Farmer Bros. Board Declares Dividend

TORRANCE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Farmer Bros. Co. (Nasdaq: FARM) announced that on May 28, 2009 its Board of
Directors declared a regular dividend of $0.115 per share, payable on August 10,
2009 to stockholders of record on July 24, 2009.

About Farmer Bros.

Farmer Bros. Co. is the nation`s largest direct-store delivery business for
coffee and allied products such as cappuccino, cocoa mixes and spices. It roasts
and packages coffee for more than 10 brands; it processes and packages allied
products; it directly delivers its products and services to food service
operators and retailers in all 48 mainland states. It also provides
private-label coffee programs to retailers through Coffee Bean Intl., one of the
nation's leading specialty coffee roasters. Farmer Bros. has paid a dividend in
every year since 1953, and its stock price has risen on a split-adjusted basis
from $1.80 a share in 1980. For more information, go to:
www.farmerbroscousa.com.

Abernathy MacGregor Group
Jim Lucas / Sydney Rosencranz, 213-630-6550

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