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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Grossman Jeanne Farmer   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FARMER BROTHERS CO [FARM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Trustee, Beneficiary, Settlor (Last) (First) (Middle) FARMER BROS. CO., 13601 NORTH FREEWAY, SUITE 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/04/2015 (Street) FORT WORTH, TX 76177 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, $1.00 par value 12/04/2015   A   987 A $ 0 (1) 1,199,328 (2) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Grossman Jeanne Farmer FARMER BROS. CO. 13601 NORTH FREEWAY, SUITE 200 FORT WORTH, TX 76177	X	X		Trustee, Beneficiary, Settlor

Signatures

/s/ Thomas J. Mattei, Jr., Attorney-In-Fact for Jeanne Farmer Grossman		12/08/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Grant of restricted stock under the Farmer Bros. Co. Amended and Restated 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan ("Plan"), granted on December 4, 2015; the restricted stock vests pursuant to a three year vesting schedule whereby one-third of the total shares vest each year on the anniversary of the date of grant commencing on December 4, 2016 subject to continued service to Farmer Bros. Co. through each vesting date.
(2)	Reflects the reporting person's beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock as a member of the Farmer Group (as defined in Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on September 21, 2006), as reported in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on October 28, 2015, after giving effect to the reported transaction.

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