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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000921895-16-006234
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161123
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161123
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20161123

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FARMER BROTHERS CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000034563
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATIONS & KINDRED PRODUCTS [2090]
		IRS NUMBER:				950725980
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34249
		FILM NUMBER:		162015898

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		13601 NORTH FREEWAY, SUITE 200
		CITY:			FORT WORTH
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76177
		BUSINESS PHONE:		682 549 6600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 77057
		CITY:			FORT WORTH
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76177

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Waite Carol Farmer
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001314571

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		FARMER BROS CO
		STREET 2:		20333 S NORMANDIE AV
		CITY:			TORRANCE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90502
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STATES</B></FONT></P>

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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT></P>

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D.C. 20549</B></FONT></P>

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14A</B></FONT></P>

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14a-101)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0">SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Amendment No. )</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Filed by the Registrant &#9744;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant &#9746;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Check the appropriate box:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9744;</TD><TD>Preliminary Proxy Statement</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top"><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9746;</TD><TD>Definitive Additional Materials</TD></TR></TABLE>



<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top"><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9744;</TD><TD>Soliciting Material Under Rule 14a-12</TD></TR></TABLE>



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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Farmer
BRos. Co.</FONT></P>



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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><P>(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Carol
Farmer Waite</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Carol
L. Waite Trust</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1964
Jeanne Ann Farmer Grossman Trust</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1964
Richard Francis Farmer Trust</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1964
Roy Edward Farmer Trust</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1964
Carol Lynn Farmer Waite Trust</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1969
Roy Edward Farmer Trust</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1969
Jeanne Ann Farmer Trust</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1969
Richard Francis Farmer Trust</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1969
Carol Lynn Farmer Waite Trust</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1969
Roy F. Farmer Trust</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1969
Emily Marjorie Farmer Trust</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1972
Roy Edward Farmer Trust</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1972
Carol Lynn Farmer Waite Trust</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1972
Jeanne Anne Farmer Grossman Trust</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1972
Richard Francis Farmer</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1972
Roy F. Farmer Trust</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1972
Emily Marjorie Farmer Trust</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1987
Roy F. Farmer Trust I</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1987
Roy F. Farmer Trust II</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1987
Roy F. Farmer Trust III</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1987
Roy F. Farmer Trust IV</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1988
Roy F. Farmer Trust I</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Farmer
Insurance Trust</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">1984
Jonathan Michael Waite Trust</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">The
2012 Waite Trust</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">2012
Grossman Irrevocable Trust</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Austin
Waite</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Emily
Waite</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Jonathan
Michael Waite</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Suzanna
Waite</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Scott
Grossman</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Brett
Grossman</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Brynn
Grossman</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Tom
Mortensen</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">John
Samore, Jr.,</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Jennifer
Gonzalez-Yousef</FONT></P>



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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><P>(Name of Persons(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</P>

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which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</TD></TR></TABLE>

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box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting
fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of
its filing.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(1)</TD><TD>Amount previously paid:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Carol Farmer Waite, Carol
L. Waite Trust, 1964 Jeanne Ann Farmer Grossman Trust, 1964 Richard Francis Farmer Trust, 1964 Roy Edward Farmer Trust, 1964 Carol
Lynn Farmer Waite Trust, 1969 Roy Edward Farmer Trust, 1969 Jeanne Ann Farmer Trust, 1969 Richard Francis Farmer Trust, 1969 Carol
Lynn Farmer Waite Trust, 1969 Roy F. Farmer Trust, 1969 Emily Marjorie Farmer Trust, 1972 Roy Edward Farmer Trust, 1972 Carol Lynn
Farmer Waite Trust, 1972 Jeanne Anne Farmer Grossman Trust, 1972 Richard Francis Farmer, 1972 Roy F. Farmer Trust, 1972 Emily Marjorie
Farmer Trust, 1987 Roy F. Farmer Trust I, 1987 Roy F. Farmer Trust II, 1987 Roy F. Farmer Trust III, 1987 Roy F. Farmer Trust IV,
1988 Roy F. Farmer Trust I, Farmer Insurance Trust, 1984 Jonathan Michael Waite Trust, the 2012 Waite Trust, 2012 Grossman Irrevocable
Trust, Austin Waite, Emily Waite, Jonathan Michael Waite, Suzanna Waite, Scott Grossman, Brett Grossman, Brynn Grossman, Tom Mortensen,
John Samore, Jr., and Jennifer Gonzalez-Yousef (collectively, &ldquo;Save Farmer Bros.&rdquo;), has filed a definitive proxy statement
and an accompanying <B>WHITE</B> proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission to be used to solicit votes for the election
of a slate of director nominees at the upcoming 2016 annual meeting of stockholders of Farmer Bros. Co., a Delaware corporation.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Item 1: On November 23, 2016, Save Farmer Bros.
issued the following press release:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Save Farmer Bros. Sets the Record Straight
Regarding FARM&rsquo;s Many Distortions and Misrepresentations</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B><I>Urges Stockholders to Not Be Distracted
by the Current Board&rsquo;s Scare Tactics and Attempts to Distract Stockholders</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B><I>It is Time to Send Mr. Keown and His Board
a Message That Stockholders See Through Their Charade</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B><I>Urges Stockholders to Vote the WHITE Proxy
Card to Elect Save Farmer Bros.&rsquo; Three Highly Qualified Director Candidates -- Tom Mortensen, John Samore, Jr., and Jennifer
Gonzalez-Yousef</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Fort Worth, Texas</B>, November 23, 2016
&ndash; Save Farmer Bros. today issued the following statement to stockholders to set the record straight regarding the many distortions
and misrepresentations made by the Board of the Directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) and management of Farmer Bros. Co. (NASDAQ:FARM)
(&ldquo;FARM&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&ldquo;Over the past few months, CEO Mike Keown
and his Board (note that Mr. Keown proudly claims in his LinkedIn profile to have recruited three of seven directors) have demonstrated
that there is no limit to the distortions and misrepresentations that they will spread in their effort to squeeze out the Farmer
family and firm up their control over your company. We have witnessed Mr. Keown and his Board take highly questionable actions
in seeking to diminish the voting influence of the Company&rsquo;s employees, and with it their power to voice opposition to the
culture of intimidation that Mr. Keown has instituted at the Company during his tenure as CEO. We have witnessed Mr. Keown and
his Board endeavor to strip director Jeanne Farmer Grossman of her voice in the boardroom by spreading falsities and taking away
her director independence for no good reason. We have witnessed Mr. Keown and his Board boasting about improving operating performance,
when in reality they have used asset sales, inventory liquidation and one-time income tax benefits to mask the Company&rsquo;s
bloated corporate expenses and poor capital allocation decisions under their watch. We have witnessed Mr. Keown and his Board set
aside $3.5 million of stockholder capital to finance a scare campaign aimed at disseminating false information about Save Farmer
Bros. It is time to set the record straight.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&ldquo;Mr. Keown and his Board remain unapologetic
about misrepresenting Randy Clark and Christopher Mottern as Certified Public Accountants in past proxy materials. Rather than
taking responsibility, Mr. Keown and his Board attempt to distract stockholders from the issue by blaming Save Farmer Bros. for
bringing these egregious misrepresentations to light. This entire episode demonstrates problems at the Company that run much deeper
than two directors misrepresenting their credentials. Mr. Keown and his Board appear to have a &lsquo;circle the wagons&rsquo;
mentality when one of their own gets caught in a lie. How can stockholders trust a board that has this mentality?&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&ldquo;Mr. Keown and his Board claim that Charles
Marcy was &ldquo;<I>brought to the attention of the Nominating Committee and the Board by Leadership Capital Partners, LLC</I>&rdquo;,
and is therefore independent of Mike Keown. We find this claim to be an outrageous falsehood. Mr. Keown, in his LinkedIn profile,
clearly claims that he recruited Mr. Marcy (as well as Randy Clark and Christopher Mottern). If that was not enough evidence, Messrs.
Keown and Marcy had a longstanding friendship going back well before their time together on the Board. They were both directors
of a regional non-profit in Boulder, Colorado for a number of years. We understand that their families had vacationed together
on at least one occasion. Moreover, Mr. Marcy has publicly boasted multiple times about recommending Mr. Keown for the position
of CEO of Farmer Bros. For Mr. Keown and his Board to claim that Mr. Marcy was independently identified by a third party does not
pass the smell test.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&ldquo;Mr. Keown and his Board have wheeled
out a tired and stale argument from the 1980&rsquo;s by claiming that Save Farmer Bros. is seeking control of the Company without
paying a &lsquo;control premium.&rsquo; This is an extremely ironic claim for Mr. Keown and his recruits to make considering that
they are the ones who effectively control the Company while owning a de minimis amount of Farmer Bros. stock. The truth is that
we are not seeking control over the Company. The Save Farmer Bros. nominees will only have one constituency: Farmer Bros. stockholders.
They will not be beholden to management for their directorship. Farmer Bros. stockholders will have selected them. This kind of
mandate will allow them to truly provide oversite of management in a way that the current Board cannot.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&ldquo;Mr. Keown and his Board proudly state
that Richard F. Farmer, Ph.D. &lsquo;<I>has publicly stated his support of the Board and management.</I>&rsquo; Mr. Keown and his
Board went on to state that: &lsquo;<I>The Farmer Bros. Co. Board and management team appreciate the support of Richard Farmer
and remain committed to acting in the best interest of the Company and to delivering value to all stockholders.</I>&rsquo; The
truth is that Mr. Farmer&rsquo;s &lsquo;<I>support</I>&rsquo; of the Board rings very hollow. If Mr. Farmer believes that the Board
is committed to &lsquo;<I>delivering value to all stockholders,</I>&rsquo; then why did he start selling stock in December 2015?
Why did he sell 600,000 shares on May 19, 2016? If Mr. Farmer believes that the Board is &lsquo;<I>committed to acting in the best
interest of the Company,</I>&rsquo; then why does he want to liquidate a substantial amount of the Farmer Bros. stock in the Farmer
family trusts? Why don&rsquo;t Mr. Farmer&rsquo;s actions match his &lsquo;<I>support</I>&rsquo; for the Board and management?
Is Mr. Farmer using the Board and management to position himself to sell even more Farmer Bros. stock? Or are the Board and management
using Mr. Farmer to tighten their grip on the Company? Or is it both? Is Save Farmer Bros. the only one who doesn&rsquo;t have
a hidden agenda?&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&ldquo;Mr. Keown and his Board have implied
that Save Farmer Bros. group members have committed perjury by stating that our director nominees will cause the Company to explore
all reasonable options to maximize stockholder value. This hyperbolic statement is so absurd that it further discredits Mr. Keown
and his Board, who are trying to distract stockholders from their failure to create a special committee to explore all reasonable
options to maximize stockholder value. In order to set the record straight, however, we will point out just how ridiculous and
desperate this claim is. First, the statement is an obvious red herring. Save Farmer Bros.&rsquo; nominees are independent of Ms.
Waite, and will continue to be independent of Ms. Waite once they are on the Board. Why did Mr. Keown and his Board believe otherwise
in making its statement? In Mr. Keown&rsquo;s world does he expect the directors that he recruited to always agree with him? That
is not how Mr. Mortensen, Mr. Samore and Ms. Gonzalez-Yousef will operate as directors. Second, the quote, as presented by Mr.
Keown and his Board as evidence of potential perjury on the part of Save Farmer Bros. group members, is so horribly edited that
it removes all context. The full text of the quote, which was made nearly two years ago, should have read: &lsquo;<I><U>At the
present time</U>, the beneficiaries and myself want to continue with our parents, grandfather and great-grandmother&rsquo;s vision
and wishes (as stated in the trusts) since we all feel that it is in our best interest to do so.</I> (emphasis added)&rsquo; Don&rsquo;t
be distracted by the tactics of Mr. Keown and his Board. Our director nominees, once elected, will call for the formation of a
special committee to explore all reasonable options to maximize stockholder value. Do you honestly believe that Mr. Keown and his
Board will do the same?&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&ldquo;Mr. Keown and his Board will do or say
anything to distract stockholders from the truth, which is that Mr. Keown is running out of levers to pull to mask the Company&rsquo;s
bloated corporate overhead and mask his poor capital allocation decisions. What is going to happen to earnings when there are no
longer real estate assets to sell? What is going to happen to earnings when there are no longer non-core businesses to divest?
What is going to happen to earnings when there are no longer income tax benefits to harvest? What is going to happen to earnings
when there is no longer excess inventory to liquidate? Stockholders will be left holding the bag now that Mr. Keown is out of levers
to pull. Stockholders cannot wait another three years to send Mr. Keown and his Board a message that we see through their charade.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Investors with questions on how to vote, please
contact:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Okapi Partners LLC</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Bruce H. Goldfarb/Patrick McHugh/Charles Garske</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">info@okapipartners.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">(212) 297-0720 or Toll-Free (855) 305-0857</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">www.SaveFarmerBros.com</P>



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