Edgar Filing: FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

CONTRERAS RICHARD

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC [FDP]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
SVP and CFO

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC., P.O. BOX 149222

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2017

(Street)

CORAL GABLES, FL 33114-9222

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Dividend Equivalent Units ⁽¹⁾

$ 59.23

03/31/2017

178 ⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾

⁽³⁾

Ordinary Shares

70,363 ⁽⁴⁾

$ 0

178

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CONTRERAS RICHARD C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC. P.O. BOX 149222 CORAL GABLES, FL 33114-9222			SVP and CFO

Signatures

/s/ Bruce Jordan, Attorney-in-fact for Richard Contreras		04/04/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Dividend Equivalent Units (DEUs) were granted under the Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. 2014 Omnibus Share Incentive Plan. Each DEU represents a contingent right to receive one ordinary share of FDP. DEUs are subject to vesting and/or performance criteria based on the underlying Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and/or Performance Stock Units (PSUs). Certain DEUs are subject to meeting minimum performance criteria set by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of FDP.
(2)	Reflects DEUs received by the Reporting Person as a result of dividend equivalents accrued with respect to outstanding RSUs and/or PSUs granted to the Reporting Person. Dividend equivalents are accrued at the same rate and at the same time as dividends are paid to Ordinary Shareholders. Dividend equivalents on RSUs and/or PSUs are subject to the same restrictions and vesting conditions as the underlying RSUs and/or PSUs.
(3)	DEUs do not have an expiration date.
(4)	29,053 of these securities are RSUs or PSUs, including associated DEUs, which have not yet vested.

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