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DOLE Dole plc

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Form SC 13D/A - General Statement of Acquisition of Beneficial Ownership: [Amend]

08/11/2024 10:28pm

Edgar (US Regulatory)


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO

§ 240.13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 4)1

Dole plc

(Name of Issuer)

Ordinary Shares, $0.01 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

G27907107

(CUSIP Number)

JAN BARTA

PALE FIRE CAPITAL SE

Zatecka 55/14

Josefov, 110 00 Prague 1

Czech Republic

+420 777-767-773

 

RYAN NEBEL

OLSHAN FROME WOLOSKY LLP

1325 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

(212) 451-2300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

November 6, 2024

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ¨.

Note:  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

 

1              The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

CUSIP No. G27907107

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        PALE FIRE CAPITAL SICAV a.s.  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        WC  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        CZECH REPUBLIC  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         6,212,527  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          6,212,527  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        6,212,527  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        6.5%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        CO  

  

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CUSIP No. G27907107

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        PALE FIRE CAPITAL SE  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        AF  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        CZECH REPUBLIC  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         6,212,527  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          6,212,527  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        6,212,527  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        6.5%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        OO, HC  

  

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        JAN BARTA  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        AF  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        CZECH REPUBLIC  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         6,212,527  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          6,212,527  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        6,212,527  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        6.5%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        IN, HC  

  

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CUSIP No. G27907107

 

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        DUSAN SENKYPL  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        AF  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        CZECH REPUBLIC  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         6,212,527  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          6,212,527  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        6,212,527  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        6.5%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        IN, HC  

  

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CUSIP No. G27907107

The following constitutes Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 4”). This Amendment No. 4 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.

Item 2.Identity and Background.

Item 2(c) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

(c)       The principal business of each of PFC SICAV and Pale Fire Capital is investing in securities. Pale Fire Capital is the controlling person and sole shareholder of PFC SICAV. Messrs. Senkypl and Barta are the two control persons of Pale Fire Capital, with Mr. Senkypl serving as Chairman of its board and Mr. Barta serving as Chairman of its supervisory board. Mr. Senkypl also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Groupon, Inc., a global scaled two-sided marketplace that connects consumers to merchants, which has a principal business address of 35 West Wacker Drive, 25th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

Item 3.Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

Item 3 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

The Shares purchased by PFC SICAV were purchased with working capital. The aggregate purchase price of the 6,212,527 Shares beneficially owned by PFC SICAV is approximately $65,843,120.

Item 5.Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Items 5(a) and (c) are hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

(a)       The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 94,952,000 Shares outstanding as of June 30, 2024, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as reported in Exhibit 99.1 to the Issuer’s Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2024.

As of the date hereof, PFC SICAV directly beneficially owned 6,212,527 Shares, constituting approximately 6.5% of the Shares outstanding. Pale Fire Capital, as the controlling person and sole shareholder of PFC SICAV, may be deemed to beneficially own the 6,212,527 Shares beneficially owned directly by PFC SICAV, constituting approximately 6.5% of the Shares outstanding. Mr. Senkypl, as a control person and Chairman of the board of Pale Fire Capital, may be deemed to beneficially own the 6,212,527 Shares beneficially owned directly by PFC SICAV, constituting approximately 6.5% of the Shares outstanding. Mr. Barta, as a control person and Chairman of the supervisory board of Pale Fire Capital, may be deemed to beneficially own the 6,212,527 Shares beneficially owned directly by PFC SICAV, constituting approximately 6.5% of the Shares outstanding.

The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owners of any securities of the Issuer he or it does not directly own. Each of the Reporting Persons specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein that he or it does not directly own.

(c)       Schedule B annexed hereto lists all transactions in securities of the Issuer by the Reporting Persons during the past 60 days. All of such transactions were effected in the open market unless otherwise noted therein.

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CUSIP No. G27907107

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: November 8, 2024

  Pale Fire Capital SICAV a.s.
     
  By:

/s/ Martin Trpak

    Name: Martin Trpak
    Title: Authorized Representative

 

 

  Pale Fire Capital SE
   
  By:

/s/ Dusan Senkypl

    Name: Dusan Senkypl
    Title: Chairman of the Board

 

 

 

/s/ Dusan Senkypl

  Dusan Senkypl

 

 

 

/s/ Jan Barta

  Jan Barta

 

 

 

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CUSIP No. G27907107

SCHEDULE B

Transactions in Securities of the Issuer During the Past 60 Days

 

Nature of the Transaction

Securities

Purchased/(Sold)

Price Per

Security($)

Date of

Purchase/Sale

 

PALE FIRE CAPITAL SICAV a.s.

Sale of Ordinary Shares (17,928) 16.1178 09/13/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (10,602) 16.1588 09/13/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (35,429) 16.5539 09/16/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (100,000) 16.5212 09/16/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (3,700) 16.6011 09/16/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (91,200) 16.6280 09/16/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (20,859) 16.7778 09/17/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (7,800) 16.8872 09/17/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (34,807) 16.9374 09/18/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (100,000) 16.8931 09/18/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (54,600) 17.0226 09/18/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (11,929) 17.0383 09/19/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (6,805) 17.0353 09/20/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (500) 16.8950 09/27/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (200) 16.4850 10/01/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (1,900) 16.1706 10/08/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (4,011) 16.0857 10/09/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (13,361) 15.9347 10/10/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (29,800) 16.1036 10/11/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (37,285) 16.1646 10/14/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (407) 16.2137 10/15/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (11,098) 16.3193 10/16/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (13,492) 16.1338 10/24/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (11,087) 16.2506 10/25/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (45,590) 16.8423 11/06/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (34,119) 16.8665 11/06/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (57) 16.9300 11/06/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (4,110) 16.8200 11/07/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (29,158) 16.7303 11/08/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (60,281) 16.7662 11/08/2024
Sale of Ordinary Shares (39,000) 16.7503 11/08/2024

 


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