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
DEAN, HOWARD M.
DEAN FOODS COMPANY
3600 N. RIVER ROAD
FRANKLIN PARK, IL 60131
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
07/31/98
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
CHAIRMAN AND CEO
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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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
DEAN FOODS COMPANY COMMON S|7/1/98|D | |6,562 |D |46.69 | | | |
TOCK | | | | | | | | | |
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DEAN FOODS COMPANY COMMON S|7/1/98|A | |6,562 |A |55.50 | | | |
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DEAN FOODS COMPANY COMMON S|8/3/98|A |V|7,336 |A |55.83 |219,744 |D | |
TOCK | | | | | | | | | |
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DEAN FOODS COMPANY COMMON S| | | | | | |144,614 |I |* |
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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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| | | | | | | | | | | |508,603 |D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
*REPRESENTS STOCK OF DIRECTOR'S WIFE OR STOCK HELD IN TRUST, ALL OF WHICH
DIRECTOR DISCLAIMS
BENEFICIAL
OWNERSHIP.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT FOR HOWARD M. DEAN
DATE
08/10/98
