---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-21-305480"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FARM"
cik: "0000034563"
company_name: "FARMER BROTHERS CO"
filed_at: "2021-10-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T18:55:14.724448+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Farmer Bros. separates Jennifer H. Brown effective Oct 18, 2021; severance includes $251K

## Summary
- Jennifer H. Brown separated effective Oct 18, 2021; duties to be divided among other officers.
- Severance includes 9 months base salary ($251,250) plus 9 months COBRA subsidy and up to $15K outplacement.
- No replacement named; CEO Deverl Maserang signed severance agreement on company's behalf.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-305480
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FARM
- cik: 0000034563
- company_name: FARMER BROTHERS CO
- filed_at: 2021-10-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34563/000119312521305480/0001193125-21-305480-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34563/000119312521305480/d222224d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-305480
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-305480.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-305480.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jennifer H. Brown departed as other_named_officer at FARMER BROTHERS CO.
  - Action: separated
  source text: On October 18, 2021, Farmer Bros. Co. (the “Company”) notified Jennifer H. Brown that Ms. Brown has been separated from the Company effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34563/000119312521305480/0001193125-21-305480-index.htm

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