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Amended and Restated Employment Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

(Farmer Bros. Co. / Wahba) 
 THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of April 19, 2011 (the “Effective Date”), between FARMER BROS. CO., a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and JEFFREY A. WAHBA (“Wahba”) who agree as follows: 
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 WHEREAS, the Company and Wahba are parties to that certain Employment Agreement entered into as of February 25, 2010
with a Commencement Date of June 1, 2010 (the “Original Agreement”) whereby Wahba was employed as the Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. 
 WHEREAS, as part of a management restructuring plan, the Company and Wahba desire to Amend and Restate the Original Agreement to provide for a temporary expansion of Wahba’s duties, increase in
compensation, and certain other matters. 
 AGREEMENT 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Wahba and the Company do
hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Employment: The Company hereby employs Wahba, and Wahba accepts employment from the
Company, on the terms and conditions herein stated. 
 2. Term of Employment. The term of Wahba’s employment under
the Original Agreement commenced on June 1, 2010 (the “Commencement Date of the Original Agreement”). The term of this Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and shall end when terminated under Section 8 below. 

3. Duties. 
 A. On the Effective Date, Wahba shall begin to serve as an Interim Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company, reporting to the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the
“Board”) and, subject to the oversight and control of the Committee and the Board, shall have responsibility for the Company’s legal, accounting, finance, human resources, corporate support functions, green coffee purchasing and
operation of the Spice Products division along with such shared general powers, duties and responsibilities as are typically vested in a chief executive officer, including without limitation the shared responsibility for the development and
implementation of the Company’s strategic plans and the shared responsibility for the overall management of the Company. 

B. Wahba shall continue to serve as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, reporting to the Board of Directors. As such
his general responsibilities shall continue to include oversight responsibility for all financial (including treasury functions), accounting, and compliance functions of the Company. Compliance responsibilities include oversight responsibility for
compliance with the Company’s obligations under tax, securities and other applicable laws. 
 C. Wahba shall also continue
to serve as the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer under the Company’s Code of Conduct and Ethics and in such capacity shall also report to the Board. 

  
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 D. In addition to his general duties and responsibilities, Wahba shall also perform such
other duties as are consistent with his position(s) and as are directed by the Committee or the Board. Wahba shall devote to the Company’s business substantially all of his working time. The foregoing notwithstanding, Wahba may continue to
serve as a director of The Henry Wine Group and Lightworks Optics, Inc., so long as they are not publicly-held companies, and so long as such service does not, in the reasonable judgment of the Board, adversely affect the Company. Service as a
director of other for-profit organizations shall require approval of the Board. 
 E. If Wahba is serving neither as sole
interim or sole permanent Chief Executive Officer nor as co-Chief Executive Officer on an interim or permanent basis, but is still employed by the Company, his title will revert to Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, he will have such duties as
are specified in subsection B, C and D above, and he will report to the permanent Chief Executive Officer(s). 
 4. Base
Salary. 
 A. So long as Wahba is serving as an interim co-Chief Executive Officer, he will receive a base salary of $350,000
per annum, payable in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices; except that, for a period of six (6) months starting on the Effective Date, Wahba’s base salary shall be $315,000 per annum. 

B. On October 19, 2011, Wahba’s annual base salary shall revert to $350,000 unless otherwise set by mutual written agreement.

 C. If Wahba is selected as the sole permanent Chief Executive Officer, or if both Wahba and Patrick G. Criteser are selected
as permanent co-Chief Executive Officer’s, or Wahba is serving as sole interim Chief Executive Officer, compensation will be set by mutual written agreement. 
 D. If Wahba is serving neither as sole interim or sole permanent Chief Executive Officer nor as co-Chief Executive Officer on an interim or permanent basis, but is still employed by the Company his title
shall revert to Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer and his annual base salary shall revert to $305,000, subject however, to a ten percent (10%) base salary reduction through October 19, 2011. 

E. The annual base salary amount shall be reviewed each year by the Company and may be adjusted upward or downward by the Company from
time to time but shall not be reduced below the amount applicable under Section 4A, 4B, 4C or 4D, as applicable. 
 5.
Bonuses. Wahba shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan or any successor plan (“Plan”) each year so long as the Plan remains in effect and one or more of the Company’s other
executive officers who are full-time Company employees (“Senior Executives”) also participate. Under the terms of the Plan, the Compensation Committee of the Board will, in its discretion, determine the Performance Criteria, as defined in
the Plan, and all other variables by which Wahba’s bonus for such year under the Plan will be measured. The Target Award, as defined in the Plan, shall be an amount equal to fifty-five percent (55%) (the “Applicable Percentage”)
of Wahba’s base annual salary. Except as provided otherwise in this Section 5, Wahba’s participation in the Plan is subject to all Plan terms and conditions. Under the terms of the Plan, no bonus is earned until awarded by the
Compensation Committee after completion of the fiscal year, and the Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, reduce, entirely eliminate or increase the bonus indicated by the Performance Criteria and other Plan factors. Wahba acknowledges
receipt of a copy of the Plan. 

  
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 6. Grants of Non-Qualified Stock Options 

A. Incentive Grant. In accordance with the provisions of the Farmer Bros. Co. 2007 Omnibus Plan (the “Omnibus Plan”),
upon full execution of this Agreement, Wahba shall be granted fifty thousand (50,000) non-qualified stock options at an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date (the “Incentive
Grant”). 
 B. Retention Grant. At the time the Board selects a permanent Chief Executive Officer or permanent
co-Chief Executive Officer’s (regardless of who is selected), or the first business day following the end of the blackout period which covers January 1, 2012, whichever occurs first, Wahba shall be granted an additional fifteen thousand
(15,000) non-qualified stock options at an exercise price equal to the closing price on the grant date (the “Retention Grant”). 
 C. Public Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Incentive Grant and Retention Grant, will be delayed during such period as there exists, in the opinion of the Company’s counsel,
material information concerning the Company which has not been publicly disclosed. 
 D. Vesting. The Incentive Grant and
Retention Grant will vest on the one year anniversary of the grant date, provided Wahba is then employed by the Company, subject to accelerated vesting in the case of death, “Permanent Incapacity,” termination of employment for other than
“Cause”, or resignation for “Good Reason,” as such terms are defined below; provided that for purposes of accelerated vesting of the Retention Grant, “Good Reason” shall not include the event described in
Section 8B(i). 
 7. Benefits 
 A. The Company will provide to Wahba all benefits and perquisites provided by the Company from time to time to its Senior Executives, subject to the eligibility requirements and the terms and conditions
of the benefit plans and perquisite policies. For the avoidance of doubt, Wahba’s benefit package includes twenty (20) paid days off per contract year (i.e., the year ending on each anniversary of the Commencement Date of the Original
Agreement). Other included benefits and perquisites presently consist of group health insurance (PPO or HMO), participation in the Omnibus Plan, life insurance, business travel insurance, qualified retirement plan (subject to the pending pension
freeze), 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership plan, cell phone, company credit card, and expense reimbursement, and may include use of an automobile or an automobile allowance in accordance with Company policy for Senior Executives. Not all of the
foregoing benefits are 100% Company paid. 
 B. The Incentive Grant and Retention Grant are in lieu of any other grants under
the Omnibus Plan in calendar year 2011. Thereafter, Wahba shall be entitled to such future grants under the Omnibus Plan as are awarded to him by the Compensation Committee in its discretion. 

C. The Company reserves the right to alter or discontinue any or all such benefits and perquisites, provided they are so altered or
discontinued as to all Senior Executives. 
 8. Termination 

A. Wahba’s employment is terminable by the Company for good and sufficient cause (“Cause”), which shall consist only of:
(i) a repeated refusal to follow reasonable directions from the Committee, the Board or the permanent Chief Executive Officer, as applicable, after a warning; (ii) a material breach of any of Wahba’s fiduciary duties to the Company (a
breach involving dishonesty or personal gain shall be deemed material regardless of the amount involved); (iii) conviction of a felony; 

  
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(iv) commission of a willful violation of any law, rule or regulation involving moral turpitude; (v) commission of a willful or grossly negligent act, omission or course of conduct which has
a material adverse effect on the Company; or (vi) commission of a material breach by Wahba of this Agreement which breach, if curable, is not cured within a reasonable time after written notice from the Committee, the Board or the Permanent
Chief Executive Officer, as applicable, describing the nature of the breach in reasonable detail. 
 B. Wahba’s employment
shall terminate upon Wahba’s resignation, with or without “Good Reason,” as defined below, death or permanent mental or physical incapacity. “Permanent Incapacity” shall be deemed to have occurred if Wahba has been unable to
perform substantially all of his employment duties under Section 3 on a substantially full time basis by reason of a mental or physical condition for a period of ninety (90) consecutive days or for more than one hundred eighty days
(180) in any period of three hundred sixty-five (365) consecutive days. 
 “Good Reason” shall exist only
(i) if Wahba is not offered or, if offered, does not accept the position of permanent sole Chief Executive Officer or permanent co-Chief Executive Officer, or no permanent Chief Executive Officer has been selected by the Company by
January 1, 2012 (each a “Trigger Event”), and within six months after the applicable Trigger Event, Wahba resigns all positions with the Company on at least ninety (90) days’ notice and cooperates reasonably in the
transition of his duties, (ii) on the Company’s material breach of this Agreement, (iii) on a material reduction in Wahba’s responsibilities, duties or authority, other than a reversion pursuant to Section 4D, or
(iv) on a relocation of Wahba’s principal place of employment more than fifty (50) miles from its present location; provided, however, that any such condition in subsections (ii) through (iv) shall not constitute “Good
Reason” unless both (x) Wahba provides written notice to the Company describing the condition claimed to constitute Good Reason in reasonable detail within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of such condition, and (y) the
Company fails to remedy such condition within thirty (30) days of receiving such written notice thereof; and provided, further, that in all events the termination of Wahba’s employment with the Company shall not be treated as a resignation
for “Good Reason” unless such resignation occurs not more than one (1) year following the initial existence of the condition claimed to constitute “Good Reason.” 

C. Wahba’s employment shall terminate at the election of the Company at any time without Cause. 

9. Payments upon Termination. The following amounts are payable upon termination of Wahba’s employment, as applicable:

 A. In the event of a termination for any reason, base salary at the then existing rate, shall be prorated and paid through
the effective termination date, along with accrued and untaken vacation (subject to the Company’s vacation policy). 
 B.
If termination is due to Wahba’s death or Permanent Incapacity, the Company shall also pay to Wahba upon termination an additional lump sum severance amount equal to the Target Award under the Plan which is applicable to Wahba for the fiscal
year in which termination is effective or, if termination takes place before a Target Award for the then current fiscal year has been assigned to Wahba, the Applicable Percentage of Wahba’s then annual base salary, in either case prorated for
the partial fiscal year ending on the effective termination date. 
 C. If termination occurs at the election of the Company
without Cause or by Wahba’s resignation for Good Reason, Wahba will receive as severance: 

  
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 (i) base salary continuation at the rate in effect on the date of termination for a period
of one (1) year, provided that if Wahba’s termination occurs at the election of the Company without Cause or by reason of a resignation for Good Reason at a time when Wahba is serving as Interim Co-Chief Executive Officer or is a
resignation for Good Reason subject to Section 8B(i), then such salary continuation shall be paid at the rate of $350,000 per annum, 
 (ii) partially Company-paid COBRA coverage under the Company’s health care plan for himself and his spouse for one (1) year after the effective termination date (the Company will pay the same
percentage of the coverage cost that it would have paid had Wahba’s employment not terminated); and 
 (iii) an amount
equal to one hundred percent (100%) of Wahba’s Target Award under the Plan for the fiscal year in which the date of termination occurs, such amount to be prorated for the partial fiscal year in which the termination date occurs. The
Target Award, as defined in the Plan, shall be an amount equal to fifty-five percent (55%) (the “Applicable Percentage”) of Wahba’s base annual salary (if for “Good Reason” then the base salary is as defined in 8C(i)),
unless a new Target Award has been assigned for the applicable year. 
 Wahba is not obligated to seek other employment as a
condition to receipt of the payments called for by this Section 8C, and Wahba’s earnings, income or profits from other employment or business activities after termination of his employment shall not reduce the Company’s payment
obligations under this Section 8C. Subject to Section 8D and Section 13J(ii), the amount referred to in clause 8C(i) above shall be paid in installments in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices commencing in
the month following the month in which Wahba’s Separation from Service occurs, and the amount referred to in clause 8C(iii) above shall be paid in a lump sum within thirty (30) days after the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which
Wahba’s Separation from Service occurs. As used herein, a “Separation from Service” occurs when Wahba dies, retires, or otherwise has a termination of employment with the Company that constitutes a “separation from service”
within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(1), without regard to the optional alternative definitions available thereunder. Salary continuation payments shall commence, and the additional severance amount shall be paid, only
when the release required by Section 9E below has become effective. 
 D. As a condition to receiving the applicable
payments under Section 9C above, Wahba must execute and deliver to the Company within twenty-one (21) days following the termination of his employment (or such longer period as may be required under applicable law) a general release of
claims against the Company other than claims to the payments called for by this Agreement, such release to be in form and content substantially as attached hereto as Exhibit A, and said release shall have become effective under applicable
laws, including the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended. 
 E. All benefits other than the entitlement to
payments under Section 9C shall terminate automatically upon termination of Wahba’s employment except to the extent otherwise provided in the Company benefit plans or by law. 

F. Except as provided in this Section 9 or by applicable Company benefit plans or laws, Wahba shall not be entitled to any payments
of any kind in connection with the termination of his employment by the Company. 

  
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 10. Employee Handbook and Company Policies. So long as he is employed by the Company,
Wahba shall comply with, and shall be entitled to rights as set forth in the Company’s Employee Handbook which may be revised from time to time and other Company policies as in effect and communicated to Wahba from time to time. In the event
that there is a conflict or contradiction between the contents of the Employee Handbook or other such Company policies and the provisions of this Agreement, then the provisions of this Agreement will prevail. 

11. Confidential Information, Intellectual Property 
 A. Wahba acknowledges that during the course of his employment with the Company, he will be given or will have access to non-public and confidential business information of the Company which will include
information concerning pending or potential transactions, financial information concerning the Company, information concerning the Company’s product formulas and processes, information concerning the Company’s business plans and
strategies, information concerning Company personnel and vendors, and other non-public proprietary information of the Company (all collectively called “Confidential Information”). All of the Confidential Information constitutes “trade
secrets” under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. Wahba covenants and agrees that during and after the term of his employment by the Company he will not disclose such information or any part thereof to anyone outside the Company or use such
information for any purpose other than the furtherance of the Company’s interests without the prior written consent of the Committee, the Board or the Permanent Chief Executive Officer, as applicable. 

B. Wahba further covenants that for a period of two (2) years after his employment by the Company terminates, he will not, directly
or indirectly, overtly or tacitly, induce, attempt to induce, solicit or encourage (i) any customer or prospective customer of the Company to cease doing business with, or not to do business with, the Company or (ii) any employee of the
Company to leave the Company. 
 C. The Company and Wahba agree that the covenants set forth in this Section 11 are
reasonably necessary for the protection of the Company’s Confidential Information and that a breach of the foregoing covenants will cause the Company irreparable damage not compensable by monetary damages, and that in the event of such breach
or threatened breach, at the Company’s election, an action may be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction against such breach or threatened breach notwithstanding the
arbitration and reference provisions of Section 13F below. Upon the court’s decision on the application for a preliminary injunction, the court action shall be stayed and the remainder of the dispute submitted to arbitration or reference
under Section 13F. The prevailing party in such legal action shall be entitled to recover its costs of suit including reasonable attorneys’ fees. 
 D. The Company shall own all rights in and to the results, proceeds and products of Wahba’s services hereunder, including without limitation, all ideas and intellectual property created or developed
by Wahba and which is related to Wahba’s employment. 
 12. Integration with Change in Control Severance Agreement.
If Wahba becomes eligible for benefits under Section 3 of the Change in Control Severance Agreement executed concurrently with the Original Agreement, the benefits provided by Section 4 of the Change in Control Severance Agreement shall be
in lieu of, and not in addition to, the benefits provided by Section 9C of this Agreement. 

  
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 13. Miscellaneous  

A. This Agreement, the Change in Control Severance Agreement and Indemnification Agreement, each as entered into concurrently with the
Original Agreement, contain the entire agreement of the parties on the subject of Wahba’s employment by the Company, all prior and contemporaneous agreements, promises or understandings being merged herein. This Agreement can be modified only
by a writing signed by both parties hereto. 
 B. Wahba cannot assign this Agreement or delegate his duties hereunder. Subject
to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns. 
 C. No waiver of any provision or consent to any exception to the terms of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the party to be bound and then only to the specific purpose,
extent and instance so provided. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by facsimile signature), each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 

D. Each party shall execute and deliver such further instruments and take such other action as may be necessary or appropriate to
consummate the transactions herein contemplated and to carry out the intent of the parties hereto. 
 E. This Agreement shall be
construed in a fair and reasonable manner and not pursuant to any principle requiring that ambiguities be strictly construed against the party who caused same to exist. 
 F. (i) All disputes arising under or in connection with this Agreement, shall be submitted to a mutually agreeable arbitrator, or if the parties are unable to agree on an arbitrator within fifteen
(15) days after a written demand for arbitration is made by either party, to JAMS/Endispute (“JAMS”) or successor organization, for binding arbitration in Los Angeles County by a single arbitrator who shall be a former California
Superior Court judge. Except as may be otherwise provided herein, the arbitration shall be conducted under the California Arbitration Act, Code of Civil Procedure 1280 et seq. The parties shall have the discovery rights provided in Code of Civil
Procedure 1283.05 and 1283.1. The arbitration hearing shall be commenced within ninety (90) days after the selection of an arbitrator by mutual agreement or, absent such mutual agreement, the filing of the application with JAMS by either party
hereto, and a decision shall be rendered by the arbitrator within thirty (30) days after the conclusion of the hearing. The arbitrator shall have complete authority to interpret this Section 13F and to render any and all relief, legal and
equitable, appropriate under California law, including the award of punitive damages where legally available and warranted. The arbitrator shall award costs of the proceeding, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and the arbitrator’s fee
and costs, to the party determined to have substantially prevailed. Judgment on the award can be entered in a court of competent jurisdiction. 
 (ii) The foregoing notwithstanding, if the amount in controversy exceeds $200,000, exclusive of attorneys’ fees and costs, the matter shall be litigated in the Los Angeles County Superior Court as a
regular non-jury civil action except that a former California Superior Court Judge selected by the parties or by JAMS, as hereinabove provided, shall be appointed as referee to try all issues of fact and law, without a jury, pursuant to California
Code of Civil Procedure §638 et seq. The parties hereto expressly waive a trial by jury. Judgment entered on the decision of the referee shall be appealable as a judgment of the Superior Court. The prevailing party shall be entitled to receive
its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs from the other party. 

  
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 G. Payments to Wahba are subject to payroll deductions and withholdings if and to the extent
required by law. Salary payments will be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by payments received by Wahba for disability under governmental or Company paid disability insurance programs. 

H. All provisions of this Agreement which must survive the termination of this Agreement to give them their intended effect shall so
survive. 
 I. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be unenforceable as illegal or contrary to public policy, it
shall be deemed automatically amended to the extent necessary to render it enforceable provided the intent of the parties as expressed herein will not thereby be frustrated. Otherwise the unenforceable provision shall be severed from the remaining
provisions which shall remain in effect. 
 J. (i) It is intended that any amounts payable under this Agreement shall either be
exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (including the Treasury regulations and other published guidance relating thereto) (“Code Section 409A”) so as not to subject Wahba to payment of any additional
tax, penalty or interest imposed under Code Section 409A. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted to avoid the imputation of any such additional tax, penalty or interest under Code Section 409A yet preserve (to
the nearest extent reasonably possible) the intended benefit payable to Wahba. 
 (ii) Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, if Wahba is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i) as of the date of Wahba’s Separation from Service, Wahba shall not be entitled to any payment or benefit
pursuant to Section 9C until the earlier of (i) the date which is six (6) months after Wahba’s Separation from Service for any reason other than death, or (ii) the date of Wahba’s death. Any amounts otherwise payable to
Wahba upon or in the six (6) month period following Wahba’s Separation from Service that are not so paid by reason of this Section 13J(ii) shall be paid (without interest) as soon as practicable (and in all events within thirty
(30) days) after the date that is six (6) months after Wahba’s Separation from Service (or, if earlier, as soon as practicable, and in all events within thirty (30) days, after the date of Wahba’s death). The provisions of
this Section 13J(ii) shall only apply if, and to the extent, required to avoid the imputation of any tax, penalty or interest pursuant to Code Section 409A. 
 (iii) To the extent that any benefits pursuant to Section 9C(ii) or reimbursements pursuant to Section 7 are taxable to Wahba, any reimbursement payment due to Wahba pursuant to such provision
shall be paid to Wahba on or before the last day of Wahba’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the related expense was incurred. The benefits and reimbursements pursuant to such provisions are not subject to liquidation or
exchange for another benefit and the amount of such benefits and reimbursements that Wahba receives in one taxable year shall not affect the amount of such benefits or reimbursements that Wahba receives in any other taxable year. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and Restated Employment Agreement
as of the date first above written. 
  

							
	Company:	 		 	FARMER BROS. CO.,
	Dated: May 18, 2011	 		 	a Delaware corporation
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ PATRICK G. CRITESER

		 		 		 	 Patrick G. Criteser
 Interim
Co-Chief Executive Officer

			
	Wahba:	 		 	
	Dated: May 18, 2011	 		 	 /s/ JEFFREY A. WAHBA

		 		 	Jeffrey A. Wahba

 [Signature
Page to Amended and Restated 
 Employment Agreement (Farmer Bros. Co. / Wahba)] 

 EXHIBIT A 

FORM OF RELEASE AGREEMENT 
 I understand that my position with Farmer Bros. Co. (the “Company”) terminated effective             ,
20     (the “Separation Date”). The Company has agreed that if I choose to sign this Agreement, the Company will pay me severance benefits (minus the standard withholdings and deductions) pursuant to the terms of
the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement entered into effective as of April 19, 2011 between myself and the Company. I understand that I am not entitled to this severance payment unless I sign this Agreement. I understand that in addition
to this severance, the Company will pay me all of my accrued salary and vacation, to which I am entitled by law regardless of whether I sign this release. 
 In consideration for the severance payment I am receiving under this Agreement, I acknowledge and agree that I am bound by the provisions of Sections 11A and 11B of my Employment Agreement and hereby
release the Company and its current and former officers, directors, agents, attorneys, employees, shareholders, and affiliates from any and all claims, liabilities, demands, causes of action, attorneys’ fees, damages, or obligations of every
kind and nature, whether they are known or unknown, arising at any time prior to the date I sign this Agreement. This general release includes, but is not limited to: all federal and state statutory and common law claims, claims related to my
employment or the termination of my employment or related to breach of contract, tort, wrongful termination, discrimination, wages or benefits, or claims for any form of compensation. This release is not intended to release any claims I have or may
have against any of the released parties for (a) indemnification as a director, officer, agent or employee under applicable law, charter document or agreement, (b) severance and other termination benefits specifically provided for in my
Employment Agreement which constitutes a part of the consideration for this release, (c) health or other insurance benefits based on claims already submitted or which are covered claims properly submitted in the future, (d) vested rights
under pension, retirement or other benefit plans, or (e) in respect of events, acts or omissions occurring after the date of this Release Agreement. In releasing claims unknown to me at present, I am waiving all rights and benefits under
Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, and any law or legal principle of similar effect in any jurisdiction: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of
executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.” 
 I
acknowledge that I am knowingly and voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights I may have under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ADEA”). I also acknowledge that the consideration given for the waiver
in the above paragraph is in addition to anything of value to which I was already entitled. I have been advised by this writing, as required by the ADEA that: (a) my waiver and release do not apply to any claims that may arise after my signing
of this Agreement; (b) I should consult with an attorney prior to executing this release; (c) I have twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this release (although I may choose to voluntarily execute this release earlier);
(d) I have seven (7) days following the execution of this release to revoke the Agreement; and (e) this Agreement will not be effective until the eighth day after this Agreement has been signed both by me and by the Company.

 I accept and agree to the terms and conditions stated above: 

 

	
	  

	Jeffrey A. Wahba

 [Exhibit A to Amended
and Restated 
 Employment Agreement (Farmer Bros. Co. / Wahba)]Employment Agreement

 Exhibit 10.2 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 (Farmer Bros. Co. / Criteser) 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is made and entered into effective as of April 19, 2011 (the “Effective
Date”), between FARMER BROS. CO., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and PATRICK G. CRITESER (“Criteser”) who agree as follows: 
 RECITALS 
 WHEREAS, the Company’s subsidiary Coffee Bean
International, Inc. (“CBI”), and Criteser are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement entered into on April 27, 2007, as amended (the “Original Agreement”), whereby Criteser was employed as the
President and Chief Executive Officer of CBI. 
 WHEREAS, as part of a management restructuring plan, the Company desires to
employ Criteser and Criteser desires to be employed by the Company. 
 WHEREAS, it is the intent of the parties that the
Original Agreement be superseded in its entirety by this Agreement in order to provide for a temporary expansion of Criteser’s duties, increase in compensation, and certain other matters. 

AGREEMENT 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Criteser and the Company do
hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Employment; Effect on Original Agreement: The Company hereby employs Criteser, and
Criteser accepts employment from the Company, on the terms and conditions herein stated. On the Effective Date, the Original Agreement is terminated, and CBI’s obligations thereunder for the payment of current period compensation are hereby
assumed by the Company. 
 2. Term and Location of Employment. The term of this Agreement will commence on the Effective
Date and shall end when terminated under Section 8 below. During the Term Criteser shall work out of the Company’s offices in Torrance, California and from CBI’s offices in Portland, Oregon as necessary for the performance of
Criteser’s duties. 
 3. Duties. 
 A. On the Effective Date, Criteser shall begin to serve as an Interim Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company, reporting to the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the
“Board”) and, subject to the oversight and control of the Committee and the Board, shall have responsibility for all sales and marketing functions of the Company and CBI, including, without limitation, route sales, and for all Company
manufacturing and distribution operations other than the Spice Products division operations, along with such shared general powers, duties and responsibilities as are typically vested in a chief executive officer, including without limitation the
shared responsibility for the development and implementation of the Company’s strategic plans and the shared responsibility for the overall management of the Company. 
 B. Criteser shall continue to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of CBI, and in such capacity shall report to the CBI board of directors. 

  
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 C. In addition to his general duties and responsibilities, Criteser shall also perform such
other duties as are consistent with his position(s) and as are directed by the Committee or the Board. Criteser shall devote to the Company’s business substantially all of his working time. Service as a director of a for-profit organization
shall require approval of the Board. 
 D. If Criteser is serving neither as sole interim or sole permanent Chief Executive
Officer nor as co-Chief Executive Officer on an interim or permanent basis, but is still employed by the Company his title will revert to President and Chief Executive Officer of CBI with the duties attendant to that position and this Agreement will
be assigned by the Company to CBI and assumed by CBI. 
 4. Base Salary. 

A. So long as Criteser is serving as an interim co-Chief Executive Officer, he will receive a base salary of $350,000 per annum, payable
in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices; except that, for a period of six (6) months starting on the Effective Date, Criteser’s base salary shall be $315,000 per annum. 

B. On October 19, 2011, Criteser’s annual base salary shall revert to $350,000 unless otherwise set by mutual written
agreement. 
 C. If Criteser is selected as the sole permanent Chief Executive Officer, or if both Criteser and Jeffrey A. Wahba
are selected as permanent co-Chief Executive Officer’s, or either is serving as sole interim Chief Executive Officer, compensation will be set by mutual written agreement. 

D. If Criteser is serving neither as sole interim or sole permanent Chief Executive Officer nor as co-Chief Executive Officer on an
interim or permanent basis, but is still employed by the Company his title shall revert to President and Chief Executive Officer of CBI and his annual base salary shall revert to $256,250, subject however, to a ten percent (10%) base salary
reduction through October 19, 2011. 
 E. The annual base salary amount shall be reviewed each year by the Company and may
be adjusted upward or downward by the Company from time to time but shall not be reduced below the amount applicable under Section 4A, 4B, 4C or 4D, as applicable. 
 5. Bonuses. Criteser shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan or any successor plan (“Plan”) each year so long as the Plan remains in effect
and one or more of the Company’s other executive officers who are full-time Company employees (“Senior Executives”) also participate. Under the terms of the Plan, the Compensation Committee of the Board will, in its discretion,
determine the Performance Criteria, as defined in the Plan, and all other variables by which Criteser’s bonus for such year under the Plan will be measured. The Target Award, as defined in the Plan, shall be an amount equal to fifty-five
percent (55%) (the “Applicable Percentage”) of Criteser’s base annual salary. Except as provided otherwise in this Section 5, Criteser’s participation in the Plan is subject to all Plan terms and conditions. Under the
terms of the Plan, no bonus is earned until awarded by the Compensation Committee after completion of the fiscal year, and the Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, reduce, entirely eliminate or increase the bonus indicated by the
Performance Criteria and other Plan factors. Criteser acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan. 

  
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 6. Grants of Non-Qualified Stock Options and Award of Restricted Stock 

A. Incentive Grant. In accordance with the provisions of the Farmer Bros. Co. 2007 Omnibus Plan (the “Omnibus Plan”),
upon full execution of this Agreement, Criteser shall be granted fifty thousand (50,000) non-qualified stock options at an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date (the “Incentive
Grant”). 
 B. Retention Grant. At the time the Board selects a permanent Chief Executive Officer or permanent
co-Chief Executive Officer’s (regardless of who is selected), or the first business day following the end of the blackout period which covers January 1, 2012, whichever occurs first, Criteser shall be granted an additional fifteen thousand
(15,000) non-qualified stock options at an exercise price equal to the closing price on the grant date (the “Retention Grant”). 
 C. Award of Restricted Stock. Upon full execution of this Agreement, Criteser shall receive an award of restricted stock in accordance with the provisions of the Omnibus Plan, equal to One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($100,000) divided by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the award date (the “Award”). 
 D. Public Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Incentive Grant, Retention Grant and Award, will be delayed during such period as there exists, in the opinion of the Company’s
counsel, material information concerning the Company which has not been publicly disclosed. 
 E. Vesting. The Incentive
Grant, the Retention Grant and the Award will vest on the one year anniversary of the grant/award date, provided Criteser is then employed by the Company, subject to accelerated vesting in the case of death, “Permanent Incapacity,”
termination of employment for other than “Cause”, or resignation for “Good Reason,” as such terms are defined below; provided that for purposes of accelerated vesting of the Retention Grant, “Good Reason” shall not
include the event described in Section 8B(i). 
 7. Benefits 

A. The Company will provide to Criteser all benefits and perquisites provided by the Company from time to time to its Senior Executives,
subject to the eligibility requirements and the terms and conditions of the benefit plans and perquisite policies. For the avoidance of doubt, Criteser’s benefit package includes twenty (20) paid days off per contract year (i.e., the year
ending on each anniversary of the Commencement Date of the Original Agreement). Other included benefits and perquisites presently consist of group health insurance (PPO or HMO), participation in the Omnibus Plan, life insurance, business travel
insurance, qualified retirement plan (subject to pension freeze), 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership plan, cell phone, company credit card, and expense reimbursement, and may include use of an automobile or an automobile allowance in accordance
with Company policy for Senior Executives. Not all of the foregoing benefits are 100% Company paid. 
 B. The Incentive Grant,
Retention Grant and the Award are in lieu of any other grants under the Omnibus Plan in calendar year 2011. Thereafter, Criteser shall be entitled to such future grants under the Omnibus Plan as are awarded to him by the Compensation Committee in
its discretion. 
 C. The Company reserves the right to alter or discontinue any or all such benefits and perquisites, provided
they are so altered or discontinued as to all Senior Executives. 

  
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 8. Termination 

A. Criteser’s employment is terminable by the Company for good and sufficient cause (“Cause”), which shall consist only of:
(i) a repeated refusal to follow reasonable directions from the Committee, the Board or the permanent Chief Executive Officer, as applicable, after a warning; (ii) a material breach of any of Criteser’s fiduciary duties to the Company
(a breach involving dishonesty or personal gain shall be deemed material regardless of the amount involved); (iii) conviction of a felony; (iv) commission of a willful violation of any law, rule or regulation involving moral turpitude;
(v) commission of a willful or grossly negligent act, omission or course of conduct which has a material adverse effect on the Company; or (vi) commission of a material breach by Criteser of this Agreement which breach, if curable, is not
cured within a reasonable time after written notice from the Committee or the Board or the Permanent Chief Executive Officer, as applicable, describing the nature of the breach in reasonable detail. 

B. Criteser’s employment shall terminate upon Criteser’s resignation, with or without “Good Reason,” as defined
below, death or permanent mental or physical incapacity. “Permanent Incapacity” shall be deemed to have occurred if Criteser has been unable to perform substantially all of his employment duties under Section 3 on a substantially full
time basis by reason of a mental or physical condition for a period of ninety (90) consecutive days or for more than one hundred eighty days (180) in any period of three hundred sixty-five (365) consecutive days. 

“Good Reason” shall exist only (i) if Criteser is not offered or, if offered, does not accept the position of permanent
sole Chief Executive Officer or permanent co-Chief Executive Officer, or no permanent Chief Executive Officer has been selected by the Company by January 1, 2012 (each a “Trigger Event”), and within six months after the applicable
Trigger Event, Criteser resigns all positions with the Company on at least ninety (90) days’ notice and cooperates reasonably in the transition of his duties, (ii) on the Company’s material breach of this Agreement, (iii) on
a material reduction in Criteser’s responsibilities, duties or authority, other than a reversion pursuant to Section 4D, or (iv) on a relocation of Criteser’s place(s) of employment to someplace other than either or both of Los
Angeles County or the greater Portland, Oregon area; provided, however, that any such condition in subsections (ii) through (iv) shall not constitute “Good Reason” unless both (x) Criteser provides written notice to the
Company describing the condition claimed to constitute Good Reason in reasonable detail within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of such condition, and (y) the Company fails to remedy such condition within thirty (30) days of
receiving such written notice thereof; and provided, further, that in all events the termination of Criteser’s employment with the Company shall not be treated as a resignation for “Good Reason” unless such resignation occurs not more
than one (1) year following the initial existence of the condition claimed to constitute “Good Reason.” 
 C.
Criteser’s employment shall terminate at the election of the Company at any time without Cause. 
 9. Payments upon
Termination. The following amounts are payable upon termination of Criteser’s employment, as applicable: 
 A. In the
event of a termination for any reason, base salary at the then existing rate, shall be prorated and paid through the effective termination date, along with accrued and untaken vacation (subject to the Company’s vacation policy). 

B. If termination is due to Criteser’s death or Permanent Incapacity, the Company shall also pay to Criteser upon termination an
additional lump sum severance amount equal to the Target Award under the Plan which is applicable to Criteser for the fiscal year in which termination is effective or, if termination takes place before a Target Award for the then current fiscal year
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Criteser, the Applicable Percentage of Criteser’s then annual base salary, in either case prorated for the partial fiscal year ending on the effective termination date. 

C. If termination occurs at the election of the Company without Cause or by Criteser’s resignation for Good Reason, Criteser will
receive as severance: 
 (i) base salary continuation at the rate in effect on the date of termination for a period of one
(1) year, provided that if Criteser’s termination occurs at the election of the Company without Cause or by reason of a resignation for Good Reason at a time when Criteser is serving as Interim Co-Chief Executive Officer or is a
resignation for Good Reason subject to Section 8B(i), then such salary continuation shall be paid at the rate of $350,000 per annum, 
 (ii) partially Company-paid COBRA coverage under the Company’s health care plan for himself and his spouse for one (1) year after the effective termination date (the Company will pay the same
percentage of the coverage cost that it would have paid had Criteser’s employment not terminated), and 
 (iii) an amount
equal to one hundred percent (100%) of Criteser’s Target Award under the Plan for the fiscal year in which the date of termination occurs, such amount to be prorated for the partial fiscal year in which the termination date
occurs. The Target Award, as defined in the Plan, shall be an amount equal to fifty-five percent (55%) (the “Applicable Percentage”) of Criteser’s base annual salary (if for “Good Reason” then the base salary is as
defined in 8C(i)), unless a new Target Award has been assigned for the applicable year. 
 Criteser is not obligated to seek
other employment as a condition to receipt of the payments called for by this Section 8C, and Criteser’s earnings, income or profits from other employment or business activities after termination of his employment shall not reduce the
Company’s payment obligations under this Section 8C. Subject to Section 8D and Section 13J(ii), the amount referred to in clause 8C(i) above shall be paid in installments in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll
practices commencing in the month following the month in which Criteser’s Separation from Service occurs, and the amount referred to in clause 8C(iii) above shall be paid in a lump sum within thirty (30) days after the end of the
Company’s fiscal year in which Criteser’s Separation from Service occurs. As used herein, a “Separation from Service” occurs when Criteser dies, retires, or otherwise has a termination of employment with the Company that
constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(1), without regard to the optional alternative definitions available thereunder. Salary continuation payments shall commence, and
the additional severance amount shall be paid, only when the release required by Section 9E below has become effective. 

D. As a condition to receiving the applicable payments under Section 9C above, Criteser must execute and deliver to the Company
within twenty-one (21) days following the termination of his employment (or such longer period as may be required under applicable law) a general release of claims against the Company other than claims to the payments called for by this
Agreement, such release to be in form and content substantially as attached hereto as Exhibit A, and said release shall have become effective under applicable laws, including the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended.

 E. All benefits other than the entitlement to payments under Section 9C shall terminate automatically upon termination
of Criteser’s employment except to the extent otherwise provided in the Company benefit plans or by law. 

  
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 F. Except as provided in this Section 9 or by applicable Company benefit plans or laws,
Criteser shall not be entitled to any payments of any kind in connection with the termination of his employment by the Company. 

10. Employee Handbook and Company Policies. So long as he is employed by the Company, Criteser shall comply with, and shall be
entitled to rights as set forth in the Company’s Employee Handbook which may be revised from time to time and other Company policies as in effect and communicated to Criteser from time to time. In the event that there is a conflict or
contradiction between the contents of the Employee Handbook or other such Company policies and the provisions of this Agreement, then the provisions of this Agreement will prevail. 

11. Confidential Information, Intellectual Property 
 A. Criteser acknowledges that during the course of his employment with the Company, he will be given or will have access to non-public and confidential business information of the Company and CBI which
will include information concerning pending or potential transactions, financial information concerning the Company and CBI, information concerning the Company’s and CBI’s product formulas and processes, information concerning the
Company’s and CBI’s business plans and strategies, information concerning Company and CBI personnel and vendors, and other non-public proprietary information of the Company and CBI (all collectively called “Confidential
Information”). All of the Confidential Information constitutes “trade secrets” under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. Criteser covenants and agrees that during and after the term of his employment by the Company he will not disclose
Confidential Information or any part thereof to anyone outside the Company or CBI or use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than the furtherance of the Company’s interests without the prior written consent of the Committee, the
Board or the Permanent Chief Executive Officer, as applicable. 
 B. Criteser further covenants that for a period of two
(2) years after his employment by the Company terminates, he will not, directly or indirectly, overtly or tacitly, induce, attempt to induce, solicit or encourage (i) any customer or prospective customer of the Company or CBI to cease
doing business with, or not to do business with, the Company or CBI or (ii) any employee of the Company or CBI to leave the Company or CBI. 
 C. The Company and Criteser agree that the covenants set forth in this Section 11 are reasonably necessary for the protection of the Company’s Confidential Information and that a breach of the
foregoing covenants will cause the Company irreparable damage not compensable by monetary damages, and that in the event of such breach or threatened breach, at the Company’s election, an action may be brought in a court of competent
jurisdiction seeking a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction against such breach or threatened breach notwithstanding the arbitration and reference provisions of Section 13F below. Upon the court’s decision on the
application for a preliminary injunction, the court action shall be stayed and the remainder of the dispute submitted to arbitration or reference under Section 13F. The prevailing party in such legal action shall be entitled to recover its
costs of suit including reasonable attorneys’ fees. 
 D. The Company shall own all rights in and to the results, proceeds
and products of Criteser’s services hereunder, including without limitation, all ideas and intellectual property created or developed by Criteser and which is related to Criteser’s employment. 

12. Integration with Change in Control Severance Agreement. If Criteser becomes eligible for benefits under Section 3 of the
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herewith, the benefits provided by Section 4 of the Change in Control Severance Agreement shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, the benefits provided by Section 9C of this
Agreement. 
 13. Miscellaneous  
 A. This Agreement, the Change in Control Severance Agreement and Indemnification Agreement, each as entered into concurrently herewith, contain the entire agreement of the parties on the subject of
Criteser’s employment by the Company, all prior and contemporaneous agreements, promises or understandings being merged herein. This Agreement can be modified only by a writing signed by both parties hereto. 

B. Criteser cannot assign this Agreement or delegate his duties hereunder. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall bind
and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns. 
 C. No waiver
of any provision or consent to any exception to the terms of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the party to be bound and then only to the specific purpose, extent and instance so provided. This Agreement may be
executed in counterparts (and by facsimile signature), each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 
 D. Each party shall execute and deliver such further instruments and take such other action as may be necessary or appropriate to consummate the transactions herein contemplated and to carry out the
intent of the parties hereto. 
 E. This Agreement shall be construed in a fair and reasonable manner and not pursuant to any
principle requiring that ambiguities be strictly construed against the party who caused same to exist. 
 F. (i) All disputes
arising under or in connection with this Agreement, shall be submitted to a mutually agreeable arbitrator, or if the parties are unable to agree on an arbitrator within fifteen (15) days after a written demand for arbitration is made by either
party, to JAMS/Endispute (“JAMS”) or successor organization, for binding arbitration in Los Angeles County by a single arbitrator who shall be a former California Superior Court judge. Except as may be otherwise provided herein, the
arbitration shall be conducted under the California Arbitration Act, Code of Civil Procedure 1280 et seq. The parties shall have the discovery rights provided in Code of Civil Procedure 1283.05 and 1283.1. The arbitration hearing shall be commenced
within ninety (90) days after the selection of an arbitrator by mutual agreement or, absent such mutual agreement, the filing of the application with JAMS by either party hereto, and a decision shall be rendered by the arbitrator within thirty
(30) days after the conclusion of the hearing. The arbitrator shall have complete authority to interpret this Section 13F and to render any and all relief, legal and equitable, appropriate under California law, including the award of
punitive damages where legally available and warranted. The arbitrator shall award costs of the proceeding, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and the arbitrator’s fee and costs, to the party determined to have substantially prevailed.
Judgment on the award can be entered in a court of competent jurisdiction. 
 (ii) The foregoing notwithstanding, if the amount
in controversy exceeds $200,000, exclusive of attorneys’ fees and costs, the matter shall be litigated in the Los Angeles County Superior Court as a regular non-jury civil action except that a former California Superior Court Judge selected by
the parties or by JAMS, as hereinabove provided, shall be appointed as referee to try all issues of fact and law, without a jury, pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure §638 et seq. The parties hereto expressly waive a trial by jury.
Judgment entered on the decision of the referee shall be appealable 

  
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as a judgment of the Superior Court. The prevailing party shall be entitled to receive its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs from the other party. 

G. Payments to Criteser are subject to payroll deductions and withholdings if and to the extent required by law. Salary payments will be
reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by payments received by Criteser for disability under governmental or Company paid disability insurance programs. 
 H. All provisions of this Agreement which must survive the termination of this Agreement to give them their intended effect shall so survive. 

I. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be unenforceable as illegal or contrary to public policy, it shall be deemed
automatically amended to the extent necessary to render it enforceable provided the intent of the parties as expressed herein will not thereby be frustrated. Otherwise the unenforceable provision shall be severed from the remaining provisions which
shall remain in effect. 
 J. (i) It is intended that any amounts payable under this Agreement shall either be exempt from or
comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (including the Treasury regulations and other published guidance relating thereto) (“Code Section 409A”) so as not to subject Criteser to payment of any additional tax,
penalty or interest imposed under Code Section 409A. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted to avoid the imputation of any such additional tax, penalty or interest under Code Section 409A yet preserve (to the
nearest extent reasonably possible) the intended benefit payable to Criteser. 
 (ii) Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, if Criteser is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i) as of the date of Criteser’s Separation from Service, Criteser shall not be entitled to any payment or
benefit pursuant to Section 9C until the earlier of (i) the date which is six (6) months after Criteser’s Separation from Service for any reason other than death, or (ii) the date of Criteser’s death. Any amounts
otherwise payable to Criteser upon or in the six (6) month period following Criteser’s Separation from Service that are not so paid by reason of this Section 13J(ii) shall be paid (without interest) as soon as practicable (and in all
events within thirty (30) days) after the date that is six (6) months after Criteser’s Separation from Service (or, if earlier, as soon as practicable, and in all events within thirty (30) days, after the date of Criteser’s
death). The provisions of this Section 13J(ii) shall only apply if, and to the extent, required to avoid the imputation of any tax, penalty or interest pursuant to Code Section 409A. 

(iii) To the extent that any benefits pursuant to Section 9C(ii) or reimbursements pursuant to Section 7 are taxable to
Criteser, any reimbursement payment due to Criteser pursuant to such provision shall be paid to Criteser on or before the last day of Criteser’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the related expense was incurred. The benefits and
reimbursements pursuant to such provisions are not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit and the amount of such benefits and reimbursements that Criteser receives in one taxable year shall not affect the amount of such benefits or
reimbursements that Criteser receives in any other taxable year. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Employment Agreement as of the date first
above written. 
  

					
	Company:	 	FARMER BROS. CO.,
	Dated: May 18, 2011	 	a Delaware corporation
			
		 	By:	 	 /s/ JEFFREY A. WAHBA

		 		 	Jeffrey A. Wahba
		 		 	Interim Co-Chief Executive Officer
			
	Criteser:	 		 	
	Dated: May 18, 2011	 	 /s/ PATRICK G. CRITESER

		 	Patrick G. Criteser

 [Signature
Page to Employment Agreement (Farmer Bros. Co. / Criteser)] 

 EXHIBIT A 

FORM OF RELEASE AGREEMENT 
 I understand that my position with Farmer Bros. Co. (the “Company”) terminated effective             ,
20     (the “Separation Date”). The Company has agreed that if I choose to sign this Agreement, the Company will pay me severance benefits (minus the standard withholdings and deductions) pursuant to the terms of
the Employment Agreement entered into effective as of April 19, 2011 between myself and the Company. I understand that I am not entitled to this severance payment unless I sign this Agreement. I understand that in addition to this severance,
the Company will pay me all of my accrued salary and vacation, to which I am entitled by law regardless of whether I sign this release. 
 In consideration for the severance payment I am receiving under this Agreement, I acknowledge and agree that I am bound by the provisions of Sections 11A and 11B of my Employment Agreement and hereby
release the Company and its current and former officers, directors, agents, attorneys, employees, shareholders, and affiliates from any and all claims, liabilities, demands, causes of action, attorneys’ fees, damages, or obligations of every
kind and nature, whether they are known or unknown, arising at any time prior to the date I sign this Agreement. This general release includes, but is not limited to: all federal and state statutory and common law claims, claims related to my
employment or the termination of my employment or related to breach of contract, tort, wrongful termination, discrimination, wages or benefits, or claims for any form of compensation. This release is not intended to release any claims I have or may
have against any of the released parties for (a) indemnification as a director, officer, agent or employee under applicable law, charter document or agreement, (b) severance and other termination benefits specifically provided for in my
Employment Agreement which constitutes a part of the consideration for this release, (c) health or other insurance benefits based on claims already submitted or which are covered claims properly submitted in the future, (d) vested rights
under pension, retirement or other benefit plans, or (e) in respect of events, acts or omissions occurring after the date of this Release Agreement. In releasing claims unknown to me at present, I am waiving all rights and benefits under
Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, and any law or legal principle of similar effect in any jurisdiction: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of
executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.” 
 I
acknowledge that I am knowingly and voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights I may have under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ADEA”). I also acknowledge that the consideration given for the waiver
in the above paragraph is in addition to anything of value to which I was already entitled. I have been advised by this writing, as required by the ADEA that: (a) my waiver and release do not apply to any claims that may arise after my signing
of this Agreement; (b) I should consult with an attorney prior to executing this release; (c) I have twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this release (although I may choose to voluntarily execute this release earlier);
(d) I have seven (7) days following the execution of this release to revoke the Agreement; and (e) this Agreement will not be effective until the eighth day after this Agreement has been signed both by me and by the Company.

 I accept and agree to the terms and conditions stated above: 

 

	
	  

	Patrick G. Criteser

 [Exhibit A to
Employment Agreement (Farmer Bros. Co. / Criteser)]

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