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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-K

|(Mark One) |                                                                                     
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|ý          | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 29, 2001

or

|o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from  to

Commission File Number 1-4455

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DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

|Delaware(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization) |  | 99-0035300(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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One Dole Drive, Westlake Village, California 91362(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's
telephone number including area code:(818) 874-4000

Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

|Title of Each Class        |  |  | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
|-------------------------- |  |  | -----------------------------------------
|Common Stock, No Par Value |  |  | New York Stock Exchange, Pacific Exchange

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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:None

Indicate by check mark whether registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past
90 days.    Yes    ý    No    o

Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of
registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendments to this
Form 10-K.    ý

The
aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of March 22, 2002 was approximately $1,310,983,411.

The
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of March 22, 2002 was 55,949,411.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant's annual report to stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2001 are incorporated by reference into Part II.

Portions
of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for its 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III.

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DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
FORM 10-K
FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 29, 2001

TABLE OF CONTENTS

|Item Number
In Form 10-K     |  |                                                                                       |  | Page
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|PART I                      
|1.                           |  | Business                                                                              |  | 1   
|2.                           |  | Properties                                                                            |  | 6   
|3.                           |  | Legal Proceedings                                                                     |  | 9   
|4.                           |  | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                                   |  | 9   
|PART II                     
|5.                           |  | Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters                 |  | 10  
|6.                           |  | Selected Financial Data                                                               |  | 10  
|7.                           |  | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |  | 10  
|7A.                          |  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                            |  | 10  
|8.                           |  | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data                                           |  | 10  
|9.                           |  | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure  |  | 10  
|PART III                    
|10.                          |  | Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant                                    |  | 10  
|11.                          |  | Executive Compensation                                                                |  | 12  
|12.                          |  | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management                        |  | 12  
|13.                          |  | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions                                        |  | 12  
|PART IV                     
|14.                          |  | Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K                       |  | 13  
|(a)                          |  | 1. Financial Statements                                                               |  | 13  
|                             |  | 2. Financial Statement Schedules                                                      |  | 13  
|                             |  | 3. Exhibits                                                                           |  | 13  
|(b)                          |  | Reports on Form 8-K                                                                   |  | 16  
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|Signatures                   |  | 17                                                                                   
|Financial Statement Schedule |  | F-1                                                                                  

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PART I

ITEM 1.    BUSINESS

Dole
Food Company, Inc. was founded in Hawaii in 1851 and was incorporated under the laws of Hawaii in 1894. Dole reincorporated as a Delaware corporation in July 2001. Unless the
context otherwise requires, Dole Food Company, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries are referred to herein as "Dole."

Dole's
principal executive offices are located at One Dole Drive, Westlake Village, California 91362, telephone (818) 874-4000. During fiscal year 2001, Dole had, on
average, the equivalent of approximately 59,000 full-time employees worldwide. Dole is the world's largest producer and marketer of high-quality fresh fruit, fresh vegetables
and fresh-cut flowers, and markets a growing line of packaged foods.

Dole's
operations are described below. For detailed financial information with respect to Dole's business and its operations, see Dole's Consolidated Financial Statements and the related
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which are incorporated by reference in this report.



Dole is engaged in the worldwide sourcing, growing, processing, distributing and marketing of high quality fresh produce, packaged foods and fresh-cut
flowers. Dole provides wholesale, retail and institutional customers with products that are produced and given added value through research, agricultural
assistance and advanced harvesting, processing, packing, cooling, shipping, distribution and marketing techniques and that bear the DOLE® trademarks.

Dole
is one of the world's largest producers of bananas and pineapples. Dole is also a major marketer of citrus and table grapes worldwide and an industry leader in canned pineapple
products, iceberg lettuce, celery, cauliflower, broccoli and in fresh-cut fruits, salads and fresh pre-cut vegetables.

Dole's
products are produced both directly on Dole-owned or leased land and through associated producer and independent grower arrangements pursuant to which Dole provides
varying degrees of farming, harvesting, packing, storing, shipping, stevedoring and marketing services, as well as financing through advances to growers of certain products. Fresh fruit and vegetable
products, processed pineapple products and fresh-cut flowers are, for the most part, packed and/or processed directly by Dole.

Dole
utilizes product quality, food safety, brand recognition, competitive pricing, customer service and consumer marketing programs to enhance its position within the highly competitive
food industry. Consumer and institutional recognition of the DOLE trademarks and related brands and the association of these brands with high quality food products contribute significantly to Dole's
ability to compete in the markets for fresh fruit and vegetables, packaged foods, pineapple juice and juice blends. Dole owns these trademarks in the United States, Canada and in other countries in
which it conducts business and regards them as important corporate assets with high recognition and acceptance.



Dole sources, distributes and markets fresh fruit products, including bananas, pineapples, table grapes, apples, pears, stone fruit, oranges, grapefruit, lemons,
mangoes, kiwi, tangelos, melons, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, cranberries and other tropical, deciduous and citrus fruits.

Dole
sources, harvests, cools, distributes and markets more than 20 different types of fresh vegetable products, including iceberg lettuce, red and green leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce,
butter lettuce, celery, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, brussels sprouts, spinach, red and green onions, asparagus, snow peas and artichokes. Dole also markets value-added products such as iceberg
lettuce-based salad mixes, specialty lettuce salads, complete salad kits, which include dressing and condiments, blends of specialty lettuces, red cabbage, peeled mini-carrots, shredded
carrots, shredded red cabbage and coleslaw.

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Dole
sources and markets almonds and pistachios and sources, processes and markets raisins, prunes, dates and other dried fruit.

Dole's
fresh fruit and vegetable products and its consumer dried fruit and nut products are marketed under the DOLE brand, under other brand names owned by Dole, and, in limited cases,
under private labels.

Dole
produces and markets packaged food products, including sliced, chunk, tidbit and crushed pineapple, tropical fruit salad, mandarin oranges and pineapple juice in cans. Dole also
produces and markets tropical fruits, pineapple tidbits, mixed fruit and diced peaches in FRUIT BOWLS® and a line of FRUIT-N-GEL BOWLS, each in
single-serve plastic bowls and cups.

Dole
grows, harvests, distributes and markets more than 40 kinds of fresh-cut flowers, including roses, spray roses, carnations, miniature carnations, pompons and standard
chrysanthemums, among others.

Dole's
products are marketed through more than 50 direct selling offices in North America, approximately 50 in Europe and 12 in Asia.



Dole distributes and markets DOLE fresh fruits and vegetables, and packaged food products, including processed pineapple, canned pineapple juices and pineapple
juice blend beverages, raisins, prunes and dates in North America.

Dole
markets, in North America, bananas and pineapples grown in Latin America, table grapes and apricots grown in the United States, table grapes, stone fruit, apples and pears grown in
Chile and South Africa and citrus fruit grown in Latin America, South Africa and Spain, as well as other deciduous and tropical fruit grown in Latin America and Mexico. Dole markets fresh pineapple
grown in Hawaii, Costa Rica, Honduras and Ecuador. These products are sold primarily to retail chains and wholesalers, which in turn resell or distribute them to retail food stores.

Fresh
vegetables, as well as fresh-cut salads and other value-added products, marketed by Dole are generally grown under joint growing arrangements with independent growers
in California, Arizona and northern and central Mexico. The vegetables are generally field packed and transported to Dole's central cooling and distribution facilities. The products are sold to
customers in North America and, to a lesser extent, Asia and Western Europe.

Retail
packs of raisins, prunes and dates are processed and packed through co-production arrangements.

In
2001, and in 2002 through the date of this Form 10-K, Dole exited the business of growing, distributing and marketing apples and pears grown in North America. Dole has sold
orchard properties and packinghouses in the State of Washington. Dole retains for sale a packinghouse in Chelan, Washington and a cold-storage facility in each of Chelan and Pateros, Washington. Dole
also has sold approximately 1,100 acres of land in California on which table grapes and stone fruit had been grown.

Dole
has an agreement with Ice Cream Partners USA, LLC, pursuant to which Dole has licensed to Nestle its rights to market and manufacture processed products in key segments of the
frozen novelty business in the United States and certain other countries, including FRUIT 'N JUICE® and SORBET 'N CREAM® bars. DOLEWHIP®, a soft-serve,
non-dairy dessert, is manufactured and marketed by Precision Foods, Inc. under license from Dole. Dole also markets DOLE canned pineapple juice and pineapple juice blend beverages.
In connection with the sale of the majority of its juice business to Tropicana Products, Inc. in May of 1995, Dole received cash payments up front and granted to Tropicana a license, requiring
no additional future royalty payments, to use certain trademarks.

Dole
is the largest grower of fresh-cut flowers in the world and one of the largest importers and marketers of fresh-cut flowers in the United States. Flowers
grown in Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico on

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Dole-owned land or through independent growers are imported and marketed by Dole primarily to wholesale florists and supermarkets.



Dole grows and sources from independent growers and transports bananas grown primarily in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala and Honduras for markets
principally in North America, Europe, the Mediterranean and selected Asian markets.

Fresh
pineapples destined for the North American and Western European markets are grown by Dole Latin America on owned plantations in Costa Rica, Ecuador and Honduras and sourced from
independent producers, primarily in Costa Rica.

Dole
sources table grapes, apples, pears and other deciduous fruit from Chile, and melons from Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Honduras, primarily for markets in North America
and/or Western
Europe. Dole owns a majority interest in an edible oils refinery, a laundry soap factory, a palm oil extraction operation and a palm oil plantation in Honduras.

Dole
produces value-added vegetable products, such as iceberg lettuce-based salad mixes, specialty lettuce salads, complete Caesar salads, broccoli florets, cauliflower florets and other
products for markets in Latin America.

In
November 2001, Dole disposed of its 97% of the capital stock of a Honduran corporation principally engaged in the beverage business in Honduras, Cerveceria Hondurena S.A. (the
"Honduran beverage business"). The disposition was accomplished by means of a stock exchange transaction with a subsidiary of South African Breweries, plc. Subsequent to the stock exchange
transaction, Dole received $537 million of cash. The proceeds from the divestiture have been used primarily to pay down debt.



Dole sources bananas, fresh pineapples, asparagus, mangoes, papaya and other fruits and vegetables from the Philippines, Thailand and Ecuador, and transports them
to markets principally in Asia, Australasia and the Middle East. It also sources citrus fruit, deciduous fruit and vegetables, such as asparagus, broccoli, tomatoes, cabbage and lettuce from North
America, Australia, New Zealand, China, Korea, South Africa, Chile and other parts of the world to distribute in Asian markets, primarily Japan. In Japan, Dole also distributes domestically-sourced
fruits, vegetables and value-added products such as pre-cut fruits, vegetables and salads.

Dole
operates 13 fresh-cut fruit and vegetable distribution centers in Japan through joint ventures with local distributors; Dole also operates additional distribution
facilities in the Philippines and Hong Kong. In China, Dole operates a fruit and vegetable processing and distribution facility in Shanghai. Formerly a joint venture, Dole purchased its joint venture
partner's interest in this facility in February 2001. Dole also owns a vegetable processing facility in Qingdao, China that produces value-added vegetable products for the Chinese and Japanese
markets.

Dole's
Worldwide Packaged Food Division operates three canneries in Asia: two in Thailand and one in the Philippines. These canneries supply North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and
the Middle East. These canneries have significantly expanded their operations into diversified products, including plastic cups and pouches. The pineapples used at these canneries are sourced from a
large Dole-operated plantation and independent growers in the Philippines and primarily from independent growers in Thailand.

Snow
Dole Co., Ltd., a joint venture of Dole and Snow Brand Milk Products Co., Ltd. of Japan, processes and distributes frozen desserts, canned pineapple and other
processed foods in Japan. Dole granted to Snow Dole Co., Ltd. a license to use certain trademarks, including DOLE, in the joint venture business.

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Dole is a major marketer and importer of bananas and other fresh fruits, dried fruits, nuts and canned fruits in Europe and the Near East. Dole sources bananas
from Latin America, Cameroon, the Ivory Coast, Guadalupe, Martinique, Jamaica and the Canary Islands.

Dole
operates regional banana ripening facilities in France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Belgium. It is a partner in the largest French banana and pineapple producer and is a minority
partner in a banana export company in Guadelupe. Dole is a minority partner with the Jamaican Producer Group (the largest banana producer in Jamaica) in Jamaican Producers Fruit
Distributors Ltd. in the United Kingdom. This banana ripening and fruit distribution company distributes fresh fruits and bananas under the DOLE brand, as well as Jamaican bananas, fruits and
vegetables direct to retail stores in the United Kingdom.

Dole
is the majority partner with the Livorno Stevedore Company C.I.L.P., in a major port discharge and distribution facility in the Italian port of Livorno. Dole owns and operates a
banana ripening and fresh fruit distribution facility near Istanbul, Turkey.

Dole
owns 60% of Saba Trading AB in Sweden. Saba is Scandinavia's leading importer and distributor of fruit, vegetables and flowers, with imports from more than 60 countries. Saba has a
wholly owned subsidiary in the Netherlands that is one of Europe's largest exotic fruit import and distribution companies.

Dole
licenses the DOLE trademark and salad processing technology to a subsidiary of Bama Industrier A.S., Dole's primary customer for fresh produce in Norway.

Dole
owns 91% of and operates Pascual Hermanos, S.A., a Spanish public company and a major Spanish vegetable and citrus producer and exporter. Dole is pursuing the sale of its interest
in Pascual Hermanos, S.A. and other non-core businesses in Europe.

Dole
is a major exporter of deciduous and citrus fruit from South Africa to Europe.

Dole
owns and operates a European dried fruit and nut business which sources products from around the world for processing and packaging in France and distribution in France and other
European markets.



Dole's research and development programs concentrate on sustaining the productivity of Dole's agricultural lands, food safety, product quality of existing
products and the development of new value-added products, as well as agricultural research and packaging design. Agricultural research is directed toward sustaining and improving product yields and
product quality by examining and improving agricultural practices in all phases of production (such as development of specifically adapted plant varieties, land preparation, fertilization, cultural
practices, pest and disease control, post-harvesting, handling, packing and shipping procedures), and includes on-site technical services and the implementation and monitoring
of recommended agricultural practices. Research efforts are also directed towards integrated pest management and biological pest control. Specialized machinery is developed for various phases of
agricultural production and packaging that reduces labor costs, improves productivity and efficiency and increases product quality. Agricultural research is conducted at field facilities primarily in
California, Hawaii, Latin America and Asia. Dole also sponsors research related to environmental improvements and the protection of worker and community health.



Dole has significant owned and operated food sourcing and related operations in Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, the Philippines,
Thailand and the United States. Dole also sources food products in Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Greece, Italy, Ivory Coast, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa, South
Korea, Spain, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey. Significant volumes of Dole's fresh fruit and packaged products are marketed in Canada, Western Europe, Japan and the United States, with lesser volumes
marketed in Australia, China, Hong Kong, New Zealand,

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Russia, South Korea and certain other countries in Asia, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, the Middle East and Central and South America.



Dole's foreign operations are subject to risks of expropriation, civil disturbances, political unrest, increases in taxes and other restrictive governmental
policies, such as import quotas. Loss of one or more of its foreign operations could have a material adverse effect on Dole's operating results. Dole attempts to maintain a cordial working
relationship in each country where it operates. Because Dole's operations are a significant factor in the economies of certain countries, its activities are subject to intense public and governmental
scrutiny and may be affected by changes in the status of the host economies, the makeup of the government or even public opinion in a particular country.

The
European Union ("EU") maintains banana regulations that impose quotas and tariffs on bananas. In April 2001, the EU reached agreements with the United States and Ecuador to
implement a tariff-only import system no later than January 1, 2006. In the interim period beginning July 1, 2001, European companies that operated and bought bananas and
sold them into the EU market during the years 1994-1996 are eligible for banana import licenses. Dole's earnings have not been negatively impacted by the new interim regime, and it
believes the ongoing impact of this regime will not be dilutive to its current earnings levels.

Exports
of Dole's products to certain countries or regions, particularly China, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan and the Middle East, are subject to various restrictions
that may be increased or reduced in response to international economic, currency and political factors, thus affecting Dole's ability to compete in these markets.

Dole
distributes its products in more than 90 countries throughout the world. Dole's international sales are usually transacted in U.S. dollars and major European and Asian currencies,
while certain costs are incurred in currencies different from those that are received from the sale of products. Results of operations may be affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates in
both the sourcing and selling locations.



Dole's agricultural operations are subject to a broad range of evolving environmental laws and regulations in each country in which it operates. In the United
States, these laws and regulations include the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act.

Compliance
with these foreign and domestic laws and related regulations is an ongoing process that is not currently expected to have a material effect on Dole's capital expenditures,
earnings or competitive position. Environmental concerns are, however, inherent in most major agricultural operations, including those conducted by Dole, and there can be no assurance that the cost of
compliance with environmental laws and regulations will not be material. Moreover, it is possible that future developments, such as increasingly strict environmental laws and enforcement policies
thereunder, and further restrictions on the use of agricultural chemicals, could result in increased compliance costs.

Dole's
food operations are also subject to regulations enforced by, among others, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and state, local and foreign equivalents and to inspection by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture and other federal, state, local and foreign environmental, health and safety authorities. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforces statutory standards regarding
the labeling and safety of food products, establishes ingredients and manufacturing procedures for certain foods, establishes standards of identity for foods and determines the safety of food
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performed by state, local and foreign governmental entities with respect to food products produced or distributed in their respective jurisdictions.

Portions
of Dole's fresh fruit and vegetable farm properties are irrigated by surface water supplied by local government agencies using facilities financed by federal or state agencies,
as well as from underground sources. Water received through federal facilities is subject to acreage limitations under the 1982 Reclamation Reform Act. The quantity and quality of these water supplies
varies depending on weather conditions and government regulations. Dole believes that under normal conditions these water supplies are adequate for current production needs.



The markets for all of Dole's products are highly competitive. Dole sources products of high quality and seeks to distribute them in worldwide markets on a timely
basis. Dole's competitors in the fresh fruit business include a limited number of large international food companies, as well as a large number of smaller independent food companies, grower
cooperatives and foreign government-sponsored producers, which have intensified competition in recent years. With respect to vegetables, a limited number of grower-shippers in the United States and
Mexico supply a significant portion of the domestic fresh vegetable market. However, numerous smaller independent distributors also compete with Dole in the market for fresh vegetables. With respect
to packaged foods, Dole competes against a few large companies, as well as a substantial number of small foreign competitors and independent canners. With respect to fresh-cut flowers,
Dole competes with a limited number of larger companies and many smaller independent suppliers.

Dole's
earnings are sensitive to fluctuations in the volatile market prices for its products. Excess supplies often cause severe price competition. Growing conditions in various parts of
the world, particularly weather conditions such as floods, droughts and freezes, and diseases and pests are primary factors affecting market prices because of their influence on the supply and quality
of product. Other factors affecting Dole's operations include the seasonality of its supplies, the ability to process products during critical harvest periods, the timing and effects of ripening, the
degree of perishability, the effectiveness of worldwide distribution systems, the terms of various federal and state marketing orders, total worldwide industry volumes, the seasonality of consumer
demand, foreign currency exchange fluctuations, foreign importation restrictions and foreign political risks. In addition, supply and pricing issues with respect to electrical power in California and
other western states could materially affect Dole's operations or earnings in the future, although they did not do so in fiscal year 2001.



This filing contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward looking statements, which are based on management's
assumptions and describe Dole's future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by the use of terms such as "anticipate," "expect," "intend," "will," "believe" or similar
expressions. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause Dole's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied herein include weather-related phenomena; market
responses to industry volume pressures; product and raw materials supplies and pricing; supply and pricing of electrical power; changes in interest and currency exchange rates; economic crises in
developing countries; international conflict; quotas, tariffs and other governmental actions; and the ability of Dole and its European customers and suppliers to complete euro conversion efforts.

ITEM 2.    PROPERTIES

Dole
maintains executive offices in Westlake Village, which are leased from a third party. Dole's various divisions also maintain offices in Salinas, California and Miami, Florida, which are owned by
Dole. Dole owns its Latin American regional headquarters building in San Jose, Costa Rica, as well as offices in

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Bogota/Santa Marta, Colombia and La Ceiba, Honduras. Dole also maintains offices in Chile, Costa Rica and Ecuador, which are leased from third parties. Dole maintains its European headquarters in
Paris, France and regional offices in Antwerp, Belgium, Athens, Greece, Hamburg, Germany, Milan, Italy, Stockholm, Sweden and Murcia, Spain, which are leased from third parties. It owns its offices in
Madrid, Spain and Rungis, France. Dole maintains offices in Japan, the People's Republic of China, the Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong and Korea, which are leased from third parties. The inability to
renew any of the above office leases by Dole would not have a material adverse effect on Dole's operating results. Dole believes that its property and equipment are generally well maintained, in good
operating condition and adequate for their present needs.

The
following is a description of Dole's significant properties.



Dole's Hawaii pineapple operations for the fresh produce market are located on the island of Oahu and total approximately 8,000 acres, 6,500 of which are owned by
Dole and the remainder of which are leased.

Domestic
table grapes are sourced from approximately 2,300 acres on three Dole-owned vineyards in the San Joaquin Valley. Domestic table grapes are cooled in a
Dole-owned facility in the San Joaquin Valley. Dole produces stone fruit on approximately 60 acres of Dole-owned property in the San Joaquin Valley.

Dole
owns approximately 1,400 acres of farmland in California and Arizona, and leases approximately 12,000 acres of farmland in California and another 4,000 acres in Arizona in
connection with Dole's vegetable operations. The majority of this acreage is farmed under joint growing arrangements with independent growers, while the remainder is farmed by Dole. Dole owns cooling,
packing and shipping facilities in Yuma, Arizona and the following California cities: Marina, Gonzales and Huron. Additionally, Dole has partnership interests in facilities in Yuma, Arizona and
Salinas, California, and leases facilities in Oxnard, California. Dole owns and operates state-of-the-art, value-added processing plants in Yuma, Arizona, Soledad,
California and Springfield, Ohio.

Dole
produces almonds from approximately 300 acres, pistachios from approximately 2,000 acres and olives from approximately 900 acres on orchards in the San Joaquin Valley through
agricultural partnerships in which Dole has an interest.

Dole
holds for sale a packinghouse in Chelan, Washington and a cold-storage facility in each Chelan and Pateros, Washington.

In
December 2001, Dole's Florida-based fresh-cut flowers distribution operation moved into a new 328,000 square foot building, which is owned. Approximately 200,000
square feet of this facility is refrigerated. Dole's fresh-cut flowers group also operates another cooling and distribution facility in the Miami area, which is owned. It also operates
leased facilities in Dallas, Texas and Los Angeles, California.



Dole produces bananas directly from Dole-owned plantations in Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador and Honduras as well as through associated producers or
independent growing arrangements in those countries and others, including Guatemala. Dole owns approximately 2,200 acres in Colombia, 28,140 acres in Costa Rica, 2,000 acres in Ecuador and 18,240
acres in Honduras, all related to banana production, although some of the acreage is not presently under production. During fiscal year 2000, Dole held a 62% interest in a company that produces
bananas on approximately 7,200 acres and operates two corrugated box plants in Colombia, one wholly owned and the other 50% owned by Dole. This joint venture arrangement was terminated on
January 1, 2001, with Dole and the other joint venturer each retaining the assets it originally contributed to the joint venture. Dole owns a 50% interest in a Guatemala banana producer which
owns or controls approximately 9,600 acres in that country. Dole's Honduran

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plantations sustained damage in varying degrees of severity as a result of Hurricane Mitch in 1998 and have required significant rehabilitation, which is substantially complete.

Dole
owns approximately 5,000 acres of land in Honduras, 3,000 acres of land in Costa Rica and 1,700 acres of land in Ecuador, all related to pineapple production, although some of the
acreage is not presently under production. The pineapple is grown primarily for the fresh produce market. Dole owns a juice concentrate plant in Honduras for pineapple and citrus. Coconuts are
produced on approximately 1,200 acres of owned land in Honduras.

Dole
grows grapes, stone fruit, kiwi and pears on approximately 4,075 Dole-owned acres in Chile. Dole owns and operates 11 packing and cold storage facilities, a corrugated
box plant and a wooden box plant in Chile. It also operates a fresh-cut salad plant and a small local fruit distribution company in Chile.

Dole
also owns and operates corrugated box plants in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Honduras and a value-added vegetable plant in Costa Rica.

Dole's
operations in Honduras include a majority interest in an edible oils refinery, a laundry soap factory, a palm oil extraction operation and approximately 3,800 acres of palm oil
plantation. These assets sustained damage in varying degrees of severity due to Hurricane Mitch but have now been successfully rehabilitated.

Dole
Latin America operates a fleet of seven refrigerated container ships, of which four are Dole-owned, two bareboat chartered and one long-term time chartered.
In addition, Dole Latin America operates a fleet of fourteen breakbulk refrigerated ships of which nine are Dole-owned and five are long-term time chartered. Dole also covers
part of its requirements under contracts of affreightment
with existing liner services and occasionally charters vessels for short periods on a time or voyage basis as and when required. Dole owns or leases approximately 12,000 refrigerated containers, 4,800
chassis and 3,500 generator sets.

Dole
produces flowers on approximately 1,900 acres in Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico. Dole owns and operates packing and cooling facilities at each of its flower farms and leases a
facility in Bogota, Colombia for making bouquets.



Dole operates a pineapple plantation of approximately 24,000 leased acres in the Philippines. Approximately 17,000 acres of the plantation are leased to Dole by a
cooperative of Dole employees that acquired the land pursuant to agrarian reform law. The remaining 7,000 acres are leased from individual land owners. A cannery, freezer, juice concentrate plant, a
box forming plant and a can manufacturing plant, each owned by Dole, are located at or near the pineapple plantation.

Dole
owns and operates a multi-fruit cannery, can manufacturing plant and juice concentrate plant located in central Thailand and a second multi-fruit cannery in southern Thailand.
Through a subsidiary in Thailand controlled by Dole, Dole grows pineapple on approximately 3,900 acres of leased land and purchases additional supplies of pineapple in Thailand on the open market.

Dole
operates 13 fresh-cut fruit and vegetable distribution facilities in Japan through joint ventures with local distributors. Three of the distribution centers are located
in Tokyo. Through independent growing arrangements, Dole sources products from over 1,200 Japanese farmers. Dole owns a produce processing and distribution center in Shanghai, China and owns a
vegetable processing facility in Qingdao, China that produces value-added vegetable products for the Chinese and Japanese markets.

Dole
produces bananas and asparagus from leased lands in the Philippines and also sources bananas through associated producers or independent growing arrangements in the Philippines. A
plastic extruding plant and a box forming plant, both owned by Dole, are located near the banana plantations. Dole also operates banana ripening and distribution centers in Hong Kong and the
Philippines.

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Dole operates 12 banana ripening, produce and flower distribution centers in Sweden, nine in France, five in Spain, three in Italy, one in Belgium and two in
Germany; with the exception of two owned facilities in Sweden, six owned facilities in France, three owned facilities in Spain and one owned facility in Italy, these facilities are leased. Dole owns
and operates one distribution center in the Netherlands, which specializes in the distribution of exotic fruits throughout Europe. Dole has a minority interest in a French company that owns a majority
interest in banana and pineapple plantations in Cameroon and the Ivory Coast. Dole owns a minority interest in a banana ripening and fruit distribution company with four facilities in the United
Kingdom. Dole is the majority owner in a company operating a port terminal and distribution facility in Livorno, Italy. Dole owns a banana ripening and fruit distribution facility near Istanbul,
Turkey.

Dole
owns and operates one citrus packing house and three lettuce packing houses in Spain. Dole also owns and operates approximately 520 acres of greenhouses and grows lettuce, tomatoes
and citrus fruit on approximately 3,600 acres in Spain. It leases its offices in Murcia, Spain.

In
France, Dole owns a dried fruit and nut processing, packaging and warehousing facility in Vitrolles, a date processing and packing plant in Marseille and a prune processing and
packaging plant in Agen.

ITEM 3.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In
Dole's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 7, 2000, Dole described certain lawsuits that had been filed in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Hawaii against Dole,
several of its competitors and some of the manufacturers of a formerly widely used agricultural chemical called DBCP. In these lawsuits, a large number of foreign nationals allege personal injuries
caused by contact with DBCP. The plaintiffs claim that during the 1960's and 1970's they were employees of Dole subsidiaries, competitors and independent local growers. All cases were removed to
federal court and most have been dismissed on the grounds that the plaintiffs' home countries are the more appropriate forums for the claims. The dismissed cases are on appeal. As a result of these
rulings, a large number of foreign nationals have brought similar suits relating to the use of DBCP by Dole's subsidiaries and others in their home countries. Such lawsuits are currently pending in
the Philippines, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Ecuador. In addition, Dole, several of its competitors and the manufacturers of DBCP are defending a lawsuit filed in Hawaii state court brought by local
residents, in which the plaintiffs seek damages caused by alleged contamination of water wells. As to all such matters, Dole has denied liability and asserted substantial defenses. In the opinion of
management, after consultation with legal counsel, the pending lawsuits are not expected to have a material adverse effect on Dole's financial condition or results of operations.

Dole
is involved from time to time in various claims and legal actions incidental to its operations, both as plaintiff and defendant. In the opinion of management, after consultation
with outside counsel, none of the claims or actions to which Dole is a party is expected to have a material adverse effect on Dole's financial condition or results of operations.

ITEM 4.    SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

There
were no matters submitted to a vote of security holders during the fiscal quarter ended December 29, 2001.

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PART II

ITEM 5.    MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Dole's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Pacific Exchange. As of March 28, 2002, there were approximately 9,266 holders of
record of the Company's common stock. Additional information required by Item 5 is contained in Note 11 on pages 49 and 50 and in Note 18 on Page 54 of Dole's 2001
Annual Report, which is incorporated herein by reference and attached as Exhibit 13.1 to this Form 10-K.

ITEM 6.    SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

There
is hereby incorporated by reference the information appearing under the caption "Results of Operations and Selected Financial Data" on page 27 of Dole's 2001 Annual Report, attached as
Exhibit 13.1 to this Form 10-K.

ITEM 7.    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

There
is hereby incorporated by reference the information appearing under the caption "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" on pages 28 through 36 of
Dole's 2001 Annual Report, attached as Exhibit 13.1 to this Form 10-K.

ITEM 7A.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There
is hereby incorporated by reference the information appearing under the caption "Market Risk" on pages 35 and 36 of Dole's 2001 Annual Report, attached as Exhibit 13.1 to this
Form 10-K.

ITEM 8.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

There
is hereby incorporated by reference the information appearing on pages 37 through 54 in Dole's 2001 Annual Report, attached as Exhibit 13.1 to this Form 10-K.
See also Item 14 of this Form 10-K.

ITEM 9.    CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

There
have been no changes in Dole's independent public accountants for the 2001 and 2000 fiscal years nor have there been any disagreements with Dole's independent public accountants on accounting
principles or practices for financial statement disclosures.

PART III

ITEM 10.    DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

There
is hereby incorporated by reference the information regarding Dole's directors to appear under the caption "Election of Directors" in Dole's definitive proxy statement for its 2002 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders (the "2002 Proxy Statement").

Below
is a list of the names and ages of all executive officers of Dole as of March 27, 2002, indicating their positions with Dole and their principal occupations during the past
five years. The current terms of

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the executive officers will expire at the next organizational meeting of Dole's Board of Directors or at such time as their successors are elected.

|Name and             |  | Age |   | Positions with Dole and Subsidiaries and Five-Year Employment History                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|-------------------- |  | --- | - | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|David H. Murdock     |  | (78 | ) | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Dole since July 1985. Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Castle & Cooke, Inc., a Hawaii corporation, since October 1995
(indirectly wholly-owned by Mr. Murdock since September 2000). Since June 1982, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Flexi-Van Leasing, Inc., a Delaware corporation wholly-owned by Mr. Murdock. Sole owner and developer of the Sherwood
Country Club in Ventura County, California, and numerous other real estate developments; also sole stockholder of numerous corporations engaged in a variety of business ventures and in the manufacture of textile-related products and industrial and
building products.
|Gil Borok            |  | (34 | ) | Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Dole since June 2001. Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Dole since August 1999. Assistant Controller of Dole from August 1998 to August 1999. Manager of Corporate Reporting for Dole
from December 1997 to August 1998. Manager, Arthur Andersen LLP from May 1997 to December 1997. Senior Accountant, Arthur Andersen LLP from December 1994 to May 1997.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|C. Michael Carter    |  | (58 | ) | Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Dole since October 2000. Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Pinkerton's, Inc. from September 1994 to July 1999.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Michael J. Cavallero |  | (55 | ) | President, Dole North America Tropical Fresh Fruit since March 2001. Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Dole Fresh Fruit Company from May 1992 to March 2001. Vice President of Sales for Dole Fresh Vegetables from August 1986 to May
1992.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|George R. Horne      |  | (65 | ) | Vice President, Administration and Support Operations of Dole since April 2001; Vice PresidentHuman Resources of Dole since February 1986. Vice President of Dole since October 1982.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Kenneth J. Kay       |  | (46 | ) | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dole since December 1999. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Consumer Products Group of Universal Studios, Inc. from December 1997 to December 1999. Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Playmates, Inc. from 1996 to 1997. Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration of Systemed, Inc. from 1994 to 1996.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Lawrence A. Kern     |  | (54 | ) | President and Chief Operating Officer and Director of Dole since February 2001. President of Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. from January 2000 to February 2001 and from January 1993 to December 1999. President and Chief Operating Officer of Apio, Inc.
from December 1999 to January 2000.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|                     |  |     |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

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|Peter M. Nolan   |  | (59 | ) | President, Dole Worldwide Packaged Foods since July 2001. President, Dole North America Operations from January 2000 to July 2001. President of Dole Packaged Foods Company since February 1995. Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing of Dole
Packaged Foods from August 1994 to February 1995. Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Dole Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, North America Division, from October 1992 to August 1994.                                                                                                     
|---------------- |  | --- | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Beth Potillo     |  | (42 | ) | Treasurer of Dole since November 1998. Assistant Treasurer of Dole from July 1997 to November 1998. Manager of Corporate Finance from July 1995 to July 1997. Manager of Financial Planning from January 1995 to July 1995.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Eric M. Schwartz |  | (43 | ) | PresidentDole Worldwide Vegetables since March 2001. Senior Vice President, Operations of Dole Fresh Vegetables from April 2000 to March 2001. Vice President, Manufacturing of Dole Fresh Vegetables from January 1998 to March 2000. General
Operations Manager of Townsend Culinary, Inc. from January 1997 to January 1998. Plant Manager, Earthgrains, Inc. from February 1996 to January 1997. Director of Manufacturing, Value Added Products of Dole Fresh Vegetables from December 1994 to
January 1996.                                  
|Roberta Wieman   |  | (57 | ) | Vice President of Dole since February 1995. Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from November 1991 to February 1995. Executive Vice President of Castle & Cooke, Inc. from August 2001; Vice President and
Corporate Secretary of Castle & Cooke, Inc. from April 1996 to August 2001; and Corporate Secretary of Castle & Cooke, Inc. from April 1996. Director of Flexi-Van Leasing, Inc. (which is wholly-owned by Mr. Murdock) since August 1996 and
Assistant Secretary thereof for more than 5 years.

ITEM 11.    EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

There
is hereby incorporated by reference the information to appear under the captions "Remuneration of Directors" and "Compensation of Executive Officers" in the 2002 Proxy Statement.

ITEM 12.    SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

There
is hereby incorporated by reference the information with respect to security ownership to appear under the captions "General Information" and "Ownership of Common Stock" in the 2002 Proxy
Statement.

ITEM 13.    CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

There
is hereby incorporated by reference the information to appear under the caption "Certain Transactions" in the 2002 Proxy Statement.

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PART IV

ITEM 14.    EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)    1.
Financial Statements: The following consolidated financial statements are included in the Dole Annual Report and are incorporated herein by reference.

|                                                                                                                  |  | Annual
Report Page
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------
|Report of Independent Public Accountants                                                                          |  | 54                
|Consolidated Statements of Incomefiscal years ended December 29, 2001, December 30, 2000 and January 1, 2000     |  | 37                
|Consolidated Balance SheetsDecember 29, 2001 and December 30, 2000                                               |  | 38                
|Consolidated Statements of Cash Flowsfiscal years ended December 29, 2001, December 30, 2000 and January 1, 2000 |  | 39                
|Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                                                        |  | 40-54             

2.
Financial Statement Schedules: The following financial statement schedules are included herein.

|                                                                       |  | Form 10-K Page
|---------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------
|Independent Public Accountants' Report on Financial Statement Schedule |  | F-1           
|Valuation and Qualifying Accounts                                      |  | F-2           

All
other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, not required or the information is included elsewhere in the financial statements or notes thereto.

3.
Exhibits:

|Exhibit
No. |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|----------- |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|3.1         |  | Certificate of Incorporation. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Dole's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 6, 2001, File No. 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|3.2         |  | By-Laws. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Dole's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 6, 2001, File No. 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|4.1         |  | Credit Agreement dated as of July 29, 1996 among Dole; The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Administrative Agent and Lender; Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association, as Syndication Agent and Lender; Citibank, N.A., as Documentation Agent and
Lender; and the financial institutions which are Lenders thereunder, relating to Dole's $400 million revolving credit facility. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Dole's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QA for the quarter ended October 5, 1996,
File No. 1-4455.
|4.2         |  | Officers' Certificate dated May 13, 1993 relating to $300 million of Dole's 7% notes due 2003. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 1999, File No. 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|4.3         |  | Officers' Certificate dated August 3, 1993 relating to $175 million of Dole's 7.875% debentures due 2013. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 1999, File No.
1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|            |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

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|4.4  |  | Officers' Certificate dated October 6, 1998 relating to $300 million of Dole's 63/8% notes due 2005. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Dole's Current Report on Form 8-K, event date October 1, 1998, File No.
1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|---- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|4.5  |  | Indenture dated as of April 15, 1993 between Dole and Chase Manhattan Bank and Trust Company (formerly Chemical Trust Company of California). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Dole's Current Report on Form 8-K, event date May 6, 1993, File
No. 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|4.6  |  | Indenture dated as of July 15, 1993 between Dole and Chase Manhattan Bank and Trust Company (formerly Chemical Trust Company of California). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to Dole's Current Report on Form 8-K, event date July 19, 1993, File
No. 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|4.7  |  | Dole Food Company, Inc. Master Retirement Savings Trust Agreement dated as of February 1, 1999 between Dole and The Northern Trust Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
January 2, 1999, File No. 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|4.8  |  | $250 Million Credit Agreement dated as of July 11, 2000 among Dole Food Company, Inc., Dole Fresh Fruit International, Limited and Solvest, Ltd., as Borrowers, the Lenders listed therein, as Lenders, Banc of America Securities LLC, as Sole Lead
Arranger and Sole Book Manager, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Commerzbank AG, as Syndication Agent, The Bank Of Nova Scotia, as Documentation Agent, and Cobank, ACB and Cooperatieve Centrale RaiffeisenBoerenleenbank B.A.,
"Rabobank Nederland," New York Branch, as Co-Agents. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to Dole's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 17, 2000, File No. 1-4455. The Credit Agreement was amended and restated as of August 24,
2001; the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to Dole's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 6, 2001, File No. 1-4455.
|10.1 |  | Dole's 1991 Stock Option and Award Plan, as amended through July 31, 1997. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Dole's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 4, 1997, File No. 1-4455. This Plan was amended on
March 22, 2001; the March 22, 2001 amendments are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000, File No 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|10.2 |  | Dole's 1982 Stock Option and Award Plan, as amended through July 31, 1997. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Dole's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 4, 1997, File No. 1-4455. This Plan was amended on
March 22, 2001; the March 22, 2001 amendments are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000, File No 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|10.3 |  | Dole's Supplementary Executive Retirement Plan (effective January 1, 1989), First Restatement. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(c) to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 1990, File No. 1-4455. This Plan was
amended on March 22, 2001; the March 22, 2001 amendments are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000, File No 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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|10.4  |  | Dole's 1998 Combined Annual and Long-Term Incentive Plan for Executive Officers. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to Dole's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 20, 1998, File No. 1-4455. This Plan was amended on
March 22, 2001; the March 22, 2001 amendments are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000, File No 1-4455.                                                                                                               
|----- |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|10.5  |  | Dole's Executive Deferred Compensation Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 1-4455. This Plan was amended on March 22, 2001; the March 22,
2001 amendments are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000, File No 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                   
|10.6  |  | Dole's 1996 Non-Employee Directors Deferred Stock and Cash Compensation Plan, as amended effective October 9, 1998. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Dole's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 10, 1998, File
No. 1-4455. This Plan was amended on March 22, 2001; the March 22, 2001 amendments are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000, File
No 1-4455.                                                                       
|10.7  |  | Dole's Stock Ownership Enhancement Program, as effective July 31, 1997. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Dole's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 4, 1997, File No. 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|10.8  |  | Dole's 1995 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Dole's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on June 28, 1995, Registration No. 33-60641. This Plan was amended on March 22,
2001; the March 22, 2001 amendments are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000, File No 1-4455.                                                                                                                                              
|10.9  |  | Consulting Agreement dated as of December 16, 1999 between Dole Food Company, Inc. and Lawrence A. Kern. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2000,
File No. 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|10.10 |  | Amendments to Dole Plans, adopted and effective March 22, 2001: 1991 Stock Option and Award Plan; 1982 Stock Option and Award Plan; Supplementary Executive Retirement Plan; 1998 Combined Annual and Long-Term Incentive Plan for Executive Officers;
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan; 1996 Non-Employee Directors Deferred Stock and Cash Compensation Plan; and 1995 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000, File No. 1-4455.
|10.11 |  | Dole's 2001 Stock Option and Award Plan, incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Dole's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on April 25, 2001, File No. 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|13.1 |  | Relevant sections of Dole's Annual Report to Stockholders for the Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2001. (This Annual Report is furnished for information of the Commission and, except for those portions thereof that are expressly incorporated by
reference herein, is not "filed as a part of this Form 10-K.")                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|21   |  | Subsidiaries of Dole Food Company, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|23   |  | Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|      |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

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|99 |  | Letter with Respect to Work Performed by Arthur Andersen LLP
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One
current report on Form 8-K was filed by Dole during the last quarter of the year ended December 29, 2001. The Form 8-K was filed on
December 13, 2001. It reported that on November 28, 2001, the registrant disposed of 97.098% of the capital stock of Cerveceria Hondurena S.A., a Honduran corporation principally engaged
in the beverage business in Honduras ("CHSA" or the "Honduran beverage business"). Such interest in CHSA had been held by two subsidiaries of the registrant, and represented all of the capital stock
of CHSA held by the registrant and its subsidiaries.

The
Form 8-K included an unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet as of October 6, 2001 and unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Operations for
the year ended December 30, 2000 and for the three quarters ended October 6, 2001 and October 7, 2000. These unaudited pro forma financial statements were prepared by adjusting
the historical financial position and results of continuing operations to reflect the registrant's Honduran beverage business as a discontinued operation. The Form 8-K stated that
the historical results of operations of the Honduran beverage business up to its date of disposition would be reported as discontinued operations in the registrant's financial statements filed after
the Form 8-K. The unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet was prepared as if the disposition occurred on October 6, 2001, and the unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated
Statements of Operations were prepared as if the disposition occurred on the first day of the respective periods presented.

The
Form 8-K also stated that:



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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

|March 27, 2002 |  | DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC. Registrant
|-------------- |  | ----------------------------------
|               |  | By:                               

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.

|                                          |  |                                                                                        |  |               
|----------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------
|                                          |  |                                                                                        |  |               
|/s/DAVID H. MURDOCKDavid H. Murdock       |  | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and Director                         |  | March 27, 2002
|/s/LAWRENCE A. KERNLawrence A. Kern       |  | President and Chief Operating Officer and Director                                     |  | March 27, 2002
|/s/KENNETH J. KAYKenneth J. Kay           |  | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer                                             |  | March 27, 2002
|/s/GIL BOROKGil Borok                     |  | Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) |  | March 27, 2002
|/s/MIKE CURBMike Curb                     |  | Director                                                                               |  | March 27, 2002
|/s/DAVID A. DELORENZODavid A. DeLorenzo   |  | Director                                                                               |  | March 27, 2002
|/s/E. ROLLAND DICKSONE. Rolland Dickson   |  | Director                                                                               |  | March 27,2002 
|/s/RICHARD M. FERRYRichard M. Ferry       |  | Director                                                                               |  | March 27, 2002
|/s/LAWRENCE M. JOHNSONLawrence M. Johnson |  | Director                                                                               |  | March 27, 2002
|/s/ZOLTAN MERSZEIZoltan Merszei           |  | Director                                                                               |  | March 27, 2002

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EXHIBIT INDEX

|Exhibit
No. |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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|3.1         |  | Certificate of Incorporation. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Dole's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 6, 2001, File No. 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|3.2         |  | By-Laws. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Dole's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 6, 2001, File No. 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|4.1         |  | Credit Agreement dated as of July 29, 1996 among Dole; The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Administrative Agent and Lender; Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association, as Syndication Agent and Lender; Citibank, N.A., as Documentation Agent and
Lender; and the financial institutions which are Lenders thereunder, relating to Dole's $400 million revolving credit facility. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Dole's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QA for the quarter ended October 5, 1996,
File No. 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|4.2         |  | Officers' Certificate dated May 13, 1993 relating to $300 million of Dole's 7% notes due 2003. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 1999, File No. 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|4.3         |  | Officers' Certificate dated August 3, 1993 relating to $175 million of Dole's 7.875% debentures due 2013. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 1999, File No.
1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|4.4         |  | Officers' Certificate dated October 6, 1998 relating to $300 million of Dole's 63/8% notes due 2005. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Dole's Current Report on Form 8-K, event date October 1, 1998, File No.
1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|4.5         |  | Indenture dated as of April 15, 1993 between Dole and Chase Manhattan Bank and Trust Company (formerly Chemical Trust Company of California). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Dole's Current Report on Form 8-K, event date May 6, 1993, File
No. 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|4.6         |  | Indenture dated as of July 15, 1993 between Dole and Chase Manhattan Bank and Trust Company (formerly Chemical Trust Company of California). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to Dole's Current Report on Form 8-K, event date July 19, 1993, File
No. 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|4.7         |  | Dole Food Company, Inc. Master Retirement Savings Trust Agreement dated as of February 1, 1999 between Dole and The Northern Trust Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended January 2, 1999, File No. 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|4.8         |  | $250 Million Credit Agreement dated as of July 11, 2000 among Dole Food Company, Inc., Dole Fresh Fruit International, Limited and Solvest, Ltd., as Borrowers, the Lenders listed therein, as Lenders, Banc of America Securities LLC, as Sole Lead
Arranger and Sole Book Manager, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Commerzbank AG, as Syndication Agent, The Bank Of Nova Scotia, as Documentation Agent, and Cobank, ACB and Cooperatieve Centrale RaiffeisenBoerenleenbank B.A.,
"Rabobank Nederland," New York Branch, as Co-Agents. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to Dole's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 17, 2000, File No. 1-4455. The Credit Agreement was amended and
restated as of August 24, 2001; the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to Dole's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 6, 2001,
File No. 1-4455.
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|10.1 |  | Dole's 1991 Stock Option and Award Plan, as amended through July 31, 1997. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Dole's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 4, 1997, File No. 1-4455. This
Plan was amended on March 22, 2001; the March 22, 2001 amendments are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000, File
No. 1-4455.                                          
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|10.2 |  | Dole's 1982 Stock Option and Award Plan, as amended through July 31, 1997. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Dole's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 4, 1997, File No. 1-4455. This
Plan was amended on March 22, 2001; the March 22, 2001 amendments are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000, File
No. 1-4455.                                          
|10.3 |  | Dole's Supplementary Executive Retirement Plan (effective January 1, 1989), First Restatement. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(c) to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 1990,
File No. 1-4455. This Plan was amended on March 22, 2001; the March 22, 2001 amendments are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000,
 File No. 1-4455.                        
|10.4 |  | Dole's 1998 Combined Annual and Long-Term Incentive Plan for Executive Officers. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to Dole's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 20, 1998, File No. 1-4455. This Plan was amended on
March 22, 2001; the March 22, 2001 amendments are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000, File No. 1-4455.                                        
|10.5 |  | Dole's Executive Deferred Compensation Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 1-4455. This Plan was amended on March 22,
2001; the March 22, 2001 amendments are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000, File No. 1-4455.                                                                            
|10.6 |  | Dole's 1996 Non-Employee Directors Deferred Stock and Cash Compensation Plan, as amended effective October 9, 1998. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Dole's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
October 10, 1998, File No. 1-4455. This Plan was amended on March 22, 2001; the March 22, 2001 amendments are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 30, 2000, File No. 1-4455.
|10.7 |  | Dole's Stock Ownership Enhancement Program, as effective July 31, 1997. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Dole's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 4, 1997, File No. 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|10.8 |  | Dole's 1995 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Dole's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on June 28, 1995, Registration No. 33-60641. This Plan was amended on March 22,
2001; the March 22, 2001 amendments are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000, File No. 1-4455.                                                                       
|10.9 |  | Consulting Agreement dated as of December 16, 1999 between Dole Food Company, Inc. and Lawrence A. Kern. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to Dole's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2000,
 File No. 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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|10.10 |  | Amendments to Dole Plans, adopted and effective March 22, 2001: 1991 Stock Option and Award Plan; 1982 Stock Option and Award Plan; Supplementary Executive Retirement Plan; 1998 Combined Annual and Long-Term Incentive Plan for Executive
Officers; Executive Deferred Compensation Plan; 1996 Non-Employee Directors Deferred Stock and Cash Compensation Plan; and 1995 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Dole's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000, File No. 1-4455.
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|10.11 |  | Dole's 2001 Stock Option and Award Plan, incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Dole's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on April 25, 2001, File No. 1-4455.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|13.1 |  | Relevant sections of Dole's Annual Report to Stockholders for the Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2001. (This Annual Report is furnished for information of the Commission and, except for those portions thereof that are expressly incorporated by
reference herein, is not "filed as a part of this Form 10-K.")                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|21   |  | Subsidiaries of Dole Food Company, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|23   |  | Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|99   |  | Letter with Respect to Work Performed by Arthur Andersen LLP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

To
the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Dole Food Company, Inc.:

We
have audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in the United States, the consolidated financial statements of Dole Food Company, Inc. and subsidiaries
included in this Form 10-K and have issued our report thereon dated January 30, 2002. Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic consolidated
financial statements taken as a whole. The schedule listed in the preceding index is the responsibility of the Company's management and is presented for purposes of complying with the Securities and
Exchange Commission's rules and is not part of the basic financial statements. This schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic consolidated financial
statements and, in our opinion, fairly states in all material respects the financial data required to be set forth therein in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole.

ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Los
Angeles, California
January 30, 2002

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DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

|                             |                                 |                                       |  | Additions |  |        |  |       
|---------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- |  | --------- |  | ------ |  | ------
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|Year Ended December 29, 2001 |                                 |                                       |  |           |  |        |  |       
|                             | Allowance for doubtful accounts |                                       |  |           |  |        |  |       
|                             |                                 | Trade receivables                     |  | 50,499    |  | 13,454 |  | 177   
|                             |                                 | Notes and other current receivables   |  | 59,149    |  | 3,300  |  | 550   
|                             |                                 | Long-term notes and other receivables |  | 58,458    |  | 7,962  |  | 273   
|Year Ended December 30, 2000 |                                 |                                       |  |           |  |        |  |       
|                             | Allowance for doubtful accounts |                                       |  |           |  |        |  |       
|                             |                                 | Trade receivables                     |  | 48,625    |  | 9,522  |  | (49   
|                             |                                 | Notes and other current receivables   |  | 48,442    |  | 7,579  |  | 5,913 
|                             |                                 | Long-term notes and other receivables |  | 49,763    |  | 14,990 |  | (1,136
|Year Ended January 1, 2000   |                                 |                                       |  |           |  |        |  |       
|                             | Allowance for doubtful accounts |                                       |  |           |  |        |  |       
|                             |                                 | Trade receivables                     |  | 51,096    |  | 10,131 |  | (2,490
|                             |                                 | Notes and other current receivables   |  | 41,458    |  | 9,550  |  | 179   
|                             |                                 | Long-term notes and other receivables |  | 34,534    |  | 27,531 |  | 240   

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