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LUTIN & COMPANY
575 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Telephone (212) 605-0335
Facsimile (212) 605-0325
March 24, 2003
By telecopier:
310/320-2436
Mr. Roy E. Farmer
Chief Executive Officer
Farmer Bros. Co.
20333 South Normandie Avenue
Torrance, California 90502
Dear Mr. Farmer:
I congratulate you on your
recently announced new responsibilities as chief executive officer of Farmer
Bros. Co., and also welcome your reported intention to provide the
information requested by the shareholder Delegate.
Referring to today's news report
of your intended response, the article cited a prepared statement issued by
the company. However, the statement had not been received by the
shareholder Delegate and could not be found in searches of news and press
release databases. Will you please arrange to have a copy sent to me so
that it can be distributed to participants in the Forum for Farmer Bros.
shareholders?
I wish you success in your new
duties, and hope you will find the Forum helpful in your efforts to
understand and respond to the interests of the company's shareholders.
Sincerely yours,
Gary Lutin
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