FARMER BROTHERS CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 15, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FARMER BROTHERS CO (FARM)
CIK: 0000034563
Period of Report: 2012-02-13

Reporting Person: Wahba Jeffrey A (Director, Interim Co-CEO, CFO, Treasurer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-13	Common Stock $1.00 par value	A	20000	—	Acquired	51362	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-13	Non-qualified stock option (right to buy)	$10.82	A	15000	Acquired	2019-02-13	Common Stock (15000)	Direct
2012-02-13	Non-qualified stock option	$10.82	A	50000	Acquired	2019-02-13	Common Stock (50000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Grant of restricted stock; 100% of the shares will vest on February 13, 2013, subject to the acceleration provisions of that certain Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, effective as of February 13, 2012, between the Company and Jeffrey A. Wahba, as the same may be amended, and the restricted stock award agreement.

F2: Grant of non-qualified stock option; one hundred percent (100%) of the total number of shares subject to the option vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, subject to the acceleration provisions of that certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, effective as of April 19, 2011, between the Company and Jeffrey A. Wahba, as the same may be amended, and the stock option award agreement.

F3: Grant of non-qualified stock option; one hundred percent (100%) of the total number of shares subject to the option vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, subject to the acceleration provisions of that certain Second Amended and Restated employment agreement, effective as of February 13, 2012, between the Company and Jeffrey A. Wahba, as the same may be amended, and the stock option award agreement.