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Rule 13d-1(b)

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Rule 13d-1(c)

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Rule 13d-1(d)

CUSIP No. 307675108

1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Farmer Bros. Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan

95-0725980

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)

o

(b)

o

3.

SEC Use Only

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
California

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power
2,980,265

6.

Shared Voting Power
840,984

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
2,139,281

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
0

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
2,980,265

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
18.5%

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
EP

Item 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer
Farmer Bros. Co.

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
20333 South Normandie Avenue, Torrance, California  90502

Item 2.

(a)

Name of Person Filing
Farmer Bros. Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
20333 South Normandie Avenue

Torrance, California  90502

Attn: Treasurer's Office

(c)

Citizenship
California

(d)

Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, $1.00 par value

(e)

CUSIP Number
307675108

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)

o

Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b)

o

Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)

o

Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)

o

Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).

(e)

o

An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

x

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)

o

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

o

A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)

o

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)

o

Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.

Ownership

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:    2,980,265

(b)

Percent of class:    18.6%

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote   2,980,265

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote     840,984

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of    2,139,281

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of    0

The Trustee of the ESOP votes the shares held by the ESOP that are allocated to participant accounts as directed by the participants or beneficiaries of the ESOP.  Under the terms of the ESOP, unallocated shares and allocated shares which ESOP participants have failed to vote will be voted proportionately to the vote of allocated shares by ESOP participants. There are 840,984 shares allocated to plan participants, 2,139,281 shares to be allocated and a total of 2,980,265 shares in the plan.

An ESOP Committee comprised of one member of management and two independent members of the Company's Board of Directors administers the plan. 

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following   o.

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

N/A

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person

N/A

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

N/A

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

N/A

Item 10.

Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

By:

/S/ ROGER M. LAVERTY III

Name:

Roger M. Laverty III

Title:

ESOP Committee Member

By:

/S/ JOHN H. MERRELL

Name:

John H. Merrell

Title:

ESOP Committee Member

By:

/S/ MARTIN A. LYNCH

Name:

Martin A. Lynch

Title:

ESOP Committee Member