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LUTIN & COMPANY
575 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Telephone (212) 605-0335
Facsimile (212) 605-0325
July 18, 2003
By telecopier:
310/320-2436
Messrs. Guenter W. Berger,
Lewis A. Coffman,
Roy E. Farmer,
Roy F. Farmer,
Thomas Maloof,
John H. Merrell, and
John Samore, Jr.
c/o Farmer Bros. Co.
20333 South Normandie Avenue
Torrance, California 90502
To the members of the board of directors
of Farmer Bros. Co.:
The accompanying letter from the
company's treasurer, Mr. Simmons, was transmitted to me at approximately 7PM
last night.
It is not clear why Mr. Simmons
believes that the quoted section of your April 30, 2003 press release is
inconsistent with the questions presented to the board in my July 10, 2003
letter. In any event, Mr. Simmons has not answered my letter's questions
about the status of your evaluation process, and the board is therefore
asked, again, to do so.
Mr. Simmons also states that my
letter "misrepresents" a news report and that I have been circulating
"rumors and misquotes." Please instruct Mr. Simmons to identify anything he
considers inaccurate, specifically, so that I can respond appropriately.
Whatever he presents will be distributed to participants in the
shareholders' Forum, according to standard practice. If Mr. Simmons cannot
identify any inaccuracies, Forum participants will appreciate your report of
actions taken to assure management's responsible conduct.
Sincerely yours,
Gary Lutin
cc: John M. Anglin, Esquire
Mr. John E. Simmons
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