President and CEO Moore John E. Iii returned $775,058 worth of shares to the company (600,820 units at $1.29), closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4) (for withholding tax)
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| FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FARMER BROTHERS CO [ FARM ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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| 2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 05/05/2026 | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction 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 | ||||||
| Common Stock | 05/05/2026 | D(1)(2)(3) | 599,344 | D | $1.29 | 0 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 05/05/2026 | D(1) | 1,476.2036 | D | $1.29 | 0 | I | Held in the Company's 401(k) Plan | ||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year) | 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: 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 | ||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 3, 2026, by and among the Issuer, Royal Cup, Inc. ("Parent") and BP I Brew Merger Sub Inc. ("Merger Sub"), Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger"). At the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, each share of the Issuer's common stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Common Stock"), that was issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive $1.29 per share of Common Stock in cash, without interest. The disposition of the securities by the Reporting Person in the Merger was approved by the Company's board of directors in the manner contemplated by Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
| 2. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each of the Issuer's restricted stock units, including time-based, cash-based and performance-based restricted stock units (collectively, the "Issuer RSUs") that have been granted under the Issuer's Amended and Restated 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan or 2020 Inducement Incentive Plan (together, the "Equity Plans") and are outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will be cancelled and terminated as of the Effective Time. |
| 3. In exchange therefor, each holder of Issuer RSUs will have the contingent right to receive from the surviving corporation in the Merger an amount in cash (without interest) equal to the product obtained by multiplying (1) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Issuer RSU (in the case of any performance-based Issuer RSU, with the applicable performance metrics at the greater of target level or actual performance) by (2) $1.29 in cash without interest, plus any accrued and unpaid dividend equivalent rights with respect to such Issuer RSU, less any applicable withholding taxes. The cash-based awards are subject to the same terms and conditions as are applicable to the corresponding Issuer RSU (including time-based vesting conditions and terms related to the treatment upon termination of employment, with performance-based restricted stock units having a time-based vesting date of the last day of the performance period applicable to the corresponding Issuer RSU). |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Jared Vitemb, Attorney-in-fact for John E. Moore III | 05/05/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
| * Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26) | ||