Dean Foods Receives Final Court Approval for $850 Million in Debtor-In-Possession Financing

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) (“Dean Foods” or the “Company”) today announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas has entered a final order granting the Company authority to access the full amount of its $850 million in debtor-in-possession (“DIP”) financing. The Company had previously received interim approval from the Court to access up to $475 million of the DIP financing. The Court also granted all other relief sought, including providing final approvals for certain other of the Company’s “First Day Motions” intended to support the business.