FARMER BROTHERS CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Sep 13, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FARMER BROTHERS CO (FARM)
CIK: 0000034563
Period of Report: 2012-09-12

Reporting Person: KEOWN MICHAEL H (Director, PRESIDENT, CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-09-12	Common Stock, $1.00 par value	A	6830	$9.06	Acquired	55144	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Grant of restricted stock under the 2007 Omnibus Plan pursuant to employment agreement dated March 9, 2012 and letter agreement effective May 8, 2012. Of the 15,000 total shares to be awarded to Mr. Keown pursuant to the employment agreement, 8,170 shares were granted on May 11, 2012 (the "May Grant") and reported on a Form 4 filed with the SEC on May 14, 2012. The remaining 6,830 shares were granted on September 12, 2012 (the "September Grant") and are being reported on this Form 4. All shares granted pursuant to the May Grant and the September Grant will vest on May 11, 2015, subject to acceleration provisions of the employment agreement, 2007 Omnibus Plan and restricted stock agreement.