TIDMIRSH 
 
 
FORM 8.3 
 
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL 
 
DISCLOSURE UNDER 
RULE 8.3 OF 
THE IRISH TAKEOVER 
PANEL 
ACT,  1997, TAKEOVER 
RULES, 
2007 (AS AMENDED) 
 
DEALINGS BY PERSONS 
WITH 
INTERESTS IN RELEVANT 
SECURITIES 
REPRESENTING 
1% OR MORE 
 
1. KEY INFORMATION 
Name of person           Carlson Capital, L.P. 
dealing(Note 
1) 
Company dealt in         Chiquita Brands International Inc. 
Class of relevant        $.01 common shares, 
security                 Isin US1700328099 
to which the dealings    (US2841312083) 
being disclosed 
relate(Note 2) 
Date of dealing          October 1 2014 
 
2. INTERESTS AND 
SHORT POSITIONS 
 
(a) Interests and 
short positions 
(following dealing) in 
the  class of 
relevant 
security 
dealt in (Note 3) 
                         Long                 Short 
                         Number (%)           Number (%) 
(1) Relevant             2,500,000 5.3286% 
securities 
(2) Derivatives (other 
than options) 
(3) Options and 
agreements 
to purchase/sell 
Total                    2,500,000 5.3286% 
(b) Interests and 
short positions 
in relevant securities 
of the  company, 
other than 
the class dealt 
in(Note 3) 
Class of relevant        Long        Short 
security: 
                         Number (%)  Number (%) 
(1) Relevant 
securities 
(2) Derivatives (other 
than options) 
(3) Options and 
agreements 
to purchase/sell 
Total 
 
 
3. DEALINGS(Note 4) 
 
(a) Purchases and sales 
Purchase/sell                                                                      Number of relevant securities                                                                                       Price per unit (Note 5) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                       (gross) 
Buy                                                                                43,102                                                                                                              14.1999 USD 
 
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) 
Product name, e.g. CFD             Nature of transaction                                                                                                              Number of relevant securities             Price per unit 
 
                                   (Note 6)                                                                                                                           (Note 7)                                  (Note 5) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                (Net Price) 
 
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant  securities 
 
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
Product name, e.g. call option   Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.      Number of securities to which the option relates(Note 7)      Exercise price           Type, e.g. American, European etc.    Expiry date    Option money paid/received per unit(Note 5) 
 
 
(ii) Exercising 
Product name, e.g. call option                                                       Number of securities                                                                                                     Exercise price per unit(Note 5) 
 
 
(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new  securities) (Note 4) 
Nature of transaction                Details                                                                                                                                                           Price per unit 
(Note 8)                                                                                                                                                                                               (if applicable) (Note 5) 
 
 
4. OTHER INFORMATION 
 
Agreements, arrangements or understandings 
relating to options  or derivatives 
Full details of any agreement, 
arrangement or understanding 
between the person disclosing and any other 
person relating to the  voting rights of any relevant 
securities under any option referred  to on this 
form or relating to the voting 
rights or future  acquisition 
or disposal of any relevant securities 
to which any  derivative referred to on this form 
is referenced. If none, this  should be stated. 
 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO 
Date of disclosure                                        October 2 2014 
Contact name                                              Luis Contreras 
Telephone number                                          214 932 9608 
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/sell 
with which connected 
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection(Note 10) 
 
 
 
 
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