FARMER BROTHERS CO — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2016

Nov 18, 2016

DFAN14A 1 dfan14a10901002_11182016.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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| Farmer
BRos. Co. |
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| (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
| Carol
Farmer Waite Carol
L. Waite Trust 1964
Jeanne Ann Farmer Grossman Trust 1964
Richard Francis Farmer Trust 1964
Roy Edward Farmer Trust 1964
Carol Lynn Farmer Waite Trust 1969
Roy Edward Farmer Trust 1969
Jeanne Ann Farmer Trust 1969
Richard Francis Farmer Trust 1969
Carol Lynn Farmer Waite Trust 1969
Roy F. Farmer Trust 1969
Emily Marjorie Farmer Trust 1972
Roy Edward Farmer Trust 1972
Carol Lynn Farmer Waite Trust 1972
Jeanne Anne Farmer Grossman Trust 1972
Richard Francis Farmer 1972
Roy F. Farmer Trust 1972
Emily Marjorie Farmer Trust 1987
Roy F. Farmer Trust I 1987
Roy F. Farmer Trust II 1987
Roy F. Farmer Trust III 1987
Roy F. Farmer Trust IV 1988
Roy F. Farmer Trust I Farmer
Insurance Trust 1984
Jonathan Michael Waite Trust The
2012 Waite Trust 2012
Grossman Irrevocable Trust Austin
Waite Emily
Waite Jonathan
Michael Waite Suzanna
Waite Scott
Grossman Brett
Grossman Brynn
Grossman Tom
Mortensen John
Samore, Jr., Jennifer
Gonzalez-Yousef |
| (Name of Persons(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant) |

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Carol Farmer Waite, Carol L. Waite Trust, 1964 Jeanne Ann Farmer Grossman Trust, 1964 Richard Francis Farmer Trust, 1964 Roy Edward Farmer Trust, 1964 Carol Lynn Farmer Waite Trust, 1969 Roy Edward Farmer Trust, 1969 Jeanne Ann Farmer Trust, 1969 Richard Francis Farmer Trust, 1969 Carol Lynn Farmer Waite Trust, 1969 Roy F. Farmer Trust, 1969 Emily Marjorie Farmer Trust, 1972 Roy Edward Farmer Trust, 1972 Carol Lynn Farmer Waite Trust, 1972 Jeanne Anne Farmer Grossman Trust, 1972 Richard Francis Farmer, 1972 Roy F. Farmer Trust, 1972 Emily Marjorie Farmer Trust, 1987 Roy F. Farmer Trust I, 1987 Roy F. Farmer Trust II, 1987 Roy F. Farmer Trust III, 1987 Roy F. Farmer Trust IV, 1988 Roy F. Farmer Trust I, Farmer Insurance Trust, 1984 Jonathan Michael Waite Trust, the 2012 Waite Trust, 2012 Grossman Irrevocable Trust, Austin Waite, Emily Waite, Jonathan Michael Waite, Suzanna Waite, Scott Grossman, Brett Grossman, Brynn Grossman, Tom Mortensen, John Samore, Jr., and Jennifer Gonzalez-Yousef (collectively, “Save Farmer Bros.”), has filed a definitive proxy statement and an accompanying WHITE proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission to be used to solicit votes for the election of a slate of director nominees at the upcoming 2016 annual meeting of stockholders of Farmer Bros. Co., a Delaware corporation.

Item 1: On November 18, 2016, Save Farmer Bros. issued a letter to participants in the Farmer Bros. Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

Item 2: On November 18, 2016, the following materials were posted by Save Farmer Bros. to www.SaveFarmerBros.com: