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 10, 2010
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 | 90502 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(310) 787-5200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On May 10, 2010, Farmer Bros. Co., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued an earnings release announcing its financial results for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010. A copy of the earnings release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Current Report, including the accompanying exhibit, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Earnings Release of Farmer Bros. Co. dated May 10, 2010 | |
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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: May 11, 2010
| FARMER BROS. CO. | ||
| By: | /s/ PETER B. KNEPPER | |
| Name: | Peter B. Knepper | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer (Interim) | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Earnings Release of Farmer Bros. Co. dated May 10, 2010 | |
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