FARMER BROTHERS CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Dec 14, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FARMER BROTHERS CO (FARM)
CIK: 0000034563
Period of Report: 2009-12-10

Reporting Person: LAVERTY ROGER (Director, PRESIDENT & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-12-10	Common Stock	A	11172	—	Acquired	27246	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-12-10	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$18.41	A	72828	Acquired	2016-12-10	Common Stock (72828)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Grant of restricted stock under the 2007 Omnibus Plan; 100% of the shares will vest on December 10, 2012, subject to acceleration provisions of the 2007 Omnibus Plan and restricted stock agreement.

F2: Includes a total of 1,874 shares (including 828 shares in fiscal 2009) allocated as of the reporting date to the reporting person pursuant to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

F3: Grant of non-qualified stock option; the stock option vests pursuant to a three year vesting schedule, whereby one-third of the total number of shares issuable under the option becomes exercisable each year on the anniversary of the grant date, commencing on December 10, 2010, subject to acceleration provisions of the 2007 Omnibus Plan and stock option agreement.