Ownership Submission
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FORM 4
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16, Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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OMB APPROVAL
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OMB Number:3235-0287Expires:January 31, 2005Estimated average burden hours per response...0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
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Fisher Vance Ratliff
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FARMER BROTHERS CO [FARM]
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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_____ Director
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_____ 10% Owner
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_____ Officer (give title below)
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_____ Other (specify below)
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Chief Financial Officer /
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(Last)
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(First)
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(Middle)
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14501 NORTH FREEWAY
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
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(Street)
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FORT WORTH
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TX
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76177
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4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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6. Individual or Join/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1.Title of Security
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2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
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2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)
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3. Transaction Code
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4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
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5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
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6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
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7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
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Code
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V
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Amount
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(A) or (D)
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Price
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivate Security
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2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
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3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)
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4. Transaction Code
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5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
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6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
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7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
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8. Price of Derivative Security
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9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
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10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
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11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
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Code
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V
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(A)
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(D)
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Date Exercisable
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Expriation Date
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Title
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Amount or Number of Shares
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Reporting Owners
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Reporting Owner Name / Address
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Relationships
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Director
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10% Owner
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Officer
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Other
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Fisher Vance Ratliff
14501 NORTH FREEWAY
FORT WORTH, TX76177
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Chief Financial Officer
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Signatures
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/s/ Jared Vitemb, Attorney-in-fact for Vance R. Fisher
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2024-07-02
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**Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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Explanation of Responses:
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(*)
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If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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(**)
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Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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(1)
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Represents a grant of restricted stock units ("RSUs") under the Farmer Bros. Co. 2020 Inducement Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), which were granted effective July 1, 2024 ("Grant Date"). The RSUs will vest in three equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the Grant Date, beginning on July 1, 2025, and will settle in common stock upon vesting, subject to the reporting person's continued service to the Company and the acceleration provisions of the Plan and RSU grant agreement.
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(2)
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Represents a grant of restricted stock units ("RSUs") under the 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2017 Plan"), which were granted effective July 1, 2024 ("Grant Date"). The RSUs will vest in three equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the Grant Date, beginning on July 1, 2025, and will settle in common stock upon vesting, subject to the reporting person's continued service to the Company and the acceleration provisions of the 2017 Plan and RSU grant agreement.
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Farmer Brothers Company