SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

HARDING MARK A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

20333 SOUTH NORMANDIE AVE.

(Street)

TORRANCE

90502

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/26/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FARMER BROTHERS CO [ FARM ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	SR. V.P. OPERATIONS

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	300⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	300⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	1,463⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	1,337⁽⁴⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock option (right to buy)	⁽⁵⁾	03/03/2015	Common Stock	3,000	$22.11	D
Stock option (right to buy)	⁽⁶⁾	12/11/2015	Common Stock	3,000	$21.76	D
Stock option (right to buy)	⁽⁷⁾	12/10/2016	Common Stock	9,537	$18.41	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Grant of restricted stock under the 2007 Omnibus Plan; 100% of the shares will vest on March 3, 2011, subject to acceleration provisions of the 2007 Omnibus Plan and restricted stock agreement.

2. Grant of restricted stock under the 2007 Omnibus Plan; 100% of the shares will vest on December 11, 2011, subject to acceleration provisions of the 2007 Omnibus Plan and restricted stock agreement.

3. Grant of restricted stock under the 2007 Omnibus Plan; 100% of the shares will vest on December 10, 2012, subject to acceleration provisions of the 2007 Omnibus Plan and restricted stock agreement.

4. Shares that have been allocated to the reporting person as of the reporting date pursuant to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

5. Grant of non-qualified stock option; the stock option vests pursuant to a three year vesting schedule, whereby one-third of total number of shares issuable under the option becomes exercisable each year on the anniversary of the grant date, commencing on March 3, 2009, subject to acceleration provisions of the 2007 Omnibus Plan and stock option agreement.

6. Grant of non-qualified stock option; the stock option vests pursuant to a three year vesting schedule, whereby one-third of total number of shares issuable under the option becomes exercisable each year on the anniversary of the grant date, commencing on December 11, 2009, subject to acceleration provisions of the 2007 Omnibus Plan and stock option agreement.

7. Grant of non-qualified stock option; the stock option vests pursuant to a three year vesting schedule, whereby one-third of total number of shares issuable under the option becomes exercisable each year on the anniversary of the grant date, commencing on December 10, 2010, subject to acceleration provisions of the 2007 Omnibus Plan and stock option agreement.

	/s/ MARK A HARDING	09/09/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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