6-K

Date: December 15, 2021

DOLE PLC

(Registrant)

/s/ Rory Byrne

Name: Rory Byrne

Title: Chief Executive Officer

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of December, 2021

Commission File Number 001-40695

Dole plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Dole plc

29 North Anne Street

Dublin 7

Ireland

D07 PH36

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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Dole plc (the registrant, referred to herein as the “Company”) is furnishing a condensed consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021, and a condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2021, solely to comply with New York Stock Exchange Listing Standard Section 203.03.

References to “Total Produce” refers to Total Produce plc, together with its subsidiaries, and references to “Legacy Dole” refers to DFC Holdings, LLC, together with its subsidiaries, prior to the transactions completed on July 29, 2021 (the “Acquisition Date”) (referred to herein as the “Merger”) pursuant to the Transaction Agreement. References to “C&C Parties” refer to David H. Murdock and his affiliates, the former majority owner of Legacy Dole prior to the Merger.

Dole plc is a newly formed entity resulting from the combination of Total Produce and Legacy Dole. On February 16, 2021, Total Produce, Legacy Dole and the C&C Parties entered into a binding transaction agreement to combine Total Produce and Legacy Dole under a newly created entity listed publicly in the United States (“U.S.”).

On July 29, 2021, the Merger was completed between Total Produce and Legacy Dole. On July 30, 2021, Dole plc consummated its IPO on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “DOLE”.

The Merger between Total Produce and Legacy Dole was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting, with Total Produce deemed to be the accounting acquirer for financial accounting purposes and accordingly, Total Produce’s historical financial statements are the historical financial statements of Dole plc.

The information furnished in this Report on Form 6-K, including the exhibits related thereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Dole plc (Total Produce plc) condensed consolidated statement of operations for the six month period ended June 30, 2021 and condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2021.

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, thereunto duly authorized.