Form8-K Farmer Bros Breaks Ground on HQ Facility
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): August 11, 2015
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 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
| | | | |
90502 |
(Zip Code) |
| | | | |
(310) 787-5200 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
| | | | |
Not Applicable |
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 11, 2015, Farmer Bros. Co., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing the groundbreaking on its new headquarters, roasting facility, distribution center and coffee lab to be located in Northlake, Texas. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The facility is expected to be approximately 538,000 square feet in total and is expected to include approximately 85,000 square feet for corporate offices, more than 100,000 square feet for manufacturing, and more than 300,000 square feet for distribution.
As provided in General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information and exhibit furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the 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, shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. In addition, the exhibit furnished herewith contains statements intended as “forward-looking statements” that are subject to the cautionary statements about forward-looking statements set forth in such exhibit.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
|
| |
|
| |
Exhibit No. | Description |
| |
99.1 | Press release dated August 11, 2015
|
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: August 11, 2015
|
| | | |
|
| | | |
| FARMER BROS. CO. |
| |
| |
| By: | /s/ Mark J. Nelson | |
| | Mark J. Nelson | |
| | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | |
| |
Exhibit Index
|
| |
|
| |
Exhibit No. | Description |
| |
99.1 | Press release dated August 11, 2015
|