Dole plc Announces Completion of the Acquisition of Total Produce plc and DFC Holdings, LLC

August 3, 2021 Dole Plc

The board of Dole plc (the “Company”) announces that the mandatory share exchange arrangement was implemented on July 29, 2021. As a result of the implementation, Dole plc acquired the entire issued share capital of Total Produce plc in exchange for the issue of new shares in the Company to the Total Produce Shareholders.

Fruit Producer Dole Targets $2.1B Valuation in U.S. IPO

July 19, 2021 Reuters

Dole Plc said on Monday it planned to raise as much as $598 million in an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, aiming a valuation of more than $2.1 billion for the fruit and vegetable grower.

Dole plc Files Registration Statement with SEC for Proposed Initial Public Offering

The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. The initial public offering is subject to market and other conditions. Dole plc intends to list its ordinary shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “DOLE”.

European Commission Clears Total Produce Merger With Dole

Earlier this year Total Produce announced it was to combine with Dole Food Company under a newly created, US-listed firm called Dole plc.

Total Produce to Combine With Dole Food Company and Become Publicly Listed in the U.S.

February 17, 2021 Total Produce PLC

Total Produce plc, Europe’s leading fresh produce company, Dole Food Company, Inc. and affiliates of Castle & Cooke, Inc., which own a 55% interest in Dole’s parent company, are pleased to announce that they have entered into a binding transaction agreement to combine under a newly created, U.S. listed company.