# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001857475
**File Stem:** 0001857475-26-000058
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 6278
**Document Hash:** 11e691c4929c68bb06dc8278ff939409
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001857475-26-000058.hdr.sgml**: 20260521

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001857475-26-000058

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260521

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260521

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260521

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Dole plc
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001857475
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION - CROPS [0100]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 000000000

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-40695
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261008362

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION:** YES
- **STREET 1:** 29 NORTH ANNE STREET
- **CITY:** DUBLIN
- **PROVINCE COUNTRY:** L2
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 353 1 88 72745

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION:** YES
- **STREET 1:** 29 NORTH ANNE STREET
- **CITY:** DUBLIN
- **PROVINCE COUNTRY:** L2

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Dole Ltd
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20210416

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)**

**OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 21, 2026**

**Dole plc**

(Exact name of registrant as Specified in Charter)

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Ireland** | **001-40695** | **98-1610692** |
| (State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | Commission File Number | (I.R.S Employer Identification No.) |

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**29 North Anne Street, Dublin 7**

**D07 PH36 Ireland**

**101 S. Tryon St, Suite #600, Charlotte, NC**

**United States 28202** 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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|:---|
| **353-1-887-2600** |
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code |

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**Not applicable**

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Ordinary Shares, $0.01 par value per share | DOLE | New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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

On May 20, 2026, Dole plc (the "Company") held its 2026 Annual General Meeting (the "AGM"). The proposals presented at the AGM are described in the Company's proxy statement for the AGM furnished with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2026. The final voting results were as follows:

**Proposal 1 – Election of Directors**

Shareholders elected each of the following director nominees for a three-year term as follows:

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Directors** | **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** |
| **Jacinta Devine** | 46724357 | 10664011 | 12159 |
| **Johan Lindén** | 56789952 | 598807 | 11768 |
| **Jimmy Tolan** | 55727632 | 1661111 | 11784 |
| **Kevin Toland** | 56541868 | 846885 | 11774 |

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**Proposal 2 – Ratification of auditors**

Shareholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company and authorized the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company to fix the remuneration of KPMG as statutory auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 as follows:

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** |
| 55,530,224 | 1,867,320 | 2,983 |

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**Proposal 3 – Issue of shares**

Shareholders approved the granting of authority to the Board to issue shares under Irish law:

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** |
| 56,998,841 | 387,194 | 14,492 |

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**Proposal 4 – Exclusion of pre-emption rights**

Shareholders approved the granting of authority to the Board to exclude pre-emption rights under Irish law:

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** |
| 55,046,301 | 2,327,089 | 27,138 |

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**Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

**(d) Exhibits**

<u>Exhibit Number</u> <u>Description</u> <br> 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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DOLE PLC SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 21, 2026&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**DOLE PLC**

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By: /s/ Jacinta Devine

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name: Jacinta Devine

Title: Chief Financial Officer