Farmer Brothers Company filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On January 13, 2025, Farmer Bros. Co., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), announced that Thomas E. Bauer, the Company’s current Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer, has been appointed as Vice President, Chief Field Operations Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Information about Mr. Bauer’s biographical and business experience is available under the heading “Executive Officers” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2024, and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On January 13, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Bauer’s appointment as Vice President, Chief Field Operations Officer of the Company, as well as the appointment of Brian Miller as the Company’s new Vice President of Sales. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for any purpose, including for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any previous or future filings by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release of Farmer Bros. Co. dated January 13, 2025 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
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: January 13, 2025
| FARMER BROS. CO. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jared Vitemb | |
| Name: | Jared Vitemb | |
| Title: | VP, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer | |