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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-046012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FARM"
cik: "0000034563"
company_name: "FARMER BROTHERS CO"
filed_at: "2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:12:16.398920+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Farmer Bros supplements proxy disclosures amid 14 demand letters and 3 lawsuits over merger

## Summary
- Received 14 demand letters and 3 lawsuits alleging insufficient proxy disclosures; company denies merit but voluntarily supplements proxy.
- North Point advisory fee of $1.625M disclosed: $250K paid March 3, 2026, remaining ~$1.375M contingent on closing.
- Merger process: 50 parties contacted, 29 signed confidentiality agreements; Royal Cup had a one-year standstill provision.
- Executive transaction bonuses: Vitemb $100K, Fisher $175K, Moore $200K paid Jan 2026; additional bonuses at closing or PBRSUs by June 29, 2026.
- No change to merger consideration or special meeting timing; Board continues to recommend voting FOR.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-046012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FARM
- cik: 0000034563
- company_name: FARMER BROTHERS CO
- filed_at: 2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34563/000110465926046012/0001104659-26-046012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34563/000110465926046012/tm2612214d1_8k.htm

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