dole-20260407

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): April 7, 2026

Dole plc

(Exact name of registrant as Specified in Charter)

Ireland

001-40695

98-1610692

(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

Commission File Number

(I.R.S Employer Identification No.)

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)


353-1-887-2600
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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 or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

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

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. ☐

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Dole plc (the “Company”) is a foreign private issuer that prepares its definitive proxy statement, as required, in accordance with the laws of Ireland. The Company currently continues to voluntarily file its periodic and current reports on U.S. domestic issuer forms. On or about April 7, 2026, the Company will distribute its definitive proxy statement to shareholders for an annual general meeting of shareholders to be held on May 20, 2026. A copy of the definitive proxy statement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit Number			Description
99.1			Definitive Proxy Statement
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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: April 7, 2026

DOLE PLC

(Registrant)

By: /s/ Jacinta Devine

Name: Jacinta Devine

Title: Chief Financial Officer

Dole plc filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits