UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 27, 2006
Farmer Bros. Co.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware |
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95-0725980 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
of Incorporation) |
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Identification No.) |
20333 South Normandie Avenue, Torrance, California |
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90502 |
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(310) 787-5200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On February 27, 2006 Farmer Bros. Co. issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a dividend at a regular board meeting on February 23, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release of Farmer Bros Co. dated February 27, 2005.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: February 27, 2006
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FARMER BROS. CO. |
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/S/ JOHN E. SIMMONS |
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Name: John E. Simmons |
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Title: Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
February 27, 2006
FARM - NASDAQ NATIONAL MARKET SYSTEM
Farmer Bros. Board Declares Dividend
TORRANCE, CALIF. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Feb. 27, 2006 — Farmer Bros. Co. (Nasdaq: FARM) announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular dividend of $0.105 per share, payable on May 8, 2006 to shareholders of record on April 21, 2006.
“We take pride in our continuing ability to reward our long-term shareholders as we prepare the Company for its second century,” said Guenter Berger, Chairman and CEO. “We continue to make steady progress on the initiatives we designed to improve our sales and extend our operating efficiencies.”
Farmer Bros. Co. is an institutional coffee roaster that sells a variety of coffee and allied products to the food service industry. The Company’s signature trucks and vans bearing the “Consistently Good” logo are seen throughout Farmer Brothers’ 28-state service area. Farmer Brothers has paid a dividend for 52 consecutive years, increased the dividend in each of the last seven consecutive years, and its stock price has grown on a split-adjusted basis from $1.80 a share in 1980.
Contacts:
Jim Lucas / Marissa Petri
Abernathy MacGregor Group 213-630-6550