---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-24-011956"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FARM"
cik: "0000034563"
company_name: "FARMER BROTHERS CO"
filed_at: "2024-03-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T02:02:14.243553+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Farmer Brothers appoints Terry O'Brien to board of directors, effective March 4, 2024

## Summary
- Terry O'Brien appointed as director; board size set at six members.
- Amendment to November 2023 letter agreement waives requirement for O'Brien to serve as Chairman.
- O'Brien brings 30+ years food manufacturing leadership, including financial turnarounds.
- He currently serves as CEO of Chef Holdings, parent of CTI Foods and Liguria Foods.
- His initial term expires at the fiscal 2024 annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-24-011956
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FARM
- cik: 0000034563
- company_name: FARMER BROTHERS CO
- filed_at: 2024-03-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34563/000114036124011956/0001140361-24-011956-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34563/000114036124011956/ef20023586_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-24-011956
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-24-011956.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-24-011956.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Terry O'Brien was appointed as director at FARMER BROTHERS CO.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: voted unanimously to (i) appoint Terence “Terry” O’Brien as a director of the Company, effective immediately
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34563/000114036124011956/0001140361-24-011956-index.htm

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