Form8-KSeptember182012
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): September 18, 2012
 
Farmer Bros. Co.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-34249
 
95-0725980
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
20333 South Normandie Avenue, Torrance, California
 
90502
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
 
 
(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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) On September 18, 2012, the Compensation Committee of Farmer Bros. Co., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), approved the following executive officer bonus awards for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 under the Farmer Bros. Co. 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Incentive Plan”), a copy of which was previously filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2008, or as otherwise set forth in the footnotes to the table below:

Name
 
 
Fiscal 2012
Target Award(1)
 
 
Fiscal 2012
Target Award as
Percentage of
Fiscal 2012 Base
Salary
 
 
Pro Rata Fiscal 2012 Target Award(2)
 
 
Corporate
Performance
Goals
(Weight)
 
 
 
Individual
Performance
Goals
(Weight)
 
 
 
Fiscal 2012
Actual Bonus
Award
 
Michael H. Keown
 
$
475,000

 
100%
 
$
129,781

 
80%
 
20%
 
$
132,247

Jeffrey A. Wahba
 
$
192,500

 
55%
 

 
80%
 
20%
 
$
187,880

Mark A. Harding
 
$
129,952

 
50%
 

 
80%
 
20%
 
$
126,621

Thomas W. Mortensen
 
$
103,228

 
50%
 
$
74,437

 
80%
 
20%
 
$
73,424

Hortensia R. Gómez
 
$
55,350

 
30%
 

 
80%
 
20%
 
$
55,725

_______________
(1)
Fiscal 2012 target award for Mark A. Harding and Thomas W. Mortensen based on average monthly base salary for fiscal 2012.
(2)
Mr. Keown’s target award under the Incentive Plan is equal to one hundred percent (100%) of his base annual salary, prorated at 27.3% for fiscal 2012 based on the commencement date of his employment. Mr. Mortensen’s fiscal 2012 target award under the Incentive Plan is equal to fifty percent (50%) of his base annual salary, prorated at 12.5% for fiscal 2012 based on the date of his promotion to Senior Vice President of Route Sales. Mr. Mortensen’s pro rata fiscal 2012 target award also includes a prorated target award under a non-executive officer bonus plan in which he participated prior to his promotion.
Fiscal 2012 bonuses were awarded based on the level of achievement of Company financial performance criteria and individual goals. The form of award letter under the Incentive Plan for fiscal 2012 is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)    Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
10.1
 
Form of Award Letter (Fiscal 2012) under Farmer Bros. Co. 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan*
_______________
* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.






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: September 24, 2012
 
 
FARMER BROS. CO.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Jeffrey A. Wahba
 
 
Jeffrey A. Wahba
 
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
 
 






EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
10.1
 
Form of Award Letter (Fiscal 2012) under Farmer Bros. Co. 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan*
_______________
* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.