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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
  
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 29, 2014
 
Farmer Bros. Co.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 


Delaware
 
001-34249
 
95-0725980
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
20333 South Normandie Avenue, Torrance, California
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
90502
(Zip Code)
 
310-787-5200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
 
 
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Committee Charter

The Board of Directors of Farmer Bros. Co., a Delaware Corporation (the “Company”), upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee, amended and restated the Compensation Committee Charter, effective as of May 29, 2014, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Amended and Restated Compensation Committee Charter will be posted on the Company's website at www.farmerbros.com as soon as practicable.

Omission of Quarterly Dividend

On May 29, 2014, the Board of Directors voted to omit the payment of a quarterly dividend in the upcoming first quarter of fiscal 2015.


Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.


Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Amended and Restated Compensation Committee Charter effective as of May 29, 2014







SIGNATURE
     
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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
Dated:  June 4, 2014
 


 
FARMER BROS. CO.
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Mark J. Nelson
 
 
Mark J. Nelson
 
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 






EXHIBIT INDEX
 

Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Amended and Restated Compensation Committee Charter effective as of May 29, 2014