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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-16-778099
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20161128
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161128
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20161128

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	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:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34249
		FILM NUMBER:		162020047

	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
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Rule&nbsp;14a-101) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Amendment No. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Filed by a Party other than the
Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FARMER
BROS.&nbsp;CO. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </B></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November 28, 2016, Farmer Bros. Co. issued the following statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>All Three Proxy Advisory Firms &#150; ISS, Glass Lewis and Egan-Jones Recommend </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>that Stockholders Vote &#147;FOR&#148; All Three Farmer Bros. Director Nominees </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>The Proxy Firms All Agree that the Waite Group&#146;s Nominees are Unqualified and Lack Necessary Experience </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>Farmer Bros. Urges Stockholders to Protect the Value of Their Investment and Vote &#147;FOR&#148; Farmer Bros&#146; Director Nominees on the
GOLD Proxy Card </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>FT. WORTH, Texas &#150; November 28, 2016 </B>&#150; Farmer Bros. Co. (NASDAQ: FARM, the &#147;Company&#148; or &#147;Farmer
Bros.&#148;) today announced that each of the three of the leading, independent proxy advisory firms &#150; Institutional Shareholder Services (&#147;ISS&#148;), Glass Lewis &amp; Co. (&#147;Glass Lewis&#148;) and Egan-Jones Proxy Services
(&#147;Egan-Jones&#148;) &#150; have recommended that stockholders vote &#147;<B>FOR</B>&#148; all three of Farmer Bros.&#146; highly qualified and experienced director nominees &#150; Michael H. Keown, Charles F. Marcy and Christopher P. Mottern
&#150; on the <B><U>GOLD</U></B> proxy card in connection with the Company&#146;s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on December 8, 2016. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In
stating their recommendations that stockholders vote &#147;FOR&#148; Farmer Bros.&#146; three highly qualified nominees, the proxy advisory firms reached the following conclusions:<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">i</SUP> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>In Support of ALL Three Farmer Bros. Director Nominees </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;It seems difficult to dispute the fact that the current board and CEO have been the main driver behind the turnaround of Farmer
Bros...having delivered an impressive improvement of the company fundamentals and strong appreciation of the company&#146;s stock, from $11.83 in 2012 to $34.10 in 2016.&#148; (ISS) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;We find that the Company has outperformed peers and the broad market since Mr. Keown was appointed CEO in 2012&#133;the Management
Nominees are well qualified for continued service on the board and significantly more qualified than the Dissident Nominees.&#148; (Glass Lewis) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;[W]e believe that voting FOR the management&#146;s nominees&#133;is in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders...We
recognize management&#146;s efforts, led by the new CEO Michael H. Keown, in maximizing stockholder value, generating volume and profit growth and building an organization with accountability and sustainability.&#148; (Egan-Jones) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Against the Waite Group&#146;s Nominees </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;The dissident has also failed to demonstrate that it is adequately prepared to address any downside risks associated with this
contest&#133;none of the members of such a reconstituted board seem to possess any outside board experience or relevant industry knowledge or operational expertise beyond that gained during their years at the company. The lack of relevant experience
of certain members of the dissident slate also raises serious concerns as to whether the dissident group&#146;s interests are truly aligned with those of unaffiliated shareholders.&#148; (ISS) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;In this case, we question whether appointing an additional representative of the Farmer family to the board would serve the interests of
all shareholders, particularly given that members of the Farmer family appear to be divided over their views of the current management team. Furthermore, in our view, the Dissident slate would not provide any meaningful qualifications or experience
that is not already represented on the board.&#148; (Glass Lewis) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;We are not convinced that the Waite Group&#146;s nominees would
work to the benefit of the shareholders given their level of industry expertise, public company experience and diversity. We believe that electing the dissident shareholders&#146; nominees could compromise their independence due to affiliations to
the Waite Group&#133; the solicitation being made by the dissidents could disrupt the ongoing efforts of management toward the implementation of the strategic plan.&#148; (Egan-Jones) </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Commenting on the consensus from ISS, Glass Lewis and Egan-Jones, Farmer Bros. stated: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The support from ISS, Glass Lewis and Egan-Jones for ALL THREE of Farmer Bros.&#146; highly qualified and experienced director nominees
reaffirms, strongly and clearly, what we have said all along: the current Board is focused on the interests of ALL stockholders and has the right mix of industry expertise, C-level executive leadership experience, operational and financial skills,
and company knowledge. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All three proxy advisory firms recognize that under the leadership and direction of Mr. Keown and the current
Board, Farmer Bros. continues to successfully execute a turnaround plan that is creating substantial value for ALL stockholders. All three proxy firms also support our view that the Waite Group&#146;s nominees, who lack the qualifications and
experience necessary to deliver positive financial results and superior stockholder value, would add no value to the Board. Electing the Waite Group nominees puts your investment at risk by placing control of the Board in the Waite Group&#146;s
hands, which would put the Company&#146;s leadership at risk and derail the proven turnaround plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We strongly urge stockholders to
follow the recommendations of ISS, Glass Lewis and Egan-Jones and protect their investment by voting &#147;FOR&#148; Farmer Bros.&#146; director nominees &#150; Michael H. Keown, Charles F. Marcy and Christopher P. Mottern &#150; on the GOLD proxy
card. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Farmer Bros. reminds stockholders that every vote is important, no matter how many or how few shares it represents. <B>The Company urges all
stockholders to use the </B><B><U>GOLD</U></B><B> proxy card to vote &#147;FOR&#148; the Company&#146;s highly-qualified and experienced director nominees TODAY.</B><B>&nbsp;</B> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; padding-top:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Your Vote Is Important, No Matter How Many Shares You Own </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>If you have any questions or require any assistance with respect to voting your shares, please contact the Company&#146;s proxy solicitor at
the contact listed below: </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" ALIGN="center">


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<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Farmer Bros. Co. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Founded in 1912, Farmer Bros. Co.
is a national coffee roaster, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products. The Company&#146;s product lines include organic, Direct Trade and sustainably-produced coffee. With a robust line of coffee, hot and iced teas,
cappuccino mixes, spices, and baking/biscuit mixes, the Company delivers extensive beverage planning services and culinary products to its U.S. based customers. The Company is a direct distributor of coffee to restaurants, hotels, casinos, offices,
quick service restaurants, convenience stores, healthcare facilities and other foodservice providers, as well as private brand retailers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Headquartered
in Fort Worth, Texas, Farmer Bros. Co. generated net sales of over $500 million in fiscal 2016 and has approximately 1,600 employees nationwide. The Company&#146;s portfolio features a wide range of coffees including Farmer Brothers<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Artisan Collection by Farmer Brothers&#153;, Metropolitan&#153;, Superior<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Cain&#146;s&#153; and McGarvey<SUP
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&#147;expects,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;estimates&#148; and &#147;believes,&#148; and similar expressions and statements that are made in the future tense or refer to future events or developments, are intended to identify such
forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the expected cost savings relating to the Company&#146;s corporate relocation. These statements
are based on management&#146;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 our most recent annual, periodic and current reports filed with the SEC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Undue reliance should not be placed on the
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Farmer Bros. Co. has filed a definitive proxy statement and accompanying proxy card with the SEC in connection with the solicitation of proxies from the
Company&#146;s stockholders in connection with the matters to be considered at the Company&#146;s 2016 Annual Meeting. Additional information regarding the identity of participants, and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or
otherwise, is set forth in the Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement, including the schedules and appendices thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THE COMPANY URGES ITS INVESTORS
AND STOCKHOLDERS TO READ CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY SUPPLEMENTS OR AMENDMENTS), THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT THE COMPANY MAY FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE
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officers and their respective interests in the Company by security holdings or otherwise is set forth in the Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement for its 2016 Annual Meeting. To the extent holdings of the Company&#146;s securities have changed
since the amounts set forth in the Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting, such changes have been reflected on Initial Statements of Beneficial Ownership on Form 3, Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 or Annual
Statements of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 5 filed with the SEC. These documents are available free of charge at the SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov. </P>
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with the SEC are available free of charge at the SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov. Copies are available free of charge at the Investor Relations section of the Company&#146;s website at www.farmerbros.com. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Isaac N. Johnston, Jr. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(682) 549-6663</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tom Ball / Mike Verrechia</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Morrow Sodali</P>
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Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(212) 355-4449 </P>
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