Is the issuer of the instrument the Reference Entity?

Verified answer

Yes

Basis. Issuer "Dean Foods Company" matches the Reference Entity.

Source clauses

No clause cited

How it was checked · 2 checks

Rule re-applied. The Issuer matches Reference Entity rule (v1.0), re-applied to the stored facts, gives the same result as the code-only Mastermind v3 run of 2026-09-25 (deterministic extraction, no model).
Name found in the documents. No clause is quoted for the issuer: it is the issuer named for this bond when the case was set up, and the name Dean Foods Company appears in every document of the record.

Issuer matches Reference Entity

The obligation must be issued by the Reference Entity (a guarantor or successor needs separate analysis).

These checks are CDSBench's provisional reading of the 2014 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions, not legal advice.

Source documents

The case record. Sections behind the verified answer are marked.

DOC-1 Dean Foods 8-K filed 2019-11-12, Item 1.03 Bankruptcy (and Item 2.04), petition 2019-11-12excerpts
DOC-2 Indenture dated February 25, 2015, 6.500% Senior Notes due 2023 (EX-4.1)excerpts