FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

IOBST ELLEN D
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

FARMER BROTHERS CO [ FARM ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

FARMER BROS. CO., 1912 FARMER BROTHERS DRIVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

11/12/2018
(Street)

NORTHLAKE, TX 76262
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)   $25.04   11/12/2018     A      13318         (1) 11/12/2025   Common Stock   13318.0   $0   13318   (2) D    
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (PBRSUs)   $0.0   11/12/2018     A      4138         (3)   (3) Common Stock   4138.0   $0   4138   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Grant of non-qualified stock option under the Farmer Bros. Co. 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"); the stock option vests pursuant to a three year vesting schedule, whereby one-third of the total number of shares issuable under the option becomes exercisable each year on the anniversary of the grant date, subject to certain continued employment conditions and subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances.
(2)  Represents only the stock options granted on the Transaction Date and does not include stock options with different prices and/or vesting terms.
(3)  Grant of performance-based restricted stock units ("PBRSUs") under the Plan. The target number of PBRSUs is presented in the table. Subject to certain continued employment conditions and subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances, the PBRSUs are scheduled to vest based on achievement of certain financial performance goals for the performance period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021. At the end of the three-year performance period, the number of PBRSUs that actually vest will be 0% to 150% of the target amount set forth in Table II, Item 5, depending on the extent to which Farmer Bros. Co. meets or exceeds certain financial performance goals measured over the full three-year performance period.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
IOBST ELLEN D
FARMER BROS. CO.
1912 FARMER BROTHERS DRIVE
NORTHLAKE, TX 76262


CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

Signatures
/s/ Thomas J. Mattei, Jr., Attorney-In-Fact for Ellen D. Iobst 11/14/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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