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Management Response Assuring Intent to Report Change in Control of Stock

(January 14, 2005)

Copied below is a January 14, 2005 email note from the corporate secretary of Farmer Bros., responding positively to a January 13, 2005 Forum letter which had urged a report of the new ownership control of the 39% of the company's outstanding voting stock held in Farmer family trusts.

The individuals shown to be sent copies of the email note include the company's senior executive officers and each of its board members other than Carol Farmer Waite, the sister of the recently deceased Chairman who had been appointed to replace him on the board the previous day.

The information about stock ownership was not reported as expected, and the Forum made another request on March 11, 2005.

 

Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 12:16 PM
Subject: RE: Letter urging report of control

 
Dear Mr. Lutin:
 
We have requested the information from the Farmer family's attorneys necessary to enable the Company to make the required filings.  We believe the information will be forthcoming soon.
 
Very truly yours,
 
John Anglin
Anglin, Flewelling, Rasmussen,
Campbell & Trytten LLP
199 S. Los Robles, Suite 600
Pasadena, CA 91101
Telephone: (626) 535-1900
Facsimile: (626) 577-7764

 

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