10-Q 1 farm-20140930x10q.htm 10-Q

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)

þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014
OR

¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 001-34249
FARMER BROS. CO.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware |  | 95-0725980
(State of Incorporation) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

20333 South Normandie Avenue, Torrance, California 90502
(Address of Principal Executive Offices; Zip Code)
310-787-5200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES ý NO ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES ý NO ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer |  | ¨ |  | Accelerated filer |  | ý
Non-accelerated filer |  | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |  | Smaller reporting company |  | ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
YES ¨ NO ý
As of November 7, 2014 the registrant had 16,593,539 shares outstanding of its common stock, par value $1.00 per share, which is the registrant’s only class of common stock.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) |
Item 1. Financial Statements |
Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014 | 1
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30 , 2014 and 2013 | 2
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 | 3
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 | 4
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | 5
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 23
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 28
Item 4. Controls and Procedures | 30
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION |
Item 1. Legal Proceedings | 31
Item 6. Exhibits | 31
SIGNATURES | 32
EXHIBIT INDEX | 33

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
Item 1. Financial Statements
FARMER BROS. CO.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

| September 30, 2014 |  | June 30, 2014
ASSETS |  |  |
Current assets: |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,782 |  |  | $ | 11,993 |
Short-term investments | 22,063 |  |  | 22,632 |
Accounts and notes receivable, net | 46,172 |  |  | 42,230 |
Inventories | 71,931 |  |  | 71,044 |
Income tax receivable | 198 |  |  | 228 |
Short-term derivative assets | 3,531 |  |  | 5,153 |
Prepaid expenses | 3,561 |  |  | 4,180 |
Total current assets | 152,238 |  |  | 157,460 |
Property, plant and equipment, net | 93,989 |  |  | 95,641 |
Intangible assets, net | 5,628 |  |  | 5,628 |
Other assets | 6,556 |  |  | 7,034 |
Deferred income taxes | 414 |  |  | 414 |
Total assets | $ | 258,825 |  |  | $ | 266,177 |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |  |  |
Current liabilities: |  |  |
Accounts payable | $ | 40,096 |  |  | $ | 44,336 |
Accrued payroll expenses | 15,572 |  |  | 22,190 |
Short-term borrowings under revolving credit facility | 2,021 |  |  | 78 |
Short-term obligations under capital leases | 3,747 |  |  | 3,779 |
Deferred income taxes | 1,169 |  |  | 1,169 |
Other current liabilities | 5,472 |  |  | 5,318 |
Total current liabilities | 68,077 |  |  | 76,870 |
Accrued postretirement benefits | 19,740 |  |  | 19,970 |
Other long-term liabilities—capital leases | 5,041 |  |  | 5,924 |
Accrued pension liabilities | 39,804 |  |  | 40,256 |
Accrued workers’ compensation liabilities | 7,604 |  |  | 7,604 |
Deferred income taxes | 718 |  |  | 689 |
Total liabilities | $ | 140,984 |  |  | $ | 151,313 |
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12) |  |  |  |
Stockholders’ equity: |  |  |
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 500,000 shares authorized and none issued | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Common stock, $1.00 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized; 16,593,539 and 16,562,450 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014, respectively | 16,594 |  |  | 16,562 |
Additional paid-in capital | 37,725 |  |  | 35,917 |
Retained earnings | 108,727 |  |  | 106,212 |
Unearned ESOP shares | (16,035 | ) |  | (16,035 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (29,170 | ) |  | (27,792 | )
Total stockholders’ equity | $ | 117,841 |  |  | $ | 114,864 |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 258,825 |  |  | $ | 266,177 |

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FARMER BROS. CO.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

| Three Months Ended September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013
Net sales | $ | 135,984 |  |  | $ | 129,529 |
Cost of goods sold | 87,863 |  |  | 81,524 |
Gross profit | 48,121 |  |  | 48,005 |
Selling expenses | 38,450 |  |  | 36,614 |
General and administrative expenses | 7,009 |  |  | 8,500 |
Net losses (gains) from sales of assets | 61 |  |  | (123 | )
Operating expenses | 45,520 |  |  | 44,991 |
Income from operations | 2,601 |  |  | 3,014 |
Other income (expense): |  |  |
Dividend income | 294 |  |  | 268 |
Interest income | 89 |  |  | 108 |
Interest expense | (207 | ) |  | (372 | )
Other, net | (64 | ) |  | (906 | )
Total other income (expense) | 112 |  |  | (902 | )
Income before taxes | 2,713 |  |  | 2,112 |
Income tax expense | 198 |  |  | 306 |
Net income | $ | 2,515 |  |  | $ | 1,806 |
Net income per common share—basic | $ | 0.16 |  |  | $ | 0.11 |
Net income per common share—diluted | $ | 0.16 |  |  | $ | 0.11 |
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic | 16,003,802 |  |  | 15,715,538 |
Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted | 16,130,745 |  |  | 15,773,743 |

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FARMER BROS. CO.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)

| Three Months Ended September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013
Net income | $ | 2,515 |  |  | $ | 1,806 |
Other comprehensive income, net of tax: |  |  |
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges | 3,332 |  |  | (3,125 | )
(Gains) losses on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges reclassified to cost of goods sold | (4,710 | ) |  | 2,219 |
Total comprehensive income, net of tax | $ | 1,137 |  |  | $ | 900 |

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FARMER BROS. CO.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)

| Three Months Ended September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |  |
Net income | $ | 2,515 |  |  | $ | 1,806 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 6,256 |  |  | 7,424 |
Provision for doubtful accounts | 7 |  |  | 73 |
Deferred income taxes | 29 |  |  | 37 |
Net losses (gains) from sales of assets | 61 |  |  | (123 | )
ESOP and share-based compensation expense | 1,258 |  |  | 904 |
Net (gains) losses on derivative instruments and investments | (4,569 | ) |  | 3,768 |
Change in operating assets and liabilities: |  |  |
Restricted cash | — |  |  | 1,824 |
Purchases of trading securities held for investment | (936 | ) |  | (1,739 | )
Proceeds from sales of trading securities held for investment | 1,315 |  |  | 1,204 |
Accounts and notes receivable | (3,949 | ) |  | 1,009 |
Inventories | (897 | ) |  | (7,816 | )
Income tax receivable | 30 |  |  | 183 |
Derivative assets, net | 5,389 |  |  | — |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 712 |  |  | 578 |
Accounts payable | (3,899 | ) |  | 1,907 |
Accrued payroll expenses and other current liabilities | (6,463 | ) |  | (3,312 | )
Accrued postretirement benefits | (230 | ) |  | 190 |
Other long-term liabilities | (452 | ) |  | (644 | )
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | $ | (3,823 | ) |  | $ | 7,273 |
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (4,930 | ) |  | (4,757 | )
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment | 98 |  |  | 292 |
Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (4,832 | ) |  | $ | (4,465 | )
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |  |
Proceeds from revolving credit facility | 13,860 |  |  | 9,810 |
Repayments on revolving credit facility | (12,040 | ) |  | (9,600 | )
Payments of capital lease obligations | (957 | ) |  | (768 | )
Proceeds from stock option exercises | 581 |  |  | 2 |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | $ | 1,444 |  |  | $ | (556 | )
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | $ | (7,211 | ) |  | $ | 2,252 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 11,993 |  |  | 2,678 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 4,782 |  |  | $ | 4,930 |

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
Farmer Bros. Co., a Delaware corporation (including its consolidated subsidiaries unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company,” or “Farmer Bros.”), is a manufacturer, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products. The Company is a direct distributor of coffee to restaurants, hotels, casinos, offices, quick service restaurants ("QSR's"), convenience stores, healthcare facilities and other foodservice providers, as well as private brand retailers in the QSR, grocery, drugstore, restaurant, convenience store and independent coffeehouse channels. The Company was founded in 1912, was incorporated in California in 1923, and reincorporated in Delaware in 2004. The Company operates in one business segment.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S‑X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals, unless otherwise indicated) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the interim financial data have been included. Operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. Events occurring subsequent to September 30, 2014 have been evaluated for potential recognition or disclosure in the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three months ended September 30, 2014.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 16, 2014.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company reviews its estimates on an ongoing basis using currently available information. Changes in facts and circumstances may result in revised estimates and actual results may differ from those estimates.
Corrections to Previously Issued Financial Statements
Subsequent to the issuance of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2013, the Company identified certain errors in the consolidated statement of cash flows. Accordingly, the Company has corrected the accompanying consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ended September 30, 2013 in order to comply with GAAP.
The corrections to the consolidated statement of cash flows include:

(1) | presentation of purchases of and proceeds from sales of trading securities held for investment on a gross basis instead of on a net basis as previously presented within the presentation of cash flows from operating activities; and

(2) | reclassification of an increase in the Company's derivative liabilities previously presented as a reduction in the net activity in “Short-term investments” to a change in “Accrued payroll expenses and other current liabilities” within the presentation of cash flows from operating activities.

These errors had no impact on the amounts previously reported in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Management has evaluated the materiality of these errors quantitatively and qualitatively, including the impact of the errors on
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

cash flows from operating activities and has concluded that the corrections of these errors are immaterial to the consolidated financial statements as a whole.
The accompanying consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ended September 30, 2013 has been corrected for the errors described above. The following table presents the impact of these corrections:

Cash Flows From Operating Activities: |  | Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
(In thousands) |  | As Previously Reported |  | Adjustments |  | As Corrected
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | $ | 1,806 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 1,806 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 7,424 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,424 |
Provision for doubtful accounts |  | 73 |  |  | — |  |  | 73 |
Deferred income taxes |  | 37 |  |  | — |  |  | 37 |
Net gains from sales of assets |  | (123 | ) |  | — |  |  | (123 | )
ESOP and share-based compensation expense |  | 904 |  |  | — |  |  | 904 |
Net losses on derivative instruments and investments |  | 1,549 |  |  | 2,219 |  |  | 3,768 |
Change in operating assets and liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted cash |  | 1,824 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,824 |
Purchases of trading securities held for investment |  | — |  |  | (1,739 | ) |  | (1,739 | )
Proceeds from sales of trading securities held for investment |  | — |  |  | 1,204 |  |  | 1,204 |
Short-term investments |  | (1,429 | ) |  | 1,429 |  |  | — |
Accounts and notes receivable |  | 1,009 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,009 |
Inventories |  | (7,816 | ) |  | — |  |  | (7,816 | )
Income tax receivable |  | 183 |  |  | — |  |  | 183 |
Prepaid expenses and other assets |  | 578 |  |  | — |  |  | 578 |
Accounts payable |  | 1,907 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,907 |
Accrued payroll expenses and other current liabilities |  | (199 | ) |  | (3,113 | ) |  | (3,312 | )
Accrued postretirement benefits |  | 190 |  |  | — |  |  | 190 |
Other long-term liabilities |  | (644 | ) |  | — |  |  | (644 | )
Net cash provided by operating activities |  | $ | 7,273 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7,273 |

Derivative Instruments
The Company purchases various derivative instruments to create economic hedges of its commodity price risk and interest rate risk. These derivative instruments consist primarily of futures and swaps. The Company reports the fair value of derivative instruments on its consolidated balance sheets in "Short-term derivative assets," "Other assets," "Short-term derivative liabilities," or "Long-term derivative liabilities." The Company determines the current and noncurrent classification based on the timing of expected future cash flows of individual trades and reports these amounts on a gross basis. Additionally, the Company reports cash held on deposit in margin accounts for coffee-related derivative instruments on a gross basis on its consolidated balance sheet in "Restricted cash," if restricted from withdrawal due to a net loss position in such margin accounts.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

The accounting for the changes in fair value of the Company's derivative instruments can be summarized as follows:

Derivative Treatment |  | Accounting Method
Normal purchases and normal sales exception |  | Accrual accounting
Designated in a qualifying hedging relationship |  | Hedge accounting
All other derivative instruments |  | Mark-to-market accounting

The Company enters into green coffee purchase commitments at a fixed price or at a price to be fixed (“PTF”). PTF contracts are purchase commitments whereby the quality, quantity, delivery period, price differential to the coffee "C" market price and other negotiated terms are agreed upon, but the date, and therefore the price at which the base “C” market price will be fixed has not yet been established. The coffee "C" market price is fixed at some point after the purchase contract date and before the futures market closes for the delivery month and may be fixed either at the direction of the Company to the vendor, or by the application of a derivative that was separately purchased as a hedge. For both fixed-price and PTF contracts, the Company expects to take delivery of and to utilize the coffee in a reasonable period of time and in the conduct of normal business. Accordingly, these purchase commitments qualify as normal purchases and are not recorded at fair value on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
The Company accounts for certain coffee-related derivative instruments as accounting hedges in order to minimize the volatility created in the Company's quarterly results from utilizing these derivative contracts and to improve comparability between reporting periods. For a derivative to qualify for designation in a hedging relationship, it must meet specific criteria and the Company must maintain appropriate documentation. The Company establishes hedging relationships pursuant to its risk management policies. The hedging relationships are evaluated at inception and on an ongoing basis to determine whether the hedging relationship is, and is expected to remain, highly effective in achieving offsetting changes in fair value or cash flows attributable to the underlying risk being hedged. The Company also regularly assesses whether the hedged forecasted transaction is probable of occurring. If a derivative ceases to be or is no longer expected to be highly effective, or if the Company believes the likelihood of occurrence of the hedged forecasted transaction is no longer probable, hedge accounting is discontinued for that derivative, and future changes in the fair value of that derivative are recognized in “Other, net.”
For commodity derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the change in fair value of the derivative is reported as accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) and subsequently reclassified into cost of goods sold in the period or periods when the hedged transaction affects earnings. Any ineffective portion of the derivative instrument's change in fair value is recognized currently in “Other, net.” Gains or losses deferred in AOCI associated with terminated derivative instruments, derivative instruments that cease to be highly effective hedges, derivative instruments for which the forecasted transaction is reasonably possible but no longer probable of occurring, and cash flow hedges that have been otherwise discontinued remain in AOCI until the hedged item affects earnings. If it becomes probable that the forecasted transaction designated as the hedged item in a cash flow hedge will not occur, any gain or loss deferred in AOCI is recognized in “Other, net” at that time. For derivative instruments that are not designated in a hedging relationship, and for which the normal purchases and normal sales exception has not been elected, the changes in fair value are reported in “Other, net.”
The following gains and losses on derivative instruments are netted together and reported in “Other, net” in the Company's consolidated statements of operations:

• | Gains and losses on all derivative instruments that are not designated as cash flow hedges and for which the normal purchases and normal sales exception has not been elected; and

• | The ineffective portion of unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments that are designated as cash flow hedges.

The fair value of derivative instruments is based upon broker quotes. At September 30, 2014 and 2013, approximately 96% and 90%, respectively, of the Company's outstanding coffee-related derivative instruments were designated as cash flow hedges (see Note 2).
Coffee Brewing Equipment and Service
The Company classifies certain expenses related to coffee brewing equipment provided to customers as cost of goods sold. These costs include the cost of the equipment as well as the cost of servicing that equipment (including service employees’ salaries, cost of transportation and the cost of supplies and parts) and are considered directly attributable to the generation of revenues from its customers. Accordingly, such costs included in cost of goods sold in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for each of the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were $6.5 million. In addition, depreciation expense related to capitalized coffee brewing equipment reported in cost of goods sold in the three
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was $2.6 million and $2.9 million, respectively. The Company capitalized coffee brewing equipment in the amount of $3.1 million in each of the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.
Revenue Recognition
Most product sales are made “off-truck” to the Company’s customers at their places of business by the Company’s route sales representatives. Revenue is recognized at the time the Company’s route sales representatives physically deliver products to customers and title passes or when it is accepted by the customer when shipped by third-party delivery.
The Company sells roast and ground coffee and tea to The J.M. Smucker Company ("J.M. Smucker") pursuant to a co–packing agreement. The Company recognizes revenue from the co-packing arrangement for the sale of tea on a net basis, net of direct costs of revenue, since the Company acts as an agent of J.M. Smucker in such transactions. As of September 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014, the Company had $0.5 million of receivables relating to this arrangement which are included in "Other receivables" (see Note 5).
Net Income Per Common Share
Net income per share (“EPS”) represents net income attributable to common stockholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period, excluding unallocated shares held by the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP"). Diluted EPS represents net income attributable to common stockholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, inclusive of the dilutive impact of common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. However, nonvested restricted stock awards (referred to as participating securities) are excluded from the dilutive impact of common equivalent shares outstanding in accordance with authoritative guidance under the two-class method. The nonvested restricted stockholders are entitled to participate in dividends declared on common stock as if the shares were fully vested and hence are deemed to be participating securities. Under the two-class method, net income attributable to nonvested restricted stockholders is excluded from net income attributable to common stockholders for purposes of calculating basic and diluted EPS. Computation of EPS for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 includes the dilutive effect of 126,943 shares and 58,205 shares issuable under stock options, respectively (see Note 11). Computation of EPS for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 excludes 72,756 shares and 348,129 shares issuable under stock options, respectively, because including them would be anti-dilutive.
Dividends
The Company’s Board of Directors has omitted the payment of a quarterly dividend since the third quarter of fiscal 2011. The amount, if any, of dividends to be paid in the future will depend upon the Company’s then available cash, anticipated cash needs, overall financial condition, loan agreement restrictions, future prospects for earnings and cash flows, as well as other relevant factors.
Impairment of Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
The Company performs its annual impairment test of indefinite-lived intangible assets as of June 30. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized but instead are reviewed for impairment annually, as well as on an interim basis if events or changes in circumstances between annual test indicate that an asset might be impaired, by comparing their fair values to their carrying values. An impairment charge is recorded if the estimated fair value of such assets has decreased below their carrying value. There were no such events or circumstances during the three months ended September 30, 2014.
Long-Lived Assets, Excluding Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
The Company reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Long-lived assets evaluated for impairment are grouped with other assets to the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets and liabilities. The estimated future cash flows are based upon, among other things, assumptions about expected future operating performance, and may differ from actual cash flows. If the sum of the projected undiscounted cash flows (excluding interest) is less than the carrying value of the assets, the assets will be written down to the estimated fair value in the period in which the determination is made. There were no such events or circumstances during the three months ended September 30, 2014.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

Self-Insurance
The Company is self-insured for workers’ compensation insurance subject to specific retention levels and uses historical analysis to determine and record the estimates of expected future expenses resulting from workers’ compensation claims. The estimated outstanding losses are the accrued cost of unpaid claims. The estimated outstanding losses, including allocated loss adjustment expenses (“ALAE”), include case reserves, the development of known claims and incurred but not reported claims. ALAE are the direct expenses for settling specific claims. The amounts reflect per occurrence and annual aggregate limits maintained by the Company. The analysis does not include estimating a provision for unallocated loss adjustment expenses.
The Company accounts for its accrued liability relating to workers’ compensation claims on an undiscounted basis. The estimated gross undiscounted workers’ compensation liability relating to such claims was $9.8 million and $9.6 million, respectively, and the estimated recovery from reinsurance was $1.2 million as of September 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014. The short-term and long-term accrued liabilities for workers’ compensation claims are presented on the Company's consolidated balance sheets in "Other current liabilities" and in "Accrued workers' compensation liabilities," respectively. The estimated insurance receivable is included in "Other assets" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
Due to its failure to meet the minimum credit rating criteria for participation in the alternative security program for California self-insurers for workers’ compensation liability, the Company posted a $5.9 million letter of credit as a security deposit with the State of California Department of Industrial Relations Self-Insurance Plans. At September 30, 2014, this letter of credit continues to serve as a security deposit and has been increased to $6.5 million.
The estimated liability related to the Company's self-insured group medical insurance at September 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014 was $0.9 million and $0.8 million, respectively, recorded on an incurred but not reported basis, within deductible limits, based on actual claims and the average lag time between the date insurance claims are filed and the date those claims are paid.
General liability, product liability and commercial auto liability are insured through a captive insurance program. The Company retains the risk within certain aggregate amounts. Cost of the insurance through the captive program is accrued based on estimates of the aggregate liability claims incurred using certain actuarial assumptions and historical claims experience. The Company's liability reserve for such claims was $0.9 million and $0.4 million at September 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014, respectively.
The estimated liability related to the Company's self-insured group medical insurance, general liability, product liability and commercial auto liability is included on the Company's consolidated balance sheets in "Other current liabilities."
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2013-11, "Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists" ("ASU 2013-11"). An entity is required to present unrecognized tax benefits as a decrease in net operating loss, similar tax loss or tax credit carryforward if certain criteria are met. The determination of whether a deferred tax asset is available is based on the unrecognized tax benefit and the deferred tax asset that exists at the reporting date and presumes disallowance of the tax position at the reporting date. The guidance will eliminate the diversity in practice in the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits but will not alter the way in which entities assess deferred tax assets for realizability. This update was effective for public companies for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2013 and the Company adopted it beginning July 1, 2014. Adoption of ASU 2013-11 did not have a material effect on the results of operations, financial position or cash flows of the Company.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-9, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“ASU 2014-9”). ASU 2014-9 requires that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-9 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption prohibited. The Company is in the process of assessing the impact of the adoption of ASU 2014-9 on its consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

Note 2. Derivative Instruments
Derivative Instruments Held
Coffee-Related Derivative Instruments
The Company is exposed to commodity price risk associated with its PTF green coffee purchase contracts, which are described further in Note 1. The Company utilizes futures contracts and options to manage exposure to the variability in expected future cash flows from forecasted purchases of green coffee attributable to commodity price risk, in some instances, as much as 24 months prior to the actual delivery date. Certain of these coffee-related derivative instruments utilized for risk management purposes have been designated as cash flow hedges, while other coffee-related derivative instruments have not been designated as cash flow hedges or do not qualify for hedge accounting despite hedging the Company's future cash flows on an economic basis.
The following table summarizes the notional volumes for the coffee-related derivative instruments held by the Company at September 30, 2014:

(In thousands) |  | September 30, 2014
Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges: |  |
Long coffee pounds |  | 20,700 |
Derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges: |  |
Long coffee pounds |  | 982 |
Total |  | 21,682 |

Cash flow hedge contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2014 will expire within 15 months.
Interest Rate Swap
Effective December 1, 2012, the Company entered into an interest rate swap transaction utilizing a notional amount of $10.0 million and a maturity date of March 1, 2015. The Company entered into the swap transaction to effectively fix the future interest rate during the applicable period on a portion of its borrowings under the revolving credit facility. The interest rate swap was not designated as an accounting hedge. The Company terminated the swap transaction on March 5, 2014.
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Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Financial Statements
Balance Sheets
Fair values of derivative instruments on the consolidated balance sheets:

|  | Derivative Instruments Designated as Cash Flow Hedges |  | Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Accounting Hedges
|  | September 30, |  | June 30, |  | September 30, |  | June 30,
(In thousands) |  | 2014 |  | 2014 |  | 2014 |  | 2014
Financial Statement Location: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term derivative assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Coffee-related derivative instruments |  | $ | 3,692 |  |  | $ | 5,474 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | — |
Long-term derivative assets(1): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Coffee-related derivative instruments |  | $ | 494 |  |  | $ | 862 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Short-term derivative liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Coffee-related derivative instruments |  | $ | 167 |  |  | $ | 252 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 69 |
Long-term derivative liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Coffee-related derivative instruments |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |

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(1) Included in "Other assets" on the consolidated balance sheets.
Statements of Operations
The following table presents pretax net gains and losses for the Company's coffee-related derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, as recognized in "Cost of goods sold," "AOCI" and "Other, net":

|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Financial Statement Classification
(In thousands) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Net gains (losses) recognized in other comprehensive income (effective portion) |  | $ | 3,332 |  |  | $ | (3,125 | ) |  | AOCI
Net gains (losses) recognized in earnings (effective portion) |  | $ | 4,710 |  |  | $ | (2,219 | ) |  | Cost of goods sold
Net losses recognized in earnings (ineffective portion) |  | $ | (51 | ) |  | $ | (507 | ) |  | Other, net

For the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 there were no gains or losses recognized in earnings as a result of excluding amounts from the assessment of hedge effectiveness or as a result of reclassifications to earnings following the discontinuance of any cash flow hedges.
Gains and losses on derivative instruments not designated as accounting hedges are included in "Other, net" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations and in "Net (gains) losses on derivative instruments and investments" in the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows.
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Net gains and losses recorded in "Other, net" are as follows:

|  | Three Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Net gains (losses) from coffee-related derivative instruments |  | $ | 49 |  |  | $ | (848 | )
Net losses on investments |  | (190 | ) |  | (694 | )
Net losses on interest rate swap |  | — |  |  | (7 | )
Net losses on derivative instruments and investments(1) |  | (141 | ) |  | (1,549 | )
Other gains, net |  | 77 |  |  | 643 |
Other, net |  | $ | (64 | ) |  | $ | (906 | )

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(1)Excludes net gains and net losses on coffee-related derivative instruments designated as accounting hedges recorded in cost of goods sold in the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities
The Company has agreements in place that allow for the financial right of offset for derivative assets and liabilities at settlement or in the event of default under the agreements. Additionally, the Company maintains accounts with its brokers to facilitate financial derivative transactions in support of its risk management activities. Based on the value of the Company’s positions in these accounts and the associated margin requirements, the Company may be required to deposit cash into these broker accounts.
The following tables present the Company’s net exposure from its offsetting derivative asset and liability positions, as well as cash collateral on deposit with its counterparty as of the reporting dates indicated:

(In thousands) |  |  |  | Gross Amount Reported on Balance Sheet |  | Netting Adjustments |  | Cash Collateral Posted (Received) |  | Net Exposure
September 30, 2014 |  | Derivative Assets |  | $ | 4,192 |  |  | $ | (187 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,005 |
|  | Derivative Liabilities |  | $ | 187 |  |  | $ | (187 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
June 30, 2014 |  | Derivative Assets |  | $ | 6,336 |  |  | $ | (321 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,015 |
|  | Derivative Liabilities |  | $ | 321 |  |  | $ | (321 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |

Credit-Risk-Related Features
The Company does not have any credit-risk-related contingent features that would require it to post additional collateral in support of its net derivative liability positions. At September 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014, as the Company had a net gain position in its coffee-related derivative margin accounts, none of the cash in these accounts was restricted. Changes in commodity prices and the number of coffee-related derivative instruments held could have a significant impact on cash deposit requirements under the Company's broker and counterparty agreements.
Cash Flow Hedges
Changes in the fair value of the Company's coffee-related derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, to the extent effective, are deferred in AOCI and reclassified into cost of goods sold in the same period or periods in which the hedged forecasted purchases affect earnings, or when it is probable that the hedged forecasted transaction will not occur by the end of the originally specified time period. Based on recorded values at September 30, 2014, $7.8 million of net gains are expected to be reclassified into cost of goods sold within the next twelve months. These recorded values are based on market prices of the commodities as of September 30, 2014. Due to the volatile nature of commodity prices, actual gains or losses realized within the next twelve months will likely differ from these values. These gains or losses are expected to substantially offset net losses or gains that will be realized in earnings from previous unfavorable or favorable market movements associated with underlying hedged transactions.
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Note 3. Investments
The following table shows gains and losses on trading securities held for investment by the Company:

|  | Three Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Total losses recognized from trading securities held for investment |  | $ | (190 | ) |  | $ | (694 | )
Less: Realized losses from sales of trading securities held for investment |  | 15 |  |  | (42 | )
Unrealized gains (losses) from trading securities held for investment |  | $ | (205 | ) |  | $ | (652 | )

Note 4. Fair Value Measurements
The Company groups its assets and liabilities at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value. These levels are:

• | Level 1—Valuation is based upon quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.

• | Level 2—Valuation is based upon inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Inputs include quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, and quoted prices for similar instruments in markets that are not active. Level 2 includes those financial instruments that are valued with industry standard valuation models that incorporate inputs that are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, or can otherwise be derived from or supported by observable market data in the marketplace.

• | Level 3—Valuation is based upon one or more unobservable inputs that are significant in establishing a fair value estimate. These unobservable inputs are used to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available and are developed based on the best information available. These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value.

Securities with quotes that are based on actual trades or actionable bids and offers with a sufficient level of activity on or near the measurement date are classified as Level 1. Securities that are priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids and offers, or a limited number of actual trades, or the same information for securities that are similar in many respects to those being valued, are classified as Level 2. If market information is not available for securities being valued, or materially-comparable securities, then those securities are classified as Level 3. In considering market information, management evaluates changes in liquidity, willingness of a broker to execute at the quoted price, the depth and consistency of prices from pricing services, and the existence of observable trades in the market.
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Assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in thousands):

September 30, 2014 |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Preferred stock(1) |  | $ | 22,063 |  |  | $ | 17,511 |  |  | $ | 4,552 |  |  | $ | — |
Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Coffee-related derivative assets |  | $ | 4,186 |  |  | $ | 4,186 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Derivative instruments not designated as accounting hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Coffee-related derivative assets |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
June 30, 2014 |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Preferred stock(1) |  | $ | 22,632 |  |  | $ | 18,025 |  |  | $ | 4,607 |  |  | $ | — |
Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Coffee-related derivative liabilities |  | $ | 5,153 |  |  | $ | 5,153 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Derivative instruments not designated as accounting hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Coffee-related derivative liabilities |  | $ | 862 |  |  | $ | 862 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |

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(1) | Included in "Short-term investments" on the consolidated balance sheets.

There were no significant transfers of securities between Level 1 and Level 2.
Note 5. Accounts and Notes Receivable, Net

(In thousands) |  | September 30, 2014 |  | June 30, 2014
Trade receivables |  | $ | 45,623 |  |  | $ | 41,118 |
Other receivables(1) |  | 1,207 |  |  | 1,763 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | (658 | ) |  | (651 | )
Accounts and notes receivable, net |  | $ | 46,172 |  |  | $ | 42,230 |

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(1) As of September 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014, $0.5 million of other receivables were related to the co-packing arrangement for J.M. Smucker (see Note 1).
Note 6. Inventories

(In thousands) |  | September 30, 2014 |  | June 30, 2014
Coffee |  |  |  |
Processed |  | $ | 19,167 |  |  | $ | 17,551 |
Unprocessed |  | 21,407 |  |  | 21,164 |
Total |  | $ | 40,574 |  |  | $ | 38,715 |
Tea and culinary products |  |  |  |
Processed |  | $ | 21,835 |  |  | $ | 22,381 |
Unprocessed |  | 4,302 |  |  | 4,598 |
Total |  | $ | 26,137 |  |  | $ | 26,979 |
Coffee brewing equipment parts |  | $ | 5,220 |  |  | $ | 5,350 |
Total inventories |  | $ | 71,931 |  |  | $ | 71,044 |

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In addition to product cost, inventory costs include expenditures such as labor and certain supply and overhead expenses incurred in bringing the inventory to its existing condition and location. The “Unprocessed” inventory values as stated in the above table represent the value of raw materials and the “Processed” inventory values represent all other products consisting primarily of finished goods.
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. The Company accounts for coffee, tea and culinary products on the last in, first out ("LIFO") basis and coffee brewing equipment parts on the first in, first out ("FIFO") basis. The Company regularly evaluates these inventories to determine whether market conditions are appropriately reflected in the recorded carrying value. At the end of each quarter, the Company records the expected effect of the liquidation of LIFO inventory quantities, if any, and records the actual impact at fiscal year-end. An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method is made only at the end of each fiscal year based on the inventory levels and costs at that time. If inventory quantities decline at the end of the fiscal year compared to the beginning of the fiscal year, the reduction results in the liquidation of LIFO inventory quantities carried at the cost prevailing in prior years. This LIFO inventory liquidation may result in a decrease or increase in cost of goods sold depending on whether the cost prevailing in prior years was lower or higher, respectively, than the current year cost. Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations must necessarily be based on management's estimates of expected fiscal year-end inventory levels and costs. Because these estimates are subject to many forces beyond management's control, interim results are subject to the final fiscal year-end LIFO inventory valuation. The Company anticipates its inventory levels at June 30, 2015 will decrease from June 30, 2014 levels, and, therefore, recorded $0.3 million in expected beneficial effect of LIFO inventory liquidation in cost of goods sold in the three months ended September 30, 2014. No expected beneficial effect of the liquidation of LIFO inventory quantities was included in cost of goods sold in the three months ended September 30, 2013.
Note 7. Employee Benefit Plans
The Company provides pension plans for most full-time employees. Generally the plans provide benefits based on years of service and/or a combination of years of service and earnings. In addition, the Company contributes to two multiemployer defined benefit pension plans, one multiemployer defined contribution pension plan and eight multiemployer defined contribution plans other than pension plans that provide medical, vision, dental and disability benefits for active, union-represented employees subject to collective bargaining agreements. In addition, the Company sponsors a postretirement defined benefit plan that covers qualified non-union retirees and certain qualified union retirees and provides retiree medical coverage and, depending on the age of the retiree, dental and vision coverage. The Company also provides a postretirement death benefit to certain of its employees and retirees.
The Company is required to recognize the funded status of a benefit plan in its consolidated balance sheet. The Company is also required to recognize in other comprehensive income (loss) ("OCI") certain gains and losses that arise during the period but are deferred under pension accounting rules.
Single Employer Pension Plans
The Company has a defined benefit pension plan, the Farmer Bros. Co. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees (the “Farmer Bros. Plan”), for the majority of its employees who are not covered under a collective bargaining agreement. The Company amended the Farmer Bros. Plan, freezing the benefit for all participants effective June 30, 2011. After the plan freeze, participants do not accrue any benefits under the Farmer Bros. Plan, and new hires are not eligible to participate in the Farmer Bros. Plan. As all plan participants became inactive following this pension curtailment, net (gain) loss is now amortized based on the remaining life expectancy of these participants instead of the remaining service period of these participants.
The Company also has two defined benefit pension plans for certain hourly employees covered under collective bargaining agreements (the “Brewmatic Plan” and the “Hourly Employees' Plan”).
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The net periodic benefit cost for the defined benefit pension plans is as follows:

| Three Months Ended September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013
(In thousands) |
Service cost | $ | 97 |  |  | $ | 100 |
Interest cost | 1,415 |  |  | 1,452 |
Expected return on plan assets | (1,823 | ) |  | (1,705 | )
Amortization of net loss(1) | 303 |  |  | 336 |
Amortization of net prior service cost(1) | — |  |  | — |
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost | $ | (8 | ) |  | $ | 183 |

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(1) These amounts represent the estimated portion of the net loss and net prior service cost remaining in AOCI that is expected to be recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost over the current fiscal year.
Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost

| Fiscal
| 2015 |  | 2014
Discount rate | 4.15% |  | 4.50%
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets | 7.50% |  | 8.00%

Basis Used to Determine Expected Long-Term Return on Plan Assets
The expected long-term return on plan assets assumption was developed as a weighted average rate based on the target asset allocation of the plan and the long-term capital market assumptions. The overall rate for each asset class was developed by combining a long-term inflation component and the associated expected real rates. The development of the capital market assumptions utilized a variety of methodologies, including, but not limited to, historical analysis, stock valuation models such as dividend discount models and earnings yields' models, expected economic growth outlook and market yields analysis.
Multiemployer Pension Plans
The Company participates in two multiemployer defined benefit pension plans that are union sponsored and collectively bargained for the benefit of certain employees subject to collective bargaining agreements, of which the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan is individually significant. The Company makes contributions to these plans generally based on the number of hours worked by the participants in accordance with the provisions of negotiated labor contracts.
The risks of participating in multiemployer pension plans are different from single-employer plans in that: (i) assets contributed to a multiemployer plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers; (ii) if a participating employer stops contributing to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers; and (iii) if the Company stops participating in the multiemployer plan, the Company may be required to pay the plan an amount based on the underfunded status of the plan, referred to as a withdrawal liability.
In fiscal 2012, the Company withdrew from the Labor Management Pension Fund and recorded a charge of $4.3 million associated with withdrawal from this plan, representing the present value of the estimated withdrawal liability expected to be paid in quarterly installments of $0.1 million over 80 quarters. Installment payments will commence once the final determination of the amount of withdrawal liability is established. Upon withdrawal, the employees covered under this multiemployer pension plan were included in the Company's 401(k) plan (the “401(k) Plan”). The short-term and long-term portions of this estimated withdrawal charge are reflected in current and long-term liabilities, respectively, on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014. As of September 30, 2014, a final determination of liability has not been made by the pension plan administrator and installment payments have not commenced.
Future collective bargaining negotiations may result in the Company withdrawing from the remaining multiemployer pension plans in which it participates and, if successful, the Company may incur a withdrawal liability, the amount of which could be material to the Company's results of operations and cash flows.
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Multiemployer Plans Other Than Pension Plans
The Company participates in eight defined contribution multiemployer plans other than pension plans that provide medical, vision, dental and disability benefits for active, union-represented employees subject to collective bargaining agreements. The plans are subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and provide that participating employers make monthly contributions to the plans in an amount as specified in the collective bargaining agreements. Also, the plans provide that participants make self-payments to the plans, the amounts of which are negotiated through the collective bargaining process. The Company's participation in these plans is governed by collective bargaining agreements which expire on or before September 30, 2017.
401(k) Plan
The Company's 401(k) Plan is available to all eligible employees who have worked more than 1,000 hours during a calendar year and were employed at the end of the calendar year. Participants in the 401(k) Plan may choose to contribute a percentage of their annual pay subject to the maximum contribution allowed by the Internal Revenue Service. The Company's matching contribution is discretionary based on approval by the Company's Board of Directors. For the calendar years 2014 and 2013, the Company's Board of Directors approved a Company matching contribution of 50% of an employee's annual contribution to the 401(k) Plan, up to 6% of the employee's eligible income. The matching contributions (and any earnings thereon) vest at the rate of 20% for each participant's first 5 years of vesting service, so that the participant is fully vested in his or her matching contribution account after 5 years of vesting service. A participant is automatically vested in the event of death, disability or attainment of age 65 while employed by the Company. Employees are 100% vested in their contributions. For employees subject to a collective bargaining agreement, the match is only available if so provided in the labor agreement.
The Company recorded matching contributions of $0.4 million in operating expenses in each of the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.
Postretirement Benefits
The Company sponsors a postretirement defined benefit plan that covers qualified non-union retirees and certain qualified union retirees ("Retiree Medical Plan"). The plan provides medical, dental and vision coverage for retirees under age 65 and medical coverage only for retirees age 65 and above. Under this postretirement plan, the Company’s contributions toward premiums for retiree medical, dental and vision coverage for participants and dependents are scaled based on length of service, with greater Company contributions for retirees with greater length of service, subject to a maximum monthly Company contribution.
The Company also provides a postretirement death benefit ("Death Benefit") to certain of its employees and retirees, subject, in the case of current employees, to continued employment with the Company until retirement and certain other conditions related to the manner of employment termination and manner of death. The Company records the actuarially determined liability for the present value of the postretirement death benefit. The Company has purchased life insurance policies to fund the postretirement death benefit wherein the Company owns the policy but the postretirement death benefit is paid to the employee's or retiree's beneficiary. The Company records an asset for the fair value of the life insurance policies which equates to the cash surrender value of the policies.
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Retiree Medical Plan and Death Benefit
The following table shows the components of net periodic postretirement benefit cost (credit) for the Retiree Medical Plan and Death Benefit for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. Net periodic postretirement benefit credit for the three months ended September 30, 2014 is based on employee census information as of July 1, 2014 and asset information as of June 30, 2014.

|  | Three Months Ended September 30,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013
(In thousands) |  |
Components of Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Credit: |  |  |  |
Service cost |  | $ | 299 |  |  | $ | 234 |
Interest cost |  | 235 |  |  | 202 |
Expected return on plan assets |  | — |  |  | — |
Amortization of net gain |  | (125 | ) |  | (220 | )
Amortization of unrecognized transition (asset) obligation |  | — |  |  | — |
Amortization of net prior service credit |  | (439 | ) |  | (440 | )
Net periodic postretirement benefit credit |  | $ | (30 | ) |  | $ | (224 | )

Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost

| Fiscal
| 2015 |  | 2014
Retiree Medical Plan discount rate | 4.29% |  | 4.80%
Death Benefit discount rate | 4.48% |  | 4.53%

Note 8. Bank Loan
On September 12, 2011, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) among the Company and Coffee Bean International, Inc. (“CBI”), as Borrowers, certain of the Company’s other subsidiaries, as Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as Agent.
On January 9, 2012, the Loan Agreement was amended in connection with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan Chase”), becoming an additional Lender thereunder. On March 18, 2013, the Loan Agreement was amended further ("Amendment No. 2") to amend the definition of "Maximum Credit" available thereunder to $75.0 million from $85.0 million. Pursuant to Amendment No. 2, Wells Fargo agreed to provide a commitment of $53.0 million and JPMorgan Chase agreed to provide a commitment of $22.0 million.
On February 28, 2014, the Company entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Loan Agreement, which, among other things, amended the definition of "Applicable Margin" set forth in the Loan Agreement to provide for interest rates based on modified Monthly Average Excess Availability levels with a range of PRIME + 0% to PRIME + 0.50% or Adjusted Eurodollar Rate + 1.75% to Adjusted Eurodollar Rate + 2.25%. The Loan Agreement provides for a senior secured revolving credit facility of up to $75.0 million, with a letter of credit sublimit of $20.0 million. The revolving credit facility provides for advances of 85% of eligible accounts receivable and 75% of eligible inventory (subject to a $60.0 million inventory loan limit), as defined. The Loan Agreement has an amendment fee of 0.375% and an unused line fee of 0.25%. Outstanding obligations under the Loan Agreement are collateralized by all of the Borrowers’ assets, including the Company’s preferred stock portfolio. The Loan Agreement expires on March 2, 2015. Management cannot provide assurances that the Company will be able to refinance any of its indebtedness under the credit facility on commercially reasonable terms or at all.
The Loan Agreement contains a variety of affirmative and negative covenants of types customary in an asset-based lending facility, including those relating to reporting requirements, maintenance of records, properties and corporate existence, compliance with laws, incurrence of other indebtedness and liens, limitations on certain payments, including the payment of dividends and capital expenditures, and transactions and extraordinary corporate events. The Loan Agreement allows the Company to pay dividends, provided, among other things, certain liquidity requirements are met, the aggregate amount of all such payments in any fiscal year is not in excess of $7.0 million ($1.75 million in any fiscal quarter), and no event of default
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exists or has occurred and is continuing as of the date of any such payment and after giving effect thereto. The Loan Agreement also contains financial covenants requiring the Borrowers to maintain minimum Excess Availability and Total Liquidity levels. The Loan Agreement allows the Lenders to establish reserve requirements, which may reduce the amount of credit otherwise available to the Company, to reflect events, conditions, or risks that would have a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting the Lender’s collateral or the Company’s assets, including the Company’s green coffee inventory.
Effective December 1, 2012, the Company entered into an interest rate swap transaction utilizing a notional amount of $10.0 million and a maturity date of March 1, 2015. The Company entered into the swap transaction to effectively fix the future interest rate during the applicable period on a portion of its borrowings under the revolving credit facility. The swap transaction was intended to manage the Company's interest rate risk related to its revolving credit facility and required the Company to pay a fixed rate of 0.48% per annum in exchange for a variable interest rate based on 1-month USD LIBOR-BBA. The Company terminated the swap transaction on March 5, 2014. As of September 30, 2014, the Company had no interest rate swap transactions in place.
The Company had not designated its interest rate swap as an accounting hedge. The Company recorded the interest rate swap on its consolidated balance sheets at fair value with the changes in fair value recorded as gain or loss in "Other, net" in its consolidated statements of operations. No such gain or loss was recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2014. In the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recorded a loss of $7,000 for the change in fair value of its interest rate swap (see Note 2).
On September 30, 2014, the Company was eligible to borrow up to a total of $74.5 million under the credit facility. As of September 30, 2014, the Company had outstanding borrowings of $2.0 million, utilized $11.2 million of the letters of credit sublimit, and had excess availability under the credit facility of $61.3 million. At September 30, 2014, the weighted average interest rate on the Company's outstanding borrowings under the credit facility was 1.98%. As of September 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all restrictive covenants under the Loan Agreement.
Note 9. Share-based Compensation
On December 5, 2013, the Company’s stockholders approved the Farmer Bros. Co. Amended and Restated 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Amended Equity Plan”), which is an amendment and restatement of, and successor to, the Farmer Bros. Co. 2007 Omnibus Plan (the "Omnibus Plan"). The principal change to the Amended Equity Plan was to limit awards under the plan to performance-based stock options and to restricted stock under limited circumstances.
Stock Options
The share-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 is based on awards ultimately expected to vest. Compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the service period based on the estimated fair value of the stock options. The Company estimates the fair value of option awards using the Black-Scholes option valuation model, which requires management to make certain assumptions for estimating the fair value of stock options at the date of grant. The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because the Company’s stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimates, in management’s opinion the existing models may not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of the Company’s stock options. Although the fair value of stock options is determined using an option valuation model, that value may not be indicative of the fair value observed in a willing buyer/willing seller market transaction.
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Non-Qualified Stock Options With Time-Based Vesting ("NQOs")
The following table summarizes NQO activity for the three months ended September 30, 2014:

Outstanding NQOs: |  | Number of NQOs |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price ($) |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ($) |  | Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years) |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($ in thousands)
Outstanding at June 30, 2014 |  | 412,454 |  |  | 12.44 |  | 5.30 |  | 4.4 |  | 3,782 |
Granted |  | — |  |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Exercised |  | (39,616 | ) |  | 14.67 |  | 5.70 |  | — |  | 351 |
Cancelled/Forfeited |  | (11,138 | ) |  | 10.18 |  | 4.85 |  | — |  | — |
Outstanding at September 30, 2014 |  | 361,700 |  |  | 12.27 |  | 4.14 |  | 4.3 |  | 6,034 |
Vested and exercisable, September 30, 2014 |  | 205,040 |  |  | 13.48 |  | 3.42 |  | 3.7 |  | 3,173 |
Vested and expected to vest, September 30, 2014 |  | 356,567 |  |  | 12.28 |  | 4.12 |  | 4.2 |  | 5,943 |

The aggregate intrinsic value outstanding at the end of each period in the table above represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $28.95 at September 30, 2014 and $21.61 at June 30, 2014, representing the last trading day of the applicable fiscal period, which would have been received by NQO holders had all award holders exercised their NQOs that were in-the-money as of that date.
No shares underlying NQOs vested during the three months ended September 30, 2014. During the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company received $0.6 million in proceeds from exercises of vested NQOs.
As of September 30, 2014 and 2013, there was $0.5 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of unrecognized compensation cost related to NQOs. Total compensation expense for NQOs was $0.1 million and $0.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Non-Qualified Stock Options With Performance-Based and Time-Based Vesting ("PNQs")
The following table summarizes PNQ activity for the three months ended September 30, 2014:

Outstanding PNQs: |  | Number of PNQs |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price ($) |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ($) |  | Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years) |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($ in thousands)
Outstanding at June 30, 2014 |  | 112,442 |  |  | 21.27 |  | 10.49 |  | 6.5 |  | 38 |
Granted |  | — |  |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Exercised |  | — |  |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Cancelled/Forfeited |  | (7,519 | ) |  | 21.33 |  | 10.52 |  | — |  | — |
Outstanding at September 30, 2014 |  | 104,923 |  |  | 21.27 |  | 10.49 |  | 6.2 |  | 806 |
Vested and exercisable, September 30, 2014 |  | — |  |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Vested and expected to vest, September 30, 2014 |  | 97,251 |  |  | 21.27 |  | 10.49 |  | 6.2 |  | 746 |

The aggregate intrinsic value outstanding at the end of each period in the table above represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $28.95 at September 30, 2014 and $21.61 at June 30, 2014, representing the last trading day of the applicable fiscal period, which would have been received by PNQ holders had all award holders exercised their PNQs that were in-the-money as of that date.
The PNQs shown in the table above vest over a three-year period with one-third of the total number of shares subject to each such PNQ vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date based on the Company’s achievement of a modified net income target for the first fiscal year of the performance period as approved by the Compensation Committee, and the remaining two-thirds of the total number of shares subject to each PNQ vesting on the third anniversary of the grant date based on the Company’s achievement of a cumulative modified net income target for all three years during the performance period as
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approved by the Compensation Committee, in each case, subject to the participant’s employment by the Company or service on the Board of Directors of the Company on the applicable vesting date. As of September 30, 2014, the Company expects that it will achieve the performance targets set forth in the PNQ agreements.
Compensation expense for PNQs recognized in operating expenses in the three months ended September 30, 2014 was $0.1 million, and as of September 30, 2014 there was $0.7 million in unrecognized compensation cost related to PNQs. No comparable compensation expense was recognized in operating expenses in the three months ended September 30, 2013 and there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to PNQs at September 30, 2013.
Restricted Stock
The following table summarizes restricted stock activity for the three months ended September 30, 2014:

Outstanding and Nonvested Restricted Stock Awards: |  | Shares Awarded |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ($) |  | Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years) |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($ in thousands)
Outstanding at June 30, 2014 |  | 96,212 |  |  | 10.27 |  |  | 1.5 |  | 2,079 |
Granted |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  | — |
Exercised/Released |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  | — |
Cancelled/Forfeited |  | (8,527 | ) |  | 8.18 |  |  | — |  | — |
Outstanding at September 30, 2014 |  | 87,685 |  |  | 10.47 |  |  | 1.4 |  | 2,538 |
Expected to vest, September 30, 2014 |  | 83,489 |  |  | 13.02 |  |  | 1.5 |  | 2,417 |

The aggregate intrinsic value of shares outstanding at the end of each period in the table above represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $28.95 at September 30, 2014 and $21.61 at June 30, 2014, representing the last trading day of the applicable fiscal period. No restricted stock vested during the three months ended September 30, 2014.
Shares of restricted stock generally vest at the end of three years for eligible employees and officers who are employees. Shares of restricted stock generally vest ratably over a period of three years for directors.
Compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the service period based on the estimated fair value of the restricted stock. Total compensation expense recognized in the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was $30,000 and $0.1 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014, there was approximately $0.5 million and $0.8 million, respectively, of unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock.
Note 10. Income Taxes
The Company adjusts its effective tax rate each quarter based on its current estimated annual effective tax rate. The Company also records the tax impact of certain discrete items, unusual or infrequently occurring tax events and the effects of changes in tax laws or rates, in the interim period in which they occur. In addition, the Company evaluates its deferred tax assets quarterly to determine if a valuation allowance is required.
The Company considered whether a valuation allowance should be recorded against deferred tax assets based on the likelihood that the benefits of the deferred tax assets would or would not ultimately be realized in future periods. In making this assessment, significant weight was given to evidence that could be objectively verified such as recent operating results and less consideration was given to less objective indicators such as future earnings projections.
After consideration of positive and negative evidence, including the recent history of losses, the Company cannot conclude that it is more likely than not that it will generate future earnings sufficient to realize the Company's net deferred tax assets. Accordingly, the Company is maintaining a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets. The Company decreased its valuation allowance by $1.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2014 to $71.6 million. The valuation allowance at June 30, 2014 was $72.6 million.
The Company will continue to monitor its cumulative three-year loss position together with all other available evidence, both positive and negative, in determining whether it is more likely than not that the Company will realize its net deferred tax
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assets. If the Company continues to be profitable, the Company may have enough positive evidence to release part or all of its valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets during the second half of fiscal 2015.
A summary of the income tax expense recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

|  | Three Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Income before taxes |  | $ | 2,713 |  |  | $ | 2,112 |
Income tax expense at statutory rate |  | 923 |  |  | 718 |
State income tax expense, net of federal tax benefit |  | 157 |  |  | 212 |
Valuation allowance |  | (975 | ) |  | (735 | )
Other permanent items |  | 93 |  |  | 111 |
Income tax expense |  | $ | 198 |  |  | $ | 306 |

As of September 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits.
Note 11. Net Income Per Common Share

|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts) | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Net income attributable to common stockholders—basic |  | $ | 2,501 |  |  | $ | 1,790 |  |
Net income attributable to nonvested restricted stockholders |  | 14 |  |  | 16 |  |
Net income |  | $ | 2,515 |  |  | $ | 1,806 |  |
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic |  | 16,003,802 |  |  | 15,715,538 |  |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |
Shares issuable under stock options |  | 126,943 |  |  | 58,205 |  |
Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted |  | 16,130,745 |  |  | 15,773,743 |  |
Net income per common share—basic |  | $ | 0.16 |  |  | $ | 0.11 |  |
Net income per common share—diluted |  | $ | 0.16 |  |  | $ | 0.11 |  |

Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies
As of September 30, 2014, the Company had committed to purchasing green coffee totaling $39.1 million under fixed-price contracts.
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Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are not based on historical fact and are forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws and regulations. These statements are based on management’s current expectations, assumptions, estimates and observations of future events and include any statements that do not directly relate to any historical or current fact; actual results may differ materially due in part to the risk factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on September 16, 2014. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words like “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “expects,” “plans,” “believes,” “intends,” “will,” “assumes” and other words of similar meaning. Owing to the uncertainties inherent in forward-looking statements, actual results could differ materially from those set forth in forward-looking statements. We intend these forward-looking statements to speak only at the time of this report and do not undertake to update or revise these statements as more information becomes available except as required under federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the relative effectiveness of compensation-based employee incentives in causing improvements in Company performance, the capacity to meet the demands of the Company’s large national account customers, the extent of execution of plans for the growth of Company business and achievement of financial metrics related to those plans, the effect of the capital markets as well as other external factors on stockholder value, fluctuations in availability and cost of green coffee, competition, organizational changes, changes in the strength of the economy, our ability to refinance or replace our existing credit facility upon its expiration, business conditions in the coffee industry and food industry in general, our continued success in attracting new customers, variances from budgeted sales mix and growth rates, weather and special or unusual events, changes in the quality or dividend stream of third parties’ securities and other investment vehicles in which we have invested our assets, as well as other risks described in this report and other factors described from time to time in our filings with the SEC. The results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period.
Corrections to Previously Issued Financial Statements
As discussed in Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q, subsequent to the issuance of our consolidated financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2013, we identified certain errors in the consolidated statement of cash flows. Accordingly, we have corrected the accompanying unaudited consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ended September 30, 2013 in order to comply with GAAP.
The corrections to the consolidated statement of cash flows include:

(1) | presentation of purchases of and proceeds from sales of trading securities held for investment on a gross basis instead of on a net basis as previously presented within the presentation of cash flows from operating activities; and

(2) | reclassification of an increase in the Company’s derivative liabilities previously presented as a reduction in the net activity in “Short-term investments” to a change in “Accrued payroll expenses and other current liabilities” within the presentation of cash flows from operating activities.

These errors had no impact on the amounts previously reported in our consolidated balance sheets. The impact of these corrections to the applicable line items in our consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ended September 30, 2013 is set forth in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Credit Facility
On September 12, 2011, we entered into an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) among the Company and CBI, as Borrowers, certain of the Company’s other subsidiaries, as Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association ("Wells Fargo"), as Agent.
On January 9, 2012, the Loan Agreement was amended in connection with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan Chase”), becoming an additional Lender thereunder. On March 18, 2013, the Loan Agreement was amended further (“Amendment No. 2") to amend the definition of "Maximum Credit" available thereunder to $75.0
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million from $85.0 million. Pursuant to Amendment No. 2, Wells Fargo agreed to provide a commitment of $53.0 million and JPMorgan Chase agreed to provide a commitment of $22.0 million.
On February 28, 2014, we entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Loan Agreement which, among other things, amended the definition of "Applicable Margin" set forth in the Loan Agreement to provide for interest rates based on modified Monthly Average Excess Availability levels with a range of PRIME + 0% to PRIME + 0.50% or Adjusted Eurodollar Rate + 1.75% to Adjusted Eurodollar Rate + 2.25%.
The Loan Agreement provides for a senior secured revolving credit facility of up to $75.0 million, with a letter of credit sublimit of $20.0 million. The revolving credit facility provides for advances of 85% of eligible accounts receivable and 75% of eligible inventory (subject to a $60.0 million inventory loan limit), as defined. The Loan Agreement has an amendment fee of 0.375% and an unused line fee of 0.25%. Outstanding obligations under the Loan Agreement are collateralized by all of the Borrowers’ assets, including the Company’s preferred stock portfolio. The Loan Agreement expires on March 2, 2015. We cannot provide assurances that we will be able to refinance any of our indebtedness under the credit facility on commercially reasonable terms or at all.
The Loan Agreement contains a variety of affirmative and negative covenants of types customary in an asset-based lending facility, including those relating to reporting requirements, maintenance of records, properties and corporate existence, compliance with laws, incurrence of other indebtedness and liens, limitations on certain payments, including the payment of dividends and capital expenditures, and transactions and extraordinary corporate events. The Loan Agreement allows us to pay dividends, provided, among other things, certain liquidity requirements are met, the aggregate amount of all such payments in any fiscal year is not in excess of $7.0 million ($1.75 million in any fiscal quarter), and no event of default exists or has occurred and is continuing as of the date of any such payment and after giving effect thereto. The Loan Agreement also contains financial covenants requiring the Borrowers to maintain minimum Excess Availability and Total Liquidity levels. The Loan Agreement allows the Lenders to establish reserve requirements, which may reduce the amount of credit otherwise available to us, to reflect events, conditions, or risks that would have a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting the Lender’s collateral or our assets, including our green coffee inventory.
The Loan Agreement provides that an event of default includes, among other things, subject to certain grace periods: (i) payment defaults; (ii) failure by any guarantor to perform any guarantee in favor of Lender; (iii) failure to abide by loan covenants; (iv) default with respect to other material indebtedness; (v) final judgment in a material amount not discharged or stayed; (vi) any change of control; (vii) bankruptcy or insolvency; and (viii) the failure of the Farmer Bros. Co. Employee Stock Ownership Benefit Trust, created by the Company to implement the Farmer Bros. Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP"), to be duly qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or exempt from federal income taxation, or if the ESOP engages in a material non-exempt prohibited transaction.
Effective December 1, 2012, we entered into an interest rate swap transaction utilizing a notional amount of $10.0 million and a maturity date of March 1, 2015. We entered into the swap transaction to effectively fix the future interest rate during the applicable period on a portion of our borrowings under the revolving credit facility. The swap transaction was intended to manage our interest rate risk related to our revolving credit facility and required us to pay a fixed rate of 0.48% per annum in exchange for a variable interest rate based on 1-month USD LIBOR-BBA.We terminated the swap transaction on March 5, 2014. As of September 30, 2014, we had no interest rate swap transactions in place.
We did not designate our interest rate swap as an accounting hedge. In the three months ended September 30, 2013, we recorded in “Other, net” in our consolidated statement of operations a loss of $7,000 for the change in fair value of our interest rate swap. No such gain or loss was recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2014.
On September 30, 2014, we were eligible to borrow up to a total of $74.5 million under the credit facility. As of September 30, 2014, we had outstanding borrowings of $2.0 million, utilized $11.2 million of the letters of credit sublimit, and had excess availability under the credit facility of $61.3 million. The weighted average interest rate on our outstanding borrowings under the credit facility was 1.98% at September 30, 2014. As of September 30, 2014, we were in compliance with all restrictive covenants under the Loan Agreement.
As of October 31, 2014, we had estimated outstanding borrowings of $4.6 million, utilized $11.2 million of the letters of credit sublimit, and had excess availability under the credit facility of $58.7 million. As of October 31, 2014, the weighted average interest rate on our outstanding borrowings under the credit facility was 2.19%.
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Liquidity
We generally finance our operations through cash flows from operations and borrowings under our revolving credit facility described above. As of September 30, 2014, we had $4.8 million in cash and cash equivalents and $22.1 million in short-term investments. At September 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014, as we had a net gain position in our coffee-related derivative margin accounts, none of the cash in these accounts was restricted. We believe our revolving credit facility, to the extent available, in addition to our cash flows from operations and other liquid assets, are sufficient to fund our working capital and capital expenditure requirements for the next 12 months on the basis of current operations; provided, we are able to extend or replace this credit facility which expires in March 2015. We may be unable to extend or replace this credit facility on terms acceptable to us, or at all.
We generate cash from operating activities primarily from cash collections related to the sale of our products. Net cash used in operating activities was $3.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $7.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2013. Net cash used in operating activities in the three months ended September 30, 2014 was due to a higher level of cash outflows from operating activities primarily from payments of accounts payable balances and payroll expenses including accrued bonuses and from increase in accounts receivable balances. In the three months ended September 30, 2013 net cash provided by operating activities resulted from lower cash outflows for payments of accounts payable and payroll expenses and from a decrease in trade receivable balances. In addition, timing differences between the receipt or payment of cash and recognition of the related net gains (net losses) from derivative instruments contributed to the differences in cash from operations in the reported periods. In the three months ended September 30, 2014, non-cash net gains from derivative instruments contributed to the reduction in cash flows from operations. In the three months ended September 30, 2013 non-cash net losses from derivative instruments contributed to the cash inflows from operations.
Net cash used in investing activities increased to $4.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to $4.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2013. Net cash used in investing activities in the three months ended September 30, 2014 included $4.9 million for purchases of property, plant and equipment offset by proceeds from sales of assets of $0.1 million compared to $4.8 million for purchases of property, plant and equipment offset by proceeds from sales of assets of $0.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2013.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $1.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to net cash used in financing activities of $0.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2013. Net cash provided by financing activities in the three months ended September 30, 2014 included net borrowings on our credit facility of $1.8 million, compared to net borrowings of $0.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2013. Proceeds from stock option exercises during the three months ended September 30, 2014 were $0.6 million compared to $2,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2013.
In the three months ended September 30, 2014, we capitalized $4.9 million in property, plant and equipment purchases which included $3.1 million in expenditures to replace normal wear and tear of coffee brewing equipment, $0.4 million in building and facility improvements, $1.3 million in expenditures for vehicles, and machinery and equipment, and $0.1 million in information technology related expenditures.
Our expected capital expenditures for fiscal 2015 include expenditures to replace normal wear and tear of coffee brewing equipment, vehicles, and machinery and equipment, and are expected to be below fiscal 2014 levels on the basis of our current operations.
Our working capital is composed of the following:

(In thousands) |  | September 30, 2014 |  | June 30, 2014
Current assets |  | $ | 152,238 |  |  | $ | 157,460 |
Current liabilities |  | 68,077 |  |  | 76,870 |
Working capital |  | $ | 84,161 |  |  | $ | 80,590 |

Contractual Obligations
As of September 30, 2014, we had committed to purchasing green coffee totaling $39.1 million under fixed-price contracts.
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Results of Operations
Net sales in the three months ended September 30, 2014 increased $6.5 million, or 5.0%, to $136.0 million from $129.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2013. The change in net sales in the three months ended September 30, 2014 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year was due to the following:

(In millions) |  | Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 vs. September 30, 2013
Effect of change in unit sales |  | $ | 5.9 |
Effect of pricing and product mix changes |  | 0.6 |
Total increase in net sales |  | $ | 6.5 |

Unit sales increased 6% in the three months ended September 30, 2014 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year primarily due to increases in sales of our coffee and other beverage products, offset, in part, by a decrease in sales of our culinary products. In the three months ended September 30, 2014, we processed and sold approximately 22.8 million pounds of green coffee as compared to approximately 21.3 million pounds of green coffee processed and sold in the same period of the prior fiscal year. There were no new product category introductions in the three months ended September 30, 2014 or 2013 which had a material impact on our net sales.
The following table presents net sales aggregated by product category for the respective periods indicated:

|  | Three Months Ended September 30,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013
(In thousands) |  | $ |  | % of total |  | $ |  | % of total
Net Sales by Product Category: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Coffee (Roast & Ground) |  | $ | 84,265 |  |  | 62 | % |  | $ | 79,156 |  |  | 61 | %
Coffee (Frozen) |  | 9,094 |  |  | 7 | % |  | 9,020 |  |  | 7 | %
Tea (Iced & Hot) |  | 7,223 |  |  | 5 | % |  | 6,985 |  |  | 5 | %
Culinary |  | 13,676 |  |  | 10 | % |  | 14,698 |  |  | 11 | %
Spice |  | 8,102 |  |  | 6 | % |  | 7,930 |  |  | 6 | %
Other beverages(1) |  | 12,659 |  |  | 9 | % |  | 10,772 |  |  | 8 | %
Net sales by product category |  | 135,019 |  |  | 99 | % |  | 128,561 |  |  | 99 | %
Fuel surcharge |  | 965 |  |  | 1 | % |  | 968 |  |  | 1 | %
Net sales |  | $ | 135,984 |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | 129,529 |  |  | 100 | %

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(1) Includes all beverages other than coffee and tea.
Cost of goods sold in the three months ended September 30, 2014 increased $6.3 million, or 7.8%, to $87.9 million, or 64.6% of net sales, from $81.5 million, or 62.9% of net sales, in the three months ended September 30, 2013. The increase in cost of goods sold in the three months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily due to a 27% increase in the average cost of green coffee purchased. In addition, we recorded the cost of the remainder of our green coffee shipments that we received in the three months ended September 30, 2014, for which the corresponding large marked-to-market hedging gains were previously recognized in our prior fiscal year. Cost of goods sold in the three months ended September 30, 2014 included the $4.7 million in coffee-related derivative gains reclassified into cost of goods sold to match the cash flow hedged coffee purchases in cost of goods sold. Cost of goods sold in the three months ended September 30, 2013 included $2.2 million coffee-related derivative losses reclassified into cost of goods sold to match the cash flow hedged coffee purchases in cost of goods sold.
We anticipate our inventory levels at June 30, 2015 will decrease from June 30, 2014 levels, and, therefore, recorded $0.3 million in expected beneficial effect of LIFO inventory liquidation in cost of goods sold in the three months ended September 30, 2014. Cost of goods sold in the three months ended September 30, 2013 did not include any expected beneficial effect of the liquidation of LIFO inventory quantities.
Gross profit in the three months ended September 30, 2014 increased $0.1 million, or 0.2%, to $48.1 million from $48.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2013, primarily due to the increase in net sales partially offset by a 27% increase in the average cost of green coffee purchased. Gross margin decreased to 35.4% in the three
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months ended September 30, 2014 from 37.1% in the three months ended September 30, 2013, primarily due to the higher average cost of green coffee purchased.
In the three months ended September 30, 2014, operating expenses increased $0.5 million to $45.5 million, or 33.5% of net sales, as compared to $45.0 million, or 34.7% of net sales, in the three months ended September 30, 2013. Operating expenses in the three months ended September 30, 2014 increased primarily due to a $1.8 million increase in selling expenses partially offset by a $1.5 million decrease in general and administrative expenses as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2013. Operating expenses in the three months ended September 30, 2014 included $61,000 in net losses from sales of assets as compared to $0.1 million in net gains from sales of assets, primarily real estate, in the three months ended September 30, 2013. The increase in selling expenses in the three months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily due to an increase in freight charges and insurance-related costs as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. The decrease in general and administrative expenses in the three months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily due to a reduction in retiree medical expenses and the absence of expenses related to the restatement of certain prior period financial statements, partially offset by an increase in employer paid medical costs and ESOP expenses as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.
Income from operations in the three months ended September 30, 2014 decreased to $2.6 million from $3.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2013, primarily due to higher selling expenses partially offset by higher gross profit and lower general and administrative expenses.
Total other income in the three months ended September 30, 2014 was $0.1 million, compared to total other expense of $(0.9) million in the three months ended September 30, 2013. The increase in total other income in the three months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily due to a decrease in losses from our coffee-related derivative instruments and a decrease in interest expense. Total other income in the three months ended September 30, 2014 included $49,000 in net gains on coffee-related derivative instruments as compared to $(0.8) million in net losses on coffee-related derivative instruments in the three months ended September 30, 2013.
Net gains from coffee-related derivative instruments recorded in "Other, net" in the three months ended September 30, 2014 included $0.1 million in net gains from coffee-related derivative instruments not designated as accounting hedges, and $(51,000) in net losses from coffee-related derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges due to ineffectiveness.
In the three months ended September 30, 2014, we recorded income tax expense of $0.2 million compared to $0.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2013.
As of June 30, 2014, our valuation allowance was $72.6 million. In the three months ended September 30, 2014, we decreased our valuation allowance by $1.0 million to $71.6 million. We will continue to monitor our cumulative three-year loss position together with all other available evidence, both positive and negative, in determining whether it is more likely than not that we will realize our net deferred tax assets. If we continue to be profitable, we may have enough positive evidence to release part or all of our valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets during the second half of fiscal 2015.
As a result of the foregoing factors, net income in the three months ended September 30, 2014 was $2.5 million, or $0.16 per diluted common share, compared to $1.8 million, or $0.11 per diluted common share, in the three months ended September 30, 2013.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures, including “Adjusted EBITDA” and "Adjusted EBITDA Margin," in assessing our operating performance. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures serve as appropriate measures to be used in evaluating the performance of our business.
Effective January 1, 2014, we corrected our presentation of "Net gains from sales of assets" previously presented within "Other, net" to a separate line item within "Income (loss) from operations" in order to comply with GAAP. In concert with this correction in presentation and to better reflect cash earnings of the Company as measured and evaluated by management, we began using the non-GAAP financial measure “Adjusted EBITDA,” defined as net income (loss) excluding the impact of income taxes, interest expense, depreciation and amortization expense, ESOP and share-based compensation expense, non-cash impairment losses, non-cash pension withdrawal expense and other similar non-cash expenses. We reference Adjusted EBITDA frequently in our decision-making because it provides supplemental information that facilitates internal comparisons to the historical operating performance of prior
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periods. In addition, we base certain of our forward-looking estimates on Adjusted EBITDA to facilitate quantification of planned business activities and enhance subsequent follow-up with comparisons of actual to planned Adjusted EBITDA. We define "Adjusted EBITDA Margin" as Adjusted EBITDA expressed as a percentage of net sales. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin as defined by us may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. We do not intend for non-GAAP financial measures to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for other measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Set forth below is a reconciliation of reported net income to Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited):

|  | Three Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands) |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Net income, as reported(1) |  | $ | 2,515 |  |  | $ | 1,806 |
Income tax expense |  | 198 |  |  | 306 |
Interest expense |  | 207 |  |  | 372 |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  | 6,256 |  |  | 7,424 |
ESOP and share-based compensation expense |  | 1,258 |  |  | 904 |
Adjusted EBITDA(1) |  | $ | 10,434 |  |  | $ | 10,812 |
Adjusted EBITDA Margin |  | 7.7 | % |  | 8.3 | %

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(1) Includes $0.3 million and $0 in expected beneficial effect of liquidation of LIFO inventory quantities in cost of goods sold in the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk
We are exposed to market value risk arising from changes in interest rates on our securities portfolio. Our portfolio of preferred securities has sometimes included investments in derivatives that provide a natural economic hedge of interest rate risk. We review the interest rate sensitivity of these securities and may enter into “short positions” in futures contracts on U.S. Treasury securities or hold put options on such futures contracts to reduce the impact of certain interest rate changes. Specifically, we attempt to manage the risk arising from changes in the general level of interest rates. We do not transact in futures contracts or put options for speculative purposes. The number and type of futures and options contracts entered into depends on, among other items, the specific maturity and issuer redemption provisions for each preferred stock held, the slope of the U.S. Treasury yield curve, the expected volatility of U.S. Treasury yields, and the costs of using futures and/or options.
The following table demonstrates the impact of varying interest rate changes based on our preferred securities holdings and market yield and price relationships at September 30, 2014. This table is predicated on an “instantaneous” change in the general level of interest rates and assumes predictable relationships between the prices of our preferred securities holdings and the yields on U.S. Treasury securities. At September 30, 2014, we had no futures contracts or put options with respect to our preferred securities portfolio designated as interest rate risk hedges.

($ in thousands) |  | Market Value of Preferred Securities at September 30, 2014 |  | Change in Market Value
Interest Rate Changes |  |
–150 basis points |  | $ | 22,953 |  |  | $ | 890 |
–100 basis points |  | $ | 22,709 |  |  | $ | 646 |
Unchanged |  | $ | 22,063 |  |  | $ | — |
+100 basis points |  | $ | 21,235 |  |  | $ | (828 | )
+150 basis points |  | $ | 20,802 |  |  | $ | (1,261 | )

The Loan Agreement for our revolving credit facility provides for interest rates based on modified Monthly Average Excess Availability levels with a range of PRIME + 0% to PRIME + 0.50% or Adjusted Eurodollar Rate + 1.75% to Adjusted
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Eurodollar Rate + 2.25%. Effective December 1, 2012, we entered into an interest rate swap transaction utilizing a notional amount of $10.0 million and a maturity date of March 1, 2015. We entered into the swap transaction to effectively fix the future interest rate during the applicable period on a portion of our borrowings under our revolving credit facility. We terminated the swap transaction on March 5, 2014. As of September 30, 2014, we had no interest rate swap transactions in place.
We did not designate our interest rate swap as an accounting hedge and recorded the gain or loss from changes in fair value of the interest rate swap in "Other, net" in our consolidated statements of operations. In the three months ended September 30, 2013, we recorded a loss of $7,000 for the change in fair value of our interest rate swap. No such gain or loss was recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2014.
As of September 30, 2014, we had outstanding borrowings of $2.0 million, utilized $11.2 million of the letters of credit sublimit, and had excess availability under the credit facility of $61.3 million. The weighted average interest rate on our outstanding borrowings under the credit facility at September 30, 2014 was 1.98%.
Commodity Price Risk
We are exposed to commodity price risk arising from changes in the market price of green coffee. We value green coffee inventory on the LIFO basis. In the normal course of business we hold a large green coffee inventory and enter into forward commodity purchase agreements with suppliers. We are subject to price risk resulting from the volatility of green coffee prices. Due to competition and market conditions, volatile price increases cannot always be passed on to our customers.
We purchase exchange traded coffee derivative instruments to enable us to lock in the price of green coffee commodity purchases, typically three months in advance of the delivery date. These derivative instruments also may be entered into at the direction of the customer under commodity-based pricing arrangements to effectively lock in the purchase price of green coffee under such customer arrangements, in certain cases up to 18 to 24 months or longer in the future. We account for certain coffee-related derivative instruments as accounting hedges in order to minimize the volatility created in our quarterly results from utilizing these derivative contracts and to improve comparability between reporting periods.
When we designate coffee-related derivative instruments as cash flow hedges, we formally document the hedging instruments and hedged items, and measure at each balance sheet date the effectiveness of our hedges. The effective portion of the change in fair value of the derivative is reported as AOCI and subsequently reclassified into cost of goods sold in the period or periods when the hedged transaction affects earnings. In the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, we reclassified $4.7 million in net gains and $2.2 million in net losses, respectively, into cost of goods sold from AOCI. Any ineffective portion of the derivative's change in fair value is recognized currently in “Other, net.” Gains or losses deferred in AOCI associated with terminated derivative instruments, derivative instruments that cease to be highly effective hedges, derivative instruments for which the forecasted transaction is reasonably possible but no longer probable of occurring, and cash flow hedges that have been otherwise discontinued remain in AOCI until the hedged item affects earnings. If it becomes probable that the forecasted transaction designated as the hedged item in a cash flow hedge will not occur, we recognize any gain or loss deferred in AOCI in “Other, net” at that time. For the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, we recognized in "Other, net" $51,000 and $0.5 million in losses on coffee-related derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges due to ineffectiveness.
For derivative instruments that are not designated in a hedging relationship, and for which the normal purchases and normal sales exception has not been elected, the changes in fair value are reported in “Other, net.”
For the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, we recorded gains (losses) from coffee-related derivative instruments not designated as accounting hedges in "Other, net" in the amounts of $0.1 million and $(0.3) million, respectively (see Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).
The following table summarizes the potential impact as of September 30, 2014 to net income and OCI from a hypothetical 10% change in coffee commodity prices. The information provided below relates only to the coffee-related derivative instruments and does not include, when applicable, the corresponding changes in the underlying hedged items:
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| (In thousands) |  | Increase (Decrease) to Net Income |  | Increase (Decrease) to OCI
| 10% Increase in Underlying Rate |  | 10% Decrease in Underlying Rate |  | 10% Increase in Underlying Rate |  | 10% Decrease in Underlying Rate
| Coffee-related derivative instruments(1) |  | $ | 79 |  |  | $ | (79 | ) |  | $ | 4,096 |  |  | $ | (4,096 | )

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(1) | The Company’s purchase contracts that qualify as normal purchases include green coffee purchase commitments for which the price has been locked in as of September 30, 2014. These contracts are not included in the sensitivity analysis above as the underlying price has been fixed.

Item 4. | Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
As of September 30, 2014, our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management has determined that there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act) during our fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2014 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. | Legal Proceedings

On August 31, 2012, CERT filed an amendment to a private enforcement action adding a number of companies as defendants, including CBI, which sell coffee in California. The suit alleges that the defendants have failed to issue clear and reasonable warnings in accordance with Proposition 65 that the coffee they produce, distribute and sell contains acrylamide. This lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court (the “Court”). CERT has demanded that the alleged violators remove acrylamide from their coffee or provide Proposition 65 warnings on their products and pay $2,500 per day for each and every violation while they are in violation of Proposition 65.
Acrylamide is produced naturally in connection with the heating of many foods, especially starchy foods, and is believed to be caused by the Maillard reaction, though it has also been found in unheated foods such as olives. With respect to coffee, acrylamide is produced when coffee beans are heated during the roasting process—it is the roasting itself that produces the acrylamide. While there has been a significant amount of research concerning proposals for treatments and other processes aimed at reducing acrylamide content of different types of foods, to our knowledge there is currently no known strategy for reducing acrylamide in coffee without negatively impacting the sensorial properties of the product.
The Company has joined a Joint Defense Group and, along with the other co-defendants, has answered the complaint, denying, generally, the allegations of the complaint, including the claimed violation of Proposition 65 and further denying CERT’s right to any relief or damages, including the right to require a warning on products. The Joint Defense Group contends that based on proper scientific analysis and proper application of the standards set forth in Proposition 65, exposures to acrylamide from the coffee products pose no significant risk of cancer and, thus, these exposures are exempt from Proposition 65’s warning requirement.
To date, the pleadings stage of case has been completed. The Court has phased trial so that the “no significant risk level” defense, the First Amendment defense, and the preemption defense will be tried first. Fact discovery and expert discovery on these issues have been completed, and the parties filed trial briefs. The trial for these first phase defenses commenced on September 8, 2014 and completed on November 4, 2014. Motions to strike will be heard in early December.” At this time, the Company is not able to predict the probability of the outcome or estimate of loss, if any, related to this matter.
We are party to various other pending legal and administrative proceedings. It is our opinion that the outcome of such proceedings will not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Item 6. | Exhibits

See Exhibit Index.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

| FARMER BROS. CO.
| By: | /s/ MICHAEL H. KEOWN
|  | Michael H. Keown
|  | President and Chief Executive Officer
|  | (chief executive officer)
|  | November 10, 2014
| By: | /s/ MARK J. NELSON
|  | Mark J. Nelson
|  | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
|  | (principal financial and accounting officer)
|  | November 10, 2014

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EXHIBIT INDEX

3.1 |  | Certificate of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on September 16, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).
3.2 |  | Amended and Restated Bylaws (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 25, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.1 |  | Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 filed with the SEC on May 10, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.2 |  | Rights Agreement, dated March 17, 2005, by and between Farmer Bros. Co. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Rights Agent (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 filed with the SEC on May 10, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.3 |  | Specimen Stock Certificate (filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2013 filed with the SEC on February 10, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.1 |  | Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated September 12, 2011, by and among Farmer Bros. Co. and Coffee Bean International, Inc., as Borrowers, Coffee Bean Holding Co., Inc. and FBC Finance Company, as Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent (filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 filed with the SEC on September 12, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.2 |  | Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, effective January 9, 2012, by and among Farmer Bros. Co. and Coffee Bean International, Inc., as Borrowers, Coffee Bean Holding Co., Inc. and FBC Finance Company, as Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 filed with the SEC on February 8, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.3 |  | Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2013, by and among Farmer Bros. Co. and Coffee Bean International, Inc., as Borrowers, Coffee Bean Holding Co., Inc. and FBC Finance Company, as Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 20, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.4 |  | Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2014, by and among Farmer Bros. Co. and Coffee Bean International, Inc., as Borrowers, Coffee Bean Holding Co., Inc. and FBC Finance Company, as Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 5, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.5 |  | Letter Agreement regarding Waiver of Event of Default, dated October 3, 2013, by and among Farmer Bros. Co. and Coffee Bean International, Inc., as Borrowers, Coffee Bean Holding Co., Inc. and FBC Finance Company, as Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 4, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.6 |  | ISDA Master Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2012, by and between Farmer Bros. Co. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 26, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.7 |  | Schedule to the ISDA Master Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2012, by and between Farmer Bros. Co. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 26, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).

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10.8 |  | Farmer Bros. Co. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 filed with the SEC on November 5, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.9 |  | Amendment No. 1 to Farmer Bros. Co. Retirement Plan effective June 30, 2011 (filed as Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 filed with the SEC on September 12, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.10 |  | Action of the Administrative Committee of the Farmer Bros. Co. Qualified Employee Retirement Plans amending the Farmer Bros. Co. Retirement Plan, effective as of December 6, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on February 6, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.11 |  | Farmer Bros. Co. 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2013 filed with the SEC on February10, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.12 |  | Farmer Bros. Co. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Ownership Plan, as adopted by the Board of Directors on December 9, 2010 and effective as of January 1, 2010 (filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 filed with the SEC on February 9, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.13 |  | Action of the Administrative Committee of the Farmer Bros. Co. Qualified Employee Retirement Plans amending the Farmer Bros. Co. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Ownership Plan, effective as of January 1, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 filed with the SEC on November 5, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.14 |  | ESOP Loan Agreement including ESOP Pledge Agreement and Promissory Note, dated March 28, 2000, between Farmer Bros. Co. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Trustee for the Farmer Bros Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 filed with the SEC on February 9, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.15 |  | Amendment No. 1 to ESOP Loan Agreement, dated June 30, 2003, between Farmer Bros. Co. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Trustee for the Farmer Bros Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 filed with the SEC on February 9, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.16 |  | ESOP Loan Agreement No. 2 including ESOP Pledge Agreement and Promissory Note, dated July 21, 2003 between Farmer Bros. Co. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Trustee for the Farmer Bros Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 filed with the SEC on February 9, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.17 |  | Employment Agreement, dated March 9, 2012, by and between Farmer Bros. Co. and Michael H. Keown (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 13, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.18 |  | Consulting Services Agreement, effective as of March 1, 2013, between Farmer Bros. Co. and Jeffrey A. Wahba (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.19 |  | Letter Agreement by and between Farmer Bros. Co. and Jeffrey A. Wahba (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 4, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.20 |  | Employment Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2013, by and between Farmer Bros. Co. and Mark J. Nelson (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 4, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).*

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10.21 |  | Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2014, by and between Farmer Bros. Co. and Mark J. Nelson (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 5, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.22 |  | Employment Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2012, by and between Farmer Bros. Co. and Thomas W. Mortensen (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on April 10, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.23 |  | Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, effective as of September 1, 2014, by and between Farmer Bros. Co. and Thomas W. Mortensen (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 16, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.24 |  | Separation Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2013, by and between Farmer Bros. Co. and Hortensia R. Gomez (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 18, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.25 |  | Separation Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2014, by and between Farmer Bros. Co. and Mark A. Harding (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 17, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.26 |  | Farmer Bros. Co. 2007 Omnibus Plan, as amended (as approved by the stockholders at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on December 6, 2012) (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 12, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.27 |  | Farmer Bros. Co. Amended and Restated 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as approved by the stockholders at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on December 5, 2013) (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 11, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.28 |  | Form of Farmer Bros. Co. 2007 Omnibus Plan Stock Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 4, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.29 |  | Form of Farmer Bros. Co. Amended and Restated 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan Stock Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 18, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.30 |  | Form of Farmer Bros. Co. 2007 Omnibus Plan Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Award Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 4, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.31 |  | Form of Farmer Bros. Co. Amended and Restated 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Award Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 18, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.32 |  | Stock Ownership Guidelines for Directors and Executive Officers (filed herewith).*
10.33 |  | Form of Target Award Notification Letter (Fiscal 2014) under Farmer Bros. Co. 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 15, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.34 |  | Form of Award Letter (Fiscal 2014) under Farmer Bros. Co. 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 17, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.35 |  | Form of Target Award Notification Letter (Fiscal 2015) under Farmer Bros. Co. 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 17, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).*
10.36 |  | Form of Change in Control Severance Agreement for Executive Officers of the Company (with schedule of executive officers attached) (filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 4, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).*

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10.37 |  | Form of Indemnification Agreement for Directors and Officers of the Company, as adopted on December 5, 2013 (with schedule of indemnitees attached) (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 11, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).*
31.1 |  | Principal Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
31.2 |  | Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Certification Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
32.1 |  | Principal Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
32.2 |  | Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
101 |  | The following financial statements from the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2014, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (furnished herewith).

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* | Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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