Farmer Brothers Company (FARM)

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On December 11, 2008 the Company held its Annual Meeting.  Of the 16,100,280 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, 15,012,581 were represented at the meeting, or a 93% quorum.

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders:

1.             Elected each of the following two (2) individuals to the Board of Directors to serve a three-year term as Class II directors until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2011 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified:

The other directors whose term of office as a director continued after the meeting are:  Roger M. Laverty III; Martin A. Lynch; James J. McGarry; John H. Merrell; and Carol Farmer Waite.

2.             Ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009.   There were 14,861,387 votes for the appointment, 118,438 votes against the appointment, 32,756 abstentions and no broker non-votes.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On December 6, 2007, the Company held its Annual Meeting.  Of the 16,075,080 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, 15,460,506 were represented at the meeting, or a 96.3% quorum.

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders:

1.    Elected each of the following three (3) individuals to the Board of Directors to serve a three-year term as Class I directors until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2010 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified:

2.    Ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008.   There were 15,324,854 votes for the appointment, 49,247 votes against the appointment, 106,405 abstentions and no broker non-votes.

3.    Approved the Farmer Bros. Co. 2007 Omnibus Plan.  There were 13,420,832 votes for the proposal, 409,941 votes against the proposal, 674,177 abstentions and 975,556 broker non-votes.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 no matters were submitted to a vote of security holders, through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise.

10

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)           The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on November 28, 2006.

(b)           Omitted pursuant to Instruction 3 to Item 4 of Form 10-Q.

(c)           The two items voted upon at the meeting were (i) to elect two directors to a three year term of office expiring at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Item 1”); and (ii) to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007 (“Item 2”).

The results of voting at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders follows:

Item 1 - Election of Directors

Item 2 - Ratification of Selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.

All nominees to the Board of Directors were declared to have been elected as directors to hold office until the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Item 2 was declared to have been approved.

(d) Not applicable.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 no matters were submitted to a vote of security holders, through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise.

10

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)             The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on November 28, 2005.

(b)            Omitted pursuant to Instruction 3 to Item 4 of Form 10-Q.

(c)             The two items voted upon at the meeting were (i) to elect two directors to a three year term of office expiring at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Item 1”); and (ii) to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006 (“Item 2”).

The results of voting at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders follows:

Item 1 - Election of Directors

Item 2 - Ratification of Selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Auditors for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006.

Of the 16,075,080 shares of common stock entitled to vote, 15,688,997 were voted.

All nominees to the Board of Directors were declared to have been elected as directors to hold office until the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  Item 2 was declared to have been approved.

(d)    Not applicable.