Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (JVA, NASDAQ)
Industry: Packaged Foods
Annual report, fiscal year 2009


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# SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION EDGAR FILING

# COFFEE HOLDING CO INC

Form: 10-K

Date Filed: 2010-01-28

Corporate Issuer CIK: 1007019

Symbol: JVA

SIC Code: 2080



# UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

# Washington, DC 20549

Form 10-K

☑ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___ to ___.

Commission file number: 001-32491

COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

<table><tr><td>Nevada</td><td>11-2238111</td></tr><tr><td>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</td><td>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</td></tr><tr><td>3475 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, New York</td><td>10314</td></tr><tr><td>(Address of principal executive offices)</td><td>(Zip Code)</td></tr></table>

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (718) 832-0800

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:
Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per Share
Name of each exchange on which registered:
American Stock Exchange

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

## None

Indicate by check mark if registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes or No ☑

Indicate by check mark if registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☑

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☐ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained in, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. □

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer

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Non-accelerated filer

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Smaller Reporting Company



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes☐No ☑

The aggregate market value of the common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the closing price of the registrant's common stock on the American Stock Exchange on December 31, 2009, was $10,224,102.

As of December 31, 2009, the registrant had 5,440,823 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding.

## Documents incorporated by reference

Portions of the registrant’s proxy statement for the 2010 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after registrant’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2009, are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K.



## TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
PART I
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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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PART II
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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION
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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
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ITEM 9A(T). CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
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PART III
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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
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PART IV
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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
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SIGNATURES
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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# PART I

## ITEM 1. BUSINESS

## General Overview

Products and Operations. We are an integrated wholesale coffee roaster and dealer in the United States. Our core products can be divided into three categories:

• Wholesale Green Coffee: unroasted raw beans imported from around the world and sold to large and small roasters and coffee shop operators;

• Private Label Coffee: coffee roasted, blended, packaged and sold under the specifications and names of others, including supermarkets that want to have their own brand name on coffee to compete with national brands; and

• Branded Coffee: coffee roasted and blended to our own specifications and packaged and sold under our seven proprietary and licensed brand names in different segments of the market.

Our private label and branded coffee products are sold throughout the United States and Canada to supermarkets, wholesalers, and individually owned and multi-unit retail customers. Our unprocessed green coffee, which includes over 90 specialty coffee offerings, is sold to specialty gourmet roasters.

We conduct our operations in accordance with strict freshness and quality standards. All of our private label and branded coffees are produced from high quality coffee beans that are deep roasted for full flavor using a slow roasting process that has been perfected utilizing our more than thirty years of experience in the coffee industry. In order to ensure freshness, our products are delivered to our customers within 72 hours of roasting. We believe that our long history has enabled us to develop a loyal customer base.

We were founded and incorporated in New York State in 1971 and have been a family operated business for almost 40 years. In 1998, we merged with Transpacific International Group Corp. and became a Nevada corporation. In May 2005, we concluded our initial public offering and our common stock began trading on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol "JVA." Our fiscal year ends on October 31.

Our corporate offices are located at 3475 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, New York 10314. Our telephone number is (718) 832-0800 and our website address is www.coffeeholding.com.

## Our Competitive Strengths

To achieve our growth objectives described below, we intend to leverage the following competitive strengths:

National Distribution with Capacity For Growth. From 1991 to 2004, we expanded our distribution to a national platform while operating from only our Brooklyn, New York location by making capital investments to improve our roasting, packaging and fulfillment infrastructure to support the production and distribution of large quantities of fresh coffee products throughout the United States. In February 2004, we acquired certain assets of Premier Roasters, a roaster-dealer located in La Junta, Colorado, for $825,000. The assets purchased by us include all of the operating equipment located at Premier Roasters's La Junta and Rocky Ford, Colorado locations, as well as all labels for all of Premier Roasters's coffee products. In connection with the acquisition of these assets, we reached an agreement with the City of La Junta, Colorado on a 20-year lease for a 50,000 square foot facility in La Junta. We are using the assets that we purchased to expand our integrated wholesale coffee roaster and dealer operations in the Western United States. Our Colorado location allows us to reduce our freight and shipping costs to the Western United States, thereby enabling us to be more competitive in bidding for new business. In addition, our presence in Colorado has increased the number of customers we have because of our proximity to the West Coast.



In April 2006, we entered into a joint venture with Caruso's Coffee, Inc. of Brecksville, Ohio and formed Generations Coffee Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("GCC"), which engages in the roasting, packaging and sale of private label specialty coffee products. We own a 60% equity interest in GCC and are the exclusive supplier of its coffee inventory. We believe that the joint venture with GCC allows us to bid on the private label gourmet whole bean business which we had not been equipped to pursue from an operational standpoint in the past. With this specialty roasting facility in place, in many cases right in the backyard of some of our current wholesale and retail customers, we believe we will be able to successfully combine our canned private label business with high-end private label specialty whole bean business. High-end specialty whole bean coffee sells for as much as three times more per pound than the canned coffees.

In October 2009, we sold our Brooklyn, New York location after ceasing our manufacturing operations there in May. The majority of our processing has been moved to our La Junta, Colorado facility with our Generations Coffee Company, LLC facility in Brecksville, Ohio becoming more involved with everyday coffee processing. We believe that the closing of our Brooklyn facility will reduce long-term operating expenses, increase efficiencies and ultimately increase the profitability of the Company. In addition, we believe that the savings and the proceeds generated from the sale will improve our cash flow and provide us with great flexibility as a company to promote our brands and explore and re-evaluate strategic opportunities to bolster our long-term growth.

Positioned to Profitably Grow Through Varying Cycles of the Coffee Market. We believe that we are one of the few coffee companies to offer a broad array of branded and private label roasted ground coffees and wholesale green coffee across the spectrum of consumer tastes, preferences and price points. While many of our competitors engage in distinct segments of the coffee business, we sell products in each of the following areas:

• Retail branded coffee;

• Mainstream retail private label coffee;

• Specialty retail coffees both private label and branded;

• Wholesale specialty green and gourmet whole bean coffees;

• Food service;

• Instant coffees; and

• Niche products.

Our branded and private label roasted ground coffees are sold at competitive and value price levels while some of our other branded and specialty coffees are sold predominantly at premium price levels. Premium price level coffee is high-quality gourmet coffee, such as AA Arabica coffee, which sell at a substantial premium over traditional retail canned coffee, while competitive and value price level coffee is mainstream or traditional canned coffee. Because of this diversification, we believe that our profitability is not dependent on any one area of the coffee industry and, therefore, is less sensitive than our competition to potential coffee commodity price and overall economic volatility.



Wholesale Green Coffee Market Presence. As a large roaster-dealer of green coffee, we believe that we are favorably positioned to increase our specialty coffee sales. Since 1998, we have increased the number of our wholesale green coffee customers, including coffee houses, single store operators, mall coffee stores and mail order sellers, by 88% from 150 to 282. We are a charter member of the Specialty Coffee Association of America and one of the largest distributors of Swiss Water Processed Decaffeinated Coffees along the East Coast. In addition, although we do not have any formalized, material agreements or long-term contracts with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (“GMCR”), we have a 17-year relationship with GMCR, our largest wholesale green coffee customer. Our almost 40 years of experience as a roaster and a dealer of green coffee allows us to provide our roasting experience as a value added service to our gourmet roaster customers. The assistance we provide to our customers includes training, coffee blending and market identification. We believe that our relationships with wholesale green coffee customers and our focus on selling green coffee as a wholesaler has enabled us to participate in the growth of the specialty coffee market while mitigating the risks associated with the competitive retail specialty coffee environment.

Diverse Portfolio of Differentiated Branded Coffees. We have amassed a portfolio of five proprietary name brands sold to supermarkets, wholesalers and individually owned stores in the United States, including brands for specialty espresso, Latin espresso, Italian espresso, 100% Colombian coffee and blended coffee. In addition, we have entered into a licensing agreement with Del Monte Corporation for the exclusive right to use the S&W and LL CLASSICO trademarks in the United States and other countries approved by Del Monte Corporation in connection with the production, manufacture and sale of roasted whole bean and ground coffee for distribution to retail customers. We plan to broaden our customer base and increase penetration with existing customers by expanding the S&W label from a well-known brand on the West Coast to a well-known brand throughout the United States. In July 2007, we entered into a three-year licensing agreement with Entenmann's Products, Inc., a subsidiary of Entenmann's, Inc., which is one of the nation's oldest baking companies. The agreement gives us the exclusive rights to manufacture, market and distribute a full line of Entenmann's brand coffee products throughout the United States. We have developed not only mainstream Entenmann's coffee items, but upscale flavored Entenmann's products in twelve-ounce valve bags as well. These products will give the line a visible upscale image to our retailers and their customers, which we believe will be integral to the long-term success of this arrangement. Our first production run was in February 2008 and our Entenmann's coffee products began appearing in supermarkets in the Northeast during mid-March 2008. Our existing portfolio of differentiated brands combined with our management expertise serve as a platform to add additional name brands through acquisition or licensing agreements which target product niches and segments that do not compete with our existing brands.

Management Has Extensive Experience in the Coffee Industry. We have been a family-operated business for three generations. Throughout this time, we have remained profitable through varying cycles in the coffee industry and the economy. Andrew Gordon, our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and David Gordon, our Executive Vice President – Operations, have worked with Coffee Holding for 27 and 29 years, respectively. David Gordon is an original member of the Specialty Coffee Association of America. We believe that our employees and management are dedicated to our vision and mission, which is to produce high quality products, as well as to provide quality and responsive service to our customers.



## Our Growth Strategy

We believe that significant growth opportunities exist by selectively pursuing strategic acquisitions and alliances, targeting the rapidly growing Hispanic market in the United States, increasing penetration with existing customers by adding new products, and developing our food service business. By capitalizing on this strategy, we hope to continue to grow our business with our commitment to quality and personalized service to our customers. We do not intend to compete on price alone nor do we intend to expand sales at the expense of profitability.

Selectively Pursue Strategic Acquisitions and Alliances. We intend to expand our operations by acquiring coffee companies, seeking strategic alliances and acquiring or licensing brands, which complement our business objectives. Consistent with this strategy, in February 2004, we acquired certain assets of Premier Roasters and entered into a licensing agreement with Del Monte Corporation for the exclusive right to use the S&W and IL CLASSICO trademarks, including Premium, Premium Decaf, French Roast, Colombian, Colombian Decaf, Swiss Water Decaf, Kona, and Mellow'd Roast lines, in the United States and other countries approved by Del Monte Corporation in connection with the production, manufacture and sale of roasted whole bean and ground coffee for distribution at the retail level.

In April 2006, we entered into a joint venture with Caruso’s Coffee, Inc. of Brecksville, Ohio and formed Generations Coffee Company, LLC, which engages in the roasting, packaging and sale of private label specialty coffee products. We believe this joint venture allows us to successfully bid on and compete for specialty private label coffee opportunities which we were not operationally set up to compete for in the past.

In July 2007, we entered into a licensing agreement with Entenmann's Products, Inc., which gives us the exclusive rights to manufacture, market and distribute a full line of Entenmann's brand coffee products throughout the United States. We have developed not only mainstream Entenmann's coffee items, but upscale flavored Entenmann's products in twelve-ounce valve bags as well. We believe these products give the line a visible upscale image to our retailers and their customers, which we believe is integral to the long-term success of this arrangement.

Grow Our Café Caribe and Café Supremo Products. The Hispanic population in the United States is growing at nine times the average rate and now represents the largest minority demographic in the United States. We believe there is significant opportunity for our Café Caribe and Café Supremo brands to gain market share among Hispanic consumers in the United States. Café Caribe, which has historically been our leading brand by revenue, is a specialty espresso coffee that targets espresso coffee drinkers and, in particular, Hispanic consumers. Café Supremo is a specialty espresso coffee which is priced for the more price sensitive Hispanic espresso coffee drinker.

Further Market Penetration of Our Niche Products. We intend to capture additional market share through our existing distribution channels by selectively adding or introducing new brand names and products across multiple price points, including:

• Specialty blends;

• Private label “value” blends and trial-sized mini-brick packages;

• Specialty instant coffees;

• Instant cappuccinos and hot chocolates; and

• Tea line products.



Develop Our Food Service Business. We plan to expand further into the food service business by developing new distribution channels for our products. Currently, we have a limited presence in the food service market. In 2003, we began marketing our upscale restaurant and Colombian coffee brands to hotels, restaurants, office coffee services companies and other food service retailers. In addition, we have expanded our food service offerings to include instant cappuccinos, tea products and an equipment program for our customers. We attend at least four annual trade shows held by various buying groups, which provide us a national audience to market our food service products.

## Our Core Products

Our core products can be divided into three categories:

• Wholesale Green Coffee: unroasted raw beans imported from around the world and sold to large and small roasters and coffee shop operators;

• Private Label Coffee: coffee roasted, blended, packaged and sold under the specifications and names of others, including supermarkets that want to have their own brand name on coffee to compete with national brands; and

• Branded Coffee: coffee roasted and blended to our own specifications and packaged and sold under our seven proprietary and licensed brand names in different segments of the market.

Wholesale Green Coffee. The specialty green coffee market represents the fastest growing area of our industry. The number of gourmet coffee houses have been increasing in all areas of the United States. The growth in specialty coffee sales has created a marketplace for higher quality and differentiated products, which can be priced at a premium in the marketplace. As a large roaster-dealer of green coffee, we are favorably positioned to increase our specialty coffee sales. We sell green coffee beans to small roasters and coffee shop operators located throughout the United States and carry over 90 different varieties. Specialty green coffee beans are sold unroasted, direct from warehouses to small roasters and gourmet coffee shop operators, which then roast the beans themselves. We sell from as little as one bag (132 pounds) to a full truckload (44,000 pounds) of specialty green coffee beans, depending on the size and need of the customer. We believe that we can increase sales of wholesale green coffee without venturing into the highly competitive retail specialty coffee environment and that we can be as profitable or more profitable than our competitors in this segment by selling “one bag at a time” rather than “one cup at a time.”

Private Label Coffee. We roast, blend, package and sell coffee under private labels for companies throughout the United States and Canada. Our private label coffee is sold in cans, brick packages and instants in a variety of sizes. As of October 31, 2009, we supplied coffee under approximately 50 different labels to wholesalers and retailers. We produce private label coffee for customers who desire to sell coffee under their own name but do not want to engage in the manufacturing process. Our private label customers seek a quality similar to the national brands at a lower cost, which represents a better value for the consumer.

Branded Coffee. We roast and blend our branded coffee according to our own recipes and package the coffee at our facilities in La Junta, Colorado and Brecksville, Ohio. We then sell the packaged coffee under our brand labels to supermarkets, wholesalers and individually-owned stores throughout the United States.

We hold trademarks for each of our proprietary name brands and have the exclusive right to use the S&W, IL CLASSICO, and Entenmann's trademarks in the United States in connection with the production, manufacture and sale of roasted whole bean and ground coffee for distribution at the retail level. For further information regarding our trademark rights, see “Business—Trademarks.”



Each of our name brands is directed at a particular segment of the coffee market. Our branded coffees are:

Café Caribe is a specialty espresso coffee that targets espresso coffee drinkers and, in particular, the Hispanic consumer market;

S&W is an upscale canned coffee established in 1921 and includes Premium, Premium Decaf, French Roast, Colombian, Colombian Decaf, Swiss Water Decaf, Kona, Mellow'd Roast and IL CLASSICO lines;

Café Supremo is a specialty espresso that targets espresso drinkers of all backgrounds and tastes. It is designed to introduce coffee drinkers to the tastes of dark roasted coffee;

Don Manuel is produced from the finest 100% Colombian coffee beans. Don Manuel is an upscale quality product which commands a substantial premium compared to the more traditional brown coffee blends. We also use this known trademark in our food service business because of the high brand quality;

Fifth Avenue is a blended coffee that has become popular as an alternative for consumers who purchase private label or national branded coffee. We also market this brand to wholesalers who do not wish to undertake the expense of developing a private label coffee program under their own name;

Via Roma is an Italian espresso targeted at the more traditional espresso drinker;

II CLASSICO is an S&W brand espresso product; and

Our Entenmann’s line of coffee products consists of three canned coffees and six different bagged coffees, each of which is made from superior quality 100% Arabica specialty coffee beans that represent less than 10% of all coffee beans grown in the world.

## Other Products

We also offer several niche products, including:

• trial-sized mini-brick coffee packages;

• specialty instant coffees;

• instant cappuccinos and hot chocolates; and

• tea line products.



## Raw Materials

Coffee is a commodity traded on the Commodities and Futures Exchange subject to price fluctuations. Over the past five years, the average price per pound of coffee beans ranged from approximately $0.85 to $1.73. The price for coffee beans on the commodities market as of October 31, 2009 was $1.36 per pound. Specialty green coffee, unlike most coffee, is not tied directly to the commodities cash markets. Instead, it tends to trade on a negotiated basis at a substantial premium over commodity coffee pricing, depending on the origin, supply and demand at the time of purchase. We are a licensed Fair Trade dealer for Fair Trade certified coffee. Fair Trade certified coffee helps small coffee farmers to increase their incomes and improve the prospects of their communities and families by guaranteeing farmers a minimum price of five cents above the current market price. Although we may purchase Fair Trade certified coffee from time to time, we are not obligated to do so and we do not have any commitments to purchase Fair Trade certified coffee. Our Ohio Facility operated by GCC is certified organic by the Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA). All of our specialty green coffees, as well as all of the other coffees we import for roasting, are subject to multiple levels of quality control.

We purchase our green coffee from dealers located primarily within the United States. The dealers supply us with coffee beans from many countries, including Colombia, Mexico, Kenya, Indonesia, Brazil and Uganda. In fiscal year 2009, approximately 83% of all of our green coffee purchases were from ten suppliers. One of these suppliers, Rothfos Corporation, accounted for approximately $16.7 million, or 27% of our total product purchases. An employee of Rothfos Corporation is one of our directors. Another of these suppliers, Daarnhouwer & Co., B.V., accounted for approximately $7.6 million, or 12% of our total product purchases. We do not have any formalized, material agreements or long-term contracts with any of these suppliers. Rather, our purchases are typically made pursuant to individual purchase orders. We do not believe that the loss of any one supplier, including Rothfos, would have a material adverse effect on our operations due to the availability of alternate suppliers.

The supply and price of coffee beans are subject to volatility and are influenced by numerous factors which are beyond our control. Supply and price can be affected by factors such as weather, politics and economics in the coffee exporting countries. Increases in the cost of coffee beans can, to a certain extent, be passed on to our customers in the form of higher prices for coffee beans and processed coffee. Drastic or prolonged increases in coffee prices could also adversely impact our business as it could lead to a decline in overall consumption of coffee. Similarly, rapid decreases in the cost of coffee beans could force us to lower our sale prices before realizing cost reductions in our purchases.

We subject all of our private unroasted green coffee to both a pre-shipment sample approval and an additional sample approval upon arrival into the United States. Once the arrival sample is approved, we then bring the coffee to one of our facilities to roast and blend according to our own strict specifications. During the roasting and blending process, samples are pulled off the production line and tested on an hourly basis to ensure that each batch roasted is consistent with the others and meets the strict quality standards demanded by our customers and us.

## Our Use of Derivatives

Historically, we have used short-term coffee futures and options contracts primarily for the purpose of partially hedging and minimizing the effects of changing green coffee prices and to reduce our cost of sales. In addition, we acquire futures contracts with longer terms, generally three to four months, primarily for the purpose of guaranteeing an adequate supply of green coffee at favorable prices. Although the use of these derivative financial instruments has enabled us to mitigate the effect of changing prices, no strategy can entirely eliminate pricing risks and we generally remain exposed to loss when prices decline or increase significantly in a very short period of time. In addition, we would generally remain exposed to supply risk in the event of non-performance by the counter-parties to any futures contract. If the hedges that we enter do not adequately offset the risks of coffee bean price volatility or our hedges result in losses, our cost of sales may increase, resulting in a decrease in profitability. See Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk—Commodity Price Risks.



## Trademarks

We hold trademarks, registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, for all seven of our proprietary coffee brands and an exclusive license for S&W, IL CLASSICO, and Entenmann's brands for sale in the United States. Trademark registrations are subject to periodic renewal and we anticipate maintaining our registrations. We believe that our brands are recognizable in the marketplace and that brand recognition is important to the success of our branded coffee business.

## Customers

We sell our private label and our branded coffee to some of the largest retail and wholesale customers in the United States (according to Supermarket News). We sell wholesale green coffee to GMCR. Sales to GMCR accounted for approximately $26.4 million, or 35% of our net sales for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 and $23.6 million, or 32%, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008.

Although our agreements with wholesale customers generally contain only pricing terms, our contracts with certain customers also contain minimum and maximum purchase obligations at fixed prices. Because our profits on a fixed-price contract could decline if coffee prices increased, we acquire futures contracts with longer terms (generally three to four months) primarily for the purpose of guaranteeing an adequate supply of green coffee at favorable prices. Although the use of these derivative financial instruments has enabled us to mitigate the effect of changing prices, no strategy is effective to eliminate the pricing risks and we would remain exposed to loss when prices change significantly in a short period of time, and we would remain exposed to supply risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to any futures contracts.

## Marketing

We market our private label and wholesale coffee through trade shows, industry publications, face-to-face contact and through the use of our internal sales force and non-exclusive independent food and beverage sales brokers. We also use our web site (www.coffeebholding.com) as a method of marketing our coffee products and ourselves.

For our private label and branded coffees, we will, from time to time in conjunction with retailers and with wholesalers, conduct in-store promotions, such as product demonstrations, coupons, price reductions, two-for-one sales and new product launches to capture changing consumer taste preference for upscale canned coffees.

We evaluate opportunities for growth consistent with our business objectives. We have established relationships with independent sales brokers to market our products in the Western United States, an area of the country where we have not had a high penetration of sales. In addition, we employ a West Coast Brand Manager who markets our S&W and IL CLASSICO brands, as well as our other branded and private label coffee products. We intend to capture additional market share in our existing distribution channels by selectively adding or introducing new brand names and products across multiple price points, including niche specialty blends, private label “value” blends and mini-brick, filter packages, instant cappuccinos and tea line products. We also intend to add specialty instant coffees to our extensive line of instant coffee products.



## Charitable Activities

We are also a supporter of several coffee-oriented charitable organizations.

• For over 15 years, we have been members of Coffee Kids, an international non-profit organization that helps to improve the quality of life of children and their families in coffee-growing communities in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

• We are members of Grounds for Health, an organization that educates, screens, and arranges treatment for women who have cancer and live in the rural coffee growing communities of Mexico.

• We are a licensed Fair Trade dealer of Fair Trade certified coffee. Fair Trade helps small coffee farmers to increase their incomes and improve the prospects of their communities and families. It guarantees farmers a minimum price of $1.25 per pound or twelve cents above the current market price.

• Most recently, we are the administrative benefactors to a new non-profit organization called Cup for Education. After discovering the lack of schools, teachers, and basic fundamental learning supplies in the poor coffee growing communities of Central and Latin America, “Cup” was established by our employee, Karen Gordon, to help build schools, sponsor teachers, and purchase basic supplies such as books, chalk and other necessities for a proper education.

## Competition

The coffee market is highly competitive. We compete in the following areas:

Wholesale Green Coffee. There are many green coffee dealers throughout the United States. Many of these dealers have greater financial resources than we do. However, we believe that we have both the knowledge and the capability to assist small specialty gourmet coffee roasters with developing and growing their business. Our almost 40 years of experience as a roaster and a dealer of green coffee allows us to provide our roasting experience as a value added service to our gourmet roaster customers. While other coffee merchants may be able to offer lower prices for coffee beans, we market ourselves as a value-added supplier to small roasters, with the ability to help them market their specialty coffee products and develop a customer base. The assistance we provide our customers includes training, coffee blending and market identification. Because specialty green coffee beans are sold unroasted to small coffee shops and roasters that market their products to local gourmet customers, we do not believe that our specialty green coffee customers compete with our private label or branded coffee lines of business. We believe that the addition of our two green coffee salespersons in Florida and Oregon allows us to compete more effectively throughout the country.

Private Label Competition. There are several major producers of coffee for private label sale in the United States. Many other companies produce coffee for sale on a regional basis. Our main competitor is the former retail coffee division of Sara Lee Corporation, which was purchased by Segafredo Zanetti Group in 2006, now known as Massimo Zanetti Beverage. Massimo Zanetti Beverage is larger and has more financial and other resources than we do and, therefore, is able to devote more resources to product development and marketing. We believe that we remain competitive by providing a high level of quality and customer service. This service includes ensuring that the coffee produced for each label maintains a consistent taste and is delivered on time and in the proper quantities. In addition, we provide our private label customers with information on the coffee market on a regular basis.

Branded Competition. Our proprietary brand coffees compete with many other brands that are sold in supermarkets and specialty stores, primarily in the Northeastern United States. The branded coffee market in both the Northeast and elsewhere is dominated by three large companies: Kraft General Foods, Inc. (owner of the Maxwell House brand), Smuckers (owner of the Folgers brand) and Massimo Zanetti Beverage which also markets specialty coffee in addition to non-specialty coffee. Our large competitors have greater access to capital and a greater ability to conduct marketing and promotions. We believe that, while our competitors' brands may be more nationally recognizable, our Café Caribe brand is competitive in the fast growing Hispanic demographic and our S&W brand has been a popular and recognizable brand on the West Coast for over 80 years. In addition, our relationship with Entenmann's resulted in Entenmann's entry into the coffee business being voted as the second best brand extension of 2007 by Brandweek.com.



## Government Regulation

Our coffee roasting operations are subject to various governmental laws and regulations, which require us to obtain licenses relating to customs, health and safety, building and land use and environmental protection. Our roasting facility is subject to state and local air-quality and emissions regulation. If we encounter difficulties in obtaining any necessary licenses or if we have difficulty complying with these laws and regulations, then we could be subject to fines and penalties, which could have a material adverse effect on our profitability. In addition, our product offerings could be limited, thereby reducing our revenues.

We believe that we are in compliance in all material respects with all such laws and regulations and that we have obtained all material licenses and permits that are required for the operation of our business. We are not aware of any environmental regulations that have or that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our operations.

## Employees

We have 56 full-time employees. None of our employees are represented by unions or collective bargaining agreements. Our management believes that we maintain good working relationships with our employees. To supplement our internal sales staff, we sometimes engage independent national and regional sales brokers as independent contractors who work on a commission basis.



## ITEM RISK FACTORS

## 1A.

An investment in our common stock is subject to risks inherent in our business. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below together with all of the other information included in this report. In addition to the risks and uncertainties described below, other risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. The value or market price of our common stock could decline due to any of these identified or other risks, and you could lose all of your investment.

## Risk Factors Affecting Our Company

Because our business is highly dependent upon a single commodity, coffee, any decrease in demand for coffee could materially adversely affect our revenues and profitability. Our business is centered on essentially one commodity: coffee. Our operations have primarily focused on the following areas of the coffee industry:

• the roasting, blending, packaging and distribution of private label coffee;

• the roasting, blending, packaging and distribution of proprietary branded coffee; and

• the sale of wholesale specialty green coffee.

Demand for our products is affected by:

• consumer tastes and preferences;

• global economic conditions;

• demographic trends; and

• the type, number and location of competing products.

Because we rely on a single commodity, any decrease in demand for coffee would harm our business more than if we had more diversified product offerings and could materially adversely affect our revenues and operating results.

If we are unable to geographically expand our branded and private label products, our growth will be impeded which could result in reduced sales and profitability. Our business strategy emphasizes, among other things, geographic expansion of our branded and private label products as opportunities arise. We may not be able to implement successfully this portion of our business strategy. Our ability to implement this portion of our business strategy is dependent on our ability to:

• market our products on a national scale;

• increase our brand recognition on a national scale;

• enter into distribution and other strategic arrangements with third party retailers; and

• manage growth in administrative overhead and distribution costs likely to result from the planned expansion of our distribution channels.



Our sales and profitability may be adversely affected if we fail to successfully expand the geographic distribution of our branded and private label products. In addition, our expenses could increase and our profits could decrease as we implement our growth strategy.

If our hedging policy is not effective, we may not be able to control our coffee costs, we may be forced to pay greater than market value for green coffee and our profitability may be reduced. The supply and price of coffee beans are subject to volatility and are influenced by numerous factors which are beyond our control. Historically, we have used short-term coffee futures and options contracts for the purpose of hedging the effects of changing green coffee prices. In addition, during the latter half of fiscal year 2000, we began to acquire futures contracts with longer terms, generally three to four months, for the purpose of guaranteeing an adequate supply of green coffee. Realized and unrealized gains or losses on futures contracts are reflected in cost of sales. Gains on futures contracts reduce cost of sales and losses on futures contracts increase cost of sales. Although we had net gains on futures contracts for the year ended October 31, 2009, we have incurred losses on futures contracts during some past reporting periods. Such losses could materially increase our cost of sales and materially decrease our profitability and adversely affect our stock price.

Although the use of these derivative financial instruments has generally enabled us to mitigate the effect of changing prices, no strategy is effective in eliminating pricing risks and we generally remain exposed to loss on futures contracts when prices decline significantly in a short period of time, and we generally remain exposed to supply risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to any futures contracts. Although, historically, we generally have been able to pass green coffee price increases through to customers, thereby maintaining our gross profits, we may not be able to pass price increases through to our customers in the future. Our hedging strategy and the hedges that we enter into may not adequately offset the risks of coffee bean price volatility and our hedges may result in losses. Failure to properly design and implement an effective hedging strategy may materially adversely affect our business and operating results. In this case, our costs of sales may increase, resulting in a decrease in profitability.

Our revenues and profitability could be adversely affected if our joint venture is not successful. In April 2006, we entered into a joint venture with Caruso's Coffee, Inc. of Brecksville, Ohio and formed Generations Coffee Company, LLC ("GCC"), which engages in the roasting, packaging and sale of private label specialty coffee products. While we believe that the GCC joint venture will be successful, losses in this joint venture would hurt our profitability.

In addition, we generally will not be in a position to exercise sole decision-making authority regarding our joint ventures. Investments in joint ventures may under certain circumstances, involve risks not present when a third party is not involved, including the possibility that joint venture partners might become bankrupt or fail to fund their share of the required capital contributions. Joint venture partners may have business interests, strategies or goals that are inconsistent with our business interests, strategies or goals and may be, in cases where we have a minority interest, in a position to take actions contrary to our policies, strategies or objectives. Joint venture investments also entail a risk of impasse on decisions, because neither we nor our joint venture partner would have full control over the joint venture. Any disputes that may arise between us and our joint venture partners may result in litigation or arbitration that could increase our expenses and could prevent our officers and/or directors from focusing their time and effort exclusively on our business strategies. In addition, we may in certain circumstances be liable for the actions of our third-party joint venture partners.



Any inability to successfully implement our strategy of growth through selective acquisitions, licensing arrangements and other strategic alliances could materially affect our revenues and profitability. Our strategy of growth through the selective acquisition of coffee companies, the selective acquisition or licensing of additional coffee brands and other strategic alliances presents risks that could result in increased expenditures and could materially adversely affect our revenues and profitability, including:

• such acquisitions, licensing arrangements or other strategic alliances may divert our management’s attention from our existing operations;

• we may not be able to successfully integrate any acquired coffee companies or new coffee brands into our existing business;

• we may not be able to manage the contingent risks associated with the past operations of, and other unanticipated problems arising in, any acquired coffee company; and

• we may not be able to control unanticipated costs associated with such acquisitions, licensing arrangements or strategic alliances.

In addition, any such acquisitions, licensing arrangements or strategic alliances may result in:

• potentially dilutive issuances of our equity securities; and

• the incurrence of additional debt.

As has been our practice in the past, we will continuously evaluate any such acquisitions, licensing opportunities or strategic alliances as they arise. However, we have not reached any agreement or arrangement with respect to any such acquisition, licensing opportunity or strategic alliance at this time and we may not be able to consummate any acquisitions, licensing arrangements or strategic alliances on terms favorable to us or at all. The failure to consummate any such acquisitions, licensing arrangements or strategic alliances may reduce our growth and expansion.

The loss of any of our key customers could negatively affect our revenues and decrease our earnings. We are dependant upon sales of our private label and branded coffee to two retailers and upon sales of wholesale green coffee to one customer, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters ("GMCR"). Sales to GMCR accounted for approximately 35% of our net sales for the year ended October 31, 2009.

Although no other customer accounted for greater than 10% of our net sales during this period, other customers may account for more than 10% of our net sales in future periods. We do not have long-term contracts with these or any of our customers. Accordingly, our customers can stop purchasing our products at any time without penalty and are free to purchase products from our competitors. The loss of, or reduction in sales to, customers such as GMCR or any of our other customers to which we sell a significant amount of our products or any material adverse change in the financial condition of such customers would negatively affect our revenues and decrease our earnings.

If we lose our key personnel, including Andrew Gordon and David Gordon, our revenues and profitability could suffer. Our success depends to a large degree upon the services of Andrew Gordon, our President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and David Gordon, our Executive Vice President – Operations and Secretary. We also depend to a large degree on the expertise of our coffee roasters. We do not have employment contracts with our coffee roasters. Our ability to source and purchase a sufficient supply of high quality coffee beans and to roast coffee beans consistent with our quality standards could suffer if we lose the services of any of these individuals. As a result, our business and operating results would be adversely affected. We may not be successful in obtaining and retaining a replacement for either Andrew Gordon or David Gordon if they elect to stop working for us. In addition, we do not have key-person insurance on the lives of Andrew Gordon or David Gordon.



If our planned increase in marketing expenditures fails to promote and enhance our brands, the value of our brands could decrease and our revenues and profitability could be adversely affected. We believe that promoting and enhancing our brands is critical to our success. We intend to increase our marketing expenditures to increase awareness of our brands, which we expect will create and maintain brand loyalty. If our brand-building strategy is unsuccessful, these expenses may never be recovered, and we may be unable to increase awareness of our brands or protect the value of our brands. If we are unable to achieve these goals, our revenues and ability to implement our business strategy could be adversely affected.

Our success in promoting and enhancing our brands will also depend on our ability to provide customers with high quality products and service. Although we take measures to ensure that we sell only fresh roasted coffee, we have no control over our roasted coffee products once they are purchased by our customers. Accordingly, wholesale customers may store our coffee for longer periods of time or resell our coffee without our consent, in each case, potentially affecting the quality of the coffee prepared from our products. Although we believe we are less susceptible to quality control problems than many of our competitors because a majority of our products are sold in cans or brick packs unlike whole bean coffees, if consumers do not perceive our products and service to be of high quality, then the value of our brands may be diminished and, consequently, our operating results and ability to implement our business strategy may be adversely affected.

Our roasting methods are not proprietary, so competitors may be able to duplicate them, which could harm our competitive position. If our competitive position is weakened, our revenues and profitability could be materially adversely affected. We consider our roasting methods essential to the flavor and richness of our roasted coffee and, therefore, essential to our brands of coffee. Because we do not hold any patents for our roasting methods, it may be difficult for us to prevent competitors from copying our roasting methods if such methods become known. If our competitors copy our roasting methods, the value of our coffee brands may be diminished, and we may lose customers to our competitors. In addition, competitors may be able to develop roasting methods that are more advanced than our roasting methods, which may also harm our competitive position.

Our operating results may fluctuate significantly, which makes our results of operations difficult to predict and could cause our results of operations to fall short of expectations. Our operating results may fluctuate from quarter to quarter and year to year as a result of a number of factors, many of which are outside of our control. These fluctuations could be caused by a number of factors including:

• fluctuations in purchase prices and supply of green coffee;

• fluctuations in the selling prices of our products;

• the level of marketing and pricing competition from existing or new competitors in the coffee industry;

• the success of our hedging strategy;

• our ability to retain existing customers and attract new customers; and

• our ability to manage inventory and fulfillment operations and maintain gross margins.

As a result of the foregoing, period-to-period comparisons of our operating results may not necessarily be meaningful and those comparisons should not be relied upon as indicators of future performance. Accordingly, our operating results in future quarters may be below market expectations. In this event, the price of our common stock may decline.



Since we rely heavily on common carriers to ship our coffee on a daily basis, any disruption in their services or increase in shipping costs could adversely affect our relationship with our customers, which could result in reduced revenues, increased operating expenses, a loss of customers or reduced profitability. We rely on a number of common carriers to deliver coffee to our customers and to deliver coffee beans to us. We have no control over these common carriers and the services provided by them may be interrupted as a result of labor shortages, contract disputes and other factors. If we experience an interruption in these services, we may be unable to ship our coffee in a timely manner, which could reduce our revenues and adversely affect our relationship with our customers. In addition, a delay in shipping could require us to contract with alternative, and possibly more expensive, common carriers and could cause orders to be cancelled or receipt of goods to be refused. Any significant increase in shipping costs could lower our profit margins or force us to raise prices, which could cause our revenue and profits to suffer.

If there was a significant interruption in the operation of our Colorado facility, we may not have the capacity to service all of our customers and we may not be able to service our customers in a timely manner, thereby reducing our revenues and earnings. A significant interruption in the operation of our Colorado coffee roasting and distribution facility, whether as a result of a natural disaster or other causes, could significantly impair our ability to operate our business. As a result, our revenues and earnings would be materially adversely affected.

A worsening of the United States economy could materially adversely affect our business. Our revenues and performance depend significantly on consumer confidence and spending, which have recently deteriorated due to current worldwide economic downturn. This economic downturn and decrease in consumer spending may adversely impact our revenues, ability to market our products or otherwise implement our business strategy. For example, we are highly dependent on consumer demand for specialty coffee and a shift in consumer demand away from specialty coffee due to economic or other consumer preferences would harm our business. If the current economic situation deteriorates significantly, our business could be negatively impacted.

## Risk Factors Related to the Coffee Industry

Increases in the cost of high quality Arabica or Robusta coffee beans could reduce our gross margin and profit. Green coffee is our largest single cost of sales. Coffee is a traded commodity and, in general, its price can fluctuate depending on:

• weather patterns in coffee-producing countries;

• economic and political conditions affecting coffee-producing countries, including acts of terrorism in such countries;

• foreign currency fluctuations; and

• trade regulations and restrictions between coffee-producing countries and the United States.

If the cost of wholesale green coffee increases due to any of these factors, our margins could decrease and our profitability could suffer accordingly. It is expected that coffee prices will remain volatile in the coming years. Although we have historically attempted to raise the selling prices of our products in response to increases in the price of wholesale green coffee, when wholesale green coffee prices increase rapidly or to significantly higher than normal levels, we are not always able to pass the price increases through to our customers on a timely basis, if at all, which adversely affects our operating margins and cash flow. We may not be able to recover any future increases in the cost of wholesale green coffee. Even if we are able to recover future increases, our operating margins and results of operations may still be materially and adversely affected by time delays in the implementation of price increases.



Disruptions in the supply of green coffee could result in a deterioration of our relationship with our customers, decreased revenues or could impair our ability to grow our business. Green coffee is a commodity and its supply is subject to volatility beyond our control. Supply is affected by many factors in the coffee growing countries including weather, political and economic conditions, acts of terrorism, as well as efforts by coffee growers to expand or form cartels or associations. If we were unable to procure a sufficient supply of green coffee, our sales would suffer.

Some of the Arabica coffee beans of the quality we purchase do not trade directly on the commodity markets. Rather, we purchase the high-end Arabica coffee beans that we use on a negotiated basis. We depend on our relationships with coffee brokers, exporters and growers for the supply of our primary raw material, high quality Arabica coffee beans. If any of our relationships with coffee brokers, exporters or growers deteriorate, we may be unable to procure a sufficient quantity of high quality coffee beans at prices acceptable to us or at all. In such case, we may not be able to fulfill the demand of our existing customers, supply new retail stores or expand other channels of distribution. A raw material shortage could result in a deterioration of our relationship with our customers, decreased revenues or could impair our ability to expand our business.

The coffee industry is highly competitive and if we cannot compete successfully, we may lose our customers or experience reduced sales and profitability. The coffee markets in which we do business are highly competitive and competition in these markets is likely to become increasingly more intense due to the relatively low barriers of entry. The industry in which we compete is particularly sensitive to price pressure, as well as quality, reputation and viability for wholesale and brand loyalty for retail. To the extent that one or more of our competitors becomes more successful with respect to any key competitive factor, our ability to attract and retain customers could be materially adversely affected. Our private label and branded coffee products compete with other manufacturers of private label coffee and branded coffees. These competitors, such as Kraft General Foods, Inc. (owner of the Maxwell House brand), Massimo Zanetti Beverage, and Smuckers (owner of the Folgers brand), have much greater financial, marketing, distribution, management and other resources than we do for marketing, promotions and geographic and market expansion. In addition, there are a growing number of specialty coffee companies who provide specialty green coffee and roasted coffee for retail sale. If we are unable to compete successfully against existing and new competitors, we may lose our customers or experience reduced sales and profitability.

## ITEM UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS 1B.

Not applicable.

## ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

We are headquartered at 3475 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, New York, where we lease office and warehouse space. We pay annual rent of $114,000 under the terms of the lease, which expires on October 31, 2023.

We lease a 50,000 square foot facility located at 27700 Frontage Road in La Junta, Colorado from the City of La Junta. We pay annual rent of $100,093 through January of 2024.

We also use a variety of independent, bonded commercial warehouses to store our green coffee beans. Our management believes that our facilities are adequate for our current operations and for our contemplated operations in the foreseeable future.



## ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are not a party to, and none of our property is the subject of, any pending legal proceedings other than routine litigation that is incidental to our business. To our knowledge, no governmental authority is contemplating initiating any such proceedings.

## ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

None.



## ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Our common stock trades on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol “JVA.” On February 28, 2008, we paid a special dividend in the amount of $0.28 per share. We have not declared or paid any other dividends on our common stock during the last three fiscal years. We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future. At December 31, 2009, there were 375 holders of record of an aggregate of 5,440,823 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding.

We did not repurchase any of our common stock during the quarter ended October 31, 2009.

The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices of our common stock for each quarter of the last two fiscal years.

<table><tr><td></td><td>High</td><td>Low</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">2008</td></tr><tr><td>1st Quarter</td><td>$ 5.25</td><td>$ 3.83</td></tr><tr><td>2nd Quarter</td><td>$ 4.60</td><td>$ 2.36</td></tr><tr><td>3rd Quarter</td><td>$ 2.58</td><td>$ 1.98</td></tr><tr><td>4th Quarter</td><td>$ 3.09</td><td>$ 1.23</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">2009</td></tr><tr><td>1st Quarter</td><td>$ 1.79</td><td>$ 0.77</td></tr><tr><td>2nd Quarter</td><td>$ 4.91</td><td>$ 0.56</td></tr><tr><td>3rd Quarter</td><td>$ 4.98</td><td>$ 1.87</td></tr><tr><td>4th Quarter</td><td>$ 5.21</td><td>$ 3.55</td></tr></table>



The following table sets forth selected financial data for the last five years from the consolidated financial statements of Coffee Holding Co., Inc. The following information is only a summary, and you should read it in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes beginning on page F-1.

For the Years Ended October 31,

<table><tr><td rowspan="3"></td><td colspan="6">For the Years Ended October 31,</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>2008</td><td>2007</td><td>2006</td><td>2005</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)</td></tr><tr><td>Income Statement Data:</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Net sales</td><td>$ 74,452</td><td>$ 71,186</td><td>$ 57,365</td><td>$ 51,171</td><td>$ 41,545</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cost of sales</td><td>64,440</td><td>68,762</td><td>49,071</td><td>43,576</td><td>33,876</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gross profit</td><td>10,012</td><td>2,424</td><td>8,294</td><td>7,595</td><td>7,669</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Operating expenses</td><td>6,389</td><td>6,363</td><td>6,842</td><td>6,231</td><td>5,698</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Income (loss) from operations</td><td>3,623</td><td>(3,939)</td><td>1,452</td><td>1,364</td><td>1,971</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Other income (expense)</td><td>1,869</td><td>(86)</td><td>(90)</td><td>(68)</td><td>(60)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Income (loss) before income taxes</td><td>5,492</td><td>(4,025)</td><td>1,362</td><td>1,296</td><td>1,911</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Provision (benefit) for income taxes</td><td>2,159</td><td>(1,430)</td><td>418</td><td>602</td><td>726</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Minority interest</td><td>(42)</td><td>(2)</td><td>(7)</td><td>(6)</td><td>-</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Net income (loss)</td><td>$ 3,291</td><td>$ (2,597)</td><td>$ 937</td><td>$ 700</td><td>$ 1,185</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Net income (loss) per share - Basic and diluted</td><td>$ 0.60</td><td>$ (0.47)</td><td>$ 0.17</td><td>$ 0.13</td><td>$ 0.25</td><td></td></tr></table>

At October 31,

<table><tr><td></td><td>2009</td><td>2008</td><td>2007</td><td>2006</td><td>2005</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="5">(Dollars in thousands, except per shares data)</td></tr><tr><td>Balance Sheet Data:</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Total assets</td><td>$ 19,804</td><td>$ 21,002</td><td>$ 20,397</td><td>$ 18,982</td><td>$ 16,545</td></tr><tr><td>Short-term debt</td><td>792</td><td>3,522</td><td>897</td><td>2,543</td><td>1,064</td></tr><tr><td>Long-term debt</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Total liabilities</td><td>8,625</td><td>13,151</td><td>8,194</td><td>7,640</td><td>5,904</td></tr><tr><td>Stockholders&#x27; equity</td><td>11,133</td><td>7,847</td><td>12,202</td><td>11,342</td><td>10,642</td></tr><tr><td>Book value per share</td><td>$ 2.05</td><td>$ 1.44</td><td>$ 2.05</td><td>$ 2.05</td><td>$ 1.92</td></tr></table>



## ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION

## Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the matters discussed under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation,” “Business,” “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this annual report include forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We have based these forward-looking statements upon information available to management as of the date of this Form 10-K and management’s expectations and projections about future events, including, among other things:

• the impact of rapid or persistent fluctuations in the price of coffee beans;

• fluctuations in the supply of coffee beans;

• general economic conditions and conditions which affect the market for coffee;

• the macro global economic environment;

• our success in implementing our business strategy or introducing new products;

• our ability to attract and retain customers;

• our success in expanding our market presence in new geographic regions;

• the effects of competition from other coffee manufacturers and other beverage alternatives;

• changes in tastes and preferences for, or the consumption of, coffee;

• our ability to obtain additional financing; and

• other risks which we identify in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "predict," "potential," "continue," "expect," "anticipate," "future," "intend," "plan," "believe," "estimate" and similar expressions (or the negative of such expressions). Any or all of our forward looking statements in this annual report and in any other public statements we make may turn out to be wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. In addition, we undertake no responsibility to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances, that occur after the date of this annual report.

## Overview

We are an integrated wholesale coffee roaster and dealer in the United States and one of the few coffee companies that offers a broad array of coffee products across the entire spectrum of consumer tastes, preferences and price points. As a result, we believe that we are well-positioned to increase our profitability and endure potential coffee price volatility throughout varying cycles of the coffee market and economic conditions.



Our operations have primarily focused on the following areas of the coffee industry:

• the sale of wholesale specialty green coffee;

• the roasting, blending, packaging and sale of private label coffee; and

• the roasting, blending, packaging and sale of our seven brands of coffee.

Our operating results are affected by a number of factors including:

• the level of marketing and pricing competition from existing or new competitors in the coffee industry;

• our ability to retain existing customers and attract new customers;

• fluctuations in purchase prices and supply of green coffee and in the selling prices of our products; and

• our ability to manage inventory and fulfillment operations and maintain gross margins.

Our net sales are driven primarily by the success of our sales and marketing efforts and our ability to retain existing customers and attract new customers. For this reason, we have made the strategic decision to invest in measures that will increase net sales. In February 2004, we acquired certain assets of Premier Roasters, LLC, including equipment and a roasting facility in La Junta, Colorado. We also hired a West Coast Brand Manager to market our S&W brand and to increase sales of S&W coffee to new customers. In April 2006, we entered into a joint venture with Caruso's Coffee, Inc. of Brecksville, Ohio and formed Generations Coffee Company, LLC ("GCC"), a Delaware limited liability company, which engages in the roasting, packaging and sale of private label specialty coffee products. We own a 60% equity interest in GCC and we are the exclusive supplier of its coffee inventory. We believe that the joint venture will allow us to bid on the private label gourmet whole bean business which we have not been equipped to pursue from an operational standpoint in the past. With this specialty roasting facility in place, in many cases right in the backyard of our most important wholesale and retail customers, we believe that we are in an ideal position to combine our current canned private label business with high-end private label specialty whole bean business. High-end specialty whole bean coffee sells for as much as three times more per pound than the canned coffees in which we currently specialize. As a result of these efforts, net sales increased in our specialty green coffee, private label and branded coffee business lines in both dollars and pounds sold. In addition, the number of our customers in all three areas increased.

We closed our manufacturing operations at our Brooklyn, New York location in May 2009. The majority of our processing has been moved to our Colorado facility with our GCC facility in Brecksville, Ohio becoming more involved with our everyday coffee production. We have leased office and warehouse space located in Staten Island, New York to house the corporate offices and serve as temporary storage of our branded product. We sold the property located in Brooklyn, New York in October 2009 for a pre-tax gain of approximately $2,108,000, which enhanced our already strong cash position and liquidity. We used the proceeds of the sale to pay down our line of credit borrowings and reduce interest expense. Although we incurred a related severance cost of $78,500 in the third quarter of fiscal year 2009, we believe that these measures will reduce long-term operating expenses, increase efficiencies and ultimately increase the profitability of our Company.



In July 2007, we entered into a three-year licensing agreement with Entenmann's Products, Inc., a subsidiary of Entenmann's, Inc., which is one of the nation's oldest baking companies. The agreement gives us the exclusive rights to manufacture, market and distribute a full line of Entenmann's brand coffee products throughout the United States. We are continuing to develop not only mainstream Entenmann's coffee items, but upscale flavored Entenmann's products in twelve-ounce valve bags as well. These products will give the line a visible upscale image to our retailers and their customers, which we believe will be integral to the long term success of this arrangement.

Our net sales are affected by the price of green coffee. We purchase our green coffee from dealers located primarily within the United States. The dealers supply us with coffee beans from many countries, including Colombia, Mexico, Kenya, Indonesia, Brazil and Uganda. The supply and price of coffee beans are subject to volatility and are influenced by numerous factors which are beyond our control. For example, in Brazil, which produces approximately 40% of the world's green coffee, the coffee crops are historically susceptible to frost in June and July and drought in September, October and November. However, because we purchase coffee from a number of countries and are able to freely substitute one country's coffee for another in our products, price fluctuations in one country generally have not had a material impact on the price we pay for coffee. Accordingly, price fluctuations in one country generally have not had a material effect on our results of operations, liquidity and capital resources. Historically, because we generally have been able to pass green coffee price increases through to customers, increased prices of green coffee generally result in increased net sales.

We have used short-term coffee futures and options contracts primarily for the purpose of partially hedging and minimizing the effects of changing green coffee prices and to reduce our cost of sales. In addition, we acquire futures contracts with longer terms, generally three to four months, primarily for the purpose of guaranteeing an adequate supply of green coffee at favorable prices. Although the use of these derivative financial instruments has enabled us to mitigate the effect of changing prices, no strategy can entirely eliminate pricing risks and we generally remain exposed to loss when prices decline significantly in a short period of time. In addition, we would remain exposed to supply risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to any futures contracts. If the hedges that we enter into do not adequately offset the risks of coffee bean price volatility or our hedges result in losses, our cost of sales may increase, resulting in a decrease in profitability.

## Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Estimates are used for, but not limited to, the accounting for the allowance for doubtful accounts, inventories, assets held for sale, income taxes and loss contingencies. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

We believe the following critical accounting policies, among others, may be impacted significantly by judgment, assumptions and estimates used in the preparation of the financial statements:

We recognize revenue in accordance with the authoritative guidance. Revenue is recognized at the point of passage to the customer of title and risk of loss, when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the sales price is determinable, and collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. We generally recognize revenue at the time of shipment. Sales are reflected net of discounts and returns.

• Our allowance for doubtful accounts is maintained to provide for losses arising from customers' inability to make required payments. If there is deterioration of our customers' credit worthiness and/or there is an increase in the length of time that the receivables are past due greater than the historical assumptions used, additional allowances may be required. For example, every additional one percent of our accounts receivable that becomes uncollectible, would decrease our operating income by approximately $102,000 for the year ended October 31, 2009.



• Inventories are stated at lower of cost (determined on a first-in, first-out basis) or market. Based on our assumptions about future demand and market conditions, inventories are subject to be written-down to market value. If our assumptions about future demand change and/or actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected, additional write-downs of inventories may be required. Each additional one percent of potential inventory writedown would have decreased operating income by approximately $48,000 for the year ended October 31, 2009.

• We account for income taxes in accordance with the authoritative guidance. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the liabilities, using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are reflected on the balance sheet when it is determined that it is more likely than not that the asset will be realized. Accordingly, our net deferred tax asset as of October 31, 2009 of $150,500 may require a valuation allowance if we do not generate taxable income.

## Year Ended October 31, 2009 (Fiscal Year 2009) Compared to the Year Ended October 31, 2008 (Fiscal Year 2008)

Net Income. We had net income of $3,291,066, or $0.60 per share (basic and diluted), for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 compared to a net loss of ($2,597,294) or ($0.47) per share (basic and diluted) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008. The increase in net income primarily reflects an increase in net sales and a decrease in cost of sales, which resulted in an increase in gross profit, and a $1,955,847 increase in other income resulting from the sale of our Brooklyn, New York facility.

Net Sales. Net sales totaled $74,451,673 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009, an increase of $3,265,361, or 4.6%, from $71,186,312 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008. The increase in net sales reflects higher coffee prices during fiscal year 2009 as compared to fiscal year 2008, as well as our move into producing and selling higher margin products.

Cost of Sales. Cost of sales for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 was $64,439,494, or 86.6%, of net sales, as compared to $68,762,310, or 96.6%, of net sales for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008. Cost of sales consists primarily of the cost of green coffee and packaging materials and realized and unrealized gains or losses on hedging activity. The decrease in cost of sales reflects the decreased cost of green coffee and gains on options and futures contracts as we held favorable positions in both throughout fiscal year 2009. Cost of sales includes purchases of approximately $16.7 million and $24.2 million in fiscal years 2009 and 2008, respectively, from a related party.

Gross Profit. Gross profit for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 was $10,012,179, an increase of $7,588,177 from $2,424,002 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased to 13.45% for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 from 3.41% for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008. The increase in our margins reflects the decreased cost of sales.

Operating Expenses. Total operating expenses increased $26,516, or 0.42%, to $6,389,050 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 from $6,362,534 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008 due to increases in bad debt expense and officers' salaries, partially offset by a decrease in selling and administrative expense. Selling and administrative expenses decreased $183,675, or 3.2%, to $5,530,357 for the year ended October 31, 2009 from $5,714,032 for 2008. The decrease in selling and administrative expenses reflects several factors, including decreases of approximately $129,000 in shipping costs, $201,000 in insurance costs, and decreases in certain other selling and administrative expenses, partially offset by increases of $294,000 in contract labor costs and $87,000 in Entenmann's setup costs.



Shipping costs decreased due to increased sales to our large green coffee customers who pay the shipping expenses for product they purchase from us, as well as, reduced fuel surcharges as a result of the lower cost of heating oil and crude oil during fiscal year 2009. The decrease in insurance cost was associated with the closing of our Brooklyn, New York facility. The increase in contract labor costs reflected increased production in our Ohio facility which produces our Café Caribe and food service items. The increase in the Entenmann's slotting costs reflected marketplace expansion of these products.

Other Income. Other income was $1,869,300 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 as compared to other expense of ($86,547) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008. The increase in other income was attributable to an approximately $2,108,000 gain on the sale of our Brooklyn, New York facility, partially offset by an approximately $111,000 increase in interest expense.

Income Before Taxes and Minority Interest in Subsidiary. We had income of $5,492,429 before income taxes and minority interest in subsidiary for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 compared to a loss of ($4,025,079) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008. The increase was primarily attributable to our increase in gross profit, which is primarily due to our decreased cost of sales and the sale of our Brooklyn, New York facility.

Income Taxes. Our provision for income taxes for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 totaled ($2,159,319) compared to a benefit of $1,430,110 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008. The change was attributable to income from operations for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 compared to a loss from operations during the same period in 2008.



## Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of October 31, 2009, we had working capital of $9,544,795, which represented a $4,532,496 increase from our working capital of $5,012,299 as of October 31, 2008, and total stockholders' equity of $11,132,963 which increased by $3,285,540 from our total stockholders' equity of $7,847,423 as of October 31, 2008. Our working capital increased primarily due to an increase of $404,635 in cash and cash equivalents, a $2,730,579 decrease in line of credit borrowings, a $2,464,208 decrease in accounts payable and a $1,106,424 increase in net accounts receivable, partially offset by a decrease of $989,867 in prepaid and refundable income taxes, a decrease of $637,877 in deferred income taxes, and an increase of $453,512 in income taxes payable. At October 31, 2009, the outstanding balance on our line of credit was $791,628 compared to $3,522,207 at October 31, 2008. Total stockholders' equity increased due to an increase in retained earnings as a result of our net income for fiscal year 2009.

On February 17, 2009, we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Sterling National Bank (“Sterling”) for a new credit facility to provide for our working capital requirements and we terminated the $4,500,000 line of credit we previously had under a financing agreement with Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc. The new credit facility is a revolving $5,000,000 line of credit and the Company can draw on the line at an amount up to 85% of eligible accounts receivable and 25% of eligible inventory consisting of green coffee beans and finished coffee not to exceed $1,000,000. The credit facility is payable monthly in arrears on the average unpaid balance of the line of credit at an interest rate equal to a per annum reference rate (currently 4.25%) plus 1.0%. The initial term of the credit facility is three years and shall be automatically extended for successive periods of one (1) year each unless one party shall have provided the other party with a written notice of termination, at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the initial contract term or any renewal term. The credit facility is secured by all tangible and intangible assets of the Company and is personally guaranteed by two officers and shareholders of the Company. The credit facility contains covenants that place restrictions on our operations, including covenants relating to mergers, debt restrictions, capital expenditures, tangible net worth, leverage, net profit, fixed charge coverage, employee loan restrictions, distribution restrictions, minimum working capital, dividend restrictions, restrictions on lease payments to affiliates, restrictions on changes in business, asset sale restrictions, restrictions on acquisitions, intercompany transactions, and restrictions on fundamental changes. However, the personal guarantees of the two officers and shareholders will be released by Sterling effective October 31, 2009 upon satisfaction of certain conditions upon Sterling’s receipt and review of the October 31, 2009 audited consolidated financial statements.

We closed our manufacturing operations at our Brooklyn, New York location in May 2009. The majority of our processing has been moved to our La Junta, Colorado facility with our GCC facility in Brecksville, Ohio becoming more involved with our everyday coffee production. We have leased office and warehouse space located in Staten Island, New York to house the corporate offices and serve as temporary storage of our branded product. We sold the property located in Brooklyn, New York in October 2009 for a pre-tax gain of approximately $2,108,000, which enhanced our already strong cash position and liquidity. We used the proceeds of the sale to pay down our line of credit borrowings and reduce interest expense. Although we incurred a related severance cost of $78,500 in the third quarter of fiscal 2009, we believe that these measures will reduce long-term operating expenses, increase efficiencies and ultimately increase the profitability of our Company.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 our operating activities provided net cash of $409,075 as compared to the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008 when net cash used by operating activities was $443,259. The increased cash flow from operations for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 was primarily due to our net income of $3,291,066, a decrease in prepaid and refundable income taxes of $989,867, and a decrease in inventories of $246,411, partially offset by an increase of accounts receivable of $1,201,718, a decrease in accounts payable of $2,464,207 and an increase in prepaid expenses of $134,840.



For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009, our investing activities provided net cash of $2,731,665 as compared to the fiscal year October 31, 2008 when net cash used by investing activities was ($351,482). The increase in net cash provided by investing activities for fiscal year 2009 was due to $2,906,473 in proceeds from the sale of the equipment and the manufacturing facility.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009, our financing activities used net cash of ($2,736,105) compared to net cash provided in financing activities of $867,390 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008. The change in cash flow from financing activities for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 was primarily due to larger principal payments under the new line of credit with Sterling National Bank and paying off the old line of credit with Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services, Inc. in fiscal year 2009 and partially offset by increased advances under our new line of credit in fiscal year 2009, the February 2008 payment of dividends to our stockholders and the repurchase of outstanding common stock during fiscal year 2008 and 2009.

We expect to fund our operations, including paying our liabilities, funding capital expenditures and making required payments on our debts, through October 31, 2010 with cash provided by operating activities and the use of our credit facility. In addition, an increase in eligible accounts receivable and inventory would permit us to make additional borrowings under our line of credit.

## Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

## ITEM QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 7A.

Market risks relating to our operations result primarily from changes in interest rates and commodity prices as further described below.

Interest Rate Risks. We are subject to market risk from exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. At October 31, 2009, our debt consisted of $791,628 of variable rate debt under our revolving line of credit. Our line of credit provides for a maximum of $5,000,000 and is payable monthly in arrears on the average unpaid balance of the line of credit at an interest rate equal to a per annum reference rate (currently 4.25%) plus 1%. This loan is secured by tangible and intangible assets of the Company.

Commodity Price Risks. The supply and price of coffee beans are subject to volatility and are influenced by numerous factors which are beyond our control. Historically, we have used short-term coffee futures and options contracts (generally with terms of two months or less) primarily for the purpose of partially hedging and minimizing the effects of changing green coffee prices, as further explained in Note 2 of the notes to financial statements in this report. In addition, during the latter half of fiscal 2000, we began to acquire futures contracts with longer terms (generally three to four months) primarily for the purpose of guaranteeing an adequate supply of green coffee. The use of these derivative financial instruments has enabled us to mitigate the effect of changing prices although we generally remain exposed to loss when prices decline significantly in a short period of time or remain at higher levels, preventing us from obtaining inventory at favorable prices. We generally have been able to pass green coffee price increases through to customers, thereby maintaining our gross profits. However, we cannot predict whether we will be able to pass inventory price increases through to our customers in the future. We believe our hedging policies remain a vital element to our business model not only in controlling our cost of sales, but also giving us the flexibility to obtain the inventory necessary to continue to grow our sales while minimizing margin compression during a time of historically high coffee prices.



At October 31, 2009, the Company held 50 futures contracts for the purchase of 1,875,000 pounds of coffee at a weighted average price of $1.35 per pound. The fair market value of coffee applicable to such contracts was $1.36 per pound at that date. At October 31, 2008, the Company did not hold any future contracts.

## ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

See pages F-1 through F-23 following the Exhibit Index of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

## ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

## ITEM 9A(T). CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Management, which includes our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Company's President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file and submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required and (ii) accumulated and communicated, as is appropriate, to the Company's management, including its principal executive officer and financial officer to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.

Management Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s internal control system is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance to the Company’s management and board of directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements.

Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect transactions and dispositions of assets, provide reasonable assurances that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and the directors of the Company, and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

The Company’s management assessed the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2009. In making this assessment, the management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on our assessment our management believes that, as of October 31, 2009, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.



There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation that occurred during the Company’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or that is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm This annual report does not include an attestation report from our registered independent public accounting firm, regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permits the Company to provide only management’s report.

## ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

We are providing the following disclosure in lieu of providing this information in a current report on Form 8-K pursuant to Item 2.01, "Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets." On October 15, 2009, the Company closed the sale of its real property located at 4401 First Avenue, Brooklyn, New York to 4401 1 \( ^{st} \)  Ave LLC for a total purchase price of 3,000,000. The sale resulted in a net gain of approximately 2,108,000, which was booked in the quarter ended October 31, 2009. The building on the property previously housed the executive offices, as well as the plant in which the Company roasted, blended and packaged its coffee. The majority of the Company's processing has been moved to its La Junta, Colorado facility with GCC facility in Brecksville, Ohio becoming more involved with everyday coffee processing. Coffee Holding leased office and warehouse space located in Staten Island, New York to house the corporate offices and serve as temporary storage of its branded product.



## ITEM DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
10.

Information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

## ITEM EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

11.

Information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

## ITEM SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

## ITEM CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

## ITEM PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

Information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.



## PART IV

## ITEM EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES 15.

## (a) List of Documents filed as part of this Report

## (1) Financial Statements

The financial statements and related notes, together with the reports of ParenteBeard LLC and Lazar Levine & Felix, LLP appear at pages F-1 through F-23 following the Exhibit List as required by Part II, Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Form 10-K.

## (2) Financial Statement Schedules

None.

## (3) List of Exhibits

(a) Exhibits

The Company has filed with this report or incorporated by reference herein certain exhibits as specified below pursuant to Rule 12b-32 under the Exchange Act. See Exhibit Index following the signature page to this report for a complete list of documents filed with this report.

<table><tr><td>Exhibit No.</td><td>Description</td></tr><tr><td>2.1</td><td>Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 31, 1997, by and among Transpacific International Group Corp. and Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Company&#x27;s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on November 10, 1997 (File No. 333-00588-NY)).</td></tr><tr><td>2.2</td><td>Asset Purchase Agreement, dated February 4, 2004, by and between Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and Premier Roasters LLC (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company&#x27;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 20, 2004 (File No. 333-00588-NY)).</td></tr><tr><td>3.1</td><td>Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#x27;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A the &quot;2005 Registration Statement&quot; filed on May 2, 2005 (File No. 001-32491)).</td></tr><tr><td>3.2</td><td>By-Laws of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the 2005 Registration Statement (File No. 001-32491)).</td></tr><tr><td>4.1</td><td>Form of Stock Certificate of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to the Company&#x27;s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on June 24, 2004 (Registration No. 333-116838)).</td></tr><tr><td>10.1</td><td>Loan and Security Agreement, dated February 17, 2009, by and between Sterling National Bank and Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Company&#x27;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 23, 2009 (File No. 001-32491)).</td></tr><tr><td>10.2</td><td>Lease, dated February 4, 2004, by and between Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and the City of La Junta, Colorado (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company&#x27;s Registration Statement on Form SB-2/A filed on August 12, 2004 (Registration No. 333-116838)).</td></tr><tr><td>10.3</td><td>Trademark License Agreement, dated February 4, 2004, between Del Monte Corporation and Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company&#x27;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB/A for the quarter ended April 30, 2004 filed on August 26, 2004 (File No. 333-00588-NY)).</td></tr><tr><td>10.4</td><td>Amended and Restated Employment agreement, dated April 11, 2008, by and between Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and Andrew Gordon (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of the Company&#x27;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2008 (File No. 001-32491)).</td></tr></table>



10.5 Amended and Restated Employment agreement, dated April 11, 2008, by and between Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and David Gordon (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2008 (File No. 001-32491)).

10.6 Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed on June 14, 2005 (File No. 001-32491)).

10.7 Contract of Sale, dated April 14, 2009, by and between Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and 4401 1st Ave LLC.

11.1 Calculation of Earnings Per Share.

31.1 Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer's Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1 Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer's Certification furnished pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.



## SIGNATURES

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on January 28, 2010.

## COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

By: /s/ Andrew Gordon
Andrew Gordon
President, Chief Executive Officer

In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

<table><tr><td>Name</td><td>Title</td><td>Date</td></tr><tr><td>/s/ Andrew Gordon</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Andrew Gordon</td><td>President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director (principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer)</td><td>January 28, 2010</td></tr><tr><td>/s/ David Gordon</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>David Gordon</td><td>Executive Vice President - Operations, Secretary and Director</td><td>January 28, 2010</td></tr><tr><td>/s/ Gerard DeCapua</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gerard DeCapua</td><td>Director</td><td>January 28, 2010</td></tr><tr><td>/s/ Daniel Dwyer</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Daniel Dwyer</td><td>Director</td><td>January 28, 2010</td></tr><tr><td>/s/ Barry Knepper</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Barry Knepper</td><td>Director</td><td>January 28, 2010</td></tr><tr><td>/s/ John Rotelli</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>John Rotelli</td><td>Director</td><td>January 28, 2010</td></tr><tr><td>/s/ Robert M. Williams</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Robert M. Williams</td><td>Director</td><td>January 28, 2010</td></tr></table>



## EXHIBIT INDEX

<table><tr><td>Exhibit No.</td><td>Description</td></tr><tr><td>10.7</td><td>Contract of Sale, dated April 14, 2009, by and between Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and 4401 1st Ave LLC.</td></tr><tr><td>11.1</td><td>Calculation of Earnings per Share.</td></tr><tr><td>31.1</td><td>Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer&#x27;s Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.</td></tr><tr><td>32.1</td><td>Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer&#x27;s Certification furnished pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.</td></tr></table>



## COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

<table><tr><td>FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, PARENTEBEARD LLC</td><td>F-2</td></tr><tr><td>REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, LAZAR LEVINE &amp; FELIX, LLP</td><td>F-3</td></tr><tr><td>CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2009 AND 2008</td><td>F-4</td></tr><tr><td>CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009 AND 2008</td><td>F-5</td></tr><tr><td>CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS&#x27; EQUITY - YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009 AND 2008</td><td>F-6</td></tr><tr><td>CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009 AND 2008</td><td>F-7</td></tr><tr><td>NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS</td><td>F-9</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>F-1</td></tr></table>



# REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors

Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and Subsidiary

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and Subsidiary (the "Company") as of October 31, 2009 and the consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and Subsidiary as of October 31, 2009 and the results of their operations and cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ PARENTEBEARD LLC

PARENTEBEARD LLC

Morristown, New Jersey

January 28, 2010



# REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors

Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and Subsidiary

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and Subsidiary (the "Company") as of October 31, 2008 and the consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and Subsidiary as of October 31, 2008 and the results of their operations and cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ LAZAR LEVINE & FELIX, LLP

LAZAR LEVINE & FELIX, LLP


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## COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
OCTOBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

<table><tr><td></td><td>2009</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>- ASSETS -</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>CURRENT ASSETS:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cash and cash equivalents</td><td>$ 1,367,933</td><td>$ 963,298</td></tr><tr><td>Commodities held at broker</td><td>482,746</td><td>342,269</td></tr><tr><td>Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $165,078 for 2009 and $141,915 for 2008</td><td>10,174,221</td><td>9,067,797</td></tr><tr><td>Inventories</td><td>4,800,143</td><td>5,046,554</td></tr><tr><td>Prepaid expenses and other current assets</td><td>419,740</td><td>284,900</td></tr><tr><td>Prepaid and refundable income taxes</td><td>36,068</td><td>1,025,935</td></tr><tr><td>Deferred income tax assets</td><td>286,000</td><td>923,877</td></tr><tr><td>TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS</td><td>17,566,851</td><td>17,654,630</td></tr><tr><td>Property and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of $4,681,558 and $5,020,573 for 2009 and 2008, respectively</td><td>1,648,214</td><td>2,804,053</td></tr><tr><td>Deposits and other assets</td><td>588,573</td><td>542,893</td></tr><tr><td>TOTAL ASSETS</td><td>$ 19,803,638</td><td>$ 21,001,576</td></tr><tr><td>- LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS&#x27; EQUITY -</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>CURRENT LIABILITIES:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Accounts payable and accrued expenses</td><td>$ 6,655,916</td><td>$ 9,120,124</td></tr><tr><td>Line of credit borrowings</td><td>791,628</td><td>3,522,207</td></tr><tr><td>Income taxes payable</td><td>453,512</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Deferred income tax liabilities</td><td>121,000</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES</td><td>8,022,056</td><td>12,642,331</td></tr><tr><td>Deferred income tax liabilities</td><td>14,500</td><td>86,000</td></tr><tr><td>Deferred rent</td><td>99,067</td><td>69,959</td></tr><tr><td>Deferred compensation payable</td><td>489,782</td><td>352,637</td></tr><tr><td>TOTAL LIABILITIES</td><td>8,625,405</td><td>13,150,927</td></tr><tr><td>MINORITY INTEREST</td><td>45,270</td><td>3,226</td></tr><tr><td>COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>STOCKHOLDERS&#x27; EQUITY:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Preferred stock, par value $.001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 30,000,000 shares authorized, 5,529,830 shares issued; 5,440,823 shares outstanding for 2009 and 5,445,516 shares outstanding in 2008</td><td>5,530</td><td>5,530</td></tr><tr><td>Additional paid-in capital</td><td>7,327,023</td><td>7,327,023</td></tr><tr><td>Retained earnings</td><td>4,095,671</td><td>804,605</td></tr><tr><td>Less: Treasury stock, 89,007 and 84,314 common shares, at cost in 2009 and 2008</td><td>(295,261)</td><td>(289,735)</td></tr><tr><td>TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS&#x27; EQUITY</td><td>11,132,963</td><td>7,847,423</td></tr><tr><td>TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS&#x27; EQUITY</td><td>$ 19,803,638</td><td>$ 21,001,576</td></tr></table>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.



## COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FISCAL YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

<table><tr><td></td><td>2009</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>NET SALES</td><td>$ 74,451,673</td><td>$ 71,186,312</td></tr><tr><td>COST OF SALES (which includes purchases of approximately $16.7 million and $24.2 million in fiscal years 2009 and 2008, respectively, from a related party)</td><td>64,439,494</td><td>68,762,310</td></tr><tr><td>GROSS PROFIT</td><td>10,012,179</td><td>2,424,002</td></tr><tr><td>OPERATING EXPENSES:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Selling and administrative</td><td>5,530,357</td><td>5,714,032</td></tr><tr><td>Bad debt expense</td><td>95,294</td><td>37,575</td></tr><tr><td>Officers&#x27; salaries</td><td>763,399</td><td>610,927</td></tr><tr><td>TOTALS</td><td>6,389,050</td><td>6,362,534</td></tr><tr><td>INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS</td><td>3,623,129</td><td>(3,938,532)</td></tr><tr><td>OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Interest income</td><td>9,191</td><td>46,209</td></tr><tr><td>Other income and gains</td><td>5,700</td><td>9,331</td></tr><tr><td>Gain on sale of manufacturing facility</td><td>2,107,501</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Interest expense</td><td>(253,092)</td><td>(142,087)</td></tr><tr><td>TOTALS</td><td>1,869,300</td><td>(86,547)</td></tr><tr><td>INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND MINORITY INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY</td><td>5,492,429</td><td>(4,025,079)</td></tr><tr><td>Provision (Benefit) for income taxes</td><td>2,159,319</td><td>(1,430,110)</td></tr><tr><td>INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST</td><td>3,333,110</td><td>(2,594,969)</td></tr><tr><td>Minority interest in profit of subsidiary</td><td>(42,044)</td><td>(2,325)</td></tr><tr><td>NET INCOME (LOSS)</td><td>$ 3,291,066</td><td>$ (2,597,294)</td></tr><tr><td>Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share</td><td>$ .60</td><td>$ (.47)</td></tr><tr><td>Weighted average common shares outstanding:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Basic</td><td>5,441,462</td><td>5,476,173</td></tr><tr><td>Diluted</td><td>5,441,462</td><td>5,476,173</td></tr></table>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.



## COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
FISCAL YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

<table><tr><td rowspan="3"></td><td colspan="2">Common Stock</td><td colspan="2">Treasury Stock</td><td rowspan="2">Additional Paid-in Capital</td><td rowspan="2">Retained Earnings</td><td rowspan="2">Total</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">\(.001 Par Value</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td>Number of Shares</td><td>Amount</td><td>Number of Shares</td><td>Amount</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Balance, 10/31/07</td><td>5,514,930</td><td>5,530</td><td>14,900</td><td>(76,677)</td><td>7,327,023</td><td>4,946,467</td><td>12,202,343</td></tr><tr><td>Stock repurchase</td><td>(69,414)</td><td>-</td><td>69,414</td><td>(213,058)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>(213,058)</td></tr><tr><td>Dividend</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>(1,544,568)</td><td>(1,544,568)</td></tr><tr><td>Net loss</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>(2,597,294)</td><td>(2,597,294)</td></tr><tr><td>Balance, 10/31/08</td><td>5,445,516</td><td>$ 5,530</td><td>84,314</td><td>$ (289,735)</td><td>$ 7,327,023</td><td>$ 804,605</td><td>$ 7,847,423</td></tr><tr><td>Stock repurchase</td><td>(4,693)</td><td>-</td><td>4,693</td><td>(5,526)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>(5,526)</td></tr><tr><td>Net income</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>3,291,066</td><td>3,291,066</td></tr><tr><td>Balance, 10/31/09</td><td>5,440,823</td><td>$ 5,530</td><td>89,007</td><td>$ (295,261)</td><td>$ 7,327,023</td><td>$ 4,095,671</td><td>$ 11,132,963</td></tr></table>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.



## COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FISCAL YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

<table><tr><td></td><td>2009</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>OPERATING ACTIVITIES:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Net income (loss)</td><td>$ 3,291,066</td><td>$ (2,597,294)</td></tr><tr><td>Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Depreciation</td><td>537,375</td><td>541,204</td></tr><tr><td>Gain on sale of manufacturing facility</td><td>(2,107,501)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Unrealized (gain) loss on commodities</td><td>(329,187)</td><td>587,631</td></tr><tr><td>Other gains</td><td>(5,700)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Bad debt expense</td><td>95,294</td><td>37,575</td></tr><tr><td>Deferred rent</td><td>29,108</td><td>(4,588)</td></tr><tr><td>Deferred income taxes</td><td>687,377</td><td>(703,877)</td></tr><tr><td>Minority interest</td><td>42,044</td><td>2,326</td></tr><tr><td>Changes in operating assets and liabilities:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Commodities held at broker</td><td>188,710</td><td>2,538,630</td></tr><tr><td>Accounts receivable</td><td>(1,201,718)</td><td>(1,974,905)</td></tr><tr><td>Inventories</td><td>246,411</td><td>(574,457)</td></tr><tr><td>Prepaid expenses and other current assets</td><td>(134,840)</td><td>239,144</td></tr><tr><td>Prepaid and refundable income taxes</td><td>989,867</td><td>(789,529)</td></tr><tr><td>Deposits, other assets and deferred compensation</td><td>91,464</td><td>(138,939)</td></tr><tr><td>Accounts payable and accrued expenses</td><td>(2,464,207)</td><td>2,402,981</td></tr><tr><td>Income tax payable</td><td>453,512</td><td>(9,161)</td></tr><tr><td>Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities</td><td>409,075</td><td>(443,259)</td></tr><tr><td>INVESTING ACTIVITIES:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Purchases of property and equipment including equipment deposit</td><td>(204,808)</td><td>(341,982)</td></tr><tr><td>Proceeds from the sale of equipment</td><td>30,000</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Proceeds from the sale of manufacturing facility</td><td>2,906,473</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Security deposits</td><td>-</td><td>(9,500)</td></tr><tr><td>Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities</td><td>2,731,665</td><td>(351,482)</td></tr><tr><td>FINANCING ACTIVITIES:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Advances under bank line of credit</td><td>76,276,346</td><td>60,576,960</td></tr><tr><td>Principal payments under bank line of credit</td><td>(75,484,718)</td><td>(57,951,944)</td></tr><tr><td>Pay-off of previous bank line of credit</td><td>(3,522,207)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Payment of dividend</td><td>-</td><td>(1,544,568)</td></tr><tr><td>Purchase of treasury stock</td><td>(5,526)</td><td>(213,058)</td></tr><tr><td>Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities</td><td>(2,736,105)</td><td>867,390</td></tr><tr><td>NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS</td><td>404,635</td><td>72,649</td></tr><tr><td>Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year</td><td>963,298</td><td>890,649</td></tr><tr><td>CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR</td><td>$ 1,367,933</td><td>$ 963,298</td></tr></table>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.



## COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW DATA
FISCAL YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

<table><tr><td>Interest paid</td><td>$ 250,266</td><td>$ 127,082</td></tr><tr><td>Income taxes paid</td><td>$ 737,494</td><td>$ 33,477</td></tr><tr><td>Income taxes (refunded)</td><td>$ (703,123)</td><td>$ -</td></tr></table>

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# COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OCTOBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

## NOTE 1 - BUSINESS ACTIVITIES:

Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (the "Company") conducts wholesale coffee operations, including manufacturing, roasting, packaging, marketing and distributing roasted and blended coffees for private labeled accounts and its own brands, and it sells green coffee. The Company's sales are primarily to customers that are located throughout the United States with limited sales in Canada. Such customers include supermarkets, wholesalers, gourmet roasters and individually-owned and multi-unit retailers. The Company closed its manufacturing operations at its Brooklyn, New York location in May 2009. The majority of the Company's coffee processing capacity has been moved to its La Junta, Colorado facility and its facility in Brecksville, Ohio. The Company has leased office and warehouse space located in Staten Island, New York to house the corporate offices and serve as temporary storage of its branded product. The Company sold the property located in Brooklyn, New York in October 2009.

On April 7, 2006, the Company entered into a joint venture with Caruso's Coffee, Inc. and formed Generations Coffee Company, LLC ("GCC"). The Company owns a 60% equity interest in GCC. GCC operates the facility located in Brecksville, Ohio and is in the same general business as the Company. The Company also exercises control of GCC. As a result of its 60% equity interest and control of GCC, the financial statements of GCC are consolidated with those of the Company.

We have evaluated subsequent events for recognition or disclosure through January 28, 2010, which was the date we filed this form 10-K with the SEC.

## NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

## BASIS OF PRESENTATION:

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and GCC. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

## USE OF ESTIMATES:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those amounts.

## CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

Cash and cash equivalents represent highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase.



## NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued):

## ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:

Accounts receivable are recorded net of allowances. The allowance for doubtful accounts represents the estimated uncollectible portion of accounts receivable. The Company establishes the allowance for doubtful accounts based on a history of past writeoffs and collections and current credit considerations. The reserve for sales discounts represents the estimated discount that customers will take upon payment. The allowances are summarized as follows:

<table><tr><td></td><td>2009</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>Allowance for doubtful accounts</td><td>105,078</td><td>92,464</td></tr><tr><td>Reserve for sales discounts</td><td>60,000</td><td>49,451</td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>165,078</td><td>141,915</td></tr></table>

## INVENTORIES:

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out basis) or market.

## MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT:

Machinery and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Purchases of machinery and equipment and additions and betterments which substantially extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized at cost. Expenditures which do not materially prolong the normal useful life of an asset are charged to operations as incurred.

## COMMODITIES:

The Company uses options and futures contracts, which are not designated or qualifying as hedging instruments, to partially hedge the effects of fluctuations in the price of green coffee beans. Options and futures contracts are marked to market with current recognition of gains and losses on such positions. The Company's accounting for options and futures contracts may increase earnings volatility in any particular period. The Company has open position contracts held by a broker which includes primarily cash and commodities for futures and options in the amount of $482,746 and $342,269, at October 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, net of unrealized gains of $77,306 at October 31, 2009 and unrealized losses of $251,881 at October 31, 2008. The Company classifies its options and future contracts as trading securities and accordingly, unrealized holding gains and losses are included in earnings and not reflected as a net amount as a separate component of stockholders' equity.

At October 31, 2009, the Company held 30 options (generally with terms of two months or less) covering an aggregate of 1,125,000 pounds of green coffee beans at $1.35 per pound. The fair market value of these options, which was obtained from major financial institutions, was $38,363 at October 31, 2009. At October 31, 2008, the Company held 50 options (generally with terms of two months or less) covering an aggregate of 1,875,000 pounds of green coffee beans at $1.275 per pound. The fair market value of these options, which was obtained from major financial institutions, was $288,375 at October 31, 2008.



## NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued):

The Company acquires futures contracts with longer terms (generally three to four months) primarily for the purpose of guaranteeing an adequate supply of green coffee. At October 31, 2009, the Company held 50 futures contracts for the purchase of 1,875,000 pounds of coffee at a weighted average price of $1.35 per pound. The fair market value of coffee applicable to such contracts was $1.36 per pound at that date. At October 31, 2008, the Company did not hold any future contracts.

Included in cost of sales for the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded realized and unrealized gains and losses respectively, on these contracts as follows:

<table><tr><td rowspan="2"></td><td colspan="2">Year Ended October 31,</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>Gross realized gains</td><td>$ 1,789,424</td><td>$ 2,759,642</td></tr><tr><td>Gross realized (losses)</td><td>(269,702)</td><td>(5,240,461)</td></tr><tr><td>Unrealized gains (losses)</td><td>329,187</td><td>(587,631)</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>$ 1,848,909</td><td>$ (3,068,450)</td></tr></table>

## ADVERTISING:

The Company expenses the cost of advertising and promotion as incurred. Advertising costs charged to operations was $41,724 and $60,631 for the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

## INCOME TAXES:

The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to the asset and liability method which requires deferred income tax assets and liabilities to be computed for temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The income tax provision or benefit is the tax incurred for the period plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

On November 1, 2007, the Company adopted authoritative guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. There was no impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows at October 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the years then ended as a result of implementation. At the adoption date of November 1, 2007 and at October 31, 2008 and 2009, the Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits. The Company's practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. As of November 1, 2007 and October 31, 2008 and 2009, the Company had no accrued interest or penalties related to income taxes. The Company currently has no federal or state tax examinations in progress.



## NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued):

## STOCK OPTIONS:

The Company accounts for any stock options in accordance with the recognition and measurement provisions in the authoritative guidance issued by the FASB. The FASB requires compensation costs related to share-based payment transactions, including employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements. In addition, the Company adheres to the guidance set forth by Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) which provides views regarding the interaction between the FASB and certain SEC rules and regulations and provides interpretations with respect to the valuation of share-based payments for public companies.

## EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE:

The Company presents “basic” and, if applicable, “diluted” earnings (loss) per common share pursuant to the provisions included in the authoritative guidance issued by FASB, “Earnings per Share” and certain other financial accounting pronouncements. Basic earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the sum of the weighted-average

number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of common shares issuable upon exercise of potential sources of dilution.

The weighted average common shares outstanding used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share was 5,441,462 and 5,476,173 at October 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Through April 30, 2009 on a common share equivalent basis, 70,000 warrants, all of which expired as of May 6, 2009, have been excluded from the diluted earnings (loss) per share calculation due to the anti-dilution impact.

## FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses and deferred compensation approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amount of the bank line-of-credit borrowings approximates fair value because the debt is based on current rates at which the Company could borrow funds with similar remaining maturities. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information about the financial instruments when available. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.

## REVENUE RECOGNITION:

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the authoritative guidance. Revenue is recognized at the point of passage to the customer of title and risk of loss, when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the sales price is determinable, and collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. The Company generally recognizes revenue at the time of shipment.



## NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued):

The Company sells its products without the right of return. Returns and allowances are recorded when a customer claims receipt of damaged goods and are included in the determination of net sales. The Company in turn seeks reimbursement from the shipper.

Slotting fees: Certain retailers require the payment of slotting fees in order to obtain space for the Company’s products on the retailer’s store shelves. The cost of these fees is recognized when the liability to the retailer is created. The amounts are included in the determination of net sales.

Sales discounts: The amount of sales discounts are estimated and recognized at the date of the sale. These amounts are included in the determination of net sales.

Volume-based incentives: These incentives typically involve rebates or refunds of a specific amount of cash consideration that are redeemable only if the reseller completes a specified cumulative level of sales transactions. Under incentive programs of this nature, the Company records the cost of the rebate when it is estimable. These amounts are included in the determination of net sales.

Cooperative advertising: Under these arrangements, the Company will agree to reimburse the reseller for a portion of the costs incurred by the reseller to advertise and promote certain of the Company's products. The Company recognizes the cost of cooperative advertising programs in the period in which the advertising and promotional activity first takes place. The costs of these incentives are included in advertising expense.

## SHIPPING AND HANDLING FEES AND COSTS:

In accordance with the authoritative guidance pertaining to the “Accounting for Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs,” shipping and handling fees are reported in net sales. The associated shipping costs, aggregating approximately $1,322,000 and $1,450,000 for the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, are classified as selling and administrative expenses.

## CONCENTRATION OF RISK:

The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents deposits with three banks which have offices located in New York, Ohio and Colorado that, at times, exceed applicable insurance limits. The Company performs periodic reviews of the relative credit rating of its banks to lower its risk. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts, and believes it is not subject to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents.

In addition, see Note 9 for concentration of risks with respect to trade receivables and purchases from vendors.

## OPERATING LEASES:

Operating leases which provide for lease payments that vary materially from the straight-line basis are adjusted for financial accounting purposes to reflect rental income or expense on the straight-line basis in accordance with the authoritative guidance issued by the FASB. The excess of straight-line rent over actual payments by the Company of $99,067 and $69,959 is included as deferred rent as of October 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.



## NOTE 3 - RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS AFFECTING THE COMPANY:

## Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements

In December 2007, the FASB issued authoritative guidance clarifying that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. This guidance requires that a change in a parent's ownership interest in a subsidiary be reported as an equity transaction in the consolidated financial statements when it does not result in a change in control of the subsidiary. When a change in a parent's ownership interest results in deconsolidation, a gain or loss should be recognized in the consolidated financial statements. This guidance will be applied prospectively and become effective November 1, 2009, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements, which will be applied retrospectively for all periods presented. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

## Business Combinations

In December 2007, the FASB revised the authoritative guidance for business combinations. Transaction costs are now required to be expensed as incurred and adjustments to the acquired entity's deferred tax assets and uncertain tax position balances occurring outside the measurement period are recorded as a component of income tax expense, rather than goodwill, among other changes.

In April 2009, the FASB revised the authoritative guidance related to the initial recognition and measurement, subsequent measurement and accounting, and disclosure of assets and liabilities arising from contingencies in a business combination. Generally, assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination that arise from contingencies must be recognized at fair value at the acquisition date. This guidance will be effective for the Company as of November 1, 2009. As this guidance is applied prospectively to business combinations with an acquisition date on or after the date the guidance became effective, the impact to the Company cannot be determined until the transactions occur.

## Derivative Instrument and Hedging Activity Disclosures

In March 2008, the FASB amended and expanded the disclosure requirements related to derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures about how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, how an entity accounts for derivative instruments and related hedged items and how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. The revised guidance requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. This guidance was effective for the Company as of February 1, 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.



## NOTE 3 - RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS AFFECTING THE COMPANY (Continued):

## Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan Asset Disclosures

In December 2008, the FASB issued authoritative guidance requiring additional disclosures for employers' pension and other postretirement benefit plan assets. This guidance requires employers to disclose information about fair value measurements of plan assets, the investment policies and strategies for the major categories of plan assets, and significant concentrations of risk within plan assets. This guidance will be effective for the Company as of October 31, 2010. As this guidance provides only disclosure requirements, the adoption of this standard will not impact the Company's results of operations, cash flows or financial positions.

## Fair Value Measurements

In February 2008, the FASB delayed the effective date of fair value measurement and disclosure guidance for all nonrecurring fair value measurements of nonfinancial assets and liabilities until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The delayed guidance will become effective for all nonrecurring nonfinancial assets and liabilities of the Company as of November 1, 2009.

In April 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance clarifying that fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants under current market conditions. This new guidance requires an evaluation of whether there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability in relation to normal market activity for the asset or liability. If there has, transactions or quoted prices may not be indicative of fair value and an adjustment may need to be made to those prices to estimate fair value. Additionally, an entity must consider whether the observed transaction was orderly (that is, not distressed or forced). If the transaction was orderly, the obtained price can be considered a relevant observable input for determining fair value. If the transaction is not orderly, other valuation techniques must be used when estimating fair value. This guidance was adopted for the period ending July 31, 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact to the Company's results of operations, cash flows or financial positions.

In August 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance clarifying the measurement of the fair value of a liability in circumstances when a quoted price in an active market for an identical liability is not available. The guidance emphasizes that entities should maximize the use of observable inputs in the absence of quoted prices when measuring the fair value of liabilities. This guidance became effective for the Company as of October 31, 2009, and did not have a material impact on their consolidated financial statements.

In September 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that provides further clarification for measuring the fair value of investments in entities that meet the FASB's definition of an investment company. This guidance permits a company to estimate the fair value of an investment using the net asset value per share of the investment if the net asset value is determined in accordance with the FASB's guidance for investment companies as of the company's measurement date. This creates a practical expedient to determining a fair value estimate and certain attributes of the investment (such as redemption restrictions) will not be considered in measuring fair value. Additionally, companies with investments within the scope of this guidance must disclose additional information related to the nature and risks of the



## NOTE 3 - RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS AFFECTING THE COMPANY (Continued):

investments. This guidance will become effective for the Company as of October 31, 2010 and is required to be applied prospectively. The Company does not expect that adoption of this statement will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

## Fair Value of Financial Instruments Disclosures

In April 2009, the FASB issued revised authoritative guidance requiring disclosures about fair value of financial instruments, currently provided annually, to be included in interim financial statements. This guidance was adopted by the Company for the period ended June 30, 2009. Since this guidance provides only disclosure requirements, the adoption of this standard did not impact the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial positions.

## Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments

In April 2009, the FASB amended authoritative guidance related to accounting for certain investments in debt and equity securities and accounting for certain investments held by not-for-profit organizations. This revised guidance establishes a new method of recognizing and reporting other-than-temporary impairments of debt securities. If it is more likely than not that an impaired debt security will be sold before the recovery of its cost basis, either due to the investor's intent to sell or because it will be required to sell the security, the entire impairment is recognized in earnings. Otherwise, only the portion of the impaired debt security related to estimated credit losses is recognized in earnings, while the remainder of the impairment is recorded in other comprehensive income and recognized over the remaining life of the debt security. In addition, the guidance expands the presentation and disclosure requirements for other-than-temporary impairments for both debt and equity securities. This guidance was adopted for the period ended July 31, 2009 and did not have a material impact on the Company's results of operations, cash flows, or financial positions.

## Subsequent Events

In May 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which incorporates the principles and accounting guidance for recognizing and disclosing subsequent events that originated as auditing standards into the body of authoritative literature issued by the FASB, and prescribes disclosures regarding the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. The Company is required to evaluate subsequent events through the date the financial statements are issued. This guidance was effective for the Company for the period ended July 31, 2009. Since this guidance is not intended to significantly change the current practice of reporting subsequent events, it did not have an impact on the Company's results of operations, cash flows or financial positions.

## Transfers of Financial Assets

In June 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance amending the accounting for the transfers of financial assets. Key provisions include (i) the removal of the concept of qualifying special purpose entities, (ii) the introduction of the concept of a participating interest, in circumstances in which a portion of a financial asset has been transferred, and (iii) the requirement that to qualify for sale accounting, the transferor must evaluate whether it maintains effective control over transferred financial assets either directly or indirectly. Furthermore, this guidance requires enhanced disclosures about transfers of financial assets and a transferor's continuing



## NOTE 3 - RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS AFFECTING THE COMPANY (Continued):

involvement. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning November 1, 2010, and is required to be applied prospectively. The Company does not expect that adoption of this statement will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

## Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”)

In June 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance to amend the manner in which entities evaluate whether consolidation is required for VIEs. The model for determining which enterprise has a controlling financial interest and is the primary beneficiary of a VIE has changed significantly under the new guidance. Previously, variable interest holders had to determine whether they had a controlling financial interest in a VIE based on a quantitative analysis of the expected gains and/or losses of the entity. In contrast, the new guidance requires an enterprise with a variable interest in a VIE to qualitatively assess whether it has a controlling financial interest in the entity, and if so, whether it is the primary beneficiary. Furthermore, this guidance requires that companies continually evaluate VIEs for consolidation, rather than assessing based upon the occurrence of triggering events. This revised guidance also requires enhanced disclosures about how a company's involvement with a VIE affects its financial statements and exposure to risks. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning November 1, 2010. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, this may have on their consolidated financial statements.

## Accounting Standards Codification

In June 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which replaced the previous hierarchy of U.S. GAAP and establishes the FASB Codification as the single source of authoritative U.S. GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. SEC rules and interpretive releases are also sources of authoritative U.S. GAAP for SEC registrants. This guidance modifies the U.S. GAAP hierarchy to include only two levels of U.S. GAAP: authoritative and nonauthoritative. This guidance was effective for the Company as of October 31, 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not impact the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial positions since the FASB Codification is not intended to change or alter existing U.S. GAAP.

## Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables

In October 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that amends existing guidance for identifying separate deliverables in a revenue-generating transaction where multiple deliverables exist, and provides guidance for allocating and recognizing revenue based on those separate deliverables. The guidance is expected to result in more multiple-deliverable arrangements being separable than under current guidance. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning on November 1, 2011 and is required to be applied prospectively to new or significantly modified revenue arrangements. The Company is currently assessing the impacts this guidance may have on their consolidated financial statements.



## NOTE 4 - INVENTORIES:

Inventories at October 31, 2009 and 2008 consisted of the following:

<table><tr><td></td><td>2009</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>Packed coffee</td><td>$ 1,388,547</td><td>$ 1,135,700</td></tr><tr><td>Green coffee</td><td>2,484,518</td><td>3,147,572</td></tr><tr><td>Packaging supplies</td><td>927,078</td><td>763,282</td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>$ 4,800,143</td><td>$ 5,046,554</td></tr></table>

## NOTE 5 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

Property and equipment at October 31, 2009 and 2008 consisted of the following:

<table><tr><td></td><td>Estimated Useful Life</td><td>2009</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>Building and improvements</td><td>15-30 years</td><td>$ 161,298</td><td>$ 1,536,991</td></tr><tr><td>Machinery and equipment</td><td>7 years</td><td>5,708,166</td><td>5,723,855</td></tr><tr><td>Furniture and fixtures</td><td>7 years</td><td>460,308</td><td>422,780</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>6,329,772</td><td>7,683,626</td></tr><tr><td>Less, accumulated depreciation</td><td></td><td>4,681,558</td><td>5,020,573</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>1,648,214</td><td>2,663,053</td></tr><tr><td>Land</td><td></td><td>-</td><td>141,000</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>$ 1,648,214</td><td>$ 2,804,053</td></tr></table>

Depreciation expense was $537,375 and $541,204 for the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The Company recorded a current asset for assets held for sale at July 31, 2009 since the Company expected to sell its Brooklyn, New York warehouse and roasting facility (the "Facility") within twelve months and had met all other criteria required to meet held for sale accounting. The Company sold the Facility in October 2009 at a gain summarized as follows:

<table><tr><td>Sales price</td><td>$ 3,000,000</td></tr><tr><td>Less: net book value of the Facility</td><td>(798,972)</td></tr><tr><td>Less: closing costs</td><td>(93,527)</td></tr><tr><td>Gain on sale of manufacturing facility</td><td>$ 2,107,501</td></tr></table>

## NOTE 6 - LINE OF CREDIT:

The Company had a financing agreement with Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services, Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) for a line of credit of up to $4,500,000. The line of credit was secured by a blanket lien on all the assets of the Company and the personal guarantees of two of the Company’s officers/stockholders, required monthly interest payments at a rate of LIBOR plus 1.95% and required the Company to comply with various financial covenants. This agreement matured on October 31, 2008, and on November 4, 2008, Merrill Lynch notified the Company that they had elected not to renew the line of credit. Merrill Lynch offered the Company an extension in which to repay the outstanding principal and accrued interest until February 28, 2009.



## NOTE 6 - LINE OF CREDIT (Continued):

On February 17, 2009, the Company entered into a financing agreement with Sterling National Bank (“Sterling”) for a $5,000,000 credit facility. The credit facility is a revolving $5,000,000 line of credit and the Company can draw on the line at an amount up to 85% of eligible accounts receivable and 25% of eligible inventory consisting of green coffee beans and finished coffee not to exceed $1,000,000. The credit facility is payable monthly in arrears on the average unpaid balance of the line of credit at an interest rate equal to a per annum reference rate (currently 4.25%) plus 1.0%. The initial term of the credit facility is three years, expiring on February 17, 2012, and shall be automatically extended for successive periods of one year each unless one party shall have provided the other party with a written notice of termination at least ninety days prior to the expiration of the initial contract term or any renewal term. The credit facility is secured by all tangible and intangible assets of the Company and is personally guaranteed by two officers/stockholders of the Company. However, the personal guarantees of the two officers/stockholders will be released by Sterling effective October 31, 2009 upon satisfaction of certain conditions upon Sterling’s receipt and review of the October 31, 2009 audited consolidated financial statements.

The credit facility contains covenants that place annual restrictions on the Company’s operations, including covenants relating to mergers, debt restrictions, capital expenditures, tangible net worth, net profit, leverage, fixed charge coverage, employee loan restrictions, distribution restrictions (common stock and preferred stock), dividend restrictions, restrictions on lease payments to affiliates, restrictions on changes in business, asset sale restrictions, restrictions on acquisitions and intercompany transactions, and restrictions on fundamental changes. The credit facility also requires that the Company maintain a minimum working capital at all times. The Company was in compliance with all required financial covenants as of October 31, 2009. The initial borrowings under the revolving credit facility were used to repay the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the $4,500,000 line of credit previously held with Merrill Lynch, which was terminated and replaced with the revolving line of credit, with the excess being available for working capital purposes.

## NOTE 7 - INCOME TAXES:

The Company’s provision (benefit) for income taxes in 2009 and 2008 consisted of the following:

<table><tr><td></td><td>2009</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>Current</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Federal</td><td>$ 1,270,286</td><td>$ (14,175)</td></tr><tr><td>State and local</td><td>201,656</td><td>(9,135)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1,471,942</td><td>(23,310)</td></tr><tr><td>Deferred</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Federal</td><td>420,877</td><td>$ (1,149,000)</td></tr><tr><td>State and local</td><td>266,500</td><td>(257,800)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>687,377</td><td>(1,406,800)</td></tr><tr><td>Provision (benefit) for income taxes</td><td>$ 2,159,319</td><td>$ (1,430,110)</td></tr></table>



A reconciliation of the difference between the expected income tax rate using the statutory federal tax rate and the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:

<table><tr><td></td><td colspan="2">2009</td><td colspan="2">2008</td></tr><tr><td>Federal income tax</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>statutory rate</td><td>$ 1,867,426</td><td>34%</td><td>$ (1,368,527)</td><td>(34%)</td></tr><tr><td>State income taxes</td><td>291,893</td><td>5%</td><td>(61,583)</td><td>(2%)</td></tr><tr><td>Effective tax rate</td><td>$ 2,159,319</td><td>39%</td><td>$ (1,430,110)</td><td>(36%)</td></tr></table>

The tax effects of the temporary differences that give rise to the deferred tax assets and liabilities as of October 31, 2009 and 2008 are as follows:

<table><tr><td></td><td>2009</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>Deferred tax assets:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Accounts receivable</td><td>$ 69,000</td><td>$ 55,000</td></tr><tr><td>Deferred compensation</td><td>181,000</td><td>136,000</td></tr><tr><td>Unrealized loss</td><td>-</td><td>97,000</td></tr><tr><td>Federal net operating loss</td><td>-</td><td>579,877</td></tr><tr><td>Inventory</td><td>36,000</td><td>56,000</td></tr><tr><td>Total current deferred tax asset</td><td>$ 286,000</td><td>$ 923,877</td></tr><tr><td>Deferred tax liabilities:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Current deferred tax liability:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Unrealized gains</td><td>$ 121,000</td><td>$ -</td></tr><tr><td>Non-current deferred tax liability:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Property and equipment</td><td>14,500</td><td>86,000</td></tr><tr><td>Total deferred tax liabilities</td><td>$ 135,500</td><td>$ 86,000</td></tr></table>

The Company generated a federal taxable net operating loss for the year ended October 31, 2008 of $3,522,242 primarily attributable to large realized losses on option and future contracts due to the volatility in the green coffee markets. As of October 31, 2008, the Company recorded refundable taxes of $703,123 as a result of carryback claims of $1,169,292 and $898,717 to the years ended October 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The remaining federal net operating loss of $1,454,233 was used to reduce the Company’s taxable income for the year ending October 31, 2009.

A valuation allowance was not provided at October 31, 2009 or 2008. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are expected to be deductible, management believes it is more likely than not the Company will realize the benefits of these deductible differences. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable, however, could be reduced in the near term if estimates of future taxable income are reduced.



## NOTE 8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

## OPERATING LEASES:

a) The Company occupied warehouse facilities, in Brooklyn, New York under an operating lease, which terminated in March 2009, and was originally set to expire on December 31, 2011, at a monthly rental of $15,000. The lease required the Company to pay utilities and other maintenance expenses. Rent charged to operations amounted to $75,000 and $180,000 for the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

b) In February 2004, the Company entered into a lease for office and warehouse space in La Junta, Colorado. This lease, which is at a monthly rental of $8,341 beginning January 2005, expires on January 31, 2024. Rent charged to operations amounted to $95,504 for the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008.

c) In October 2008, the Company entered into a lease for office and warehouse space in Staten Island, New York. This lease, which is at a monthly rental of $9,500 beginning November 2008, expires on October 31, 2023 and includes annual rent increases. Rent charged to operations amounted to $147,696 for the year ended October 31, 2009.

d) The Company also uses a variety of independent, bonded commercial warehouses to store its green coffee beans with leases on a month-to-month basis.

The aggregate minimum future lease payments as of October 31, 2009 for each of the next five years and thereafter are as follows:

<table><tr><td>October 31,</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>$ 217,513</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>221,036</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>223,454</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>227,155</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>232,238</td></tr><tr><td>Thereafter</td><td>2,406,372</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>$ 3,527,768</td></tr></table>

## 401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN:

The Company has a 401(k) Retirement Plan, which covers all the full time employees who have completed one year of service and have reached their 21st birthday. The Company matches 100% of the aggregate salary reduction contribution up to the first 3% of compensation and 50% of aggregate contribution of the next 2% of compensation. Contributions to the plan aggregated $59,882 and $60,470 for the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.



## NOTE 9 - ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY:

Approximately 35% of the Company’s sales were derived from one customer in 2009. This customer also accounted for approximately $3,075,000 of the Company’s accounts receivable balance as of October 31, 2009. Approximately 32% of the Company’s sales were derived from one customer in 2008. This customer also accounted for approximately $1,947,000 of the Company’s account receivable balance at October 31, 2008. Concentration of credit risk with respect to other trade receivables are limited due to the short payment terms generally extended by the Company, by ongoing credit evaluations of customers, and by maintaining an allowance for doubtful accounts that management believes will adequately provide for credit losses.

During fiscal 2009, 83% of the Company’s purchases were from ten vendors. One of these vendors accounted for 27% of total purchases. This vendor accounted for approximately $373,000 of the Company’s accounts payable at October 31, 2009. During fiscal 2008, 87% of the Company’s purchases were from ten vendors. One of these vendors accounted for 38% of total purchases. This vendor accounted for approximately $1,282,000 of the Company’s accounts payable at October 31, 2008.

## NOTE - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

The Company has engaged its 40% partner in Generations Coffee Company, LLC as an outside contractor. Payments to the partner during the year ended October 31, 2009 amounted to $274,058 for the processing of finished goods.

An employee of one of the top ten vendors is a director of the Company. Purchases from that vendor totaled approximately $16,733,000 or 27% and $24,241,000 or 38% in fiscal years 2009 and 2008, respectively. This vendor accounted for approximately $829,000 and $1,282,000 of the Company's accounts payable at October 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Management does not believe that the loss of any one vendor would have a material adverse effect on the Company's operations due to the availability of many alternate suppliers.

## NOTE 11- STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

## a. Warrants to Purchase Common Stock:

The Company entered into an agreement with Maxim Group, LLC (“Maxim”) for Maxim to serve as the Company’s financial advisors and lead managing underwriter for a public offering of the Company’s common stock which concluded on June 16, 2005. Subsequently, Maxim and Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc. (“Joseph Stevens”) entered into an agreement pursuant to which Joseph Stevens agreed to act as managing underwriter and Maxim participated in the underwriting syndicate of the offering. The Company also sold to Joseph Stevens and Maxim for $100, warrants to purchase 70,000 shares of common stock at a price of $6.00 per share. The fair value of these warrants was credited to additional paid-in capital. The warrants were exercisable for a period of five (5) years and contained provisions for cashless exercise, anti-dilution and piggyback registration rights. The warrants expired on May 6, 2009 and are no longer exercisable.

## b. Treasury Stock:

The Company utilizes the cost method of accounting for treasury stock. The cost of reissued shares is determined under the last-in, first-out method. The Company purchased 4,693 shares for $5,526 and 69,414 shares for $213,058 during the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.



## NOTE - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Continued):

## 11

c. Dividends:

On February 28, 2008, the Company paid a cash dividend of $1,544,568 ($0.28 per share) to all stockholders of record as of January 31, 2008.

## NOTE - NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN:

In January 2005, the Company established the “Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan.” Currently, there is only one participant in the plan: Andrew Gordon, the CEO. Within the plan guidelines, this employee is deferring a portion of his current salary and bonus. The deferred compensation liability at October 31, 2009 and 2008 was $489,782 and $352,637, respectively.

## NOTE - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:

The Company adopted the authoritative guidance on “Fair Value Measurements” as of November 1, 2008. The guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, not adjusted for transaction costs. The guidance also establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels giving the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3) as described below:

Level 1 Inputs -- Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that is accessible by the Company;

Level 2 Inputs -- Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly;

Level 3 Inputs -- Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability including significant assumptions of the Company and other market participants.

The Company determines fair values for its investment assets as follows:

Investments, at fair value—the Company investments, at fair value, consists of commodities securities—marked to market. The Company’s commodity securities are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy as they are valued using quoted market prices from an exchange.

The following tables present our assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and are categorized using the fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy has three levels based on the reliability of the inputs used to determine fair value.

<table><tr><td rowspan="2"></td><td colspan="4">Fair Value Measurements as of October 31, 2009</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>Level 1</td><td>Level 2</td><td>Level 3</td></tr><tr><td>Assets:</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Commodities</td><td>$ 482,746</td><td>$ 482,746</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Total Assets</td><td>$ 482,746</td><td>$ 482,746</td><td>-</td><td>$ -</td></tr></table>



## Table of Contents

Section 1. Sale of Premises and Acceptable Title 2
Section 2. Purchase Price, Acceptable Funds, Existing Mortgages, Purchase Money Mortgage, Escrow of 3
Section 3. The Closing 7
Section 4. Representations and Warranties of Seller 7
Section 5. Acknowledgments, Representations and Warranties of Purchaser 9
Section 6. Seller's Obligations as to Leases 10
Section 7. Responsibility for Violations 11
Section 8. Destruction, Damage or Condemnation 12
Section 9. Covenants of Seller 12
Section 10. Seller's Closing Obligations 13
Section 11. Purchaser's Closing Obligations 15
Section 12. Appointments 15
Section 13. Objections to Title, Failure of Seller or Purchaser to Perform and Vendee's Lien 16
Section 14. Broker 18
Section 15. Notices 18
Section 16. Limitations on Survival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and other Obligations. 18
Section 17. Due Diligence Period 19
Section 18. Miscellaneous Provisions 19

CONTRACT dated April 14, 2009 between

COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC ("Seller") and

4401 1st AVE LLC ("Purchaser").

Premises: 4401 First Avenue

Street Address:

City or Town: Brooklyn County State of New York

Block 735 Lot 40



## Section 1. Sale of Premises and Acceptable Title

§1.01. Seller shall sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase from Seller, at the price and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this contract: (a) the parcel of land more particularly described in Schedule A attached hereto ("Land"); (b) all buildings and improvements situated on the Land (collectively, "Building"); (c) all right, title and interest of Seller, if any, in and to the land lying in the bed of any street or highway in front of or adjoining the Land to the center line thereof and to any unpaid award for any taking by condemnation or any damage to the Land by reason of a change of grade of any street or highway; (d) the appurtenances and all the estate and rights of Seller in and to the Land and Building; and (e) all right, title and interest of Seller, if any, in and to the fixtures, equipment and other personal property attached or appurtenant to the Building (collectively, "Premises"). For purposes of this contract, "appurtenances" shall include all right, title and interest of Seller in and to (i) the leases for space in the Building, and all guarantees thereof, as shown on Schedule E attached hereto and any leases entered into by Seller between the date of this contract and the Closing (as hereinafter defined); (ii) the Service Contracts (as hereinafter defined); (iii) plans, specifications, architectural and engineering drawings, prints, surveys, soil and substrata studies relating to the Land and the Building in Seller's possession; (iv) all operating manuals and books, data and records regarding the Land and the Building and its component systems in Seller's possession; (v) all licenses, permits, certificates of occupancy and other approvals issued by any state, federal or local authority relating to the use, maintenance or operation of the Land and the Building to the extent that they may be transferred or assigned; (vi) all warranties or guarantees, if any, applicable to the Building, to the extent such warranties or guarantees are assignable; and (vii) all tradenames, trademarks, servicemarks, logos, copyrights and good will relating to or used in connection with the operation of the Land and the Building. The Premises are located at or known as

4401 First Avenue

Brooklyn, New York 11232

## See Schedule A annexed

§1.02. Seller shall convey and Purchaser shall accept fee simple title to the Premises in accordance with the terms of this contract, subject only to: (a) the matters set forth in Schedule B attached hereto (collectively, “Permitted Exceptions”); and (b) such other matters as (i) the title insurer specified in Schedule D attached hereto (or if none is so specified, then any title insurer licensed to do business by the State of New York) shall be willing, without special premium, to omit as exceptions to coverage or to except with insurance against collection out of or enforcement against the Premises and (ii) shall be accepted by any lender described in Section 274-a of the Real Property Law (“Institutional Lender”) which has committed in writing to provide mortgage financing to Purchaser for the purchase of the Premises (“Purchaser’s Institutional Lender”), except that if such acceptance by Purchaser’s Institutional Lender is unreasonably withheld or delayed, such acceptance shall be deemed to have been given.



§2.01. The purchase price (“Purchase Price”) to be paid by Purchaser to Seller for the Premises as provided in Schedule C attached hereto is $3,000,000.00.

§2.02. All monies payable under this contract, unless otherwise specified in this contract, shall be paid by (a) certified checks of Purchaser or any person making a purchase money loan to Purchaser drawn on any bank or trust company having a banking office in the City of New York and which is a member of the New York Clearing House Association or (b) official bank checks drawn by any such banking institution, payable to the order of Seller, except that uncertified checks of Purchaser payable to the order of Seller up to the amount of one-half of one percent of the Purchase Price shall be acceptable for sums payable to Seller at the Closing, or (c) with respect to the portion of the Purchase Price payable at the Closing, at Seller's election, by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds to an account designated by Seller not less than three business days prior to the Closing.

§2.03. (a) If Schedule C provides for the acceptance of title by Purchaser subject to one or more existing mortgages (collectively, "Existing Mortgage(s)"), the amounts specified in Schedule C with reference thereto may be approximate. If at the Closing the aggregate principal amount of the Existing Mortgage(s), as reduced by payments required thereunder prior to the Closing, is less than the aggregate amount of the Existing Mortgage(s) as specified in Schedule C, the difference shall be added to the monies payable at the Closing, unless otherwise expressly provided herein.

(b) If any of the documents constituting the Existing Mortgage(s) or the note(s) secured thereby prohibits or restricts the conveyance of the Premises or any part thereof without the prior consent of the holder or holders thereof (“Mortgagee(s)”) or confers upon the Mortgagee(s) the right to accelerate payment of the indebtedness or to change the terms of the Existing Mortgage(s) in the event that a conveyance is made without consent of the Mortgagee(s), Seller shall notify such Mortgagee(s) of the proposed conveyance to Purchaser within 10 days after execution and delivery of this contract, requesting the consent of such Mortgagee(s) thereto. Seller and Purchaser shall furnish the Mortgagee(s) with such information as may reasonably be required in connection with such request and shall otherwise cooperate with such Mortgagee(s) and with each other in an effort expeditiously to procure such consent, but neither shall be obligated to make any payment to obtain such consent. If such Mortgagee(s) shall fail or refuse to grant such consent in writing on or before the date set forth in Schedule D or shall require as a condition of the granting of such consent (i) that additional consideration be paid to the Mortgagee(s) and neither Seller nor Purchaser is willing to pay such additional consideration or (ii) that the terms of the Existing Mortgage(s) be changed and Purchaser is unwilling to accept such change, then unless Seller and Purchaser mutually agree to extend such date or otherwise modify the terms of this contract, Purchaser may terminate this contract in the manner provided in § 13.02. If Schedule C provides for a Purchase Money Mortgage (as defined in §2.04), Seller may also terminate this contract in the manner provided in §13.02 if any of the foregoing circumstances occur or if Seller is unwilling to accept any such change in the terms of the Existing Mortgage(s).



§2.04. (a) If Schedule C provides for payment of a portion of t le Purchase Price by execution and delivery to Seller of a note secured by a purchase money mortgage (“Purchase Money Mortgage”), such note and Purchase Money Mortgage shall be drawn by the attorney for the Seller on the most recent forms of the New York Board of Title Underwriters (or its successor) for notes and for mortgages of like lien, as modified by this contract. At the Closing, Purchaser shall pay the mortgage recording tax and recording fees therefor and the filing fees for any financing statements delivered in connection therewith.

(b) If Schedule C provides for the acceptance of title by Purchaser subject to Existing Mortgage(s) prior in lien to the Purchase Money Mortgage, the Purchase Money Mortgage shall provide that it is subject and subordinate to the lien(s) of the Existing Mortgage(s) and shall be subject and subordinate to any extensions, modifications, renewals, consolidations, substitutions or replacements thereof (collectively, “Refinancing” or “Refinanced Mortgage”), provided that (i) the rate of interest payable under a Refinanced Mortgage shall not be greater than that specified in Schedule D as the Maximum Interest Rate or, if no Maximum Interest Rate is specified in Schedule D, shall not be greater than the rate of interest that was payable on the refinanced indebtedness immediately prior to such Refinancing, and (ii) if the principal amount of the Refinanced Mortgage plus the principal amount of other Existing Mortgage(s), if any, remaining after placement of a Refinanced Mortgage exceeds the amount of principal owing and unpaid on all mortgages on the Premises superior to the Purchase Money Mortgage immediately prior to the Refinancing, an amount equal to the excess shall be paid at the closing of the Refinancing to the holder of the Purchase Money Mortgage in reduction of principal payments due thereunder in inverse order of maturity. The Purchase Money Mortgage shall further provide that the holder thereof shall, on demand and without charge therefor, execute, acknowledge and deliver any agreement or agreements reasonably required by the mortgagor to confirm such subordination.

(c) The Purchase Money Mortgage shall contain the following additional provisions:

(i) “The mortgagor or any owner of the mortgaged premises shall have the right to prepay the entire unpaid indebtedness together with accrued interest, but without penalty, at any time on or after [insert the day following the last day of the fiscal year of the mortgagee in which the Closing occurs or, if a Prepayment Date is specified in Schedule D, the specified Prepayment Date], on not less than 10 days’ written notice to the holder hereof.”

(ii) “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the obligation of the mortgagor for the payment of the indebtedness and for the performance of the terms, covenants and conditions contained herein and in the note secured hereby is limited solely to recourse against the property secured by this mortgage, and in no event shall the mortgagor or any principal of the mortgagor, disclosed or undisclosed, be personally liable for any breach of or default under the note or this mortgage or for any deficiency resulting from or through any proceedings to foreclose this mortgage, nor shall any deficiency judgment, money judgment or other personal judgment be sought or entered against the mortgagor or any principal of the mortgagor, disclosed or undisclosed, but the foregoing shall not adversely affect the lien of this mortgage or the mortgagee’s right of foreclosure.”



(iii) “In addition to performing its obligations under Section 274a of the Real Property Law, the mortgagee, if other than one of the institutions listed in Section 274-a, agrees that, within 10 days after written request by the mortgagor, but not more than twice during any period of 12 consecutive months, it will execute, acknowledge and deliver without charge a certificate of reduction in recordable form (a) certifying as to (1) the then unpaid principal balance of the indebtedness secured hereby, (2) the maturity date thereof, (3) the rate of interest, (4) the last date to which interest has been paid and (5) the amount of any escrow deposits then held by the mortgagee, and (b) stating, to the knowledge of the mortgagee, whether there are any a alleged defaults hereunder and, if so, specifying the nature thereof.”

(iv) “All notices required or desired to be given under this mortgage shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or shall be sent by prepaid registered or certified mail, addressed to the mortgagor and mortgagee at the addresses specified in this mortgage or to such other parties or at such other addresses, not exceeding two, as may be designated in a notice given to the other party or parties in accordance with the provisions hereof.”

(v) The additional provisions, if any, specified in a rider hereto.

§2.05. (a) If the sum paid under paragraph (a) of Schedule C or any other sums paid on account of the Purchase Price prior to the Closing (collectively, “Downpayment”) are paid by check or checks drawn to the order of and delivered to Seller’s attorney or another escrow agent (“Escoree”*), the Escrowee shall hold the proceeds thereof in escrow in a special bank account (or as otherwise agreed in writing by Seller, Purchaser and Escrowee) until the Closing or sooner termination of this contract and shall pay over or apply such proceeds in accordance with the terms of this section. Escrowee need not hold such proceeds in an interest-bearing account, but if any interest is earned thereon, such interest shall be paid to the same party entitled to the escrowed proceeds, and the party receiving such interest shall pay any income taxes thereon. The tax identification numbers of the parties are either set forth in Schedule D or shall be furnished to Escrowee upon request. At the Closing, such proceeds and the interest thereon, if any, shall be paid by Escrowee to Seller. If for any reason the Closing does not occur and either party makes a written demand upon Escrowee for payment of such amount, Escrow shall give written notice to the other party of such demand. If Escrowee does not receive a written objection from the other party to the proposed payment within 10 business days after the giving of such notice, Escrowee is hereby authorized to make such payment. If Escrowee does receive such written objection within such 10 day period or if for any other reason Escrowee in good faith shall elect not to make such payment, Escrowee shall continue to hold such amount until otherwise directed by written instructions from the parties to this contract or a final judgment of a court. However, Escrow shall have the right at any time to deposit the escrowed proceeds and interest thereon, if any, with the clerk of the Supreme Court of the county in which the Land is located. Escrowee shall give written notice of such deposit to Seller and Purchaser. Upon such deposit Escrowee shall be relieved and discharged of all further obligations and responsibilities hereunder.



(b) The parties acknowledge that Escrowee is acting solely as a stakeholder at their request and for their convenience, that Escrowee shall not be deemed to be the agent of either of the parties, and that Escrowee shall not be liable to either of the parties for any act or omission on its part unless taken or suffered in bad faith, in willful disregard of this contract or involving gross negligence. Seller and Purchaser shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold Escrowee harmless from and against all costs, claims and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred in connection with the performance of Escrowee's duties hereunder, except with respect to actions or omissions taken or suffered by Escrowee in bad faith, in willful disregard of this contract or involving gross negligence on the part of Escrowee.

(c) Escrowee has acknowledged agreement to these provisions by signing in the place indicated on the signature page of this contract.

(d) If Escrowee is Seller’s attorney, Escrowee or any member of its firm shall be permitted to act as counsel for Seller in any dispute as to the disbursement of the Downpayment or any other dispute between the parties whether or not Escrowee is in possession of the Downpayment and continues to act as Escrowee.

(e) Escrowee may act or refrain from acting in respect of any matter referred to in this §2.05 in full reliance upon and with the advice of counsel which may be selected by it (including any member of its firm) and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from action upon the advice of such counsel.

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§2.06. In the event that Seller is a “foreign person”, as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 1445 and regulations issued thereunder (collectively, the “Code Withholding Section”), or in the event that Seller fails to deliver the certification of non-foreign status required under §10.12(c), or in the event that Purchaser is not entitled under the Code Withholding Section to rely on such certification, Purchaser shall deduct and withhold from the Purchase Price a sum equal to ten percent (10%) thereof and shall at Closing remit the withheld amount with Forms 8288 and 8288A or any successors thereto) to the Internal Revenue Service; and if the cash balance of the Purchase Price payable to Seller at the Closing after deduction of net adjustments, apportionments and credits (if any) to be made or allowed in favor of Seller at the Closing as herein provided is less than ten percent (10%) of the Purchase Price, Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this contract, in which event Seller shall refund the Downpayment to Purchaser and shall reimburse Purchaser for title examination and survey costs as if this contract were terminated pursuant to §13.02. The right of termination provided for in this §2.06 shall be in addition to and not in limitation of any other rights or remedies available to Purchaser under applicable law.



§3.01. Except as otherwise provided in this contract, the closing of title pursuant to this contract (“Closing”) shall take place on the scheduled date and time of closing specified in Schedule D (the actual date of the Closing being herein referred to as “Closing Date”) at the place specified in Schedule D.

## Section 4. Representations and Warranties of Seller

Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:

§4.01. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, Seller is the sole owner of the Premises.

§4.02. If the Premises are encumbered by an Existing Mortgage(s), no written notice has been received from the Mortgagee(s) asserting that a default or breach exists thereunder which remains uncured and no such notice shall have been received and remain uncured on the Closing Date. If copies of documents constituting the Existing Mortgage(s) and note(s) secured thereby have been exhibited to and initialed by Purchaser or its representative, such copies are true copies of the originals and the Existing Mortgage(s) and note(s) secured thereby have not been modified or amended except as shown in such documents.

§4.03. Premises shall be delivered vacant and broom clean.

§4.04. If the Premises or any part thereof are subject to the New York City Rent Stabilization Law, Seller is and on the Closing Date will be a member in good standing of the Real Estate Industry Stabilization Association, and, except as otherwise forth in the Rent Schedule, there are no proceedings with any tenant presently pending before the Conciliation and Appeals Board or the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal in which a tenant has alleged an overcharge of rent or diminution of services or similar grievance, and there are no outstanding orders of the Conciliation and Appeals Board or the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal that have not been complied with by Seller.

§4.05. If the Premises or any part thereof are subject to the New York City Emergency Rent and Rehabilitation Law, the rents shown are not in excess of the maximum collectible rents, and, except as otherwise set forth in the Rent Schedule, no tenants are entitled to abatements as senior citizens, there are no proceedings presently pending in which a tenant has alleged an overcharge of rent or diminution of services or similar grievance, and there are no outstanding orders that have not been complied with by Seller.



§4.06. If an insurance schedule is attached hereto, such schedule lists all insurance policies presently affording coverage with respect to the Premises, and the information contained therein is accurate as of the date set forth therein or, if no date is set forth therein, as of the date hereof.

§4.07. If a payroll schedule is attached hereto, such schedule lists all employees presently employed at the Premises, and the information contained therein is accurate as of the date set forth therein or, if no date is set forth therein, as of the date hereof, and, except as otherwise set forth in such schedule, none of such employees is covered by a union contract and there are no retroactive increases or other accrued and unpaid sums owed to any employee.

§4.08. If a schedule of service, maintenance, supply and management contracts (“Service Contracts”) is attached hereto, such schedule lists all such contracts affecting the Premises, and the information set forth therein is accurate as of the date set forth therein or, if no date is set forth therein, as of the date hereof.

§4.09. Seller shall deliver a Certificate of Occupancy for the Premises on or before the Closing.

§4.10. The assessed valuation and real estate taxes set forth in Schedule D, if any, are the assessed valuation of the Premises and the taxes paid or payable with respect thereto for the fiscal year indicated in such schedule. Except as otherwise set forth in Schedule D, there are no tax abatements or exemptions affecting the Premises.

§4.11. Except as otherwise set forth in a schedule attached hereto, if any, if the Premises are used for residential purposes, each apartment contains a range and a refrigerator, and all of the ranges and refrigerators and all of the items of personal property (or replacements thereof) listed in such schedule, if any, are and on the Closing Date will be owned by Seller free of liens and encumbrances other than the lien(s) of the Existing Mortgage(s), if any.

§4.12. Seller has no actual knowledge that any incinerator, boiler or other burning equipment on the Premises is being operated in violation of applicable law. If copies of a certificate or certificates of operation therefor have been exhibited to and initialed by Purchaser or its representative, such copies are true copies of the originals.

§4.13. Except as otherwise set forth in Schedule D, Seller has no actual knowledge of any assessment payable in annual installments, or any part thereof, which has become a lien on the Premises.

§4.14. Seller is not a “foreign person” as defined in the Code Withholding Section.

§4.15. Seller is a Corporation that has been duly organized and is validly and presently existing in good standing under the laws of the state of its formation.



§4.16. Seller has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this contract and has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this contract and consummate the transaction contemplated hereby. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto, this contract and all obligations of Seller hereunder are the legal, valid and binding obligations of Seller, enforceable in accordance with the terms of this contract, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

§4.17. The execution and delivery of this contract and the performance of its obligations hereunder by Seller will not conflict with any provision of any law or regulation to which Seller is subject or any agreement or instrument to which Seller is a party or by which it is bound or any order or decree applicable to Seller or result in the creation or imposition of any lien on any of Seller's assets or property which would materially and adversely affect the ability of Seller to carry out the terms of this contract. Seller has obtained any consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body required for the execution, delivery or performance by Seller of this contract.

§4.18. There are no pending proceedings or appeals to correct or reduce the assessed valuation of the Premises.

For purposes of this Section, the phrase “to Seller’s knowledge” shall mean the actual knowledge of ___ without any special investigation. The representations and warranties made by Seller in this contract shall be deemed restated and shall be true and accurate on the Closing Date.

## Section 5. Acknowledgments, Representations and Warranties of Purchaser

Purchaser acknowledges that:

§5.01. Purchaser has inspected the Premises, is fully familiar with the physical condition and state of repair thereof, and, subject to the provisions of §7.01, §8.01, and §9.04, shall accept the Premises “as is” and in their present condition, subject to reasonable use, wear, tear and natural deterioration between now and the Closing Date, without any reduction in the Purchase Price for any change in such condition by reason thereof subsequent to the date of this contract.

§5.02. Before entering into this contract, Purchaser has made such examination of the Premises, the operation, income and expenses thereof and all other matters affecting or relating to this transaction as Purchaser deemed necessary. In entering into this contract, Purchaser has not been induced by and has not relied upon any representations, warranties or statements, whether express or implied, made by Seller or any agent, employee or other representative of Seller or by any broker or any other person representing or purporting to represent Seller, which are not expressly set forth in this contract, whether or not any such representations, warranties or statements were made in writing or orally.



§5.03. The funds comprising the Purchase Price to be delivered to Seller in accordance with this contract are not derived from any illegal activity.

§5.04. Purchaser has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this contract and has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this contract and the transaction contemplated hereby. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto, this contract and all obligations of Purchaser hereunder are the legal, valid and binding obligations of Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with the terms of this contract, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

§5.05. The execution and delivery of this contract and the performance of its obligations hereunder by Purchaser will not conflict with any provision of any law or regulation to which Purchaser is subject or any agreement or instrument to which Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound or any order or decree applicable to Purchaser or result in the creation or imposition of any lien on any of Purchaser's assets or property which would materially and adversely affect the ability of Purchaser to carry out the terms of this contract. Purchaser has obtained any consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body required for the execution, delivery or performance by Purchaser of this contract.

## Section 6. Seller’s Obligations as to Leases

§6.01. Unless otherwise provided in a schedule attached to this contract, between the date of this contract and the Closing, Seller shall not, without Purchase’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld: (a) amend, renew or extend any Lease in any respect, unless required by law; (b) grant a written lease to any tenant occupying space pursuant to a Tenancy; or (c) terminate any lease or Tenancy except by reason of a default by the tenant thereunder.

§6.02. Unless otherwise provided in a schedule attached to this contract, between the date of this contract and the Closing, Seller shall not permit occupancy of, or enter into any new lease for, space in the Building which is presently vacant or which may hereafter become vacant without first giving Purchaser written notice of the identity of the proposed tenant, together with (a) either a copy of the proposed lease or a summary of the terms thereof in reasonable detail and (b) a statement of the amount of the brokerage commission, if any, payable in connection therewith and the terms of payment thereof. If Purchaser objects to such proposed lease, Purchaser shall so notify Seller within 4 business days after receipt of Seller's notice if such notice was personally delivered to Purchaser, or within 7 business days after the mailing of such notice by Seller to Purchaser, in which case Seller shall not enter into the proposed lease. Unless otherwise provided in a schedule attached to this contract, Purchaser shall pay to Seller at the Closing, in the manner specified in §2.02, the rent and additional rent that would have been payable under the proposed lease from the date on which the tenant's obligation to pay rent would have commenced if Purchaser had not so objected until the Closing Date, less the amount of the brokerage commission specified in Seller's notice and the reasonable cost of decoration or other work required to be performed by the landlord under the terms of the proposed lease to suit the premises to the tenant's occupancy (“Relenting Expenses”), prorated in each case over the term of the proposed lease and apportioned as of the Closing Date. If Purchaser does not so notify Seller of its objection, Seller shall have the right to enter into the proposed lease with the tenant identified in Seller's notice and Purchaser shall pay to Seller, in the manner specified in §2.02, the Relenting Expenses, prorated in each case over the term of the lease and apportioned as of the later of the Closing Date or the rent commencement date. Such payment shall be made by Purchaser to Seller at the Closing. In no event shall the amount so payable to Seller exceed the sums actually paid by Seller on account thereof.



§6.03. If any space is vacant on the Closing Date, Purchaser shall accept the Premises subject to such vacancy, provided that the vacancy was not permitted or created by Seller in violation of any restrictions contained in this contract. Seller shall not grant any concessions or rent abatements for any period following the Closing without Purchaser's prior written consent. Seller shall not apply all or any part of the security deposit of any tenant unless such tenant has vacated the Premises.

§6.04. Seller does not warrant that any particular Lease or Tenancy will be in force or effect at the Closing or that the tenants will have performed their obligations thereunder. The termination of any Lease or Tenancy prior to the Closing by reason of the tenant's default shall not affect the obligations of Purchaser under this contract in any manner or entitle Purchaser to an abatement of or credit against the Purchase Price or give rise to any other claim on the part of Purchaser.

§6.05. Seller hereby indemnifies and agrees to defend Purchaser against any claims made pursuant to §7-107 or §7-108 of the General Obligations Law (the "GOL") by tenants who resided in the Premises on or prior to the Closing Date other than (a) claims with respect to tenants' security deposit paid, credited or assigned to Purchaser pursuant to §10.03, (b) claims made pursuant to §7-107 of the GOL with respect to funds for which Seller was not liable, and (c) claims made pursuant to §7-108 of the GOL by tenants to whom Purchaser failed to give the written notice specified in §7108(c) of the GOL within thirty days after the Closing Date. The foregoing indemnity and agreement shall survive the Closing and shall be in lieu of any escrow permitted by §7-108(d) of the GOL, and Purchaser hereby waives any right it may have to require any such escrow.

## Section 7. Responsibility for Violations

§7.01. Except as provided in §7.02 and §7.03, all notes or notices of violations of law or governmental ordinances, orders or requirements which were noted or issued prior to the date of this contract by any governmental department, agency or bureau having jurisdiction as to conditions affecting the Premises and all liens which have attached to the Premises prior to the Closing pursuant to the Administrative Code of the City of New York, if applicable, shall be removed or complied with by Seller.* If such removal or compliance has not been completed prior to the Closing, Seller shall pay to Purchaser at the Closing the reasonably estimated unpaid cost to effect or complete such removal or compliance, and Purchaser shall be required to accept title to the Premises subject thereto, except that Purchaser shall not be required to accept such title and may terminate this contract as provided in §13.02 if (a) Purchaser's Institutional Lender reasonably refuses to provide financing by reason thereof or (b) the Building is a multiple dwelling and either (i) such violation is rent impairing and causes rent to be unrecoverable under Section 302-a of the Multiple Dwelling Law or (ii) a proceeding has been validly commenced by tenants and is pending with respect to such violation for a judgment directing deposit and use of rents under Article 7-A of the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law. All such notes or notices of violations noted or issued on or after the date of this contract shall be the sole responsibility Purchaser. *and seller shall pay all fines and penalties associated therewith.



§7.02. If the reasonably estimated aggregate cost to remove or comply with any violations or liens which Seller is required to remove or comply with pursuant to the provisions of §7.01 shall exceed the Maximum Amount specified in Schedule D (or if none is so specified, the Maximum Amount shall be one-half of one percent of the Purchase Price), Seller shall have the right to cancel this contract, in which event the sole liability of Seller shall be as set forth in §13.02, unless Purchaser elects to accept title to the Premises subject to all such violations or liens, in which event Purchaser shall be entitled to a credit of an amount equal to the Maximum Amount against the monies payable at the Closing.

## §7.03. [Omitted]

§7.04. If required, Seller, upon written request by Purchaser, shall promptly furnish to Purchaser written authorizations to make any necessary searches for the purposes of determining whether notes or notices of violations have been noted or issued with respect to the Premises or liens have attached thereto.

## Section 8. Destruction, Damage or Condemnation

The provisions of Section 5-1311 of the General Obligations Law shall apply to the sale and purchase provided for in this contract.

## Section 9. Covenants of Seller

Seller covenants that between the date of this Closing:

## §9.01. [Omitted]

§9.02. Seller shall not modify or amend any Service Contract or enter into any new service contract unless the same is terminable without penalty by the then owner of the Premises upon not more than 30 days' notice.

§9.03. If an insurance schedule is attached hereto, Seller shall maintain in full force and effect until the Closing the insurance policies described in such schedule or renewals thereof for no more than one year of those expiring before the Closing.

§9.04. No fixtures, equipment or personal property included in this sale shall be removed from the Premises unless the same are replaced with similar items of at least equal quality prior to the Closing.

§9.05. Seller shall not withdraw, settle or otherwise compromise any protest or reduction proceeding affecting real estate taxes assessed against the Premises for any fiscal period in which the Closing is to occur or any subsequent fiscal period without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Real estate tax refunds and credits received after the Closing Date occurs shall be apportioned between Seller and Purchaser, after deducting the expenses of collection thereof, which obligation shall survive the Closing.



## Section 10. Seller’s Closing Obligations

At the Closing, Seller shall deliver the following to Purchaser:

§10.01. A statutory form of bargain and sale deed with covenants against grantor’s acts, containing the covenant required by Section 13 of the Lien Law, and properly executed in proper form for recording so as to convey the title required by this contract.

§10.02. [Omitted]

§10.03. [Omitted]

§10.04. [Omitted]

§10.05. All Service Contracts initialed by Purchaser and all others in Seller’s possession which are in effect on the Closing Date and which are assignable by Seller.

§10.06. An assignment to Purchaser, without recourse or warranty, of all of the interest of Seller in those Service Contracts, insurance policies, certificates, permits and other documents to be delivered to Purchaser at the Closing which are then in effect and are assignable by Seller.

§10.07. (a) Written consent(s) of the Mortgagee(s), if required under §2.03(b), and (b) certificate(s) executed by the Mortgagee(s) in proper form for recording and certifying (i) the amount of the unpaid principal balance thereof, (ii) the maturity date thereof, (iii) the interest rate, (iv) the last date to which interest has been paid thereon and (v) the amount of any escrow deposits held by the Mortgagee(s). Seller shall pay the fees for recording such certificate(s). Any Mortgagee which is an Institutional Lender may furnish a letter complying with Section 274-a of the Real Property Law in lieu of such certificate.

§10.08. An assignment of all Seller’s right, title and interest in escrow deposits for real estate taxes, insurance premiums and other amounts, if any, then held by the Mortgagee(s).

§10.09. All original insurance policies with respect to which premiums are to be apportioned or, if unobtainable, true copies or certificates thereof.

§10.10. To the extent they are then in Seller’s possession and not posted at the Premises, certificates, licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals issued for or with respect to the Premises by governmental and quasi-governmental authorities having jurisdiction.

§10.11. Such affidavits as Purchaser’s title company shall reasonably require in order to omit from its title insurance policy all exceptions for judgments, bankruptcies or other returns against persons or entities whose names are the same as or similar to Seller’s name.



§10.12. (a) Checks to the order of the appropriate officers in payment of all applicable real property transfer taxes and copies of any required tax returns therefor executed by Seller, which checks shall be certified or official bank checks if required by the taxing authority, unless Seller elects to have Purchaser pay any of such taxes and credit Purchaser with the amount thereof, and (b) a certification of non-foreign status, in form required by the Code Withholding Section, signed under penalty of perjury. Seller understands that such certification will be retained by Purchaser and will be made available to the Internal Revenue Service on request.

§10.13. To the extent they are then in Seller’s possession, copies of current painting and payroll records. Seller shall make all other Building and tenant files and records available to Purchaser for copying, which obligation shall survive the Closing.

§10.14. An original letter, executed by Seller or by its agent, advising the tenants of the sale of the Premises to Purchaser and directing that rents and other payments thereafter be sent to Purchaser or as Purchaser may direct.

§10.15. Notice(s) to the Mortgagee(s), executed by Seller or by its agent, advising of the sale of the Premises to Purchaser and directing that future bills and other correspondence should thereafter be sent to Purchaser or as Purchaser may direct.

§10.16. If Seller is a corporation and if required by Section 909 of the Business Corporation Law, a resolution of Seller’s board of directors authorizing the sale and delivery of the deed and a certificate executed by the secretary or assistant secretary of Seller certifying as to the adoption of such resolution and setting forth facts showing that the transfer complies with the requirements of such law. The deed referred to in §10.01 shall also contain a recital sufficient to establish compliance with such law.

§10.17. Possession of the Premises in the condition required by this contract, subject to the Leases and Tenancies, and keys therefor.

§10.18. A blanket assignment, without recourse or representation, of all Seller's right, title and interest, if any, to all contractors', suppliers', materialmen's and builders' guarantees and warranties of workmanship and/or materials in force and effect with respect to the Premises on the Closing Date and a true and complete copy of each thereof.

§10.19. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, seller shall be responsible for the payment of all transfer taxes associated with this transaction including but not limited to NYC and NYS transfer taxes.

§10.20. A certificate of Seller confirming that the warranties and representations of Seller set forth in this contract are true and complete on and as of the Closing Date (the statements made in such certificate shall be subject to the same limitations on survival as are applicable to Seller’s representations and warranties under §4).

§10.21. Any other documents required by this contract to be delivered by Seller.



## Section 11. Purchaser’s Closing Obligations

At the Closing, Purchaser shall:

§11.01. Deliver to Seller checks or wire transfer of immediately available federal funds to Seller, in payment of the portion of the Purchase Price payable at the Closing, as adjusted for apportionments under Section 12, plus the amount of escrow deposits, if any, assigned pursuant to § 10.08.

§11.02. Deliver to Seller the Purchase Money Mortgage, if any, in proper form for recording, the note secured thereby, financing statements covering personal property, fixtures and equipment included in this sale and replacements thereof, all properly executed, and Purchaser shall pay the mortgage recording tax and recording fees for any Purchase Money Mortgage.

## §11.03. [Omitted]

§11.04. Cause the deed to be recorded, duly complete all required real property transfer tax returns and cause all such returns and checks in payment of such taxes to be delivered to the appropriate officers promptly after the Closing.

## §11.05. [Omitted]

§11.06. Deliver to Seller a certificate confirming that the warranties and representations of Purchaser set forth in this contract are true and complete as of the Closing Date.

§11.07. Deliver any other documents reasonably required by this contract to be delivered by Purchaser.

## Section 12. Apportionments

§12.01. The following apportionments shall be made between the parties at the Closing as of the close of business on the day prior to the Closing Date:

(a) prepaid rents and Additional Rents (as defined in § 12.03) and revenues, if any, from telephone booths, vending machines and other income-producing agreements;

(b) interest on the Existing Mortgage(s);

(c) real estate taxes, water charges and sewer rents, if any, on the basis of the fiscal period for which assessed, except that if there is a water meter on the Premise, apportionment at the Closing shall be based on the last available reading, subject to adjustment after the Closing when the next reading is available.



(d) wages, vacation pay, pension and welfare benefits and other fringe benefits of all persons employed at the Premises, whose employment was not terminated at or prior to the Closing;

(e) value of fuel stored on the Premises, at the price then charged by Seller’s .supplier, including any taxes;

(f) charges under transferable Service Contracts or permitted renewals or replacements thereof;

(g) permitted administrative charges, if any, on tenants' security deposits;

(h) dues to rent stabilization associations, if any;

(i) insurance premiums on transferable insurance policies listed on a schedule hereto or permitted renewals thereof;

(j) Reletting Expenses under §6.02, if any; and

(k) any other items listed in Schedule D.

If the Closing shall occur before a new tax rate is fixed, the apportionment of taxes at the Closing shall be upon the basis of the old tax rate for the preceding period applied to latest assessed valuation. Promptly after the new tax rate is fixed, the apportionment of taxes shall be recomputed. An discrepancy resulting from such recomputation and any errors or omissions in computing apportionments at Closing shall be promptly corrected, which obligations shall survive the Closing.

§12.02. [Omitted]

§12.03. [Omitted]

## Section 13. Objections to Title, Failure of Seller or Purchaser to Perform and Vendee’s Lien

§13.01. Purchaser shall promptly order an examination of title and shall cause a copy of the title report to be forwarded to Seller's attorney upon receipt. Seller shall be entitled to a reasonable adjournment or adjournments of the Closing for up to 60 days or until the expiration date of any written commitment of Purchaser's Institutional Lender delivered to Purchaser prior to the scheduled date of Closing, whichever occurs first, to remove any defects in or objections to title noted in such title report and any other defects or objections which may be disclosed on or prior to the Closing Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, a copy of the title report or any updates thereto shall be deemed sufficient notice of any and all title objections.



§13.02. If Seller shall be unable to convey title to the Premises at the Closing in accordance with the provisions of this contract or if Purchaser shall have any other grounds under this contract for refusing to consummate the purchase provided for herein, Purchaser, nevertheless, may elect to accept such title as Seller may be able to convey with a credit against the monies payable at the Closing equal to the reasonably estimated cost to cure the same (up to the Maximum Expense described below), but without any other credit or liability on the part of Seller. If Purchaser shall not so elect, Purchaser may terminate this contract and the sole liability of Seller shall be to refund the Downpayment to Purchaser and to reimburse Purchaser for the net cost of title examination, but not to exceed the net amount charged by Purchaser's title company therefor without issuance of a policy, and the net cost of updating the existing survey of the Premises or the net cost of a new survey of the Premises if there was no existing survey or the existing survey was not capable of being updated and a new survey was required by Purchaser's Institutional Lender. Upon such refund and reimbursement, this contract shall be null and void and the parties hereto shall be relieved of all further obligations and liability other than any arising under Section 14. Seller shall not be required to bring any action or proceeding or to incur any expense in excess of the Maximum Expense specified in Schedule D (or if none is so specified, the Maximum Expense shall be one-half of one percent of the Purchase Price) to cure any title defect or to enable Seller otherwise to comply with the provisions of this contract, but the foregoing shall not permit Seller to refuse to pay off at the Closing, to the extent of the monies payable at the Closing, mortgages or other liens on the Premises which can be satisfied or discharged by payment of a sum certain, other than Existing Mortgages, of which Seller has actual knowledge.

§13.03. Any unpaid taxes, assessments, water charges and sewer rents, together with the interest and penalties thereon to a date not less than two days following the Closing Date, and any other liens and encumbrances which Seller is obligated to pay and discharge or which are against corporations, estates or other persons in the chain of title, together with the cost of recording or filing any instruments necessary to discharge such liens and encumbrances of record, may be paid out of the proceeds of the monies payable at the Closing if Seller delivers to Purchaser on the Closing Date official bills for such taxes, assessments, water charges, sewer rents, interest and penalties and instruments in recordable form sufficient to discharge any other liens and encumbrances of record. Upon request made a reasonable time before the Closing, Purchaser shall provide at the Closing separate checks for the foregoing payable to the order of the holder of any such lien, charge or encumbrance and otherwise complying with §2.02. If Purchaser's title insurance company is willing to insure both Purchaser and Purchaser's Institutional Lender, if any, that such charges, liens and encumbrances will not be collected out of or enforced against the Premises, then, unless Purchaser's Institutional Lender reasonably refuses to accept such insurance in lieu of actual payment and discharge, Seller shall have the right, in lieu of payment and discharge to deposit with the title insurance company such funds or assurances or to pay such special or additional premiums as the title insurance company may require in order to so insure. In such case the charges, liens and encumbrances with respect to which the title insurance company has agreed so to insure shall not be considered objections to title.



§13.04. If Purchaser shall default in the performance of its obligation under this contract to purchase the Premises, the sole remedy of Seller shall be to retain the Downpayment as liquidated damages for all loss, damage and expense suffered by Seller, including without limitation the loss of its bargain.

§13.05. Purchaser shall have a vendee's lien against the Premises for the amount of the Downpayment, but such lien shall not continue after default by Purchaser under this contract.

## Section 14. Broker

§14.01. If a broker is specified in Schedule D, Seller and Purchaser mutually represent and warrant that such broker is the only broker with whom they have dealt in connection with this contract and that neither Seller nor Purchaser knows of any other broker who has claimed or may have the right to claim a commission in connection with this transaction, unless otherwise indicated in Schedule D. The commission of such broker shall be paid pursuant to separate agreement by the party specified in Schedule D. If no broker is specified in Schedule D, the parties acknowledge that this contract was brought about by direct negotiation between Seller and Purchaser and that neither Seller nor Purchaser knows of any broker entitled to a commission in connection with this transaction. Unless otherwise provided in Schedule D, Seller and Purchaser shall indemnify and defend each other against any costs, claims or expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of the breach on their respective parts of any representations, warranties or agreements contained in this paragraph. The representations and obligations under this paragraph shall survive the Closing or, if the Closing does not occur, the termination of this contract.

## Section 15. Notices

§15.01. All notices under this contract shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or shall be sent by prepaid registered or certified mail, or by prepaid overnight courier with receipt acknowledged, addressed as set forth in Schedule D, or as Seller or Purchaser shall otherwise have given notice as herein provided.

## Section 16. Limitations on Survival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and other Obligations

§16.01. Except as otherwise provided in this contract, no representations, warranties, covenants or other obligations of Seller set forth in this contract shall survive the Closing, and no action based thereon shall be commenced after the Closing. The representations, warranties, covenants and other obligations of Seller set forth in §4.03, §601 and §6.02 shall survive until the Limitation Date specified in Schedule D (or if none is so specified, the Limitation Date shall be the date which is six months after the Closing Date), and no action based thereon shall be commenced after the Limitation Date.

§16.02. The delivery of the deed by Seller, and the acceptance thereof by Purchaser, shall be deemed the full performance and discharge of every obligation on the part of Seller to be performed hereunder, except those obligations of Seller which are expressly stated in this contract to survive the Closing.



## Section 17. Due Diligence Period - SEE ADDITIONAL RIDER

§17.01. [Omitted]

§17.02. [Omitted]

§17.03. During the Due Diligence Period, Seller agrees to cooperate in all reasonable respects with Purchaser and agrees to make available to Purchaser and its agents all of the books, files and records relating to the Premises which are in the possession or under the control of Seller.

§17.04. Purchaser hereby indemnifies and agrees to defend and hold Seller harmless from all loss, cost (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees), claim or damage caused by the inspection of the Premises by Purchaser, its agents, consultants or representatives.

§17.05. [Omitted]

## Section 18. Miscellaneous Provisions

§18.01. If consent of the Existing Mortgagee(s) is required under §2.03(b), Purchaser shall not assign this contract or its rights hereunder without the prior written consent of Seller. No permitted assignment of Purchaser's rights under this contract shall be effective against Seller unless and until an executed counterpart of the instrument of assignment shall have been delivered to Seller and Seller shall have been furnished with the name and address of the assignee. The term "Purchaser" shall be deemed to include the assignee under any such effective assignment.

§18.02. This contract embodies and constitutes the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the transaction contemplated herein, and all prior agreements, understandings, representations and statements, oral or written, are merged into this contract. Neither this contract nor any provision hereof may be waived, modified, amended, discharged or terminated except by an instrument signed by the party against whom the enforcement of such waiver, modification, amendment, discharge or termination is sought, and then only to the extent set forth in such instrument.

§18.03. This contract shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

§18.04. The captions in this contract are inserted for convenience of reference only and in no way define, describe or limit the scope or intent of this contract or any of the provisions hereof.

§18.05. This contract shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs or successors and permitted assigns.

§18.06. This contract shall not be binding or effective until properly executed and delivered by Seller and Purchaser.

§18.07. As used in this contract, the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular, as the context may require.

§18.08. If the provisions of any schedule or rider to this contract are inconsistent with the provisions of this contract, the provisions of such schedule or rider shall prevail. Set forth in Schedule D is a list of any and all schedules and riders which are attached hereto but which are not listed in the Table of Contents.



In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this contract as of the date first above written.

Seller:

COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

/s/ Andrew Gordon

By: Andrew Gordon

Purchaser:

4401 1st AVE LLC

By: /s/ Anthony Gallina

By: /s/ Y. Baron

Receipt by Escrowee

The undersigned Escrowee hereby acknowledges receipt of $150,000.00, by check subject to collection, to be held in escrow pursuant to §2.05.



# Schedule A
DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES

(to be attached separately and to include tax map designation)

## Schedule B
PERMITTED EXCEPTIONS

1. Zoning regulations and ordinances which are not violated by the existing structures or present use thereof and which do not render title uninsurable.

2. Consents of record by the Seller or any former owner of the Premises for the erection of any structure or structures on, under or above any street or streets on which the Premises may abut.

3. [Omitted]

4. [Omitted]

5. Unpaid installments of assessments not due and payable on or before the Closing Date.

6. Financing statements, chattel mortgages and liens on personally filed more than 5 years prior to the Closing Date and not renewed, or filed against property or equipment no longer located on the Premises or owned by Tenants.

7. (a) Rights of utility companies to lay, maintain, install and repair pipes, lines, poles, conduits, cable boxes and related equipment on, over and under the Premises, provided that none of such rights imposes any monetary obligation on the owner of the Premises.*

(b) Minor encroachments of stoops, areas, cellar steps, trim cornices, lintels, window sills, awnings, canopies, ledges, fences, hedges, coping and retaining walls projecting from the Premises over any street or highway or over any adjoining property and encroachments of similar elements projecting from adjoining property over the Premises.

(c) Revocability or lack of right to maintain vaults, coal chutes, excavations or sub-surface equipment beyond the line of the Premises.

(d) Any state of facts that an accurate survey would disclose, provided that such facts do not render title unmarketable.

 \( ^{*} \) and provided the same does not render title unmarketable.



## Schedule C

## PURCHASE PRICE

The Purchase Price shall be paid as follows:

(a) By check subject to collection, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by Seller: $ 150,000.00

(b) By check or checks delivered to Seller at the Closing in accordance with the provisions of §2.02: $ -

(c) By acceptance of title subject to the following Existing Mortgage(s): $ 2,850,000.00

(d) By execution and delivery to Seller by Purchaser or its assignee of a note secured by a Purchase Money Mortgage on the Premises, payable as follows: $ -0-

Purchase Price $ 3,000,000.00



## Schedule D

1. Title insurer designed by the parties (\$1.02):

2. Last date for consent by Existing Mortgagee(s) (\$2.03(b)): N/A

3. Maximum Interest Rate of any Refinanced Mortgage (\$2.04(b)): N/A

4. Prepayment Date on or after which Purchase Money Mortgage may be prepaid (\$2.04(c)): N/A

5. Seller’s tax identification number (\$2.05): 11-223-8111

6. Purchaser’s tax identification number (\$2.05):

7. Scheduled time and date on Closing (\$3.01): on or about May 22, 2009

8. Place of Closing (\$3.01): office of seller’s attorney or office of attorney for lending institution

9. Assessed valuation of Premises (\$4.10):

Actual Assessment:

Transition Assessment:

10. Fiscal year and annual real estate taxes on Premises (\$4.10): 7/08 - 6/09 apx. \$34,000.00

11. Tax abatements or exemptions affecting Premises (\$4.10): NONE

12. Assessments on Premises (\$4.13): 0

13. Maximum Amount which Seller must spend to cure violations, etc. (\$7.02): $30,000.00

14. Maximum Expense of Seller to cure title defects, etc. (\$13.02): $30,000.00

15. Broker, if any (\$14.01): NONE

16. Party to pay broker’s commission (114.01): N/A

17. Address for notices (\$15.01):

If to Seller:

COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

with a copy to Seller’s attorney:

GERARD DE CAPUA, ESQ.

430 Sunrise Highway

Rockville Centre, NY 11570

If to Purchaser:

4401 1st AVE LLC.

with a copy to Purchaser’s attorney:

ANTHONY CLEMENZA, ESQ.

CARONE & ASSOCIATES, PLLC

2132 Flatbush Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11234

18. [Omitted]

19. [Omitted]



## Schedule E
RENT SCHEDULE

(to be attached separately)

NONE



(to be attached separately)

NONE



## SCHEDULE A

ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING at the corner formed by the intersection of the southeasterly side of  \( f^{t} \)  Avenue and the southwesterly side of 44th Street;

RUNNING THENCE Southeasterly along the southwesterly side of 44 \( ^{th} \)  Street, 150 feet;

THENCE Southwesterly and parallel with the southeasterly side of First Avenue, 100 feet;

THENCE Northwesterly and parallel with the southwesterly side of 44th Street, 150 feet to the southeasterly side of First Avenue; and

THENCE Northeasterly along the southeasterly side of First Avenue, 100 feet to the corner at the point or place of beginning.



# RIDER TO CONTRACT OF SALE

# COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC., Seller
TO
ANTHONY GALLINA, Purchaser

## Mortgage Commitment Contingency.

(a) The obligation of Purchaser to purchase under this contract is conditioned upon issuance, on or before ninety (90) days after Contract is fully executed, copy of this contract is given to Purchaser or Purchaser's attorney, of a written commitment from an Institutional Lender pursuant to which such Institutional Lender agrees to make a first mortgage loan, other than a VA, FHA or other governmentally insured loan, to Purchaser, at Purchaser's sole cost and expense, of $2,400,000.00 or a term of at least 15 years (or such lesser sum or shorter term as Purchaser shall be willing to accept) at the prevailing fixed rate of interest and on other customary commitment terms (the "Commitment"). To the extent a Commitment is conditioned on no material adverse change in Purchaser's financial condition or any other customary conditions, Purchaser accepts the risk that such conditions may not be met; however, a commitment conditioned on the Institutional Lender's approval of an appraisal shall not be deemed a "Commitment" hereunder until an appraisal is approved (and if that does not occur before the Commitment Date, Purchaser may cancel this contract.)

(b) Purchaser shall (i) make prompt application to one or, at Purchaser's election, more than one Institutional Lender for such mortgage loan, (ii) furnish accurate and complete information regarding Purchaser and members of Purchaser's family, as required, (iii) pay all reasonable fees, points and charges required in connection with such application and loan, (iv) pursue such application with diligence, and (v) cooperate in good faith with such Institutional Lender(s) to obtain a Commitment. Purchaser shall accept a Commitment and shall comply with all requirements of such Commitment (or any other commitment accepted by Purchaser). Purchaser shall furnish Seller with a copy of the Commitment promptly after receipt thereof.

(c) (Delete this subparagraph if inapplicable) Prompt submission by Purchaser of an application to a mortgage broker registered pursuant to Article 12-D of the New York Banking Law (“Mortgage Broker”) shall constitute full compliance with the terms and conditions set forth herein, provided that such Mortgage Broker promptly submits such application to such Institutional Lender(s). Purchaser shall cooperate in good faith with such Mortgage Broker to obtain a Commitment from such Institutional Lender(s).



(d) If all Institutional Lenders to whom applications were made deny such applications in writing prior to the Commitment Date, Purchaser may cancel this contract by giving Notice thereof to Seller, with a copy of such denials, if available, provided that Purchaser has complied with all its obligations under this paragraph 8.

(e) If no Commitment is issued by the Institutional Lender on or before the Commitment Date, then, unless Purchaser has accepted a written commitment from an Institutional Lender that does not conform to the terms set forth herein, Purchaser may cancel this contract by giving Notice to Seller provided that such Notice includes the name and address of the Institutional Lender(s) to whom application was made and that Purchaser has complied with all its obligations under this contract.

(f) If this contract is canceled by Purchaser pursuant to this paragraph, neither party shall thereafter have any further rights against, or obligations or liabilities to, the other by reason of this contract, except that the Downpayment shall be promptly refunded to Purchaser.

(g) If Purchaser fails to give timely Notice of cancellation or if Purchaser accepts a written commitment from an Institutional Lender that does not conform to the terms set forth herein, then Purchaser shall be deemed to have waived Purchaser's right to cancel this contract and to receive a refund of the Downpayment by reason of the contingency contained under this contract.

(h) If Seller has not received a copy of a commitment from an Institutional Lender accepted by Purchaser by the Commitment Date, Seller may cancel this contract by giving a written Notice to Purchaser after a ten day period, which cancellation shall become effective unless Purchaser delivers a copy of such commitment to Seller within such 10 days. After such cancellation neither party shall have any further rights against, or obligations or liabilities to, the other by reason of this contract, except that the Downpayment shall be promptly refunded to Purchaser.

(i) For purposes of this contract, the term “Institutional Lender” shall mean any bank, savings bank, private banker, trust company, savings and loan association, credit union or similar banking institution whether organized under the laws of this state, the United States or any other state; foreign banking corporation licensed by the Superintendent of Banks of New York or regulated by the Comptroller of the Currency to transact business in New York State; insurance company duly organized or licensed to do business in New York State; mortgage banker licensed pursuant to Article 12-D of the Banking Law; and any instrumentality created by the United States or any state with the power to make mortgage loans.

(j) For purposes of this agreement, Purchaser shall be deemed to have been given a fully executed copy of this contract on the third business day following the date of ordinary or regular mailing, postage prepaid.



## Assignment:

The Purchaser has the right to assign this contract of sale to a corporation or limited liability company in which the Purchaser is a majority shareholder or managing member.

**

Dated: MARCH ___, 2009

Coffee Holding Co., Inc.

/s/ Andrew Gordon

By: Andrew Gordon, Seller

4401 1st AVE LLC

/s/ Anthony Gallina

/s/ Y. Baron

## **Leasehold Agreement

At closing purchaser shall execute any and all documents, to effectuate the termination of sellers lease with the purchaser for adjacent property located at ___, Brooklyn, New York. Purchaser/Landlord shall refund security the Seller/Tenant



# ADDITIONAL RIDER TO CONTRACT OF SALE
Between Coffee Holding Co., Inc., as Seller, and
4401 1^{st} AVE LLC, as Purchaser
Dated April ___, 2009

1. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Additional Rider and those contained in the printed portion of this Contract or the Rider to which this Additional Rider is annexed, the provisions of this Additional Rider shall govern and be binding. The printed form of the Contract, the rider to contract and this Additional Rider are referred to collectively as the "Contract".

2. Title. Seller shall give, and Purchaser shall accept, fee simple title to the Premises subject only to the matters referred to in the Contract. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Seller shall have the following obligations with respect to satisfying or clearing title:

(a) with respect to any lien, mortgage, encumbrance or outstanding interest or question of title which is created by Seller’s execution of a document, Seller shall be obligated to cure and satisfy the same at Closing and expend all amounts necessary to cure and satisfy the same;

(b) with respect to any monetary title objections including without limitation any mechanic liens or judgments, except mortgages as covered in Section (a) above, Seller shall be obligated to cure and satisfy the same at Closing and expend all amounts necessary to cure and satisfy the same;

(c) with respect to any non-monetary title objections, Seller shall be obligated with respect to each to expend up to the amount of one hundred thousand and 00/100 dollars ($100,000.00) in order to cure and satisfy the same; and

(d) If, pursuant to the terms of this Contract, Seller is unable to transfer title to the Premises in accordance with the terms of this Contract, then Purchaser, at Purchaser's sole election, may (i) elect to accept the Premises subject to such exceptions with an abatement of the purchase price in the amount of the lien subject to the limitations set forth in 2(b) and 2(c) set forth above, in which event Purchaser shall close title hereunder notwithstanding the existence of such title objections, or (ii) elect to terminate this Contract by written notice given to Seller, in which event Purchaser shall be entitled to a return of the Deposit, and Seller shall promptly cause the Escrow Agent to deliver to Purchaser the Deposit. Upon such return and delivery of the Deposit to the Purchaser, this Contract shall terminate and neither party hereto shall have any further obligations hereunder. At the closing Seller shall deliver such affidavits, certificates and other instruments as are reasonably requested by the title company.

## 3. Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser that:

(a) Seller has received no notices of default from any third party who is benefited by any restriction, condition or agreement contained in any instrument affecting the Premises and, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, there are no violations of any such restriction, condition or agreement;

(b) There are no charges, complaints, actions, proceedings, investigations or litigation pending or, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, threatened against or involving Seller or the Premises that, if adversely determined, would adversely affect the Premises;



(c) There is no condemnation proceeding pending with regard to all or part of the Premises and, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, there is no such proceeding threatened by any governmental authority;

(d) There are no ground leases, leases, subleases, license agreements, or any other forms of occupancy agreements in effect with respect to the Premises;

(e) INTENTIONALLY OMITTED;

(f) INTENTIONALLY OMITTED;

(g) To the best of Seller’s knowledge, there are no hazardous wastes, substances or environmental contaminants located at the Premises as of the date hereof in violation of any applicable environmental law, regulation or order. There are not now nor, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, have there ever been any underground storage tanks on the Premises;

(h) There are no assessments or impact fees for public improvements made or charged or proposed against the Premises, including without limitation those for street widenings, intersection restructurings, construction of traffic signals, sewer, water, gas and electric lines and mains, streets, roads, sidewalks and curbs;

(i) There are no tax abatements or exemptions of any kind or nature whatsoever affecting the Premises; and

(j) Seller has not received any written notice of any pending or threatened requests for information or inquiries from any governmental authority or any investigations, action, suits, claims or proceeding relating to the existence, generation, release, production, disposal, treatment, emission, migration, transportation or storage of any hazardous substances in or on the Property.

(k) To the best of Seller’s knowledge, there are no proposed or pending zoning changes at the Premises and the Premises or any portion thereof are not identified as a historic district or a landmark.

Seller agrees that the representations and warranties set forth above shall be, as a condition to Purchaser’s obligation to close, true as of the Closing and Seller hereby indemnifies Purchaser and holds Purchaser harmless from and against any liability, cost and expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, in the event of any breach of the representations contained in this Contract. At the Closing, Seller shall deliver a certificate of the Seller stating that the representations made pursuant to the terms hereof are true and correct as of the Closing Date.



4. Seller covenants to Purchaser from and after the date hereof that:

(a) Seller shall promptly give Purchaser copies of any written notices Seller receives in connection with any of the representations and warranties made by Seller in Paragraph 3 above;

(b) The Premises shall be maintained and operated in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practices; and

(d) Seller shall not knowingly and intentionally place any further liens or encumbrances upon the Premises.

## 5. Due Diligence.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Seller agrees that Purchaser shall have the right to perform any due diligence Purchaser deems appropriate on the Premises (the "Due Diligence Period") during the period commencing as of the date hereof and ending at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time thirty (30) days after the date hereof (the "Due Diligence Expiration Date") which due diligence shall include, but not be limited to investigating for the existence of any asbestos or any other hazardous or toxic material, performing an environmental Phase I assessment of the Premises, environmental Phase II assessment of the Premises, ground water analysis, geotechnical site assessment, and any other examination of the Premises that Purchaser deems appropriate.

(b) If Purchaser, in its sole discretion, determines that it is not satisfied with the Premises during the Due Diligence Period, as the same may be extended, at the Premises, for any reason or for no reason, Purchaser shall have the right to elect to cancel this Contract by sending written notice to Seller of its intent to cancel the Contract (the "Cancellation Notice") which Cancellation Notice shall be delivered to Seller on or before the Due Diligence Expiration Date. In the event that the Purchaser elects to deliver a Cancellation Notice, Seller shall instruct Escrow Agent to return the Deposit to Purchaser within five (5) business days after receipt of the Cancellation Notice and, upon such return of the Deposit to Purchaser, this Contract shall become void and of no further force or effect, neither party hereto shall have any further claim against the other by reason of this Contract, and the lien of Purchaser against the Premises shall wholly cease.

## 6. Damages.

(a) INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.

(b) In the event that Seller defaults under this Contract, Purchaser shall have and reserves the right to any and all remedies either by law or equity, including and without limitation specific performance.

7. Purchaser and its employees and agents and authorized representatives may enter upon the Premises after the date hereof upon reasonable request to Seller and, while thereon, may make surveys, appraisals, take measurements, test conditions, make structural and engineering studies, and generally inspect the Premises.

8. The parties hereto each agree to act in good faith, to do such other and further acts and things, and to execute and deliver such instruments and documents (not creating any obligations additional to those otherwise imposed by this Contract), and to correct such errors, omissions or mistakes made by either party at or prior to the Closing and which may be reasonably requested from time to time, whether at or after the Closing, in furtherance of the purposes of this Contract, provided such documents are customarily delivered in real estate transactions in the City of New York or are otherwise required due to circumstances involved in the transaction contemplated hereunder and do not impose any material obligations upon any party hereunder except as set forth in this Contract.

9. (a) Prior to the Closing, Seller shall not commence, withdraw, settle or otherwise compromise any proceedings to review the real estate tax assessment of the Premises applicable to the fiscal tax year in which the Closing occurs without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Upon Closing, Purchaser shall take over the prosecution and control of any such tax proceedings then pending with respect to the fiscal tax year in which the Closing occurs, and Seller shall execute and deliver such instruments (and shall otherwise reasonably cooperate with Purchaser) in order to effectuate such transfer. In the event such proceedings result in a refund of any real estate taxes paid in respect of such fiscal tax year, such refund, less expenses, including without limitation reasonable attorneys' and appraisers' fees (which fees shall be paid to Purchaser from the refund proceeds prior to any apportionment), shall be apportioned between Seller and Purchaser as of the Closing (based on the number of days each owned the Premises during such period to which the refund is applicable), and the corresponding amount shall be paid over by the party receiving the same to the party entitled thereto promptly upon receipt thereof.

(b) After the Closing, Purchaser shall not, without the prior written consent of Seller, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, withdraw, settle or otherwise compromise any proceedings to review the real estate tax assessment of the Premises applicable to the fiscal tax year in which the Closing occurs or which directly affects such tax year or prior tax years if such withdrawal, settlement or other compromise would result in the fiscal tax year in which the Closing occurs being treated in a manner that is disproportionately unfavorable when considered in light of other fiscal periods covered by such withdrawal, settlement or compromise. In the event any such proceedings with respect to the fiscal tax year in which the Closing



occurs results in a refund of any real estate taxes paid in respect of such fiscal tax year or (in lieu of such a refund) a credit against future real estate taxes payable by Purchaser, such refund or credit, less expenses, including without limitation reasonable attorneys' and appraisers' fees (which fees shall be paid to Purchaser from the refund proceeds prior to any apportionment), shall be apportioned between Seller and Purchaser as of the Closing (based on the number of days each owned the Premises during such period to which the refund is applicable) and the corresponding amount shall be paid over by the party receiving same to the party entitled thereto promptly upon receipt thereof in the case of a refund or promptly after the determination and application of the amount of the credit in the case of a credit against future real estate taxes payable by Purchaser. Purchaser may control any such tax review proceedings for the real estate fiscal tax year in which the Closing occurs.

(c) The provisions of this Article shall survive the Closing.

10. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, on or before the Closing, Seller shall remove the following items from the Premises: (a) any and all loading docks; (b) debris; (c) materials stored at the Premises, including but not limited to the pipes stacked on the floor; and (d) any and all machinery and equipment stored at the Premises. Furthermore, the Premises shall be delivered vacant and broom clean.

11. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Seller shall be responsible to obtain an actual water meter reading dated no more than thirty (30) prior to the Closing Date.

## 12. Miscellaneous.

(a) This Contract may be signed in counterparts and when each executed counterpart is taken together, the same shall be deemed one complete original Contract.

(b) If any dates contained herein expire or terminate on a non-business day (i.e. weekends or federal holidays) those such dates shall be deemed to be the following business day.

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In witness whereof, the parties hereto have duly executed this Contract on the day and year first above written.

COFFEE HOLDINGS

CO., INC.

SELLER:

By: /s/ Andrew Gordon

Name:

Title:

4401 1st AVE LLC

PURCHASER:

By: /s/ Anthony Gallina

Name

Title

By: /s/ Y. Baron

Name

Title



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## Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and Subsidiary Computation of Per Share Earnings (Loss)

<table><tr><td rowspan="2"></td><td colspan="2">Years Ended October 31,</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>Net income (loss)</td><td>$ 3,291,066</td><td>$ (2,597,294)</td></tr><tr><td>BASIC EARNINGS (LOSS):</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Weighted average number of common shares outstanding</td><td>5,441,462</td><td>5,476,173</td></tr><tr><td>Basic earnings (loss) per common share</td><td>$ .60</td><td>$ (.47)</td></tr><tr><td>DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS):</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Weighted average number of common shares outstanding</td><td>5,441,462</td><td>5,476,173</td></tr><tr><td>Warrants - common stock equivalents</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - as adjusted</td><td>5,441,462</td><td>5,476,173</td></tr><tr><td>Diluted earnings (loss) per common share</td><td>$ .60</td><td>$ (.47)</td></tr></table>



# CERTIFICATION

I, Andrew Gordon, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and Subsidiary for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.

4. I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and I have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: January 27, 2010

By:

/s/ Andrew Gordon

Andrew Gordon

President, Chief Executive Officer and

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Executive Officer and

Principal Accounting Officer)



# Statement Furnished Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

The undersigned, Andrew Gordon, is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and Subsidiary (the "Company").

This statement is being furnished in connection with the filing by the Company of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2009 (the “Report”).

By execution of this statement, I certify that:

A) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)) and

B) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods covered by the Report.

This statement is authorized to be attached as an exhibit to the Report so that this statement will accompany the Report at such time as the Report is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. It is not intended that this statement be deemed to be filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Date: January 27, 2010

By: /s/ Andrew Gordon

Andrew Gordon

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.