FARMER BROTHERS CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 11, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FARMER BROTHERS CO (FARM)
CIK: 0000034563
Period of Report: 2012-12-07

Reporting Person: MORTENSEN THOMAS W (SR. V.P. OF ROUTE SALES)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-07	Common Stock $1.00 par value	A	1627	—	Acquired	21883	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-07	Stock Option (right tobuy)	$11.81	A	10638	Acquired	2019-12-07	Common Stock (10638)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Grant of restricted stock under the 2007 Omnibus Plan; 100% of the shares will vest on December 7, 2015, subject to acceleration provisions of the 2007 Omnibus Plan and restricted stock agreement.

F2: 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 7, 2013, subject to acceleration provisions of the 2007 Omnibus Plan and stock option agreement.