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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549
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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)
February 22, 2017
FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

The Cayman Islands 
1-14706
N/A 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(Commission file number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

c/o Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited
190 Elgin Avenue
George Town, Grand Cayman, KY1-9005
Cayman Islands
(Address of Registrant's Principal Executive Office)

(305) 520-8400
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

Please send copies of notices and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission to:

c/o Del Monte Fresh Produce Company
241 Sevilla Avenue
Coral Gables, Florida  33134
(Address of Registrant's U.S. Executive Office)

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))





Item 8.01 Other Events.
 
On February 22, 2017, Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. announced that its board of directors declared an interim cash dividend of fifteen cents ($0.15) per share, payable on March 31, 2017 to shareholders of record on March 8, 2017.
 
A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
    
  
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits
    
 
99.1 Press Release dated February 22, 2017.
 









SIGNATURES


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.
 
 
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
February 22, 2017
 
By:
/s/ Richard Contreras
 
 
 
Richard Contreras
 
 
Senior Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer

                                    







Exhibit Index
 Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press release dated February 22, 2017