Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TURNER JIM L
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DEAN FOODS CO [DF]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
JLT BEVERAGES L.P., 5950 SHERRY LANE STE 370
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/30/2013
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75225
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/30/2013   M   15,075 (1) A $ 7.83 85,334 I by Spouse. (3)
Common Stock 05/30/2013   F   11,300 (1) D $ 10.5656 (2) 74,034 I by Spouse. (3)
Common Stock               337,663 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy NF702883) $ 7.83 (4) 05/30/2013   M     8,663 (4) 06/30/2003(5) 06/30/2013 Common Stock 8,663 (4) $ 0 0 I Spouse
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy TF701025) $ 7.83 (4) 05/30/2013   M     1,596 (4) 06/30/2003(5) 06/30/2013 Common Stock 1,596 (4) $ 0 0 I Spouse
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy VF703992) $ 7.83 (4) 05/30/2013   M     748 (4) 06/30/2003(5) 06/30/2013 Common Stock 748 (4) $ 0 0 I Spouse
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy VF703993) $ 7.83 (4) 05/30/2013   M     4,068 (4) 06/30/2003(5) 06/30/2013 Common Stock 4,068 (4) $ 0 0 I Spouse

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TURNER JIM L
JLT BEVERAGES L.P.
5950 SHERRY LANE STE 370
DALLAS, TX 75225
  X      

Signatures

 Carman M. Callahan, Attorney-In-Fact   06/03/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reporting person's spouse exercised options totalling 15,075 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer A total of 11,300 shares were surrendered to satisfy the exercise price of such options associated with such exercise, resulting in the issuance of a total of 3,775 net shares of Common Stock.
(2) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $10.5600 to $10.5700, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Issuer, any security holder of Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
(3) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares not directly owned by him.
(4) Due to the spin-off of a portion of the Issuer's ownership interest in The WhiteWave Foods Company on May 23, 2013, the reporting person's number of options and exercise price has been adjusted to preserve the pre-spin intrinsic value of the award.
(5) The options are fully vested and immediately exercisable upon grant.

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