | |
TION | |97 | | | | |98** |07 | | | | | | |
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NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OP|32.00 |5/27/|A | |7006 |A |5/27/|5/27/|COMMON STOCK|7006 | |73,844 |D | |
TION | |97 | | | | |98** |07 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
*25% BECOMES EXERCISABLE EACH SUCCESSIVE ANNIVERSARY GRANT DATE; DATE FIRST
EXERCISABLE
**33% BECOMES EXERCISABLE EACH SUCCESSIVE ANNIVERSARY GRANT DATE; DATE FIRST
EXERCISABLE
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT FOR JEFFREY P. SHAW
DATE
JUNE 9, 1997
