EXHIBIT 10.1
EXECUTION COPY

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and entered into
as of June 16, 2016, by and among Farmer Bros. Co., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and the investors identified on the signature pages hereto (each, an
"Investor" and collectively, the "Investors").
The Company and the Investors hereby agree as follows:
1.Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the
respective meanings set forth in this Section 1:
“Advice” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
“Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with
such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect
to any Person has the meaning specified in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act;
and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or any
successor entity or entities, including, if applicable, the staff of the
Commission.
"Commission Comments" means written comments pertaining solely to Rule 415 (or
which challenge the right of an Investor to have its Registrable Securities
included in a Registration Statement filed hereunder without being deemed an
underwriter) which are received by the Company from the Commission to a filed
Registration Statement, a copy of which shall have been provided by the Company
to the Holders, which either (i) requires the Company to limit the number of
Registrable Securities which may be included therein to a number which is less
than the number sought to be included thereon as filed with the Commission or
(ii) requires the Company to either exclude Registrable Securities held by
specified Holders or deem such Holders to be underwriters with respect to
Registrable Securities they seek to include in such Registration Statement.
“Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share.
“Cut Back Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
"Effective Date" means, as to a Registration Statement, the date on which such
Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission.
“Effectiveness Date” means (a) with respect to the initial Registration
Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a), the earlier of: (i) the
120th day following the date hereof

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(or the 150th day following the date hereof in the event the initial
Registration Statement is reviewed by the Commission) and (ii) the fifth Trading
Day following the date on which the Company is notified by the Commission that
the initial Registration Statement will not be reviewed or is no longer subject
to further review and comments; (b) with respect to any additional Registration
Statements required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a), the earlier of: (i)
the 120th day following the applicable Filing Date for such additional
Registration Statement(s) (or the 150th day following such date in the event
such additional Registration Statement is reviewed by the Commission) and (ii)
the fifth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is notified by the
Commission that the such additional Registration Statement(s) will not be
reviewed or is no longer subject to further review; and (c) with respect to any
additional Registration Statements required to be filed solely due to SEC
Restrictions, the earlier of: (i) the 120th day following the applicable
Restriction Termination Date (or the 150th day following such date in the event
such additional Registration Statement is reviewed by the Commission) and (ii)
the fifth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is notified by the
Commission that such Registration Statement will not be reviewed or is no longer
subject to further review and comments; provided, if such Effectiveness Date
falls on a day that is not a Trading Day, then the Effectiveness Date shall be
the next succeeding Trading Day.
"Effectiveness Period" means, as to any Registration Statement required to be
filed pursuant to this Agreement, the period commencing on the Effective Date of
such Registration Statement and ending on the earliest to occur of (a) the
second anniversary of the date hereof and (b) such time as there shall cease to
be any Registrable Securities covered by any such Registration Statement.
"Filing Date" means (a) with respect to the initial Registration Statement
required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a), the 60th day following the date
hereof; (b) with respect to any additional Registration Statements required to
be filed pursuant to Section 2(a), the 45th day following the date on which the
Company first knows, or reasonably should have known, that such additional
Registration Statement is required under Section 2(a); and (c) with respect to
any additional Registration Statements required to be filed due to SEC
Restrictions, the 45th day following the applicable Restriction Termination
Date.
"Holder" or "Holders" means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time
to time of Registrable Securities.
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“New York Courts” means the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New
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“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or
unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint
stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity
of any kind.
"Proceeding" means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding
(including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as
a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement
(including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information
previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration
statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act (as
defined below)), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with
respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and
supplements to the Prospectus, including post‑effective amendments, and all
material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in
such Prospectus.
“Registrable Securities” means: (i) the Shares and (ii) any other shares of
Common Stock issued or issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other
distribution, recapitalization or similar event, with respect to any of the
securities referenced in (i) above. As to any particular Registrable Securities,
such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (and the Company shall
not be required to maintain the effectiveness of any, or file another,
Registration Statement hereunder with respect thereto) upon the earliest to
occur of the following: (i) a Registration Statement covering such securities
has been declared effective by the Commission and such securities have been
disposed of pursuant to such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such
securities are sold under circumstances in which all of the applicable
conditions of Rule 144 (or any similar provisions then in force) are met, (iii)
such securities have become eligible to be sold by the Holder thereof without
any volume or manner of sale restrictions under the Securities Act pursuant to
Rule 144, or (iv) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding.
"Registration Statement" means the initial registration statement required to be
filed in accordance with Section 2(a) and any additional registration statements
required to be filed under this Agreement, including in each case the
Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statements or
Prospectus, including pre‑ and post‑effective amendments, all exhibits thereto,
and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by
reference therein.
“Restriction Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
"Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar
rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the
same effect as such Rule.
"Rule 415" means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar
rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the
same effect as such Rule.

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"Rule 424" means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar
rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the
same effect as such Rule.
“SEC Restrictions” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
“Shares” means the shares of Common Stock acquired by the Investors pursuant to
the terms of that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2016, by
and between the Investors and the Richard F. Farmer Revocable Trust dated
December 29, 1995.
“Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq
Global Market, or, if the Nasdaq Global Market is not the principal trading
market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or
securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded.
2.Registration.
(a)On or prior to its applicable Filing Date, the Company shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the Commission a
Registration Statement covering the resale of all Registrable Securities not
already covered by an existing and effective Registration Statement for an
offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. Each
Registration Statement required to be filed under this Agreement shall be filed
on Form S-3 (or if the Company is not then eligible to utilize such form of
registration, it shall utilize such other available form appropriate for such
purpose) and contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments
received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement, other
than as to the characterization of any Holder as an underwriter, which shall not
occur without such Holder’s written consent) the "Plan of Distribution" in
substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A. The Company shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Registration Statement required to
be filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) promptly but, in any event, no later
than its Effectiveness Date, and shall, subject to Section 6(c) hereof, use its
commercially reasonable efforts to keep each such Registration Statement
continuously effective during its entire Effectiveness Period. By 5:00 p.m. (New
York City time) on the Business Day immediately following the Effective Date of
each Registration Statement, the Company shall file with the Commission in
accordance with Rule 424 the final prospectus to be used in connection with
sales pursuant to such Registration Statement (whether or not such filing is
technically required under such Rule). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company shall be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period for up
to an aggregate of 30 consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 60 Trading
Days (which need not be consecutive) in any given 360-day period. If for any
reason other than due solely to SEC Restrictions, a Registration Statement is
effective but not all outstanding Registrable Securities are registered for
resale pursuant thereto, then the Company shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to prepare and file by the applicable Filing Date an additional
Registration Statement to register the resale of all such unregistered
Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant
to Rule 415.

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(a)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2, if
the Company receives Commission Comments, and following discussions with the
Commission in which the Company uses its reasonable efforts and devotes a
reasonable amount of time to cause as many Registrable Securities as possible to
be included in the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) without
characterizing any Holder as an underwriter (and in such regard uses its
reasonable efforts to cause the Commission to permit the affected Holders or
their respective counsel to participate in Commission conversations on such
issue together with Company Counsel (unless in the reasonable opinion of the
Company or its counsel, such participation will be to the detriment to the
Company in that it may cause undue delays in the registration process or for
other reasons), and timely conveys relevant information concerning such issue
with the affected Holders or their respective counsel), the Company is unable to
cause the inclusion of all Registrable Securities, then the Company may,
following not less than three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to the
Holders (i) remove from the Registration Statement such Registrable Securities
(the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (ii) agree to such restrictions and limitations
on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities, in each case as
the Commission may require in order for the Commission to allow such
Registration Statement to become effective; provided, that in no event may the
Company name any Holder as an underwriter without such Holder’s prior written
consent (collectively, the “SEC Restrictions”). In no event will the Company be
liable for any damages under this Agreement in connection with the exclusion of
such Cut Back Shares. Unless the SEC Restrictions otherwise require, any
cut-back imposed pursuant to this Section 2(b) shall be allocated among the
Registrable Securities of the Holders on a pro rata basis. The required
Effectiveness Date for such Registration Statement will be tolled, until such
time as the Company is able to effect the registration of the Cut Back Shares in
accordance with any SEC Restrictions (such date, the “Restriction Termination
Date”). From and after the Restriction Termination Date, all provisions of this
Section 2 shall again be applicable to the Cut Back Shares (which, for avoidance
of doubt, retain their character as “Registrable Securities”) so that the
Company will be required to use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with
and cause to be declared effective by the Commission such additional
Registration Statements in the time frames set forth herein as necessary to
ultimately cause to be covered by effective Registration Statements all
Registrable Securities.
(b) Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed Questionnaire in
the form attached to this Agreement as Annex B (a “Selling Holder
Questionnaire”). The Company shall not be required to include the Registrable
Securities of a Holder in a Registration Statement who fails to furnish to the
Company a fully completed Selling Holder Questionnaire at least ten Trading Days
prior to the Filing Date (subject to the requirements set forth in Section
3(a)). Each Holder shall promptly furnish in writing to the Company such
information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the
intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as
shall be reasonably requested by the Company to effect the registration of such
Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such
registration as the Company may reasonably request. Any sale of any Registrable
Securities by any Holder shall constitute a representation and warranty by such
Holder that the information relating to such Holder is as set forth in the
Prospectus delivered by such Holder in connection with such disposition, that
such Prospectus does not as of the time of such sale contain any untrue
statement of a material fact relating to or provided by such Holder and that
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Prospectus does not as of the time of such sale omit to state any material fact
relating to or provided by such Holder necessary to make the statements in such
Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
3. Registration Procedures.
In connection with the Company's registration obligations hereunder, the Company
shall:
(a) Not less than four Trading Days prior to the filing of a Registration
Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, the
Company shall furnish to each Holder copies of the “Selling Stockholders”
section of such document, the “Plan of Distribution” and any risk factor
contained in such document that addresses specifically this transaction or the
Selling Stockholders, as proposed to be filed, which documents will be subject
to the reasonable review of such Holder. The Company will duly consider any
comments made by Holders and received by the Company not later than two Trading
Days prior to the filing of the Registration Statement, but shall not be
required to accept any such comments to which it reasonably objects. The Company
shall not file a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any amendments or
supplements thereto in which the “Selling Stockholder” section thereof differs
from the disclosure received from a Holder in its Selling Holder Questionnaire
(as amended or supplemented). The Company shall not file a Registration
Statement, any Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto in which
it (i) characterizes any Holder as an underwriter, (ii) excludes a particular
Holder due to such Holder refusing to be named as an underwriter, or (iii)
reduces the number of Registrable Securities being registered on behalf of a
Holder except pursuant to, in the case of subsections (ii) or (iii), the
Commission Comments, without, in each case, such Holder’s express written
authorization.
(b) Use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prepare and file with the
Commission such amendments, including post‑effective amendments, to each
Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be
necessary to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective as to the
applicable Registrable Securities for its Effectiveness Period and prepare and
file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to
register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities;
(ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required
Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to
Rule 424; (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments
received from the Commission with respect to each Registration Statement or any
amendment thereto and, as promptly as reasonably possible provide the Holders
true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission
relating to such Registration Statement that pertains to the Holders as Selling
Stockholders but not any comments that would result in the disclosure to the
Holders of material and non-public information concerning the Company; and (iv)
comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) with
respect to the Registration Statement(s) and the disposition of all Registrable
Securities covered by each Registration Statement.

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(c) Notify the Holders as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of
(i)(A) below, not less than three Trading Days prior to such filing and, in the
case of (v) below, not less than three Trading Days prior to the financial
statements in any Registration Statement becoming ineligible for inclusion
therein) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no
later than one Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any
Prospectus supplement or post‑effective amendment to a Registration Statement is
proposed to be filed; (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there
will be a "review" of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission
comments in writing on such Registration Statement (the Company shall provide
true and complete copies thereof and all written responses thereto to each of
the Holders that pertain to the Holders as a Selling Stockholder or to the Plan
of Distribution, but not information which the Company believes would constitute
material and non-public information); and (C) with respect to each Registration
Statement or any post‑effective amendment, when the same has become effective;
(ii) of any request by the Commission or any other Federal or state governmental
authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or
Prospectus or for additional information that pertains to the Holders as Selling
Stockholders or the Plan of Distribution; (iii) of the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration
Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of
any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption
from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such
purpose; and (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes
the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for
inclusion therein or any statement made in such Registration Statement or
Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by
reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to such
Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of
such Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and
(vi) of the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with
respect to the Company that the Company believes may be material and that, in
the determination of the Company, makes it not in the best interest of the
Company to allow continued availability of a Registration Statement or
Prospectus; provided, that any and all of such information shall remain
confidential to each Holder until such information otherwise becomes public,
unless disclosure by a Holder is required by law; provided, further, that
notwithstanding each Holder’s agreement to keep such information confidential,
each such Holder makes no acknowledgement that any such information is material,
non-public information.
(d) Use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of (i) any
order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any
suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the
Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, as promptly as reasonably
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(e) Furnish to each Holder, upon request and without charge, at least one
conformed copy of each Registration Statement and each amendment thereto and all
exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously
furnished) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission
unless a requested document is available on EDGAR.
(f) Promptly deliver to each Holder, upon request and without charge, as many
copies of each Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus)
and each amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons may reasonably request
unless a requested document is available on EDGAR. Subject to Section 6(c)
hereof, the Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each
amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection
with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such
Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.
(g) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its commercially
reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders
in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from such
registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale
under the securities or Blue Sky laws of all jurisdictions within the United
States as any Holder may reasonably request in writing, to keep each such
registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the
Effectiveness Period and use its commercially reasonable efforts to do any and
all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in
such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration
Statement(s); provided, that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify
generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified
or (ii) take any action which would subject the Company to general service of
process or any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so
subject.
(h) Cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery
of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a
transferee pursuant to the Registration Statement(s), which certificates shall
be free, to the extent permitted by Securities Act, of all restrictive legends,
and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and
registered in such names as any such Holders may request in writing.
(i) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(c)(v), as
promptly as reasonably possible, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a
post‑effective amendment, to the affected Registration Statements or a
supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so
that, as thereafter delivered, no Registration Statement nor any Prospectus will
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
4. Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the performance of
or compliance with this Agreement by the Company (excluding any underwriting
discounts and selling commissions and all legal fees and expenses of legal
counsel for any Holder) shall be borne by the Company whether or not any
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Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing
sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees
(including, without limitation, fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings
required to be made with any trading market on which the Common Stock is then
listed for trading, and (B) in compliance with applicable state securities or
Blue Sky laws), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses
of printing certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing prospectuses
if the printing of prospectuses is reasonably requested by the holders of a
majority of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement),
(iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company
so desires such insurance, and (vi) reasonable fees and expenses of all other
Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be
responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including,
without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees
performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the
fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable
Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall
the Company be responsible for any broker or similar commissions of any Holder
or any legal fees or other costs of the Holders.
5. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any
termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the
officers, directors, agents, partners, members and employees of each of them,
each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of
the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers,
directors, agents and employees of each such controlling Person, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all out of pocket
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation,
reasonable costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys' fees) and expenses
(collectively, "Losses"), as incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration
Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or
supplement thereto , or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged
omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or
supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made)
not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that such Losses
arise out of or are based upon (1) any untrue statements, alleged untrue
statements, omissions or alleged omissions that are based solely upon
information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such
Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates
to such Holder or such Holder's proposed method of distribution of Registrable
Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder
expressly for use in the Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of
Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that
the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), (2) in the case of an
occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(c)(ii)-(v), the use by
such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has
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prior to the receipt by such Holder of an Advice or an amended or supplemented
Prospectus, but only if and to the extent that following the receipt of the
Advice or the amended or supplemented Prospectus the misstatement or omission
giving rise to such Loss would have been corrected, or (3) the negligence,
willful misconduct or fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) of, or breach of this Agreement by, any
such Person. The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution,
threat or assertion of any Proceeding of which the Company is aware in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, notwithstanding any
termination of this Agreement, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person
who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act
and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or
employees of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, arising solely out of
or based solely upon: (x) such Holder's failure to comply with the prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act or (y) any untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any
form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising solely
out of or based solely upon any omission of a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading to the
extent, but only to the extent that, (1) such untrue statements or omissions are
based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the
Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such
information relates to such Holder or such Holder's proposed method of
distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved
in writing by such Holder expressly for use in the Registration Statement (it
being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose),
such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement
thereto or (2) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in
Section 3(c)(ii)-(v), the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective
Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the
Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of
an Advice or an amended or supplemented Prospectus, but only if and to the
extent that following the receipt of the Advice or the amended or supplemented
Prospectus the misstatement or omission giving rise to such Loss would have been
corrected. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be
greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such
Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such
indemnification obligation.
(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be brought
or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an "Indemnified
Party"), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom
indemnity is sought (the "Indemnifying Party") in writing, and the Indemnifying
Party shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and
expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided, that the failure
of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying
Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and
only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent
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subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have proximately
and materially adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such
Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses
of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties
unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and
expenses; (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the
defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to any such
Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party
and the Indemnifying Party, and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised
by counsel that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel
were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which
case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that
it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party,
the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof
and such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party); provided
that the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of
more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all Indemnified Parties
pursuant to this Section 5(c). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for
any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No Indemnifying Party shall,
without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any
settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party
is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such
Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of
such Proceeding. Each Indemnified Party shall furnish such information regarding
itself or the claim in question as an Indemnifying Party may reasonably request
in writing and as shall be reasonably required in connection with defense of
such claim and litigation resulting therefrom.
All fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and
expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to
defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section) shall be
paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within ten Trading Days of written
notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party (regardless of whether it is ultimately
determined that an Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification
hereunder; provided, that the Indemnifying Party may require such Indemnified
Party to undertake to reimburse all such fees and expenses to the extent it is
finally judicially determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to
indemnification hereunder).
(d) Contribution. If a claim for indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is
unavailable to an Indemnified Party (by reason of public policy or otherwise),
then each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party,
shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a
result of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection
with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well
as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such
Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to,
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question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or
omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or
relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified
Party, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount
paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include,
subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5(c), any reasonable attorneys'
or other reasonable fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with
any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such
fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section was
available to such party in accordance with its terms.
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any
other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable
considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(d), no Holder shall be required
to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the
proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable
Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that such
Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation.
(e) Damages. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement or otherwise, there shall be no recovery pursuant to this Agreement by
any party for any punitive, exemplary, consequential, incidental, treble,
special or other similar damages (other than those actually paid in connection
with a third-party claim) in any claim or proceeding by one party against
another arising out of or relating to a breach or alleged breach of any
representation, warranty, covenant, or agreement under this Agreement by the
other party.
6. Miscellaneous.
(a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder, of any of
their respective obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company,
as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted
by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages subject to
Section 5(e) hereof, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights
under this Agreement. The Company and each Holder agree that monetary damages
would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a
breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further
agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of
such breach, it shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) Compliance. Each Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it in
connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement.

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(c) Discontinued Disposition. Each Holder agrees by its acquisition of such
Registrable Securities that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the
occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3(c), such Holder will
forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under the
Registration Statement until such Holder's receipt of the copies of the
supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement or until it is
advised in writing (the "Advice") by the Company that the use of the applicable
Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either case, has received copies of any
additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or Registration Statement. The
Company may provide appropriate stop orders to enforce the provisions of this
paragraph.
(d) Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time during the Effectiveness Period,
except as contemplated by Section 2(b) hereof, there is not an effective
Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the
Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration
statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others
under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4
or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then
equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with
any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in
connection with stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company
shall send to each Holder written notice of such determination and, if within
fifteen calendar days after the date of such notice, any such Holder shall so
request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all
or any part of such Registrable Securities such holder requests to be
registered, subject to customary underwriter cutbacks applicable to all holders
of registration rights and subject to the applicable terms of such registration
rights; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to register
any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 6(d) that are eligible for
resale pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act without volume
limitation or that are the subject of a then effective Registration Statement;
provided, further, however, if there is not an effective Registration Statement
covering all of the Registrable Securities during the Effectiveness Period, the
Company may file a registration statement with the Commission to register equity
securities of the Company to be sold on a primary basis, provided that the
Company does not sell any such shares until there is an effective Registration
Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities. The Company shall have the
right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this
Section 6(d) prior to the effectiveness of such registration whether or not any
Holder has elected to include securities in such registration.
(e) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the
provisions of this Section 6(e), may not be amended, modified or supplemented,
and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be
given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and the
Holders of no less than a majority in interest of the then outstanding
Registrable Securities, and any amendment to any provision of this Agreement
made in accordance with this Section shall be binding on all Investors and
Holders, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to
depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates
exclusively to the rights of certain Holders and that does not directly or
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least a majority of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent
relates; provided, further that no amendment or waiver to any provision of this
Agreement relating to naming any Holder or requiring the naming of any Holder as
an underwriter may be effected in any manner without such Holder’s prior written
consent. Section 2(a) may not be amended or waived except by written consent of
each Holder affected by such amendment or waiver.
(f) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required
or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed
given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such
notice or communication is delivered via facsimile (provided the sender receives
a machine-generated confirmation of successful transmission) at the facsimile
number specified in this Section or electronic mail prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York
City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the
facsimile number specified in this Section or electronic mail on a day that is
not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading
Day, (c) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S.
nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by
the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such
notices and communications shall be as follows:
If to the Company:
Farmer Bros. Co.
13601 North Freeway, Suite 200

Fort Worth, Texas 76177
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile: 682-730-9755
Email: mkeown@farmerbros.com

With a copy to:
Farmer Bros. Co.
13601 North Freeway, Suite 200

Fort Worth, Texas 76177
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: 682-730-9755
Email: tmattei@farmerbros.com

If to an Investor:
To the address set forth under such Investor's name on the     signature pages
hereto.

If to any other Person who is then the registered Holder:
To the address of such Holder as it appears in the stock     transfer books of
the Company
or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same
manner, by such Person.
(g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties and
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benefit of each Holder. The Company may not assign (other than by operation by
law) its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
the Holders of no less than a majority in interest of the then outstanding
Registrable Securities. No Investor may assign its rights and obligations
hereunder (other than by operation of law); provided that an Investor may assign
its rights and obligations hereunder to a controlled Affiliate of such Investor.
(h) Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original
and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In
the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile or electronic mail
transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the
party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with
the same force and effect as if such signature delivered by facsimile or
electronic mail transmission were the original thereof.
(i) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and
construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New
York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party
agrees that all Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and
defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether brought
against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, employees or agents) will
be commenced in the New York Courts. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the
adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any
transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably
waives, and agrees not to assert in any Proceeding, any claim that it is not
personally subject to the jurisdiction of any New York Court, or that such
Proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum. Each party
hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to
process being served in any such Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via
registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery)
to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement
and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of
process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in
any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.
(j) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not
exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
(k) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this
Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal,
void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and
restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in
no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use
their reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the
same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term,
provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be
the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be
hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

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(l) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference
only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(m) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between
the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all
other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the
parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(n) Termination of Registration Rights. For the avoidance of doubt, it is
expressly agreed and understood that (i) in the event that there are no
Registrable Securities outstanding as of a Filing Date, then the Company shall
have no obligation to file, caused to be declared effective or to keep effective
any Registration Statement hereunder (including any Registration Statement
previously filed pursuant to this Agreement) and (ii) all registration rights
granted to the Holders hereunder (including the rights set forth in Section
7(d)), shall terminate in their entirety effective on the first date on which
there shall cease to be any Registrable Securities outstanding. If not
previously terminated pursuant to the foregoing sentence, it is expressly agreed
and understood that all registration rights granted to the Holder pursuant to
this Agreement shall terminate as to the Holder on the date that is two (2)
years following the date of this Agreement.
(o) Independent Nature of Investors' Obligations and Rights. The obligations of
each Investor under this Agreement are several and not joint with the
obligations of each other Investor, and no Investor shall be responsible in any
way for the performance of the obligations of any other Investor under this
Agreement. Nothing contained herein , and no action taken by any Investor
pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership,
an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a
presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group
with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Each Investor acknowledges that no other Investor will be acting as
agent of such Investor in enforcing its rights under this Agreement. Each
Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights,
including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it
shall not be necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional
party in any Proceeding for such purpose. The Company acknowledges that each of
the Investors has been provided with the same Registration Rights Agreement for
the purpose of closing a transaction with multiple Investors and not because it
was required or requested to do so by any Investor.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement
as of the date first written above.
FARMER BROS. CO.

By: /s/ Michael H. Keown
Michael H. Keown
President and Chief Executive Officer
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement
as of the date first written above.

NAME OF INVESTING ENTITY

Park West Investors Master Fund, Limited
By:     Park West Asset Management LLC
Its: Investment Manager
By: /s/ Grace Jimenez
Name: Grace Jimenez
Title: CFO

ADDRESS FOR NOTICE

c/o: Park West Asset Management LLC

Street: 900 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite165

City/State/Zip: Larkspur, CA 94939

Attention: Grace Jimenez

Tel:    415-524-2900

Fax:        

Email:    operations@parkwestllc.com

            

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement
as of the date first written above.

NAME OF INVESTING ENTITY

Park West International, Limited
By:     Park West Asset Management LLC
Its: Investment Manager
By: /s/ Grace Jimenez
Name: Grace Jimenez
Title: CFO

ADDRESS FOR NOTICE

c/o: Park West Asset Management LLC

Street: 900 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite165

City/State/Zip: Larkspur, CA 94939

Attention: Grace Jimenez

Tel:    415-524-2900

Fax:        

Email:    operations@parkwestllc.com

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement
as of the date first written above.

NAME OF INVESTING ENTITY

Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. as IA to
Polar Long/Short Fund

By:     /s/ Greg Lemaich
Name: Greg Lemaich
Title: GC & CCO, Polar Asset
Management Partners Inc.

ADDRESS FOR NOTICE

c/o: Polar Asset Management Partners Inc

Street: 401 Bay St. Ste. 1900, P.O. Box 19

City/State/Zip: Toronto, ON, M5H2Y4

Attention: Greg Lemaich

Tel:    416-367-4364

Fax:    716-367-0564

Email:    glemaich@polaramp.com

            

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement
as of the date first written above.

NAME OF INVESTING ENTITY

Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. as IA to
Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund

By:     /s/ Greg Lemaich
Name: Greg Lemaich
Title: GC & CCO, Polar Asset
Management Partners Inc.

ADDRESS FOR NOTICE

c/o: Polar Asset Management Partners Inc

Street: 401 Bay St. Ste. 1900, P.O. Box 19

City/State/Zip: Toronto, ON, M5H2Y4

Attention: Greg Lemaich

Tel:    416-367-4364

Fax:    716-367-0564

Email:    glemaich@polaramp.com

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Annex A
Plan of Distribution
The Selling Stockholders and any of their pledgees, donees, transferees,
assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of
their shares of Common Stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility
on which the shares are traded or quoted or in private transactions. These sales
may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholders may use any one
or more of the following methods when selling shares:
•
ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker‑dealer
solicits purchasers;

•
block trades in which the broker‑dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent
but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate
the transaction;

•
purchases by a broker‑dealer as principal and resale by the broker‑dealer for
its account;

•
an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;

•
privately negotiated transactions;

•
to cover short sales made after the date that this Registration Statement is
declared effective by the Commission;

•
broker‑dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified
number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

•
a combination of any such methods of sale; and

•
any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the
Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker‑dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other
brokers‑dealers to participate in sales. Broker‑dealers may receive commissions
or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker‑dealer acts as
agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be
negotiated. The Selling Stockholders do not expect these commissions and
discounts to exceed what is customary in the types of transactions involved.
The Selling Stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security
interest in some or all of the Shares owned by them and, if they default in the
performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may
offer and sell shares of Common Stock from time to time under this prospectus,
or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other
applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933 amending the list of selling
stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest
as selling stockholders under this prospectus.

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Upon the Company being notified in writing by a Selling Stockholder that any
material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of
Common Stock through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or
secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplement to this
prospectus will be filed, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act, disclosing (i) the name of each such Selling Stockholder and of
the participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of shares involved, (iii)
the price at which such the shares of Common Stock were sold, (iv)the
commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s),
where applicable, (v) that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any
investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by reference in
this prospectus, and (vi) other facts material to the transaction. In addition,
upon the Company being notified in writing by a Selling Stockholder that a donee
or pledgee intends to sell more than 500 shares of Common Stock, a supplement to
this prospectus will be filed if then required in accordance with applicable
securities law.
The Selling Stockholders also may transfer the shares of Common Stock in other
circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in
interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
The Selling Stockholders and any broker‑dealers or agents that are involved in
selling the shares may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the
Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions
received by such broker‑dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the
shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or
discounts under the Securities Act. Discounts, concessions, commissions and
similar selling expenses, if any, that can be attributed to the sale of
Securities will be paid by the Selling Stockholder and/or the purchasers. Each
Selling Stockholder has represented and warranted to the Company that it
acquired the securities subject to this Registration Statement in the ordinary
course of such Selling Stockholder’s business and, at the time of its purchase
of such securities such Selling Stockholder had no agreements or understandings,
directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute any such securities.
The Company has advised each Selling Stockholder that it is the view of the
Commission that it may not use shares registered on this Registration Statement
to cover short sales of Common Stock made prior to the date on which this
Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the Commission. If
a Selling Stockholder uses this prospectus for any sale of the Common Stock, it
will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
The Selling Stockholders will be responsible to comply with the applicable
provisions of the Securities Act and Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations
thereunder promulgated, including, without limitation, Regulation M, as
applicable to such Selling Stockholders in connection with resales of their
respective shares under this Registration Statement.
The Company is required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the
registration of the shares, but the Company will not receive any proceeds from
the sale of the Common Stock. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling
Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act.

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Annex B
FARMER BROS. CO.
Selling Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire
The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock (the “Common Stock”), of Farmer
Bros. Co., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), understands that the Company
has filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”) a Registration Statement for the registration and resale of the
Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2016 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”),
among the Company and the Investors named therein. A copy of the Registration
Rights Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set
forth below. All capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.
The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and
represents and warrants that such information is accurate and complete:
QUESTIONNAIRE
1.
Name.

(a)    Full Legal Name of Selling Securityholder
 
 

(b)    Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above)
through which Registrable Securities Listed in Item 3 below are held:
 
 

(c)    Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person
who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of
the securities covered by the questionnaire):
 
 

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2. Address for Notices to Selling Securityholder:
 
 
 
Telephone:   
Fax:   
Contact Person:   

3. Beneficial Ownership of Registrable Securities:
Type and Principal Amount of Registrable Securities beneficially owned:
 
 
 
 

4. Broker-Dealer Status:
(a)    Are you a broker-dealer?
Yes ¨     No ¨
Note:    If yes, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be
identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
(b)    Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?
Yes ¨     No ¨
(c)    If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you
bought the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the
time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no
agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to
distribute the Registrable Securities?
Yes ¨     No ¨
Note:    If no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be
identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

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5. Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling
Securityholder.
Except as set forth below in this Item 5, the undersigned is not the beneficial
or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the Registrable
Securities listed above in Item 3.
Type and Amount of Other Securities beneficially owned by the Selling
Securityholder:
 
 
 

6. Relationships with the Company:
Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates,
officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the
equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had
any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or
affiliates) during the past three years.
State any exceptions here:
 
 
 

7. Plan of Distribution:
The Selling Securityholder intends to distribute the Registrable Securities
listed above in Item 3 pursuant to the Registration Statement in accordance with
the Plan of Distribution attached as Annex A to the Registration Rights
Agreement. The Selling Securityholder hereby represents and warrants to the
Company that it acquired the securities subject to this Registration Statement
in the ordinary course of such Selling Securityholder’s business and, at the
time of its purchase of such securities such Selling Securityholder had no
agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to
distribute any such securities.
8. The Company has advised each Selling Stockholder that it is the view of the
Commission that it may not use shares registered on the Registration Statement
to cover short sales of Common Stock made prior to the date on which the
Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission, in accordance
with 1997 Securities and Exchange Commission Manual of Publicly Available
Telephone Interpretations Section A.65. If a Selling Stockholder uses the
prospectus for any sale of the Common Stock, it will be subject to the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders
will be responsible to comply with the applicable provisions of the Securities
Act and Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder promulgated,
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without limitation, Regulation M, as applicable to such Selling Stockholders in
connection with resales of their respective shares under the Registration
Statement.
The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or
changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date
hereof and prior to the Effective Date for the Registration Statement.
By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information
contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 6 and the inclusion of such
information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. The
undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company
in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement
and the related prospectus.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this
Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its
duly authorized agent.
Dated:         Beneficial Owner:     

By:        
Name:
Title:    

PLEASE FAX A COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE, AND
RETURN THE ORIGINAL BY OVERNIGHT MAIL, TO:

Farmer Bros. Co.
13601 North Freeway, Suite 200
Fort Worth, Texas 76177
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: 682-730-9755
Email: tmattei@farmerbros.com

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