Farmer Bros. Co. Announces Resignation of Chief Financial Officer

FT. WORTH, Texas, Dec. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmer Bros. Co. (NASDAQ: FARM, the "Company" or "Farmer Bros.") today announced the resignation of Isaac Johnston, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 6, 2017, to accept another opportunity.  The Board of Directors has formed a search committee and expects to engage an independent search firm to identify a successor.   

"On behalf of the Board and management team, I want to thank Isaac for his leadership and contributions to Farmer Brothers. While we are disappointed to see him leave the Company, we wish him well in the new role he will be taking on," said President and CEO, Michael Keown. "We have a strong finance team in place and are confident this will be a smooth transition.  Importantly, our organization is continuing to run on all cylinders.  All of us remain intently focused on executing against our key strategic initiatives to smoothly complete our corporate relocation, further enhance the products and service we provide to our customers and create and leverage supply chain efficiencies to further reduce costs – all with the goal to continue delivering superior stockholder value."

About Farmer Bros. Co.
Founded in 1912, Farmer Bros. Co. is a national coffee roaster, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products. The Company's product lines include organic, Direct Trade and sustainably-produced coffee. With a robust line of coffee, hot and iced teas, cappuccino mixes, spices, and baking/biscuit mixes, the Company delivers extensive beverage planning services and culinary products to its U.S. based customers. The Company is a direct distributor of coffee to restaurants, hotels, casinos, offices, quick service restaurants, convenience stores, healthcare facilities and other foodservice providers, as well as private brand retailers.

Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, Farmer Bros. Co. generated net sales of over $500 million in fiscal 2016 and has approximately 1,600 employees nationwide. The Company's portfolio features a wide range of coffees including Farmer Brothers®, Artisan Collection by Farmer Brothers™, Metropolitan™, Superior®, Cain's™ and McGarvey®.

Forward-looking Statements
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Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this communication, which are based on information available to the Company on the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update such statements.

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SOURCE Farmer Bros. Co.