UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K10-K/A
(Mark One)
Amendment No. 1

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 20202022
OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                     to
Commission file number: 001-34249
FARMER BROS. CO.CO
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
 95-0725980
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1912 Farmer Brothers Drive,Northlake,Texas76262
(Address of Principal Executive Offices; Zip Code)
888998-2468682-549-6600
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value $1.00 per share
FARMNASDAQNasdaq Global Select Market
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.   YES      No 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.   YES      No 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes     NO 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes       NO 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
   Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
Exchange Act.
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
YES NO  

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference toof the registrant as of December 31, 2021, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was $96.3 million based upon the closing price at whichreported for such date on the Farmer Bros. Co. common stock was sold on December 31, 2019 was $119.7 million.Nasdaq Global Select Market.
As of SeptemberOctober 1, 20202022, the registrant had 17,426,49719,279,970 shares outstanding of its common stock, par value $1.00 per share, which is the registrant’s only class of common stock.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Specified portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to Regulation 14A in connection with the registrant’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Proxy Statement”) are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report. Such Proxy Statement will be filed with the SEC not later than 120 days after the conclusion of the registrant’s fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.







TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I
ITEM 1.Business
ITEM 1A.Risk Factors
ITEM 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments
ITEM 2.Properties
ITEM 3.Legal Proceedings
ITEM 4.Mine Safety Disclosures
PART II
ITEM 5.Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
ITEM 6.Selected Financial Data
ITEM 7.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
ITEM 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
ITEM 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
ITEM 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
ITEM 9A.Controls and Procedures
ITEM 9B.Other Information
PART III 
ITEM 10.1
ITEM 11.9
ITEM 12.33
ITEM 13.36
ITEM 14.38
PART IV 
ITEM 15.40
ITEM 16.Form 10-K Summary
SIGNATURES
INDEX OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS45

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Farmer Bros. Co. (“Farmer Bros.” or the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment”) to its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 2, 2022 (the “Original Filing”).

This Amendment is being filed for the purpose of providing the information required by Items 10 through 14 of Part III of Form 10-K. This information was previously omitted from the Original Filing in reliance on General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K, which permits the above-referenced Items to be incorporated in the Annual Report on Form 10-K by reference from a definitive proxy statement, if such definitive proxy statement is filed no later than 120 days after the last day of the Company’s fiscal year on June 30, 2022.

In accordance with Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the cover page to the Original Filing and Items 10 through 14 of Part III of the Original Filing are hereby amended and restated in their entirety. In addition, pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Exchange Act, the Company is including Item 15 of Part IV, solely to file the certifications required under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 with this Amendment.

Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Original Filing. This Amendment does not affect any other section of the Original Filing not otherwise discussed herein and continues to speak as of the date of the Original Filing. The Company has not updated the disclosures contained in the Original Filing to reflect any events that occurred subsequent to the date of the Original Filing. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Company’s other filings made with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This reportAmendment and other documents we file with the SEC contain forward-looking statements“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about us, our future performance, our financial condition, our products, our business strategy, our beliefs and our management’s assumptions. In addition, we, or others on our behalf, may make forward-looking statements in press releases or written statements, or in our communications and discussions with investors and analysts in the normal course of business through meetings, webcasts, phone calls and conference calls. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words like “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “expects,” “plans,” “believes,” “intends,” “will,” “could,” “may,” “assumes” and other words of similar meaning. These statements are based on management’s beliefs, assumptions, estimates and observations of future events based on information available to our management at the time the statements are made and include any statements that do not relate to any historical or current fact. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and they involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed, implied or forecast by our forward-looking statements due in part to the risks, uncertainties and assumptions set forth below in Part I, Item 1.A., Risk Factors as well as Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of this report,Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of the Original Filing, as well as those discussed elsewhere in this reportthe Original Filing and other factors described from time to time in our filings with the SEC.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, disruption to our business and customers from the COVID-19 pandemic (including the effects of emerging and novel variants of the virus and any virus containment measures such as stay-at-home orders or government mandates) and severe winter weather, levels of consumer confidence in national and local economic business conditions, the duration and magnitude of the pandemic’s impact on labor conditions, the success of our strategy to recover from the effects of the pandemic, the success of our turnaround strategy, the impact of capital improvement projects, the adequacy and availability of capital resources to fund our existing and planned business operations and our capital expenditure requirements, the relative effectiveness of compensation-based employee incentives in causing improvements in our performance, the capacity to meet the demands of our large national account customers, the extent of execution of plans for the growth of our business and achievement of financial metrics related to those plans, our success in retaining and/or attracting qualified employees, our success in adapting to technology and new commerce channels, the effect of the capital markets as well as other external factors on stockholder value, fluctuations in availability and cost of green coffee, competition, organizational changes, the effectiveness of our hedging strategies in reducing price and interest rate risk, changes in consumer preferences, our ability to achieve sustainability goals in ways that do not materially impair profitability, changes in the strength of the economy, including any effects from inflation, business conditions in the coffee industry and food industry in general, our continued success in attracting new customers, variances from budgeted sales mix and growth rates, weather and special or unusual events, as well as other risks described in Amendment and other factors described from time to time in our filings with the SEC.
 
Given these risks and uncertainties, you should not rely on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Any or all of the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-KAmendment and any other public statement made by us, including by our management, may turn out to be incorrect. We are including this cautionary note to make applicable and take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for forward-looking statements. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise, except as required under federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC.








PART IIII
Item 1.10.BusinessDirectors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
OverviewDirectors
At the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, stockholders approved the proposal to amend and restate the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to provide for the phased-in declassification of the Board of Directors. Prior to that time, the Board of Directors was divided into three classes, each class consisting, as nearly as possible, of one-third of the total number of directors, with members of each class serving for a three-year term. Each year only one class of directors was subject to a stockholder vote. Class I consisted of three directors whose term of office will expire at the 2022 Annual Meeting, Class II consisted of two directors whose term of office expired at the 2020 Annual Meeting, and Class III consisted of one director, whose term of office expired at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Beginning at the 2020 Annual Meeting, any director elected to the Board shall be for a one-year term.
The authorized number of directors is set forth in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and shall consist of not less than five nor more than nine members, the exact number of which shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. The authorized number of directors is currently eight. In no event shall a decrease in the number of directors remove or shorten the term of any incumbent director. Any vacancy on the Board of Directors that results from an increase in the number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, provided that a quorum is present, and any other vacancy occurring on the Board of Directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining director. Any director elected to fill a vacancy not resulting from an increase in the number of directors will have the same remaining term as that of his or her predecessor.
All of the directors were elected to their current terms by the stockholders. There are no family relationships among any directors or executive officers of the Company. Except as disclosed below, none of the directors are a director of any other publicly held company.
Set forth below are the biographies of each Director, including their ages and positions and offices held with the Company.
Farmer Bros. Co.Allison M. Boersma, age 57, has served on our Board since 2017 and is currently the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of BRG Sports Inc., a Delaware corporation (including its consolidated subsidiaries unlesscorporate holding company of leading brands that design, develop and market innovative sports equipment, protective products, apparel and related accessories. The company’s core football brand, Riddell, is the context otherwise requires,industry leader in football helmet technology and innovation. Ms. Boersma has served as the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” or “Farmer Bros.”)finance and operations leader for BRG Sports since April 2016, responsible for financial oversight, including planning, treasury and risk management; leadership of global sourcing, manufacturing and distribution; strategic planning and acquisitions; and manufacturing strategy. Ms. Boersma has also served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Riddell Inc., issince May 2014, and Senior Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Riddell, from February 2009 to May 2014. Previously, Ms. Boersma was a national coffee roaster, wholesalerfinance executive with Kraft Foods, a multinational confectionery, food and distributorbeverage conglomerate, for over 17 years, with various positions of coffee, teaincreasing responsibility, including serving as Senior Director Finance, Global Procurement, from May 2007 to February 2009, with leadership and culinary products. We serveoversight of commodity hedging and risk management, including for coffee; execution of global strategies to improve supplier performance; commodity tracking and derivative accounting. Other positions with Kraft included Controller, Grocery Sector; Controller, Meals Division; Director, Sales Finance, Kraft Food Services Division; and Senior Manager, Corporate Financial Business Analysis. Ms. Boersma began her career as a wide varietySenior Auditor with Coopers & Lybrand. Ms. Boersma received her undergraduate degree in Accountancy from the University of customers,Illinois Champaign-Urbana, and her Masters of Management, Marketing and Finance, from small independent restaurantsJL Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Stacy Loretz-Congdon, age 63, has served on our Board since 2018. She retired at the end of 2016 after 26 years of service at Core-Mark, one of the largest marketers of fresh and foodservice operatorsbroad-line supply solutions to large institutional buyers like restaurant, departmentthe convenience retail industry in North America, where she served in various capacities, including as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and convenience store chains, hotels, casinos, healthcare facilities,Assistant Secretary from December 2006 to May 2016 and gourmet coffee houses,Executive Advisor from May 2016 through December 2016. From January 2003 to December 2006, Ms. Loretz-Congdon served as Core-Mark’s Vice President of Finance and Treasurer and from November 1999 to January 2003 served as Core-Mark’s Corporate Treasurer. Ms. Loretz-Congdon joined Core-Mark in 1990. Ms. Loretz-Congdon’s experience at Core-Mark included oversight of all finance functions, including all corporate finance disciplines, strategy execution, risk mitigation, investor relations, as well as grocery chainsinvolvement with private brandbenefits, executive compensation and consumer-branded coffeetechnology initiatives. During her tenure as Senior Vice President and tea products,Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Loretz-Congdon served on the Information Technology Steering Committee and foodservice distributors. With a robust product line, including organic, Direct Trade, Project D.I.R.E.C.T.® and other sustainably-produced coffees, iced and hot teas, cappuccino, spices, and baking/biscuit mixes, among others, we offer a comprehensive approach to our customers by providing not only a breadth of high-quality products, but also value added services such as market insight, beverage planning, and equipment placement and service. We were founded in 1912, incorporated in California in 1923, and reincorporated in Delaware in 2004. Our principal office and product development lab is located in Northlake, Texas ("Northlake facility"). We operate in one business segment.
Products
We are a national coffee roaster, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products manufactured under supply agreements, under our owned brands,the Investment Committee at Core-Mark, as well as under private labelsa board member of all Core-Mark subsidiaries. Core-Mark was a Fortune 500, publicly traded company listed on behalf of certain customers. Our product categories consistthe Nasdaq Global Market until September 2021 when it merged with Performance Food Group Company, NYSE. In 2015, Ms. Loretz-Congdon was named as one of the following:
a robust line of roast and ground coffee, including organic, Direct Trade, Project D.I.R.E.C.T.® and other sustainably-produced offerings;
frozen liquid coffee;
flavored and unflavored iced and hot teas, including organic and Rainforest Alliance Certified TM;
culinary products including premium spices, pancakeTop 50 female CFOs in the Fortune 500 by Business Insider and biscuit mixes, gravy and sauce mixes, soup bases, dressings, syrups and sauces, and coffee-related products such as coffee filters, cups, sugar and creamers; andWoman of the Year by Convenience Store News. Ms. Loretz-Congdon is an NACD Board Leadership Fellow. Prior to joining Core-Mark, Ms. Loretz-Congdon was an auditor for Coopers & Lybrand. Ms. Loretz-Congdon received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from California State University, San Francisco.
other beverages including cappuccino, cocoa, granitas, and concentrated and ready-to-drink cold brew and iced coffee.
Our owned brand products are sold primarily into the foodservice channel. Our primary brands include Farmer Brothers®Charles F. Marcy, Artisan Collection by Farmer Brothers™, Superior®,Metropolitan™, China Mist® age 72, is a food industry consultant. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Turtle Mountain, LLC, a privately held natural foods company, and Boyds®. Our Artisan coffee products include Direct Trade, Project D.I.R.E.C.T.®, Fair Trade Certified™, Rainforest Alliance Certified™, organic and proprietary blends. In addition, we sell whole bean and roast and ground flavored and unflavored coffee products under the Public Domain, Un Momento®,Collaborative Coffee®, Cain's™, McGarvey® and Boyds® brands and iced and hot teas under the China Mist® brand through foodservice distributorsat retail. Our roast and ground coffee products are primarily sold in traditional packaging, including bags and fractional packages, as well as single-serve packaging. Our tea products are sold in traditional tea bags and sachets, as well as single-serve tea pods and capsules. For a descriptionmaker of the amountSo Delicious brand of net sales attributeddairy free products from May 2013 until April 2015. Prior to each of our product categories in fiscal 2020, 2019this, he was a principal with Marcy & Partners, Inc., providing strategic planning and 2018, see Management's Discussionacquisition consulting to consumer products companies. Mr. Marcy served as President and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Results of Operationsincluded in Part II, Item 7 of this report.


Business Strategy
Overview
We are a coffee company dedicated to deliver the coffee people want, the way they want it. We build partnerships with customers who value service, quality, and sustainable sourcing and are passionate about delivering great coffee, tea, and culinary experiences to their communities.
In order to achieve our mission, we have have grown existing capabilities and continue to develop new capabilities to deliver value to our customers. More recently, we have undertaken initiatives such as, but not limited to, the following:
developing new products in response to demographic and other trends to better compete in areas such as premium coffees and teas;
building our e-commerce capabilities;
executing manufacturing and network optimization;
optimizing our product assortment;
developing our product innovation pipeline;
creating a commercial brewing equipment (CBE) competitive service advantage;
building an industry leading sustainability platform;
creating a culture to improve employee engagement and to attract and retain talent within our diverse workplace; and
ensure our systems and processes provide high-quality products at a competitive cost, protection against cyber threats,Chief Executive Officer and a safe environmentmember of the Board of Directors of Healthy Food Holdings, a holding company for our employeesbranded “better-for-you” foods and partners.
We differentiate ourselvesthe maker of YoCrunch Yogurt and Van’s Frozen Waffles from 2005 through April 2010. Previously, Mr. Marcy served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Horizon Organic Holdings, then a publicly traded company listed on Nasdaq with a leading market position in the marketplace by providing tailored product and equipment service solutions to help our customers deliver a great experience for their consumers, which includes:
offering a wide variety of coffee, tea, and culinary products;
providing consumer, channel, and market insights;
ideation to support customer menu and product evaluation in line with consumer trends;
delivering comprehensive commercial brewing equipment program support from installation to preventative maintenance to timely repair;
delivering the highest standards inorganic food quality and safety with all of our production facilities being Safe Quality Food (“SQF”) certified;
helping our customers deliver their sustainability goals and objectives;
Customer–centric Direct-store-delivery ("DSD") capability with focus on providing location-level program execution and merchandising support; and
a robust approach to social, environmental and economic sustainability throughout our business.
Our services provided to DSD customers are conducted primarily in person through Route Sales Representatives, or RSRs, who develop business relationships with chefs, restaurant owners and food buyers at their delivery locations. We also provide comprehensive coffee programs to our national account customers, including private brand development, green coffee procurement, hedging, category management, sustainable sourcing and supply chain management.


Strategic Initiatives
In fiscal 2020, the entire organization worked to evolve our purpose, vision, and values to underpin our strategy and support building a performance driven culture. That work identified the following five strategic initiatives (our "5 Es") that serve as the pillars of our strategy:
Empower Talent
Embrace our Purpose, Vision, and Values. In fiscal 2020, we evolved our purpose, vision, and values to support building a performance driven culture.
Develop our Talent. We have invested in a Learning Management System to enable training facilitation and tracking of training modules to support the development of our team members. 
Recognize and Reward Performance. We aligned our incentive plans to support our annual and long-term strategy. For instance, in fiscal 2020, we executed a front-line recognition program for those team members that delivered great results on company service metrics, which aligns with the Enrich Customer Relationships pillar of our 5 Es strategy.
Enrich Customer Relationships
Build on our Brewing Equipment Service Advantage. From installation, to preventative maintenance, and timely repair execution, our trained service technicians and equipment remanufacturing capabilities provide reliable, consistent service coverage across a wide geographic area which we believe is a competitive advantage. We continue to invest in systems and processes to enable a more efficient go-to-market with our equipment program.
Drive Customer Satisfaction. Providing our customers the product they want, when they want it, is key to customer satisfaction and retention. We have invested in systems and processes to improve fill rates, including SKU optimization and inventory replenishment tools. We have also reinvigorated our innovation pipeline so we can continually deliver on-trend products and equipment.
Expand Customer Service Capabilities. In fiscal 2020, we have expanded our equipment service call center to support our DSD route business in order to enable quick resolution of issues and drive better visibility on customer inquiries. We believe this enables better customer response and improves customer retention.
Develop Pre-Sell/Tel-Sell Capabilities. In order to better serve certain customer’s needs, we expanded our Tel-Sell (Roastery Direct) program in fiscal 2020. This program enables us to better service customers outside our DSD network who want to purchase our products. We pick, pack, and ship products to these customers via common carriers. We are also implementing a Pre-Sell DSD model in select markets. In this model, we sell to our customers in advance of the delivery, enabling more quality time with our customers, and more deliveries per day.
Enhance Processes & Systems
Upgrade our Route Handheld Technology. We are piloting a new handheld technology in select markets. We expect this technology to improve route productivity and enable improved customer fill rates.
Investment in Technology. We are implementing IT applications which we expect to enhance supply chain optimization and flexibility.
Deploy B2B/E-Commerce Solution. We believe that this solution will enable a more robust roastery direct program, as well as coffee house and subscription sales. This will lead to improved customer analytics, and enable better product targeting.
Execute Optimization
Improve Demand Planning. We are in process of developing new tools to provide visibility to customer demand. We are working closely with our key vendor partners to create a more robust demand and supply process and implementing a sales demand consensus model.


Manufacturing and Distribution Network Optimization Plan. We are in process of developing and executing manufacturing network optimization, which includes opening a distribution center in the western part of the United States and consolidating third party frozen distribution services. Additionally, we continue to evaluate our branch footprint to determine the optimal structure to deliver products to our DSD customers more efficiently and effectively. These initiatives, among others, is expected to reduce our transportation and warehousing cost.
SKU Optimization. In fiscal 2020, we continued optimizing our SKU portfolio. We have reduced the number of underperforming coffee and allied products, and have reduced components and packaging options. Since fiscal 2019, we have undertaken efforts to optimize our SKU count reducing our total SKU count by more than 26.0%.
Implement Procurement Partnerships. We are working with our vendor partners to enhance our vendor managed inventory program. We have implemented quarterly business reviews with key vendor partners.
Elevate Innovation
Expand Sustainability Program. We continue to enhance our sustainable product offerings and incorporate sustainability as we develop new products. We are developing marketing campaigns to better communicate our program portfolio as a differentiator for our customers, inclusive of our capability to restore and refurbish equipment.
Evolve our Product Portfolio. We are actively developing product solutions that align with emerging consumer trends with premium coffee and tea products. We are partnering with our equipment suppliers on equipment innovation. We are developing our espresso based beverage program and actively optimizing our allied product offerings.
Renovate Product Portfolio. As consumers shift in the demand for healthier food and beverage products, we look to future opportunities to reformulate our existing product lines with clean label offerings and provide more "Better for You" product offerings.
Define and Implement our Digital Strategy. We are actively engaging and developing our digital strategy to respond to the digital capabilities that our customers expect as well as add efficiency to our sales and logistics functions.



Expand Sustainability Leadership
Sustainability. We believe that our collective efforts in measuring our social and environmental impact, creating programs for waste, water and energy reduction, promoting partnerships in our supply chain that aim at supply chain stability and food security, and focusing on employee engagement place us in a unique position to help retailers and foodservice operators create differentiated coffee and tea programs that can include sustainable supply chains, direct trade purchasing, training and technical assistance, recycling and composting networks, and packaging material reductions. During fiscal 2020, we achieved the Carbon Disclosure Project's Climate leadership level for our efforts to reduce Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions (direct emissions, indirect emissions from consumption of purchased electricity, heat or steam and other indirect emissions). Further, in fiscal 2020, we published our annual sustainability report based on the Global Reporting Initiative’s comprehensive compliance standard. In addition, China Mist is a member of the Ethical Tea Partnership (the “ETP”), a non-profit organization that works to improve the sustainability of the tea sector, the lives of tea workers and farmers, and the environment in which tea is produced. As a member of the ETP, China Mist sources all of its tea from tea plantations that are certified, monitored, and regularly audited by the ETP.
Science-Based Carbon Reduction Targets. We believe combating climate change is critical to the future of our company, the coffee industry, coffee growers and the world. In fiscal 2020 we made progress towards our science based carbon reduction targets. With a new baseline established in fiscal 2018, we set more ambitious goals in line with efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Setting approved targets places us among those responsible businesses that are making measurable contributions to incorporate sustainability within their business strategy.
Zero Waste to Landfill. Achieving zero waste in our production and distribution facilities is a significant step in reaching our overall sustainability goals. In fiscal 2020 we maintained our goal of 90% waste diversion for our primary production and distribution facilities. To accomplish this goal, we implemented ambitious recycling and composting guidelines across these facilities.

LEED® Certified Facilities. Our Portland production and distribution facility was one of the first in the Northwest to achieve LEED® Silver Certification. Our corporate offices in Northlake, Texas has also achieved LEED® Silver Certification.
Expansion ofProject D.I.R.E.C.T.® Program. In fiscal 2020, we continued to grow our direct trade sourcing model, Project D.I.R.E.C.T. ®. This model is an impact-based product or raw material sourcing framework that utilizes data-based sustainability metrics to influence an inclusive, collaborative approach to sustainability along the supply chain. To evaluate whether coffee is Project D.I.R.E.C.T.®, we follow an outcome-based evaluation framework. The result of this evaluation impacts where we invest our resources within our supply chain and has led to an increased level of transparency for us. Project D.I.R.E.C.T . ® represents a growing part of our coffee portfolio.
Green Coffee Traceability. We are committed to the inclusion of more sustainably-sourced coffees in our supply chain. Regulatory and reputational risks can increase when customers, roasters and suppliers cannot see back into their supply chain. To address these concerns, as well as to deepen our commitment to the longevity of the coffee industry, we track traceability levels from all green coffee suppliers on a per-contract basis. During fiscal 2020, we continued to monitor purchases from coffee suppliers and ask for them to provide traceability information on a per contract basis. This helps us to bring transparency to our supply chain, rank our suppliers, and also to identify opportunities to select trusted providers, cooperatives, mills, exporters, etc., when offering sustainable coffees to our customers.
Supplier Sustainability. We are committed to working with suppliers who share our social, environmental and economic sustainability goals. Regulatory and reputational risks can increase when suppliers are not held to the same strict standards to which we hold ourselves. To address this concern, we annually survey all green coffee suppliers along with our top suppliers of processed coffee and non-coffee products to assess their social, environmental, and economic sustainability practices and alignment with the United Nations Global Compact, a United Nations initiative to encourage businesses worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, documenting 96% compliance with United Nations Global Compact practices from all respondents. Existing suppliers and new suppliers must acknowledge and adhere to our Supplier Standards of Engagement. These Standards of Engagement set minimum standards for Suppliers that are designed to provide Farmer Bros. visibility into all


aspects of its supply chain and meets these objectives. These Standards of Engagement also serve as Supplier’s Certificate of Compliance, executed by the supplier, representing supplier's receipt and acknowledgment of the Standards of Engagement and agreement to comply with the same.
Charitable Activities
We view charitable involvement as a part of our corporate responsibility and sustainability model: Social, Environmental, and Economic Development, or SEED. We endorse and support communities where our customers, employees, businesses, and suppliers are located, and who have enthusiastically supported us over the past 100 years. Our objective is to provide support toward a mission of supply chain stability with a focus on food security.
Recipient organizations include those with strong local and regional networks that ensure that families have access to nutritious food. Donations may take the form of corporate cash contributions, product donations, employee volunteerism, and workplace giving (with or without matching contributions).
Recipient organizations include Feeding America, Ronald McDonald House, and local food banks.
We support industry organizations such as World Coffee Research, which commits to grow, protect, and enhance supplies of quality coffee while improving the livelihoods of the families who produce it, and the Specialty Coffee Association (“SCA”) Sustainability Council and the Coalition for Coffee Communities, which are focused on sustainability in coffee growing regions.
Our employee-driven CAFÉ Crew organizes employee involvement at local charities and fund raisers, including support of Team Ronald McDonald House, riding in the Ride Against Hunger supported by Tarrant Area Food Bank, hosting local food drives and donation of Farmer Brothers products nearing the end of their shelf life to organizations related to Feeding America.
Our usable and near expiring products or products with damaged packaging that can be donated are donated to Feeding America affiliated food banks nationwide, in an effort to keep all edible food waste from going to landfills.
Industry and Market Leadership
We have made the following investments in an effort to ensure we are well-positioned within the industry to take advantage of category trends, industry insights, and general coffee, tea and allied product knowledge to grow our business:
Coffee Industry Leadership. Through our dedication to the craft of sourcing, blending and roasting coffee, and our participation and/or leadership positions with the SCA, National Coffee Association, Coalition for Coffee Communities, International Women's Coffee Alliance, Pacific Coast Coffee Association, Roasters Guild and World Coffee Research, we work to help shape the future of the coffee industry. We believe that due to our commitment to the industry, large retail and foodservice operators are drawn to working with us. We were among the first coffee roasters in the nation to receive SCA certification of a state-of-the-art coffee lab, which includes our product development lab at the Northlake facility. We also operate Public Domain®, a specialty coffeehouse in Portland, Oregon.
Market Insight and Consumer Research. We have developed a market insight capability internally that reinforces our business-to-business positioning as a thought leader in the coffee, tea and food service industries. We provide trend insights and product development support that help our customers create winning products and integrated marketing strategies. Within this, we are focused on understanding key demographic groups and their attitudes and behaviors to better position the Company as a consumer brand at retail and e-commerce and expand these sales channels.


Raw Materials and Supplies
Our primary raw material is green coffee, an exchange-traded agricultural commodity that is subject to price fluctuations. Over the past five years, the coffee “C” market near month price per pound ranged from approximately $0.88 to $1.74. The coffee “C” market near month price as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, were $1.04 and $1.10 per pound, respectively. Our principal packaging materials include cartonboard, corrugated and plastic. We also use a significant amount of electricity, natural gas, and other energy sources to operate our production and distribution facilities.
We purchase green coffee beans from multiple coffee regions around the world. Coffee “C” market prices in fiscal 2020 traded in a $0.48 cent range during the year, and averaged 11% below the historical average for the past five years. There can be no assurance that green coffee prices will remain at these levels in the future. Some of the Arabica coffee beans we purchase do not trade directly on the commodity markets. Rather, we purchase these coffee beans on a negotiated basis from coffee brokers, exporters and growers, including Direct Trade and Fair Trade Certified™ sources and Rainforest Alliance Certified™ farms. Fair Trade Certified™ provides an assurance that farmer groups are receiving the Fair Trade minimum price and an additional premium for certified organic products through arrangements with cooperatives. Direct Trade products provide similar assurance except that the arrangements are provided directly to individual coffee growers instead of to cooperatives, providing these farmers with price premiums and dedicated technical assistance to improve farm conditions and increase both quality and productivity of sustainable coffee crops at the individual farm level. Rainforest Alliance Certified™ coffee is grown using methods that help promote and preserve biodiversity, conserve scarce natural resources, and help farmers build sustainable lives. Our business model strives to reduce the impact of green coffee price fluctuations on our financial results and to protect and stabilize our margins, principally through customer arrangements and derivative instruments, as further explained in Note 6, Derivative Instruments, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K.
Intellectual Property
We own a number of United States trademarks and service marks that have been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. We also own other trademarks and service marks for which we have filed applications for U.S. registration. We have licenses to use certain trademarks outside of the United States and the United Kingdom, from 1999 to certain product formulas, all subject to the terms2005. Mr. Marcy also previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the agreements under which such licenses are granted. We believe our trademarks and service marks are integral to customer identificationBoard of our products. It is not possible to assess the impactDirectors of the lossSealright Corporation, a manufacturer of such identification. Dependingfood and beverage packaging and packaging systems, from 1995 to 1998. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Marcy was President of the Golden Grain Company, a subsidiary of Quaker Oats Company and maker of the Near East brand of all-natural grain-based food products. From 1991 to 1993, Mr. Marcy was President of National Dairy Products Corp., the dairy division of Kraft General Foods. From 1974 to 1991, Mr. Marcy held various senior marketing and strategic planning roles with Sara Lee Corporation and Kraft General Foods. Mr. Marcy currently serves as First Vice Chair on the jurisdiction, trademarks are generally validBoard of Trustees of Washington and Jefferson College and has served on the Board of Directors of B&G, Foods, Inc. (“B&G”), a manufacturer and distributor of shelf-stable food and household products across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico and a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, since 2010. Mr. Marcy served on the Strategy Committee and currently serves as longa member of the Audit Committee, a member of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors of B&G. Mr. Marcy received his undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Economics from Washington and Jefferson College, and his MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr. Marcy is an NACD Board Leadership Fellow and has demonstrated his commitment to boardroom excellence by completing NACD’s advanced corporate governance program for directors. Mr. Marcy has served on the Company’s Board of Directors since 2014 and is currently a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Chair of the Compensation Committee.
D. Deverl Maserang II, age 59, is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, since September 2019. Prior to joining the Company, from 2017 to 2019, Mr. Maserang served as they arePresident and Chief Executive Officer of Earthbound Farm Organic, a global leader in use and/organic food and farming. From 2016 to 2017, Mr. Maserang served as Managing Partner of TADD Holdings, a business advisory firm. From 2013 to 2016, Mr. Maserang was Executive Vice President Global Supply Chain for Starbucks Corporation, a global coffee roaster and retailer, where he was responsible for end-to-end supply chain operations globally spanning manufacturing, engineering, procurement, distribution, planning, transportation, inventory management and worldwide sourcing. Prior to that, he held leadership roles at Chiquita Brands International, Peak Management Group, FreedomPay, Installation Included, Pepsi Bottling Group and United Parcel Service. Mr. Maserang received his Bachelor of Science degree from Texas Tech University.
Christopher P. Mottern, age 78, has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since January 2020. He acted as interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Farmer Bros. Co. from May through October 2019. Prior to joining Farmer Bros. Co. in his interim role, Mr. Mottern was an independent business consultant. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc., a specialty coffee and tea company, from 1997 to 2002 and a director of Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc., from 1997 through 2004. From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Mottern served as President of The Heublein Wines Group, a manufacturer and marketer of wines, now part of Diageo plc, a multinational alcoholic beverage company. From 1986 through 1991, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Capri Sun, Inc., one of the largest single-service juice drink manufacturers in the United States. He has served as a director, including lead director, and member of the finance committee, of a number of private companies. Mr. Mottern received his undergraduate degree in Accounting from the University of Connecticut.
Alfred Poe, age 73, has served on our Board of Directors since 2020 and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of AJA Restaurant Corp., serving as such since 1999. From 1997 to 2002, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Superior Nutrition Corporation, a provider of nutrition products. He was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of MenuDirect Corporation from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Poe was a Corporate Vice President of Campbell Soup Company from 1991 through 1996. From 1993 through 1996, he was the President of the Campbell’s Meal Enhancement Group. From 1982 to 1991, Mr. Poe held various positions, including Vice President, Brands Director and Commercial Director with Mars, Inc. Mr. Poe currently serves on the Board of Directors of B&G, Foods, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of shelf-stable food and household products across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico and a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, since 1997. Mr. Poe has previously served on the boards of directors of Centerplate, Inc. and State Street Bank.
John D. Robinson, age 63, has served on our Board since 2021 and is currently an operating partner focusing on food and beverage opportunities at Sequel Holdings, a private equity firm, serving in such role since 2017. Currently, Mr. Robinson serves as CEO of Chairmans Foods, a Sequel portfolio company. Prior to joining Sequel, from 2009 to 2015, Mr. Robinson was Managing Partner for Rutherford Wine Studios LLC, dba The Ranch Winery, a wine co-packing and processing facility in Napa Valley, CA, which was sold to E&J Gallo Winery in 2015. Prior to that, he held leadership roles at Morningstar Foods, Dean Foods Company and Robinson Dairy. Mr. Robinson received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Arizona.
Waheed Zaman, age 62, has served on our Board since September 2021 and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of W&A Consulting, a consulting and advisory firm, where he advises senior executives on transformational change and consults with leaders and teams on personal success and leadership practices to ensure organizational effectiveness and strategy execution, serving as such since April 2017. He also serves as Advisor to Thematiks, a business research company. From April 2013 to March 2017, he was the Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Strategy & Administrative Officer at the Hershey Company, a food manufacturer. Prior to that, he held leadership roles at Chiquita Brands International and Procter & Gamble. Mr. Zaman holds a bachelor’s degree with a double major in Computer Science and Policy Studies from Dartmouth College.
Executive Officers
The following table sets forth the executive officers of the Company as of the date hereof. At each annual meeting of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors formally re-appoints the executive officers, and all executive officers serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. No executive officer has any family relationship with any director or nominee, or any other executive officer.
Name Age Title 
Executive Officer
Since
D. Deverl Maserang II(1)
 59 President and Chief Executive Officer 2019
Scott R. Drake 53 Chief Financial Officer 2020
Amber D. Jefferson 51 Chief Human Resources Officer 2021
Ruben E. Inofuentes 55 Chief Supply Chain Officer 2019
Maurice S.J. Moragne 58 Chief Sales Officer 2020
Jared Vitemb 39 Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary 2022

(1) For D. Deverl Maserang, II, please see his biography under “Directors” above.
Scott R. Drakejoined the Company as Chief Financial Officer in March 2020. As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Drake’s current responsibilities include overseeing the Finance and Accounting functions. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Drake served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of GameStop Corp., an omnichannel video game retailer, from July 2015 to March 2020, where he was responsible for financial planning and analysis, treasury, risk management and events/travel functions. From 2001 through 2015, Mr. Drake held various senior management positions with 7-Eleven, Inc., an international convenience store chain, most recently as their registrations are properly maintainedVice President of Finance, Strategy and they have not been foundCommunications. Prior to have become generic. Registrations2001, he held finance and accounting positions with Arthur Andersen, La Madeleine French Bakery and Café, Coca-Cola Enterprises and Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Drake received a B.B.A. in Finance and Accounting and an M.B.A. in Corporate Finance from Texas A&M University. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
Amber D. Jeffersonjoined the Company as Chief Human Resources Officer in October 2021. As Chief Human Resources Officer, Ms. Jefferson’s responsibilities include overseeing the Human Resources, Risk Management and Safety functions. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Jefferson served as Head of trademarks can also generally be renewed indefinitelyHuman Resources KNA Sales & e-Commerce at the Kellogg Company, a global consumer packaged goods company specializing in cereal, cookies, crackers, natural organic and salty snacks production from October 2012 to October 2021, where she was responsible for leading all facets of talent strategies, organizational effectiveness, leadership & capability development, and day-to-day HR operations across the North America region. From 2012 through 2018, Ms. Jefferson held HR leadership roles across various divisions within Kellogg including their Away From Home and Walmart business. Prior to 2012, she held leadership roles with Brinker International, Sabre, Texas Health Resources, The American Lung Association and The American Red Cross. Ms. Jefferson received a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University and a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration and a Master of Business Administration from Texas Woman’s University.
Ruben E. Inofuentesjoined the Company as longChief Supply Chain Officer in November 2019. As Chief Supply Officer, Mr. Inofuentes’ current responsibilities include overseeing the operations, manufacturing, logistics, procurement, coffee brewing equipment, research and development, green coffee buying, sustainability, supply and demand planning and quality functions. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Inofuentes served as the trademarks areChief Operations Officer of JR286, Inc. (“JR286”), a sports equipment and accessories company from 2005 to 2019, where he was responsible for developing platforms to enable aggressive growth plans and market strategies. Prior to joining JR286, from 2003 to 2005, Mr. Inofuentes was the Vice President of Supply Chain Services for Advocare International, LP, a dietary supplement company. He was responsible for procurement, inventory planning, manufacturing, transportation, logistics, and information technology. Mr. Inofuentes received his undergraduate degree in use. In addition, we own numerous copyrights, registered and unregistered, registered domain names, and proprietary trade secrets, technology, know-how, and other proprietary rights that are not registered.Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University.
Seasonality
We experience some seasonal influences. The winter months historically have generally been our strongest sales months. However, our product line and geographic diversity provide some sales stability during
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Maurice S. J. Moragnejoined the warmer months when coffee consumption ordinarily decreases. Additionally, we usually experience an increaseCompany as Chief Sales Officer in sales during the summer and early fall months from seasonal businesses located in vacation areas and from grocery retailers ramping up inventory for the winter selling season. BecauseJune 2020. As Chief Sales Officer, Mr. Moragne’s current responsibilities include oversight of the seasonalitycompany’s sales and marketing organizations. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Moragne served as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Sales Officer and Co-Founder of our business, resultsInternational Agriculture Group LLC, an ingredient technology company, from August 2015 to June 2020, where he was responsible for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved for the full fiscal year.
Distribution
We operate production facilities in Northlake, Texas; Houston, Texas; Portland, Oregon; and Hillsboro, Oregon. Distribution takes place out of the Northlake facility, the Portland and Hillsboro facilities,managing investor financing, as well as separateassembling sales, marketing and technical teams. From July 2011 to July 2015, Mr. Moragne served as General Manager of the Chiquita Fruit Solutions business division of Chiquita Brands International, Inc., an agriculture production company, where he directed the daily operations, including oversight of Accounting, Finance, IT, Sales, Logistics, Quality, Operations, R&D, Marketing, Innovation, and Customer Service operations. Prior to 2011, he held various management positions with Naturipe Foods, LLC, Chiquita Brands International, Inc., L’Oreal and British American Tobacco. Mr. Moragne received a B.A. in Political Science and Government from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
Jared Vitembjoined the Company as Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary in March 2022. Mr. Vitemb’s current responsibilities include overseeing the Company’s Legal and Compliance functions. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Vitemb held various positions with FTS International Services, Inc., an oilfield services company, from September 2017 to March 2022, where he last served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary. From March 2014 to September 2017, Mr. Vitemb worked as an in-house attorney for Dean Foods Company, a dairy processing and distribution centerscompany. Prior to 2014, he was in Northlake, Illinois;private practice, primarily with the law firm of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Vitemb received a B.A. in History and Moonachie, New Jersey. Our products reach our customers primarily ina J.D. from The University of Texas.
Corporate Governance
Board Meeting and Attendance
The Board of Directors held seven meetings during the following ways: through our nationwide DSD network of 186 delivery routes and 97 branch warehouses as of June 30, 2020, or direct-shipped via common carriers or third-party distributors. DSD sales are primarily made “off-truck” to our customers at their places of business. We operate a large fleet of trucks and other vehicles to distribute and deliver our products through our DSD network, and we rely on 3PL service providers for our long-haul distribution. We maintain inventory levels at each branch warehouse to promote minimal interruption in supply. We also sell coffee and tea products directly to consumers through our websites and sell certain products at retail and through foodservice distributors.


During the second half of our fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, we introduced new product delivery concepts such2022 (“fiscal 2022”), including four regular meetings and three special meetings. During fiscal 2022, each director attended at least 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors (held during the period for which he or she served as warehousea director) and pop-up sales,committees of the Board on which he or she served (during the periods that he or she served). The independent directors generally meet in executive session in connection with each regularly scheduled Board meeting. Under the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, continuing directors are expected to attend the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders absent a valid reason. Seven of eight directors who were then serving were present at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Charters; Code of Conduct and accelerated our roastery directEthics; Corporate Governance Guidelines
The Board of Directors maintains charters for its committees, including the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Nominating and e-commerce initiatives. SomeCorporate Governance Committee, and the ad hoc Technology Committee. In addition, the Board of Directors has adopted a written Code of Conduct and Ethics for all employees, officers and directors. The Board of Directors maintains Corporate Governance Guidelines as a framework to promote the functioning of the Board and its committees and to set forth a common set of expectations as to how the Board should perform its functions. Current standing committee charters, the Code of Conduct and Ethics and the Corporate Governance Guidelines are available on the Company’s website at www.farmerbros.com. Information contained on the website is not incorporated by reference in, or considered part of, this Amendment.
Board Committees
The Board of Directors has three standing committees: the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Summary information about each of these new concepts willcommittees is set forth below.
Additionally, from time to time, the Board of Directors has established ad hoc or other committees, on an interim basis, to assist the Board with its consideration of specific matters, and it expects to continue to do so as it may determine to be a focusprudent and advisable in the future as we execute our 5E strategy.
Customers
We serve a wide varietyfuture. In December 2021, the Board of customers, from small independent restaurants and foodservice operators to large institutional buyers like restaurant, department and convenience store chains, hotels, casinos, healthcare facilities, and gourmet coffee houses, as well as retailDirectors established an ad hoc Technology Committee for the purpose of assisting with private brand and consumer-branded coffee and tea products, foodservice distributors, and consumers through e-commerce. Although no single customer accounted for 10% or more of our net sales in anythe review of the last three fiscal years, we have a numbertechnological and cybersecurity needs of large national account customers. The loss of or reduction in sales to one or more of would likely have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. During fiscal 2020, our top five customers accounted for approximately 19.8% of our net sales and no one customer exceed 10% of our net sales.the Company (the “Technology Committee”).
Most of our customers rely on us for distribution; however, some of our customers use third-party distribution or conduct their own distribution. Some of our customers are “price” buyers, seeking the low-cost provider with less concern for service, while others find great value in the service programs we provide. We offer a full return policy to ensure satisfaction and extended terms for those customers who qualify. Historically, our product returns have not been significant.
CompetitionAudit Committee
The coffee industryAudit Committee is highly competitive, includinga standing committee of the Board of Directors established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The Audit Committee’s principal purposes are to oversee, on behalf of the Board, the accounting and financial reporting processes of the Company and the audit of the Company’s financial statements. As described in its charter, available on the Company’s website under Corporate Governance - Committee Charters, the Audit Committee’s responsibilities include assisting the Board of Directors in overseeing: (i) the integrity of the Company’s financial statements; (ii) the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence; (iii) the performance of the Company’s independent auditor and internal audit function; (iv) the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements relating to accounting and financial reporting matters; (v) the Company’s system of disclosure controls and procedures, internal control over financial reporting that management has established, and compliance with ethical standards adopted by the Company; and (vi) the Company’s framework and guidelines with respect to price, product quality, service, convenience, technologyrisk assessment and innovation,risk management. The Audit Committee is directly and competition could become increasingly more intense duesolely responsible for the appointment, dismissal, compensation, retention and oversight of the work of any independent auditor engaged by the Company for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Company. The independent auditor reports directly to the relatively low barriers to entry. We face competition from many sources,Audit Committee.
During fiscal 2022, the Audit Committee held four regular meetings and three special meetings. Allison M. Boersma currently serves as Chair, and Stacy Loretz-Congdon, John D. Robinson and Waheed Zaman currently serve as members of the Audit Committee. All directors who currently serve on the Audit Committee meet the Nasdaq composition requirements, including the institutional foodservice divisionsrequirements regarding financial literacy and financial sophistication, and the Board of multi-national manufacturersDirectors has determined that all such directors are independent under the Nasdaq Listing Rules and the rules of retail products manythe SEC regarding audit committee membership. The Board of which have greaterDirectors has determined that Ms. Boersma and Ms. Loretz-Congdon are “audit committee financial experts” as defined in Item 407(d) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act.
Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee is a standing committee of the Board of Directors. As described in its charter, available on the Company’s website under Corporate Governance - Committee Charters, the Compensation Committee’s principal purposes are to discharge the Board’s responsibilities related to compensation of the Company’s executive officers and other resources than we do, such asadminister the Company’s incentive and equity compensation plans. The J.M. Smucker Company (Folgers Coffee)Compensation Committee’s objectives and The Kraft Heinz Company (Maxwell House Coffee), wholesale foodservice distributors such as Sysco Corporationphilosophy with respect to the fiscal 2022 executive compensation program, and US Foods, regional and national coffee roasters such as S&D Coffee & Tea (WestRock Corporation), Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA, Trilliant Food and Nutrition LLC, Gaviña & Sons, Inc., Royal Cup, Inc., Ronnoco Coffee, LLC, and Community Coffee Company, L.L.C., specialty coffee suppliers such as Rogers Family Company, Distant Lands Coffee, Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee Inc., Starbucks Corporation and Peet’s Coffee & Tea (JAB Holding Company), and retail brand beverage manufacturers such as Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc. As manythe actions taken by the Compensation Committee in fiscal 2022 with respect to the compensation of our customersNamed Executive Officers, are small foodservice operators, we also compete with cash and carry and club stores (physical and on-line) such as Costco, Sam’s Club and Restaurant Depot and on-line retailers such as Amazon. We also face competition from growth in the single-serve, ready-to-drink coffee beverage and cold-brewed coffee channels, as well as competition from other beverages, such as soft drinks (including highly caffeinated energy drinks), juices, bottled water, teas and other beverages.
We believe our state-of-the-art production facility, longevity, product quality and offerings, national distribution and equipment service network, industry and sustainability leadership, market insight, comprehensive approach to customer relationship management, and superior customer service are the major factors that differentiate us from our competitors. We compete well when these factors are valued by our customers, and we are less effective when only price matters. Our customer base is price sensitive, and we are often faced with price competition.
Working Capital
We finance our operations internally and through borrowings under our existing credit facility. For a description of our liquidity and capital resources, see Results of Operations and Liquidity, Capital Resources and Financial Conditionincluded in Part II, Item 7 of this report and Note 17, Other Current Liabilities, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K. Our working capital needs are greater in the months leading up to our peak sales period during the winter months, which we typically finance with cash flows from operations. In anticipation of our peak sales period, we typically increase inventory in the first quarter of our fiscal year. We use various techniques including demand forecasting and planning to determine appropriate inventory levels for seasonal demand.


Regulatory Environment
The conduct of our businesses, including, among other things, the production, storage, distribution, sale, labeling, quality and safety of our products, and occupational safety and health practices, are subject to various laws and regulations administered by federal, state and local governmental agencies in the United States. Our facilities are subject to various laws and regulations regarding the release of material into the environment and the protection of the environment in other ways. We are not a party to any material legal proceedings arising under these regulations except as described in Note 22, Commitments and Contingencies, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K.
Employees
On June 30, 2020, we employed approximately 1,210 employees, 227 of whom are subject to collective bargaining agreements expiring on or before January 31, 2025.
Other
The nature of our business does not provide for maintenance of or reliance upon a sales backlog. None of our business is subject to renegotiation of profits or termination of contracts or subcontracts at the election of the government. We have no material revenues from foreign operations or long-lived assets located in foreign countries.
Available Information
Our Internet website address is http://www.farmerbros.com, where we make available, free of charge, through a link maintained on our websitebelow under the heading “Investor Relations—SEC Filings,” copies of our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q“Compensation Discussion and current reports on Form 8-K, including amendments thereto, as soon as reasonably practicable after filing such material electronically or otherwise furnishing itAnalysis.”
The Compensation Committee also is responsible for evaluating and making recommendations to the SEC.Board of Directors regarding director compensation. In addition, thesethe Compensation Committee is responsible for conducting an annual risk evaluation of the Company’s compensation practices, policies and programs.
During fiscal 2022, the Compensation Committee held four regular meetings and three special meetings. Charles F. Marcy currently serves as Chair and Alfred Poe and John D. Robinson currently serve as members of the Compensation Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that all current Compensation Committee members are independent under the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
Messrs. Robinson, Marcy, and Poe were members of the Compensation Committee during fiscal 2022. None of the members of the Compensation Committee is or has been an executive officer of the Company, nor did any of them have any relationships requiring disclosure by the Company under Item 404 of Regulation S-K. None of the Company’s executive officers served as a director or a member of a compensation committee (or other committee serving an equivalent function) of any other entity, an executive officer of which served as a director of the Company or member of the Compensation Committee during fiscal 2022.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is a standing committee of the Board of Directors. As described in its charter, available on the Company’s website under Corporate Governance - Committee Charters, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s principal purposes are (i) monitoring the Company’s corporate governance structure; (ii) assisting the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to the management of risks associated with corporate governance; (iii) ensuring that the Board is appropriately constituted in order to meet its fiduciary obligations, including by identifying individuals qualified to become Board members and members of Board committees, recommending to the Board director nominees for the next annual meeting of stockholders or for appointment to vacancies on the Board, and recommending to the Board membership on Board committees (including committee chairs); (iv) leading the Board in its annual review of the Board’s performance; (v) conducting the annual performance review of the Chief Executive Officer and communicating the results to the Board; and (vi) overseeing succession planning for senior management.
During fiscal 2022, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held four regular meetings. Ms. Loretz-Congdon currently serves as Chair, and Charles F. Marcy, John D. Robinson and Alfred Poe currently serve as members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that all current Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee members are independent under the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
Other Committees
In July 2020, the Board of Directors created an ad hoc Search Committee to assist the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in identifying and evaluating potential candidates for future director positions. The Search Committee no longer exists.
In December 2021, the Board of Directors established the Technology Committee for the purpose of assisting with the review of the technological and cybersecurity needs of the Company. As described in its charter, available on the Company’s website under Corporate Governance - Committee Charters, the Technology Committee’s principal purposes include: (i) overseeing the quality and effectiveness of the Company’s cybersecurity strategy; and (ii) overseeing the Company’s technology strategy. Waheed Zaman currently serves as Chair, and Allison M. Boersma and Alfred Poe currently serve as members of the Technology Committee. The Technology Committee met four times in fiscal 2022.
Board Diversity
The below Board Diversity Matrix reports self-identified diversity statistics for the Board of Directors.
 Board Diversity Matrix (As of September 1, 2022)
 Total Number of Directors8
  FemaleMaleNon-Binary
 Part I: Gender Identity260
 Part II: Demographic Background
 African American or Black010
 Alaskan or Native American000
 Asian or South Asian010
 Hispanic000
 Pacific Islander000
 White240
 Two or More Races or Ethnicities000
 LGBTQ+000
 Military Veterans010
 Directors with Disabilities000

Board Leadership Structure
Under our By-Laws, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may choose a Chairman of the Board of Directors. If there is a Chairman of the Board of Directors, such person may exercise such powers as provided in the By-Laws or assigned by the Board of Directors. Christopher P. Mottern was appointed as Chairman of the Board in January 2020. Mr. Mottern has served on our Board of Directors since 2013.
Notwithstanding the current separation of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, our Chairman of the Board of Directors is generally responsible for soliciting and collecting agenda items from other members of the Board and the other documents we file withChief Executive Officer, and the SEC are available atChief Executive Officer is generally responsible for leading discussions during Board meetings. This structure allows for effective and efficient Board meetings and information flow on important matters affecting the Company. As required under the Nasdaq Listing Rules, a website maintainedmajority of the members of a listed company’s board of directors must qualify as “independent,” as affirmatively determined by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copiesboard of our Corporate Governance Guidelines,directors. The Board of Directors has determined that, other than Mr. Maserang, all members of the ChartersBoard of Directors are independent and each of the Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees of the Board are composed solely of independent directors. Due principally to the size of the Board of Directors, the Board has not formally designated a lead independent director and believes that as a result thereof, non-employee director and executive sessions of the Board of Directors, which are attended solely by non-employee directors or independent directors, as applicable, result in an open and free flow of discussion of any and all matters that any director may believe relevant to the Company and/or its management.
Although the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer are currently filled by different individuals, no single leadership model is right for all companies at all times, and the Company has no bylaw or policy in place that mandates this leadership structure. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will evaluate and recommend to the Board of Directors any changes in the Board’s leadership structure.
Board’s Role in Risk Oversight
The Board of Directors recognizes that although management is responsible for identifying risk and risk controls related to business activities and developing programs and recommendations to determine the sufficiency of risk identification and the appropriate manner in which to control risk, the Board plays a critical role in the oversight of risk. The Board of Directors implements its risk oversight responsibilities by having management provide periodic briefing and informational sessions on the significant risks that the Company faces and how the Company is seeking to control risk if and when appropriate. In some cases, a Board committee is responsible for oversight of specific risk topics. For example, the Audit Committee has oversight responsibility of risks associated with financial accounting and audits, internal control over financial reporting, and the Company’s major financial risk exposures, including commodity risk and risks relating to hedging programs. Regarding cybersecurity, the Board of Directors temporarily assigned primary oversight responsibility to the Technology Committee, but placed the Chairwoman of the Audit Committee on the Technology Committee and made a second member of the Audit Committee the Chairman of the Technology Committee to ensure that the Audit Committee remained well informed of the Company’s cybersecurity risks. The Compensation Committee has oversight responsibility of risks relating to the Company’s compensation policies and practices. At each regular meeting, or more frequently as needed, the Board of Directors considers reports from the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee which provide detail on risk management issues and management’s response. The Board of Directors, as a whole, examines specific business risks in its periodic reviews of the individual business units, and also of the Company as a whole as part of its regular reviews, including as part of the strategic planning process, annual budget review and approval, and data and cyber security review. Beyond formal meetings, the Board of Directors and our Codeits committees have regular access to senior executives, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The Company believes that its leadership structure promotes effective Board oversight of Conduct and Ethics can also be found on our website.

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Item 1A.Risk Factors
You should carefully consider each ofrisk management because the following factors, as well as the other information in this report, in evaluating our business and prospects. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently consider immaterial may also negatively affect our business operations. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline.
The recent novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
In late 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19” or the “virus”) emerged in China and has spread worldwide and by March 2020 the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic. The measure to contain the spread of the virus is adversely affecting our business and those of our customers. The outbreak has resulted in federal, state and local government authorities implementing numerous restrictive measures to attempt to contain the virus, including travel bans and restrictions, quarantines, shelter-in-place orders, and shutdowns. These measures have impacted our workforce and operations, the operations of our customers, and those of our respective vendors and suppliers. There is considerable uncertainty regarding how such measures and potential future measures will affect our manufacturing, sales and distribution operations, and how similar limitations will affect our customers, vendors and suppliers. Restrictions or disruptions of transportation could limit our capacity to meet customer demand and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased economic uncertainty. The current pandemic, has resulted in economic slowdown and a global recession. This has caused us to modify our business practices (including practices related to employee travel, work locations, physical participation in meetings, events and conferences), and we may take further actions as may be required by government authorities, or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, vendors and suppliers. There is no certainty that such measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks posed by the virus, and our ability to perform critical functions could be harmed.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the related restrictive measures and changes in recent consumer behavior have had an adverse impact on certain of our direct ship and DSD customers, particularly restaurants, hotels, casinos and coffeehouses. Many of these customers have been forced to close or curtail operations and are purchasing at reduced volumes if at all. We are unable to predict the rate at which these customers will resume operations and purchases as restrictive measures are lifted. Certain of these customers may be unable to resume operations or satisfy their outstanding obligations, which may adversely impact our receivables. The ability of our customers to resume operations will largely depend on the behavior of end consumers and the ability of our customers to respond to those habits. Our success will depend on our ability to scale operations and production in line with purchases by our customers, acquire additional customers as operators resume operations, flexible delivery methods and manage accounts receivable. We have adjusted our operations to address current demand. Our success will depend on our ability and effectiveness in identifying and addressing our customers’ future needs in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although we have already experienced some negative effects of COVID-19, it is difficult to predict the full extent and timing of the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on our customer base.
While most participants in our supply chain are considered an “essential businesses” and permitted to continue operations, the COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty within certain supply chains due to restrictions in movement and shortages of shipping containers, including potential delays in transportation and labor shortages for upcoming harvests in Central and South America. Globally, roasters and coffee importers have stocked up on green coffee and, those increased purchases, may increase green coffee prices in the near term.
Our success largely depends on the efforts and abilities of our team members. In response to the pandemic and resulting decrease in sales, we have eliminated and furloughed positions, implemented temporary reductions in base salary of exempt team members, and suspended 401(k) matching cash contributions. The Company’s executive leadership has taken a voluntary 15% reduction in base salary and Farmer Brothers’ Board of Directors forwentdirectly, and through its cash compensation forvarious committees, is regularly provided by management with the third quarter 2020. As operating results have stabilized,information necessary to appropriately monitor, evaluate and assess the Company returned 5% of the 15% reduction to employees effective September 1. As business conditions and related performance improve, the Company expects to reinstate pre-COVID base compensation. At this time, we are unable to predict the duration of these actions at this time. If we are unable to regain sales to bring back team members before others, we may lose talent to other employers, including competitors. If we are not able to effectively retain our talent, our ability to achieve certain strategic objectives may be adversely affected, which may impact our financial


condition and results of operations. Further, any unplanned turnover or failure to develop or implement an adequate succession plan for our seniorCompany’s overall risk management, and other key employees, could deplete our institutional knowledge base, erode our competitive advantage, and negatively affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.all directors are involved in the risk oversight function.
We continue to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue to take appropriate actions to support the business and address the needs
Compensation-Related Risk
As part of its customers duringrisk oversight role, our Compensation Committee annually considers whether our compensation policies and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company continues to leverage relief available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) and other government programs,practices for all employees, including through industry associations, as well as any other efforts to support the food industry as a pillar of critical infrastructure.
The degree to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including, but not limited to, the duration and spread of the outbreak, its severity, the actions to contain the virus or treat its impact, and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions can resume and our effectiveness on serving our customer base and acquiring new customers. With the uncertainty around the duration and breadth of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ultimate impact on our business, financial condition or operating results cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.
Competition in the coffee industry and beverage category could impact our profitability or harm our competitive position.
The coffee industry is highly competitive, including with respect to price, product quality, service, convenience, technology and innovation, and competition could become increasingly more intense due to the relatively low barriers to entry. We face competition from many sources, including the institutional foodservice divisions of multi-national manufacturers of retail products many of which have greater financial and other resources than we do, wholesale foodservice distributors, regional and national coffee roasters, specialty coffee suppliers, and retail brand beverage manufacturers. As many of our customers are small foodservice operators, we also compete with cash and carry and club stores and on-line retailers.
We consider our roasting and blending methods essential to the flavor and richness of our coffees and, therefore, essential to our brand. Because our roasting methods cannot be patented, we would be unable to prevent competitors from copying these methods if such methods became known. In addition, competitors may be able to develop roasting or blending methodsexecutive officers, create risks that are more advanced than our production methods, which may also harm our competitive position.
Increased competition in coffee or other beverage channels may have an adverse impact on sales of our products. If we do not succeed in differentiating ourselves through, among other things, our product and service offerings, or if we are not effective in setting proper pricing, then our competitive position may be weakened and our sales and profitability may be materially adversely affected.
Increases in the cost of green coffee could reduce our gross margin and profit and may increase volatility in our results.
Our primary raw material is green coffee, an exchange-traded agricultural commodity that is subject to price fluctuations. The supply of green coffee, similar to any agricultural commodity, may be impacted by, among other things, climate change, weather, natural disasters, real or perceived supply shortages, crop disease (such as coffee rust) and pests, general increase in farm inputs and costs of production, an increase in green coffee purchased and sold on a negotiated basis rather than directly on commodity markets in response to higher production costs relative to “C” market prices, political and economic conditions or uncertainty, labor actions, foreign currency fluctuations, armed conflict in coffee producing nations, acts of terrorism, pandemics, government actions and trade barriers, and the actions of producer organizations that have historically attempted to influence green coffee prices through agreements establishing export quotas or by restricting coffee supplies.
Speculative trading in coffee commodities can also influence coffee prices. Additionally, specialty green coffees tend to trade on a negotiated basis at a premium above the “C” market price which premium, depending on the supply and demand at the time of purchase, may be significant. We purchase over-the-counter coffee-related derivative instruments to enable us to lock in the price of green coffee commodity purchases on our behalf or at the direction of our customers under commodity-based pricing arrangements. Although we account for certain coffee-related derivative instruments as accounting hedges, the portion of open hedging contracts that are not designated as accounting hedges are marked to period-end market price and unrealized gains or losses based on whether the period-end market price was higher or lower than the price we locked-in are recognized in our financial results at the end of each reporting period. Depending on contractual restrictions, we may be unable to pass these cost to our customers by increasing the price of products. If we are unable to increase prices sufficiently to offset


increased input costs, or if our sales volume decreases significantly as a result of price increases, our results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected.
There can be no assurance that our purchasing practices and hedging activities will mitigate future price risk. As a result, increases in the cost of green coffee could have an adverse impact on our profitability.
We face exposure to other commodity cost fluctuations, which could impact our margins and profitability.
In addition to green coffee, we are exposed to cost fluctuations in other commodities under supply arrangements, including raw materials, tea, spices, and packaging materials such as cartonboard, corrugated and plastic. We are also exposed to flucutations in the cost of fuel. We purchase certain ingredients, finished goods and packaging materials under cost-plus supply arrangements whereby our costs may increase based on an increase in the underlying commodity price or changes in production costs. The cost of these commodities depend on various factors beyond our control, including economic and political conditions, foreign currency fluctuations, and global weather patterns. The changes in the prices we pay may take place on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis depending on the product and supplier. Unlike green coffee, we do not purchase any derivative instruments to hedge cost fluctuations in these other commodities. As a result, to the extent we are unable to pass along such costs to our customers through price increases, our margins and profitability will decrease.
Our efforts to secure an adequate supply of quality coffees and other raw materials may be unsuccessful and impact our ability to supply our customers or expose us to commodity price risk.
Maintaining a steady supply of green coffee is essential to keeping inventory levels low while securing sufficient stock to meet customer needs. We rely upon our ongoing relationships with our key suppliers to support our operations. Some of the Arabica coffee beans we purchase do not trade directly on the commodity markets. Rather, we purchase these coffee beans on a negotiated basis from coffee brokers, exporters and growers. If any of these supply relationships deteriorate or we are unable to renegotiate contracts with suppliers (with similar or more favorable terms) or find alternative sources for supply, we may be unable to procure a sufficient quantity of high-quality coffee beans and other raw materials at prices acceptable to us or at all which could negatively affect our results of operations. Further, non-performance by suppliers could expose us to supply risk under coffee purchase commitments for delivery in the future. In addition, the political situation in many of the Arabica coffee growing regions, including Africa, Indonesia, and Central and South America, can be unstable, and such instability could affect our ability to purchase coffee from those regions. If green coffee beans from a region become unavailable or prohibitively expensive, we could be forced to use alternative coffee beans or discontinue certain blends, which could adversely impact our sales. A raw material shortage could result in disruptions in our ability to deliver products to our customers, a deterioration of our relationship with our customers, decreased revenues or could impair our ability to expand our business.
Interruption or increased costs of our supply chain and sales network or labor force, including a disruption in operations at any of our production and distribution facilities, could affect our ability to manufacture or distribute products and could adversely affect our business and sales.
Our sales and distribution network requires a large investment to maintain and operate, and we rely on a limited number of production and distribution facilities. We also operate a large fleet of trucks and other vehicles to distribute and deliver our products through our DSD network, and we rely on 3PL service providers for our long-haul distribution. Certain products are also distributed by third parties or direct shipped via common carrier. Many of these costs are beyond our control, and many are fixed rather than variable.
There are potential adverse effects of labor disputes with our own employees or by others who provide warehousing, transportation (lines, truck drivers, 3PL service providers) or cargo handling (longshoremen), both domestic and foreign, of our raw materials or other products. We have union contracts relating to a significant portion of our workforce. Although we believe union relations have been amicable in the past, there is no assurance that this will continue in the future or that we will not be subject to future union organizing activity. The terms and conditions of existing, renegotiated or new collective bargaining agreements could also increase our costs or otherwise affect our ability to fully implement future operational changes to enhance our efficiency or to adapt to changing business needs or strategy.


In addition, we use a significant amount of electricity, gasoline, diesel and oil, natural gas and other energy sources to operate our production and distribution facilities. An increase in the price, disruption of supply or shortage of fuel and other energy sources that may be caused by increased demand or by events such as natural disasters, power outages, or the like, could lead to higher electricity, transportation and other commodity costs, including the pass-through of such costs under our agreements with 3PL service providers and other suppliers, that could negatively impact our profitability.
A disruption in operations at any of these facilities or any other disruption in our supply chain or increase in prices relating to service by our 3PL service providers, common carriers or distributors, service technicians or vendor-managed inventory arrangements, or otherwise, whether as a result of casualty, natural disaster, power loss, telecommunications failure, terrorism, labor shortages, shipping costs, trade restrictions, contractual disputes, weather, environmental incident, interruptions in port operations or highway arteries, increased downtime due to certain aging production infrastructure, pandemic, strikes, work stoppages, the financial or operational instability of key suppliers, distributors and transportation providers, or other causes, could significantly impair our ability to operate our business, adversely affect our relationship with our customers, and impact our financial condition or results of operations.
We rely on co-packers to provide our supply of tea, spice, culinary and other products. Any failure by co-packers to fulfill their obligations or any termination or renegotiation of our co-pack agreements could adversely affect our results of operations.
We have a number of supply agreements with co-packers that require them to provide us with specific finished goods, including tea, spice and culinary products. For some of our products we essentially rely upon a single co-packer as our sole-source for the product. The failure for any reason of any such sole-source or other co-packer to fulfill its obligations under the applicable agreements with us, including the failure by our co-packers to comply with food safety, environmental, or other laws and regulations, or the termination or renegotiation of any such co-pack agreement could result in disruptions to our supply of finished goods, cause damage to our reputation and brands, and have an adverse effect on our results of operations. Additionally, our co-packers are subject to risk, including labor disputes, union organizing activities, financial liquidity, inclement weather, natural disasters, pandemics, supply constraints, and general economic and political conditions that could limit their ability to timely provide us with acceptable products, which could disrupt our supply of finished goods, or require that we incur additional expense by providing financial accommodations to the co-packer or taking other steps to seek to minimize or avoid supply disruption, such as establishing a new co-pack arrangement with another provider. A new co-pack arrangement may not be available on terms as favorable to us as our existing co-pack arrangements, or at all.
Our restructuring activities may be unsuccessful or less successful than we anticipate, which may adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.
We have implemented, and may in the future implement, restructuring activities, such as the DSD Restructuring Plan and recent optimization initiatives in an effort to achieve strategic objectives and improve financial results. We cannot guarantee that we will be successful in implementing these activities in a timely manner or at all, or that such efforts will advance our business strategy as expected or result in realizing the anticipated benefits. Costs associated with restructuring activities may be greater than anticipated which could cause us to incur indebtedness in amounts in excess of expectations. Execution of restructuring activities has required, and will continue to require a substantial amount of management time and operational resources, including implementation of administrative and operational changes necessary to achieve the anticipated benefits. These activities may have adverse effects on existing business relationships with suppliers and customers, and impact employee morale. Management continues to analyze the Company’s sales organization and evaluate other potential restructuring opportunities in light of the Company’s strategic priorities which could result in additional restructuring charges the amount of which could be material. If we are unable to realize the anticipated benefits from our restructuring activities, we could be cost disadvantaged in the marketplace, and our competitiveness and our profitability could decrease.
Customer quality control problems or food safety issues may adversely affect our brands thereby negatively impacting our sales or leading to potential product recalls or product liability claims.
Selling products for human consumption involves inherent legal risks. Our success depends on our ability to provide customers with high-quality products and service. Although we take measures to ensure that we sell only fresh products, we have no control over our products once they are purchased by our customers. Clean water is critical to the preparation of coffee, tea and other beverages. We have no ability to ensure that our customers use a clean water supply to prepare these beverages. Instances or reports of food safety issues involving our products, whether or not accurate, such as unclean water supply, food


or beverage-borne illnesses, tampering, contamination, mislabeling, or other food or beverage safety issues, including due to the failure of our third-party co-packers to maintain the quality of our products and to comply with our product specifications, could damage the value of our brands, negatively impact sales of our products, and potentially lead to product recalls, production interruptions, product liability claims, litigation or damages. A significant product liability claim against us, whether or not successful, or a widespread product recall may reduce our sales and harm our business.
Government regulations affecting the conduct of our business could increase our operating costs, reduce demand for our products or result in litigation.
The conduct of our business is subject to various laws and regulations including those relating to food safety, ingredients, manufacturing, processing, packaging, storage, marketing, advertising, labeling, quality and distribution of our products, import of raw materials, as well as environmental laws and those relating to privacy, worker health and workplace safety. These laws and regulations and interpretations thereof are subject to change as a result of political, economic or social events. In addition, our product advertising could make us the target of claims relating to false or deceptive advertising under U.S. federal and state laws, including the consumer protection statutes of some states. Any new laws and regulations or changes in government policy, existing laws and regulations or the interpretations thereof could require us to change certain of our operational processes and procedures, or implement new ones, and may increase our operating and compliance costs, which could adversely affect our results of operations. In addition, modifications to international trade policy, or the imposition of increased or new tariffs, quotas or trade barriers on key commodities, could adversely impact our business and results of operations. In some cases, increased regulatory scrutiny could interrupt distribution of our products or force changes in our production processes or procedures (or force us to implement new processes or procedures). In addition, compliance with any new or more stringent laws or regulations, or stricter interpretations of existing laws, including increased government regulations to limit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions, could require us to reduce emissions and to incur compliance costs which could affect our profitability or impede the production or distribution of our products. If we fail to comply with applicable laws and regulations, we may be subject to civil remedies, including fines, injunctions, recalls or seizures, as well as potential criminal sanctions, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and adversely affect our reputation and brand image. In addition, claims or liabilities of this sort may not be covered by insurance or by any rights of indemnity or contribution that we may have against others.
We could face significant withdrawal liability if we withdraw from participation in the multiemployer pension plans in which we participate.
We participate in two multiemployer defined benefit pension plans and one multiemployer defined contribution pension plan for certain union employees. We make periodic contributions to these plans to allow them to meet their pension benefit obligations to their participants. Our required contributions to these plans could increase due to a number of factors, including the funded status of the plans and the level of our ongoing participation in these plans. Our risk of such increased payments may be greater if any of the participating employers in these underfunded plans withdraws from the plan due to insolvency and we are not able to contribute an amount sufficient to fund the unfunded liabilities associated with its participants in the plan. In the event we withdraw from participation in one or more of these plans, we could be required to make an additional lump-sum contribution to the plan. Our withdrawal liability for any multiemployer pension plan would depend on the extent of the plan’s funding of vested benefits. The amount of any potential withdrawal liability could be material to our results of operations and cash flows.
Litigation pending against us could expose us to significant liabilities and damage our reputation.
We are currently party to various legal and other proceedings, and additional claims may arise in the future. See Note 22, Commitments and Contingencies, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K. Regardless of the merit of particular claims, litigation may be expensive, time-consuming, operationally disruptive and distracting to management, and could negatively affect our brand name and image and subject us to statutory penalties and costs of enforcement. We can provide no assurances as to the outcome of any litigation or the resolution of any other claims against us. An adverse outcome of any litigation or other claim could negatively affect our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.




We are self-insured and our reserves may not be sufficient to cover future claims.
We are self-insured for many risks up to varying deductible amounts. The premiums associated with our insurance continue to increase. General liability, fire, workers’ compensation, directors' and officers' liability, life, employee medical, dental and vision, and automobile risks present a large potential liability. While we accrue for this liability based on historical claims experience, future claims may exceed claims we have incurred in the past. Should a different number of claims occur compared to what was estimated or the cost of the claims increase beyond what was anticipated, reserves recorded may not be sufficient and the accruals may need to be adjusted accordingly in future periods. A successful claim against us that is not covered by insurance or is in excess of our reserves or available insurance limits could negatively affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Loss of business from one or more of our large national account customers and efforts by these customers to improve their profitability could have a material adverse effect on our operations.
We have a number of large national account customers, the loss of or reduction in sales to one or more of which isreasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our Company. In fiscal 2022, the Compensation Committee noted several design features of our compensation programs that reduce the likelihood of excessive risk-taking, including, but not limited to, the following:
A good balance of fixed and at-risk compensation, as well as an appropriate balance of cash and equity-based compensation.
Management incentive programs are based on multiple metrics, including strategic, individual and operational measures.
The Compensation Committee is directly involved in setting short- and long-term incentive performance targets and payout intervals, assessing performance against targets, and reviewing/approving the performance goals for the CEO and other executives.
Executive annual short-term incentive awards are generally capped at 200% of the target opportunity and the performance-based restricted stock units in the long-term incentive plan are capped at 180% of target opportunity.
Long-term equity awards are generally made on an annual basis which creates overlapping vesting periods and ensures that management remains exposed to the risks of their decision-making through their unvested equity-based awards for the period during which the business risks are likely to materialize.
Long-term compensation for senior executives is comprised of restricted stock units that vest ratably over three years and performance-based restricted stock units that are earned based on three-year performance goals. Company shares are inherently subject to the risks of the business, and the combination of options and performance-based restricted stock units ensure that management participates in these risks.
The number of performance-based restricted stock units ultimately earned by the Company’s executives and employees are determined at the end of a three-year performance period based on adjusted EBITDA performance and total shareholder return (“TSR”) metrics that are tracked during the performance period.
The Company has significant share ownership requirements for executives and non-employee directors. Executive officers are required to hold share-based compensation awards until meeting their ownership requirements. Company shares held by management are inherently subject to the risks of the business.
Executive compensation is benchmarked annually relative to pay levels and practices at peer companies.
The Company has a clawback policy in place that allows for recovery of incentive compensation if there is a material restatement of financial results caused by the fraud or misconduct of an individual which resulted in an over payment of incentives.
The Company prohibits employees and directors from hedging or pledging its securities.
The Compensation Committee is composed solely of independent directors and retains an independent compensation consultant to provide a balanced perspective on compensation programs and practices. The Compensation Committee approves all pay decisions for executive officers.
Stockholder Engagement
The Company has a history of actively engaging with our stockholders. We believe that strong corporate governance should include regular engagement with our stockholders. We have a long-standing, robust stockholder outreach program through which we solicit feedback on our corporate governance, executive compensation program, disclosure practices, and environmental and social impact programs and goals. Investor feedback is shared with our Board of Directors as received.
Corporate Governance Cycle and 2022 Outreach
Engagement
As part of our stockholder outreach program, and in response to the results of operations. During fiscal 2020,the say-on-pay advisory vote at our top five customers accounted for approximately 19.8%2021 Annual Meeting, we reached out to 16 of our net sales. We generally do not have long-term contracts29 largest stockholders in 2022, representing approximately 47% of our total shares outstanding as of our 2021 Annual Meeting, to solicit and gain a better understanding of stockholder feedback regarding our executive compensation program. Six of the 16 holders elected to participate in this compensation-specific outreach program. The feedback we received from our stockholders about our executive compensation program was collected directly by members of our Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee made changes to our plan design in light of the feedback we received during this process.
Additionally, our CEO and CFO engage in meaningful dialogue with our stockholders through our quarterly earnings calls and investor-related outreach events.
Topics
Key areas of discussion included:

Corporate Governance
Executive Compensation
Inclusion and Diversity
Human Capital Management
Sustainability Programs
Supply Chain
Company Policy
Brand/Public Affairs
Risk Management
Long-term Growth Strategy
Financial Performance
For additional information, please see “2022 Stockholder Outreach” in Item 11 of this Amendment.
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, certain of our officers, and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of the Company’s common stock to file reports of stock ownership and changes in ownership (Forms 3, 4 and 5) in shares with the majoritySEC. To our knowledge, based solely on our records and certain written representations received from our executive officers and directors, during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, all persons related to the Company that are required to file these insider trading reports have filed them in a timely manner, except for a Form 4 filed on May 11, 2022 for Scott R. Drake to correct the amount of securities granted to him in a transaction that occurred on September 13, 2021; a Form 4 filed on July 19, 2022 for Maurice S. J. Moragne to correct the amount of securities granted to him in a transaction that occurred on September 13, 2021; a Form 4 filed on July 19, 2022 for Ruben Inofuentes to correct the amount of securities granted to him in a transaction that occurred on September 13, 2021 and to correct the amount of securities beneficially owned by him in subsequent transactions through July 18, 2022; a Form 4 filed on July 19, 2022 for D. Deverl Maserang II to disclose reportable transactions that occurred on July 16, 2021, September 13, 2021, December 2, 2021, and July 18, 2022; and a Form 4/A filed on August 2, 2022 for Christopher P. Mottern to correct the amount of securities beneficially owned by him. Copies of the insider trading reports can be found on the Company’s website at www.farmerbros.com.
Item 11.Executive Compensation
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
This Compensation Discussion and Analysis describes our executive compensation philosophy, objectives, and programs, the decisions made under those programs and factors considered by our Compensation Committee in fiscal 2022 with respect to the compensation of our customers. Accordingly, the majority of our customers can stop purchasing our products at any time without penalty and are free to purchase products from our competitors. There can be no assurance that our customers will continue to purchase our products in the same mix or quantities or on the same terms as they have in the past. In addition, because of the competitive environment facing many of our customers and industry consolidation which has produced large customers with increased buying power and negotiating strength, our customers have increasingly sought to improve their profitability through pricing concessions and more favorable trade terms. To the extent we provide pricing concessions or favorable trade terms, our margins would be reduced. If we are unable to continue to offer terms that are acceptable to our customers, they may reduce purchases of our products which would adversely affect our financial performance. Requirements that may be imposed on us by our customers, such as sustainability, inventory management or product specification requirements, may have an adverse effect on our results of operations. Additionally, our customers may face financial difficulties, bankruptcy or other business disruptions that may impact their operations and their purchases from us and may affect their ability to pay us for products which could adversely affect our sales and profitability.Named Executive Officers.
Fiscal 2022 Named Executive Officers
NameTitle (as of June 30, 2022)
D. Deverl Maserang IIPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Scott R. DrakeChief Financial Officer
Ruben E. InofuentesChief Supply Chain Officer
Maurice S. J. MoragneChief Supply Chain Officer
Amber D. JeffersonChief Human Resources Officer
Executive Summary
Our accounts receivable represents a significant portion of our current assetsexecutive compensation programs are designed to:
attract, retain, and a substantial portion of our trade accounts receivables relate principally to a limited number of customers, increasing our exposure to bad debtsmotivate talented executives with competitive pay and counter-party risk which could potentially have a material adverse effect on ourincentives;
reward positive results of operations.
A significant portion of our trade accounts receivable are from five customers. The concentration of our accounts receivable across a limited number of parties subjects us to individual counter-party and credit risk as these parties may breach our agreement, claim that we have breachedby aligning the agreement, become insolvent and/or declare bankruptcy, delaying or reducing our collection of receivables or rendering collection impossible altogether. Certain of the parties use third-party distributors or do business through a network of affiliate entities which can make collection efforts more challenging and, at times, collections may be economically unfeasible. Adverse changes in general economic conditions and/or contraction in global credit markets could precipitate liquidity problems among our debtors. This could increase our exposure to losses from bad debts and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We depend on the expertise of key personnel and have experienced significant turnover in our senior management. The unexpected loss of one or more of these key employees or difficulty recruiting and retaining qualified personnel could have a material adverse effect on our operations and competitive position.
Our success largely depends on the efforts and abilitiesinterests of our executive officers and other key personnel. In the past year, we have experienced significant turnover inwith those of our senior management ranks. The lack of management continuity could adversely affect our ability to successfully manage our business and execute our strategy, as well as result in operational and administrative inefficiencies and added costs, and may make recruiting for future management positions more difficult. We must continue to recruit, retain, stockholders;
motivate and develop management and other employees sufficiently to maintain our current business and support our projected growth and strategic initiatives. This may require significant investments in training, coaching and other career development and retention activities. Activities related to identifying, recruiting, hiring and integrating qualified individuals require significant time and attention. We may also need to invest significant amounts of cash and equity to attract talented new employees, and we may never realize returns on these investments. Competition for talent is intense, and we might


not be able to identify and hire the personnel we need to continue to evolve and grow our business. If we are not able to effectively retain and grow our talent, our abilityexecutive officers to achieve our strategic objectives will be adversely affected,short-term and long-term goals by providing “at risk” compensation, the value of which may impactis ultimately based on our financial conditionfuture performance, without creating undue risk-taking behavior nor unduly emphasizing short-term performance over long-term value creation; and results

maintain total compensation and relative amounts of operations. Further, any unplanned turnover or failurebase salary, annual, and long-term incentive compensation competitive with those amounts paid by peer companies to develop or implement an adequate succession planremain competitive in the market for our senior management and other key employees, could deplete our institutional knowledge base, erode our competitive advantage, and negatively affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. talent.
We do not maintain key person life insurance policies on any ofbelieve that this design appropriately focuses our executive officers.
Increased severe weather patterns may increase commodity costs, damage our facilities and disrupt our production capabilities and supply chain.
There is increasing concern that a gradual increaseofficers on the creation of long-term value without creating undue risk-taking behavior. We continued to focus on these key design elements in global average temperatures due to increased concentration of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have caused and will continue to cause significant changes in weather patterns around the globe and an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. Major weather phenomena are dramatically affecting coffee growing countries. The wet and dry seasons are becoming unpredictable in timing and duration, causing improper development of the coffee cherries. Decreased agricultural productivity in certain regions as a result of changing weather patterns may affect the quality, limit the availability or increase the cost of key agricultural commodities, which are important ingredients for our products. We have experienced storm-related damages and disruptions to our operations in the recent past related to both winter storms as well as heavy rainfall and flooding. Increased frequency or duration of extreme weather conditions could damage our facilities, impair production capabilities, disrupt our supply chain or impact demand for our products. As a result, the effects of climate change could have a long-term adverse impact on our business and results of operations.
Investment in acquisitions could disrupt our ongoing business, not result in the anticipated benefits and present risks not originally contemplated.
We have invested and in the future may invest in acquisitions which may involve significant risks and uncertainties. The success of any such acquisitions will depend, in part, on our ability to realize all or some of the anticipated benefits from integrating the acquired businesses with our existing businesses, and to achieve revenue and cost synergies. Additionally, any such acquisitions may result in potentially dilutive issuances of our equity securities, the incurrence of additional debt, restructuring charges, impairment charges, contingent liabilities, amortization expenses related to intangible assets, and increased operating expenses, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. There can be no assurance that any such acquisitions will be identified or that we will be able to consummate any such acquisitions on terms favorable to us or at all, or that the synergies from any such acquisitions will be achieved. If any such acquisitions are not successful, our business and results of operations could be adversely affected.
An increase in our debt leverage could adversely affect our liquidity and results of operations.
As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, we had outstanding borrowings under our credit facility of $122.0 million and $92.0 million, respectively, with no availability as of June 30, 2020, and excess availability of $55.7 million as of June 30, 2019, subject to covenant compliance. We may incur significant indebtedness in the future, including through additional borrowings under the credit facility (if amended to provide additional capacity), through the issuance of debt securities, or otherwise.
Our present indebtedness and any future borrowings could have adverse consequences, including:
requiring a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to make payments on our indebtedness;
reducing the cash flow available or limiting our ability to borrow additional funds, to pay dividends, to fund capital expenditures and other corporate purposes and to pursue our business strategies;
limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our businesses and the industries in which we operate;
increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions; and
placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt.

To the extent we become more leveraged, we face an increased likelihood that one or more of the risks described above would materialize.


As amended in July 2020 (See Liquidity Section for details), our credit facility also contains certain financial and operational covenants such as a minimum monthly cumulative EBITDA, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, and minimum liquidity and maximum capital expenditures. The breach of any of these covenants could result in a default under the credit facility.
In addition, if we are unable to make payments as they come due or comply with the restrictions and covenants under the credit facility or any other agreements governing our indebtedness, there could be a default under the terms of such agreements. In such event, or if we are otherwise in default under the credit facility or any such other agreements, the lenders could terminate their commitments to lend and/or accelerate the loans and declare all amounts borrowed due and payable. Furthermore, our lenders under the credit facility could foreclose on their security interests in our assets. If any of those events occur, our assets might not be sufficient to repay in full all of our outstanding indebtedness and we may be unable to find alternative financing on acceptable terms or at all. Failure to maintain existing or secure new financing could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and financial position.
Our liquidity has been adversely affected as a result of our operating performance in recent periods and may be further materially adversely affected by constraints in the capital and credit markets and limitations under our financing arrangements.
We need sufficient sources of liquidity to fund our working capital requirements, service our outstanding indebtedness and finance business opportunities. Without sufficient liquidity, we could be forced to curtail our operations, or we may not be able to pursue business opportunities. The principal sources of our liquidity are funds generated from operating activities, available cash, our credit facility, and proceeds from the sale of assets. In recent periods, significant acquisition costs, large capital investments along with the underperformance of our business has resulted in a decrease in funds from operating activities, which has weakened our liquidity position. Since March 2020,addressing the impact of and our response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its related federal, state, and local restrictive measures have had an adverse impact on certainour compensation programs.
Impact of and Response to COVID-19
Below we summarize key actions the Company undertook to protect our employees, stockholders, business, and customers particularly restaurants, hotels, casinosthroughout COVID-19 pandemic. Management quickly responded to the revised business landscape, purposefully managed liquidity and coffeehouses.remained focused on our strategic projects to deliver long-term stockholder value.
Should
In fiscal 2022, although both our operating performance deteriorate further orDSD and Direct Ship sales channels continued to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, persists or recursthere was significant recovery in the near term, we will have less cash inflows from operations available to meet our financial obligations or to fund our other liquidity needs. In addition, if such deterioration were to lead to the closure of leased facilities, we would need to fund the costs of terminating those leases. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flows from operations in the future to satisfy these financial obligations, we may be required to, among other things:
seek additional financing in the debt or equity markets;
refinance or restructure all or a portion of our indebtedness;
sell assets; and/or
reduce or delay planned capital or operating expenditures, strategic acquisitions or investments.

Such measures might not be sufficient to enable us to satisfy our financial obligations or to fund our other liquidity needs, and could impede the implementation of our business strategy, prevent us from entering into transactions that would otherwise benefit our business and/or have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, any such financing, refinancing or sale of assets might not be available on economically favorable terms or at all. Our ability to obtain additional financing or refinance our indebtedness would depend upon, among other things, our financial condition at the time, and the liquidity of the overall capital markets and the state of the economy. Furthermore, any refinancing of our existing debt could be at higher interest rates and may require compliance with more onerous covenants, which could further restrict our business operations. In addition, if our lenders experience difficulties that render them unable to fund future draws on the credit facility, we may not be able to access all or a portion of these funds, which could adversely affect our ability to operate our business and pursue our business strategies. In addition, covenants in our debt agreements could restrict or delay our ability to respond to business opportunities, or in the event of a failure to comply with such covenants, could result in an event of default, which if not cured or waived, could have a material adverse effect on us.





Our operating results may have significant fluctuations from period to period which could have a negative effect on the market price of our common stock.
Our operating results may fluctuate from period to period as a result of a number of factors, including variations in our operating performance or the performance of our competitors, changes in accounting principles, fluctuations in the price and supply of green coffee, fluctuations in the selling prices of our products, the success of our hedging strategy, research reports and changes in financial estimates by analysts about us, or competitors or our industry, our inability or the inability of our competitors to meet analysts’ projections or guidance, strategic decisions by us or our competitors, such as acquisitions, capital investments or changes in business strategy, the depth and liquidity of the market for our common stock, adverse outcomes of litigation, changes in or uncertainty about economic conditions, conditions or trends in our industry, geographies, or customers, activism by any large stockholder or group of stockholders, speculation by the investment community regarding our business, actual or anticipated growth rates relative to our competitors, terrorist acts, natural disasters, perceptions of the investment opportunity associated with our common stock relative to other investment alternatives, competition, changes in consumer preferences and market trends, seasonality, our ability to retain and attract customers, our ability to manage inventory and fulfillment operations and maintain gross margin, and other factors described elsewhere in this risk factors section. Fluctuations in our operating results due to these factors or for any other reason could cause the market price of our common stock to decline. In addition, the stock markets have experienced price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market price of equity securities issued by many companies. In the past, some companies that have had volatile market prices for their securities have been subject to class action or derivative lawsuits. The filing of a lawsuit against us, regardless of the outcome, could have a negative effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, as it could result in substantial legal costs, a diversion of management’s attention and resources, and require us to make substantial payments to satisfy judgments or to settle litigation. Accordingly, we believe that period-to-period comparisons of our operating results are not necessarily meaningful, and such comparisons should not be relied upon as indicators of future performance.
Concentration of ownership among our principal stockholders may dissuade potential investors from purchasing our stock, may prevent new investors from influencing significant corporate decisions, may result in activist actions and may result in a lower trading price for our common stock than if ownership of our common stock was less concentrated.
Based on statements and reports filed with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(d) and 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), large stockholders beneficially own a significant portion of our outstanding common stock. As a result, these stockholders may be able to influence the outcome of stockholder votes, including votes concerning the election and removal of directors, activist campaigns, proxy contests, the amendment of our charter documents, and approval of significant corporate transactions. This level of concentrated ownership may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in the management or voting control of the Company. If these stockholders engage in activist actions, responding to these actions can disrupt operations, be costly and time-consuming, and divert board and management attention, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. In addition, this significant concentration of share ownership may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock if investors perceive disadvantages in owning stock in a company with such concentrated ownership. Sales of common stock by significant stockholders could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our common stock. In addition, the transfer of ownership of a significant portion of our outstanding shares of common stock within a three-year period could adversely affect our ability to use our net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards to offset future taxable net income.
Our outstanding Series A Preferred Stock or future equity offerings could adversely affect the holders of our common stock in some circumstances.
As of June 30, 2020, we had 14,700 shares of Series A Convertible Participating Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share (“Series A Preferred Stock”), outstanding. The Series A Preferred Stock could adversely affect the holders of our common stock in certain circumstances. On an as converted basis, holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together with the holders of our common stock and are entitled to share in the dividends on common stock, when declared. The Series A Preferred Stock pays a dividend, when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors, of 3.5% APR of the stated value per share payable in four quarterly installments in arrears, and has an initial stated value of $1,000 per share, adjustable up or down by the amount of undeclared and unpaid dividends or subsequent payment of accumulated dividends thereon, respectively, and a conversion premium of 22.5%. We may mandatorily convert all of the Series A Preferred Stock one year from the date of issue. The holder may convert 20%, 30% and 50% of the Series A Preferred Stock at the end of the first, second and third year, respectively, from the date of issue. In the future, we may offer additional equity, equity-linked or


debt securities, which may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to our common stock. As a result, our common stockholders may experience dilution. Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on the holders of our common stock.
Anti-takeover provisions or stockholder dilution could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us.
Our Board of Directors has the authority to issue shares of preferred stock and to determine the price, rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, including voting rights, of those shares without any further vote or action by stockholders. We currently have 479,000 authorized shares of preferred stock undesignated as to series, and we could cause shares currently designated as to series but not outstanding to become undesignated and available for issuance as a series of preferred stock to be designated in the future. The rights of the holders of our common stock may be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of any preferred stock that may be issued in the future. The issuance of preferred stock may have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control of the Company without further action by stockholders and may adversely affect the voting and other rights of the holders of our common stock.
Further, certain provisions of our charter documents, including a classified board of directors which will phase out over the next two years, have provisions eliminating the ability of stockholders to take action by written consent, and provisions limiting the ability of stockholders to raise matters at a meeting of stockholders without giving advance notice, may have the effect of delaying or preventing changes in control or management of the Company, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock. In addition, our charter documents do not permit cumulative voting, which may make it more difficult for a third party to gain control of our Board of Directors. Further, we are subject to the anti-takeover provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which will prohibit us from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, even if such combination is favored by a majority of stockholders, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. The application of Section 203 also could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control or management.
Volatility in the equity markets or interest rate fluctuations could substantially increase our pension funding requirements and negatively impact our financial position.
At June 30, 2020, the projected benefit obligation under our single employer defined benefit pension plans exceeded the fair value of plan assets. The difference between the projected benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets, or the funded status of the plans, significantly affects the net periodic benefit cost and ongoing funding requirements of those plans. Among other factors, changes in interest rates, mortality rates, early retirement rates, mix of plan asset investments, investment returns and the market value of plan assets can affect the level of plan funding, cause volatility in the net periodic benefit cost, increase our future funding requirements and require payments to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. In addition, facility closings may trigger cash payments or previously unrecognized obligations under our defined benefit pension plans, and the cost of such liabilities may be significant or may compromise our ability to close facilities or otherwise conduct cost reduction initiatives on time and within budget. A significant increase in future funding requirements could have a negative impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
We rely on information technology and are dependent on software in our operations. Any material failure, inadequacy, interruption or security failure of that technology could affect our ability to effectively operate our business.
Our ability to effectively manage our business, maintain information accuracy and efficiency, comply with regulatory, financial reporting, legal and tax requirements, and coordinate the production, distribution and sale of our products depends significantly on the reliability, capacity and integrity of information technology systems, software and networks. We are also dependent on enterprise resource planning software for some of our information technology systems and support. The failure of these systems to operate effectively and continuously for any reason could result in delays in processing replenishment orders from our branch warehouses, an inability to record input costs or product sales accurately or at all, an impaired understanding of our operations and results, an increase in operating expenses, reduced operational efficiency, loss of customers or other business disruptions, all of which could negatively affect our business and results of operations. To date, we have not experienced a material breach of cyber security, however our computer systems have been, and will likely continue to be, subjected to unauthorized access or phishing attempts, computer viruses, malware, ransomware or other malicious codes. These threats are constantly evolving and this increases the difficulty of timely detection and successful defense. As a result, security, backup, disaster recovery, administrative and technical controls, and incident response measures may not be adequate or implemented


properly to prevent cyber-attacks or other security breaches to our systems. Failure to effectively allocate and manage our resources to build, sustain, protect and upgrade our information technology infrastructure could result in transaction errors, processing inefficiencies, the loss of customers, reputational damage, litigation, business disruptions, or the loss of sensitive or confidential data through security breach or otherwise. Significant capital investments could be required to remediate any potential problems or to otherwise protect against security breaches or to address problems caused by breaches. In addition, if our customers or suppliers experience a security breach or system failure, their businesses could be disrupted or negatively affected, which may result in a reduction in customer orders or disruption in our supply chain, which would adversely affect our results of operations.
Failure to prevent the unauthorized access, use, theft or destruction of personal, financial and other confidential information relating to our customers, suppliers, employees or our Company, could damage our business reputation, negatively affect our results of operations, and expose us to potential liability.
The protection of our customer, supplier, employee, and Company data and confidential information is critical. We are subject to new and changing privacy and information security laws and standards that may require significant investments in technology and new operational processes. The use of electronic payment methods and collection of other personal information exposes us to increased risk of privacy and/or security breaches. We rely on commercially available systems, software, tools, and monitoring to provide security for processing, transmitting, and storing personal information from individuals, including our customers, suppliers and employees, and our security measures may not effectively prohibit others from obtaining improper access to such information. We rely on third party, cloud based technologies which results in third party access and storage of Company data and confidential information. Employees or third parties with whom we do business or to whom we outsource certain information technology or administrative services may attempt to circumvent security measures in order to misappropriate such information, and may purposefully or inadvertently cause a breach involving such information. If we experience a data security breach of any kind or fail to respond appropriately to such incidents, we may experience a loss of or damage to critical data, suffer financial or reputational damage or penalties, or face exposure to negative publicity, government investigations and proceedings, private consumer or securities litigation, liability or costly response measures. In addition, our reputation within the business community and with our customers and suppliers may be affected, which could result in our customers and suppliers ceasing to do business with us which could adversely affect our business and results of operations. Our insurance policies do not cover losses caused by security breaches.
Our ability to use our NOL carryforwards to offset future taxable net income may be subject to certain limitations.
At June 30, 2020, we had approximately $150.6 million in federal and $115.0 million in state NOL carryforwards that will begin to expire in the years ending June 30, 2030 and June 30, 2021, respectively. If an ownership change as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"), occurs with respect to our capital stock, our ability to use NOLs to offset taxable income would be subject to certain limitations. Generally, an ownership change occurs under Section 382 of the Code if certain persons or groups increase their aggregate ownership by more than 50 percentage points of our total capital stock over a rolling three-year period. If an ownership change occurs, our ability to use NOLs to reduce taxable net income is generally limited to an annual amount based on the fair market value of our stock immediately prior to the ownership change multiplied by the long-term tax-exempt interest rate. If an ownership change were to occur, use of our NOLs to reduce payments of federal taxable net income may be deferred to later years within the 20-year carryover period; however, if the carryover period for any loss year expires, the use of the remaining NOLs for the loss year will be prohibited. Future changes in our stock ownership, some of which may be outside of our control, could result in an ownership change under Section 382 of the Code.
There is also a risk that due to regulatory changes, such as suspensions on the use of NOLs, or other unforeseen reasons, our existing NOLs could expire, decrease in value or otherwise be unavailable to offset future income tax liabilities. As a result, we may be unable to realize a tax benefit from the use of our NOLs, even if we generate a sufficient level of taxable net income prior to the expiration of the NOL carry forward periods.
Future impairment charges could adversely affect our operating results.
At June 30, 2020, we had $20.7 million in long-lived intangible assets, including recipes, non-compete agreements, customer relationships, trade names, trademarks and a brand name, associated with completed acquisitions. Acquisitions are based on certain target analysis and due diligence procedures designed to achieve a desired return or strategic objective. These procedures often involve certain assumptions and judgment in determining the acquisition price. After consummation of an acquisition, unforeseen issues could arise that adversely affect anticipated returns or that are otherwise not recoverable as an


adjustment to the purchase price. Even after careful integration efforts, actual operating results may vary significantly from initial estimates. We perform an asset impairment analysis on an annual basis or whenever events occur that may indicate possible existence of impairment. Failure to achieve forecasted operating results, due to weakness in the economic environment or other factors, changes in market conditions, loss of or significant decline in sales to customers included in valuation of the intangible asset, changes in our imputed cost of capital, and declines in our market capitalization, among other things, could result in impairment of our intangible assets and goodwill and adversely affect our operating results. Forchannels throughout the year ended June 30, 2020, we had full goodwill impairment2021 (“fiscal 2021”) and partial impairment of long-lived intangible assets.

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Item 1.B.Unresolved Staff Comments
None. 
Item 2.Properties
Our current production and distribution facilities are as follows:
Location
Approximate Area
(Square Feet)
PurposeStatus
Northlake, TX535,585
Corporate headquarters, manufacturing, distribution, warehouse, product development labOwned
Houston, TX330,877
Manufacturing and warehouseLeased
Portland, OR114,000
Manufacturing and distributionLeased
Oklahoma City, OK142,115
Equipment repair centerOwned
Northlake, IL89,837
Distribution and warehouseLeased
Moonachie, NJ41,404
Distribution and warehouseLeased
Hillsboro, OR20,400
Manufacturing, distribution and warehouseLeased

As of June 30, 2020, we stage our products in 97 branch warehouses throughout the contiguous United States. These branch warehouses and our distribution centers, taken together, represent a vital part of our business, but no individual branch warehouse is material to the business as a whole. Our stand-alone branch warehouses vary in size from approximately 1,000 to 34,000 square feet.
Approximately 62% of our facilities are leased with a variety of expiration dates within the range of 2021 through 2028. The lease on the Portland facility was renewedfiscal 2022. Net sales in fiscal 2018 and expires in 2028, subject2022 increased $71.3 million, or 18%, to an option to renew up to an additional 10 years.
We calculate our utilization for all of our coffee roasting facilities on an aggregate basis based on the number of product pounds manufactured during the actual number of production shifts worked during an average week, compared to the number of product pounds that could be manufactured based on the maximum number of production shifts that could be operated during the week (assuming three shifts per day, five days per week), in each case, based on our current product mix. Utilization rates for our coffee roasting facilities were approximately 66%, 71% and 75% during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
We believe that our existing facilities provide adequate capacity for our current operations.
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Item 3.Legal Proceedings
For information regarding legal proceedings in which we are involved, see Note 22, Commitments and Contingencies, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this report.
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.

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PART II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information
Our common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “FARM.”
Holders
As of September 1, 2020, there were approximately 208 shareholders of record of common stock. This does not include persons whose common stock is in nominee or “street name” accounts through brokers.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
This information appears in Equity Compensation Plan Informationincluded in Part III, Item 12 of this report.
Performance Graph
The following graph depicts a comparison of the total cumulative stockholder return on our common stock for each of the last five fiscal years relative to the performance of the Russell 2000 Index, the Value Line Food Processing Index and a peer group index. Companies in the Russell 2000, Value Line Food Processing Index and peer group index are weighted by market capitalization. The graph assumes an initial investment of $100.00 at the close of trading on June 30, 2015 and that all dividends paid by companies included in these indices have been reinvested.
Because no published peer group is similar to the Company's portfolio of business, the Company created a peer group index that includes the following companies that operate in the similar line of business: B&G Foods, Inc., Coffee Holding Co. Inc., Lancaster Colony Corporation, National Beverage Corp., SpartanNash Company, Seneca Foods Corp. and TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
The historical stock price performance of the Company’s common stock shown in the performance graph below is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance. The Russell 2000 Index, the Value Line Food Processing Index and the peer group index are included for comparative purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect management's opinion that such indices are an appropriate measure for the relative performance of the stock involved, and they are not intended to forecast or be indicative of possible future performance of our common stock.
The material in this performance graph is not soliciting material, is not deemed filed with the SEC, and is not incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made on, before or after the date of this filing and irrespective of any general incorporation language in such filing.














Total Return Performance Table

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  2015
 2016
 2017
 2018
 2019
 2020
Farmer Bros. Co. $100.00
 $136.43
 $128.72
 $130.00
 $69.66
 $31.32
Russell 2000 Index $100.00
 $93.83
 $119.01
 $139.84
 $135.21
 $126.25
Value Line Food Processing Index $100.00
 $118.48
 $126.26
 $125.48
 $135.42
 $138.97
Peer Group Index $100.00
 $150.78
 $144.48
 $137.15
 $104.43
 $114.54

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The table below presents purchases made by or on behalf of the Company or any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act) of shares of our Class A Common Stock during each of the indicated periods. 
PeriodTotal Number of Shares of Our Class A Common Stock PurchasedAverage Price Paid Per Share of Our Class A Common StockTotal Number of Shares of Our Class A Common Stock Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or ProgramsMaximum Number of Shares of Our Class A Common Stock That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan or Program
April 1 to April 30, 2020
$


May 1 to May 31, 2020
$


June 1 to June 30, 2020
$



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Item 6.Selected Financial Data
The following selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Risk Factors, and our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this report. The historical results do not necessarily indicate results expected for any future period.
 For the Years Ended June 30,
(In thousands, except per share data)2020 2019 2018(1) 2017(1) 2016(1)
Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:         
Net sales$501,320
 $595,942
 $606,544
 $541,500
 $544,382
Cost of goods sold$363,198
 $416,840
 $399,155
 $354,649
 $373,165
Restructuring and other transition expenses$
 $4,733
 $662
 $11,016
 $16,533
Net gain from sale of Torrance Facility$
 $
 $
 $(37,449) $
Net (gains) losses from sales of assets$(25,237) $465
 $(966) $(2,129) $(8,405)
Impairment losses on intangible assets$42,030
 $
 $3,820
 $
 $
(Loss) income from operations$(43,002) $(14,702) $1,053
 $38,934
 $(1,736)
Postretirement benefits curtailment gains and pension settlement (charge)$5,760
 $(10,948) $
 $
 $
Income tax (benefit) expense(2)$(195) $40,111
 $17,312
 $14,815
 $(72,239)
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders$(37,641) $(74,130) $(18,669) $22,551
 $71,791
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders per common share—basic$(2.19) $(4.36) $(1.11) $1.35
 $4.35
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders per common share—diluted$(2.19) $(4.36) $(1.11) $1.34
 $4.32
          
 As of June 30,
(In thousands)2020 2019 2018(1) 2017(1) 2016(1)
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:         
Total current assets$176,713
 $159,908
 $173,514
 $140,703
 $177,366
Property, plant and equipment, net$165,633
 $189,458
 $186,589
 $176,066
 $118,416
Goodwill$
 $36,224
 $36,224
 $10,996
 $272
Intangible assets, net$20,662
 $28,878
 $31,515
 $18,618
 $6,219
Operating lease assets$21,117
 $
 $
 $
 $
Deferred income taxes$
 $
 $39,308
 $53,933
 $71,508
Total assets$392,699
 $424,610
 $475,531
 $407,153
 $383,714
Short-term borrowings under revolving credit facility$
 $
 $89,787
 $27,621
 $109
Long-term borrowings under revolving credit facility$122,000
 $92,000
 $
 $
 $
Operating lease liabilities$21,483
 $
 $
 $
 $
Finance lease obligations$9
 $32
 $248
 $1,195
 $2,359
Earnout payable$
 $400
 $600
 $1,100
 $100
Long-term derivative liabilities$2,859
 $1,612
 $386
 $380
 $
Total liabilities$280,786
 $267,116
 $246,476
 $177,601
 $186,397
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(1) Prior year periods have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the impact of certain changes in accounting principles to previously issued financial statements.
(2) Includes valuation allowance of $64.4$469.2 million and $52.0from $397.9 million in fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. See Note 19, Income Taxes, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included2021. The increase in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K.


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Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors. The results of operations for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period. The following discussion should be read in combination with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in Part II, Item 8 of this report and with the Risk Factors described in Part I, Item 1A of this report.
Our Business
We are a national coffee roaster, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products manufactured under supply agreements, under our owned brands, as well as under private labels on behalf of certain customers. We were founded in 1912, incorporated in California in 1923, and reincorporated in Delaware in 2004. Our principal office is located in Northlake, Texas. We operate in one business segment.
We serve a wide variety of customers, from small independent restaurants and foodservice operators to large institutional buyers like restaurants, department and convenience store chains, hotels, casinos, healthcare facilities, and gourmet coffee houses, as well as grocery chains with private brand and consumer-branded coffee and tea products, and foodservice distributors. We are a coffee company dedicated to deliver the coffee people want, the way they want it. We are focused on being a growing and profitable forward-thinking industry leader, championing coffee culture through understanding, leading, building and winning in the business of coffee. Through our sustainability, stewardship, environmental efforts, and leadership we are not only committed to serving the finest products available, considering the cost needs of the customer, but also insist on their sustainable cultivation, manufacture and distribution whenever possible.
Our product categories consist of a robust line of roast and ground coffee, including organic, Direct Trade, Project D.I.R.E.C.T.® and other sustainably-produced offerings; frozen liquid coffee; flavored and unflavored iced and hot teas; culinary products including gelatins and puddings, soup bases, dressings, gravy and sauce mixes, pancake and biscuit mixes, jellies and preserves, and coffee-related products such as coffee filters, sugar and creamers; spices; and other beverages including cappuccino, cocoa, granitas, and concentrated and ready-to-drink cold brew and iced coffee. We offer a comprehensive approach to our customers by providing not only a breadth of high-quality products, but also value added services such as market insight, beverage planning, and equipment placement and service.
We operate production facilities in Northlake facility, Texas; Houston, Texas; Portland, Oregon; and Hillsboro, Oregon. Distribution takes place out of the Northlake facility, the Portland and Hillsboro facilities, as well as separate distribution centers in Northlake, Illinois; and Moonachie, New Jersey. Our products reach our customersnet sales was primarily in the following ways: through our nationwide DSD network of 186 delivery routes and 97 branch warehouses as of June 30, 2020, or direct-shipped via common carriers or third-party distributors. DSD sales are primarily made “off-truck” to our customers at their places of business. We operate a large fleet of trucks and other vehicles to distribute and deliver our products through our DSD network, and we rely on 3PL service providers for our long-haul distribution.



Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Our Business
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted our financial position, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity as the spread of the pandemic and resulting governmental actions have decreased the demand for our products, most notably throughout our DSD network, which has had a material impact on our revenues during the second half of our fiscal year ended June 30, 2020; and we expect the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to have a material impact on our revenues in future periods, especially the first half of our fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. Our DSD customers consist of small independent restaurants, foodservice operators, large institutional buyers, and convenience store chains, hotels, casinos, healthcare facilities, and foodservice distributors. Some customers have either limited operations, or have closed their operations in compliance with the restrictive measures enacted by federal, states and local governments restrictions on social distancing. Thus, our DSD sales channel weekly revenue from these customers at the height of the pandemic in April 2020, declined by 65% to 70% from the pre COVID-19 pandemic weeks. We have proactively responded with new concepts such as, warehouse and pop-up sales, and accelerated our roastery direct and e-commerce initiatives; these efforts have helped to mitigate the impact of the decline in DSD revenue. As of June 30, 2020, due to the above management initiatives, lifting of some of the government restrictions, and reopening of some of our customers' businesses, our revenues have recovered to some extent but are still down by approximately 45%continued recovery from the pre COVID-19 pandemic weeks.
Our Direct Ship sales channel has also been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, our retail business and products sold by key grocery stores under their private labels, as well as third party e-commerce platforms, have seen a slight to moderate increase in demand which has mitigated some of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In response to the pandemic's impact on our business, we instituted several initiatives in March 2020 to reduce operating expenses and capital expenditures to help mitigate the significant negative impact of our DSD revenue decline. Specifically, we have, among other things;
reduced headcount and furloughed a significant percentage of employees;
eliminated fiscal third quarter 2020 cash compensation for our Board of Directors;
temporarily decreased executive leadership, corporate team member’s and all exempt employees (except route sales representatives) base salaries by instituting a 15% reduction;
reduced discretionary spending, including a moratorium on all travel;
reduced fiscal year ending 2020 management incentive bonus program;
reduced plant production costs in two of our plants;
suspended 401k cash matching for all eligible employees;
reduced capital expenditures while also closely managing inventory and other spending;
implemented cost controls throughout our coffee brewing equipment (“CBE”) program service network;
instituted cost savings to reduce our general and administrative expenses; and
reduced our DSD supply chain network costs by reducing freight and fleet, and consolidating routes.

The above initiatives have already resulted in significant monthly costs savings, improved our cost structure, and helped to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operating results.
In addition to the above initiatives to reduce operating expenses and capital expenditures, we also amended our existing senior secured revolving credit facility. The credit facility amendments, as described in the Liquidity section, provide us with increased flexibility to proactively manage our liquidity and working capital, while maintaining compliance with our debt financial covenants, and preserving financial liquidity to mitigate the impact of the uncertain business environment resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, while continuing to execute on key strategic initiatives.
The magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the extent of the uncertain economic conditions resulting in weaker demand for our products, our financial position, results of operations and liquidity, which could be material, cannot be reasonably estimated at this time due to the rapid development and fluidity of the situation. It will be determined by the duration of the pandemic, its geographic spread, business disruptions and the overall impact on the global economy. Accordingly, we expect our results of operations will be adversely affected for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. While we anticipate that most of our revenue will continue to recover slowly as local and national governments ease social distancing restrictions, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in returning to the pre COVID-19 pandemic levels of revenue or profitability.


For other impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, please see Liquidity section and Risk Factors described in Part I, Item IA of this report.
Summary Overview of Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020 Results
In fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, both our DSD and direct shipDirect Ship sales channels, experienced sales declinesalong with price increases and delivery surcharges implemented during fiscal 2022.
During fiscal 2022, we delivered higher gross margins compared to the prior year periods.
The DSD sales channel was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to a lesser extent, the sale of our office coffee customers in July 2019 and net customer attrition. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on DSD revenues was during the second half of our fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. At the height of the pandemic in April 2020, DSD sales declined 65% to 70% from the pre–COVID pandemic sales run rates as the customer base had either limited operations, or had closed their doors in compliance with the federal, states and local governments restrictions on social distancing. The largest DSD revenue declines were from restaurants, hotels and casino channels, while demand from healthcare and C-stores channels were impacted less. Due to the above management initiatives, the lifting of some of the government restrictions, and reopening of some of our customers' businesses, DSD sales have recovered to some extent but are still down by about 45% from the pre COVID-19 pandemic weeks. Our direct ship channel sales were also impacted by lower coffee volumesprimarily due to the pandemic’s impact on sales volume, which had a larger impact on our higher margin customers in fiscal 2021. Overall, gross margins increased by 3.8%, from 25.4% in fiscal 2021 to 29.2% in fiscal 2022 due in part to the continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic,pandemic. A decline in our unfavorable production variances and changes in coffee prices forinventory scrap write-downs due to the closure of our cost plus customers,aged Houston, Texas plant during fiscal 2021 also contributed to such increase. These improvements were partially offset by slightly favorable customer mix shift.
During fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, we experienced lower gross margin compared to the prior year periods primarilyhigher freight costs due to lower volumesglobal supply chain challenges. The price increases and delivery surcharges implemented across our DSD network beginning in the three months ended December 31, 2021 helped mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in the second half of the fiscal year. Gross margins decreased by 2.5% to 27.6% from 30.1% compared to the same prior period in fiscal 2019 mostly due to unfavorable customer mix since our DSD channel has higher margins,supply chain and higher reserves for slow moving inventories. The gross margin decline was partially offset by lower freight cost, lower warehouse cost, lower CBE cost and improved production variances resulting from the various cost initiatives implemented.product costs.
Operating expenses decreased by $12.7 million over the prior year period primarily driven by a $25.7 million increase in net gains from sales of assets, a $17.9 million decrease in selling expenses and a $6.4 million decrease in general and administrative expenses, partially offset by impairment of goodwill and intangible assets of $42.0 million. The impairment was primarily associated with the results of our annual goodwill and intangible impairment test as of January 31, 2020, adjusted further by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic that had a negative impact on the fair value of our goodwill and intangible assets. Operating expenses benefited from cost savings actions taken due to COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other savings achieved earlier in the fiscal year due to headcount reductions, and other efficiencies realized from DSD route optimization.
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, we completed the sales of certain assets associated with our office coffee customers, our Houston Texas manufacturing facility and nine branch properties for an aggregate sales price of $44.3 million. Net cash proceeds from these assets sales were $39.1 million. We recognized a net gain on these asset sales of $29.0 million during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. The proceeds from the sales provided us with increased liquidity and flexibility.
Our capital expenditures for the fiscal year ended June 30, 20202022 were $17.6$15.2 million, as compared to $34.8$15.1 million in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, representing2021, an increase of $0.1 million. This was driven by lower expansionary capital spend of $5.8 million in fiscal 2022 compared to fiscal 2021, offset by a $5.8 million increase in maintenance capital spend in fiscal 2022. Also included in the $15.2 million of $11.8capital expenditures in fiscal 2022 was $1.6 million a 49.5% reduction comparedfor expansion projects and $10.1 million of coffee brewing equipment spend to the prior year period. Theseexecute several key strategic initiatives pertaining to fiscal 2022. The expansionary capital spending reductions were driven by several key initiatives put in place, including a focus on refurbished CBEcoffee brewing equipment to drive cost savings, and reductions across some capital categories due to additional cost controls put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As
What we did for our employees
We implemented the outstanding debtfollowing measures to assist our employees:
Implemented Company health guidelines that included social distancing, shift spacing, protective equipment, temperature monitoring and a remote work option for employees able to do so;
Provided up to 10 additional days of sick time at no cost for certain employees in locations with a confirmed COVID-19 case or who were quarantined due to COVID-19 related symptoms/exposure;
Provided COVID-19 testing for team members on our revolver was $122.0 million, an increase of $30.0 million since June 30, 2019. However, our cash increased by $53.0 million to $60.0 million as of June 30, 2020, compared to $7.0 million as of June 30, 2019. These improvementshealth plan at no charge;
Extended company-paid medical benefits for employees enrolled in our liquidity provide additional financial and operational flexibility during the COVID–19 pandemic.




Certain prior period amounts in the table below havebenefit plans who had been reclassified to conform to the current year presentationplaced on furlough due to the adoption of new accounting standards.COVID-19 outbreak;
Financial Data Highlights (in thousands, except per share data and percentages)
Reinforced access for team members to telehealth options available through our health plans; and
 For The Years Ended June 30, 2020 vs 2019 2019 vs 2018
 2020 2019 2018 Favorable (Unfavorable) Favorable (Unfavorable)
        Change % Change Change % Change
Income Statement Data:             
Net sales$501,320
 $595,942
 $606,544
 $(94,622) (15.9)% $(10,602) (1.7)%
Gross margin27.6 % 30.1% 34.2% (2.5)% NM
 (4.1)% NM
Operating expenses as a % of sales36.1 % 32.5% 34.0% 3.6 % NM
 (1.5)% NM
(Loss) income from operations$(43,002) $(14,702) $1,053
 $(28,300) 192.5 % $(15,755) NM
Net loss$(37,087) $(73,595) $(18,280) $36,508
 49.6 % $(55,315) NM
Net loss available to common stockholders per common share—basic$(2.19) $(4.36) $(1.11) $2.17
 NM
 $(3.25) NM
Net loss available to common stockholders per common share—diluted$(2.19) $(4.36) $(1.11) $2.17
 NM
 $(3.25) NM
              
Operating Data:             
Coffee pounds100,700
 108,098
 107,429
 (7,398) (6.8)% 669
 0.6 %
EBITDA(1)$(1,796) $3,617
 $32,673
 $(5,413) (149.7)% (29,056) (88.9)%
EBITDA Margin(1)(0.4)% 0.6% 5.4% (1.0)% NM
 (4.8)% NM
Adjusted EBITDA(1)$18,742
 $31,882
 $47,562
 $(13,140) (41.2)% $(15,680) (33.0)%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1)3.7 % 5.3% 7.8% (1.6)% NM
 (2.5)% NM
              
Percentage of Total Net Sales By Product Category             
Coffee (Roasted)64.9 % 63.5% 62.6% 1.4 % 2.2 % 0.9 % 1.4 %
Coffee (Frozen Liquid)5.7 % 5.8% 5.7% (0.1)% (1.7)% 0.1 % 1.8 %
Tea (Iced & Hot)5.1 % 5.6% 5.4% (0.5)% (8.9)% 0.2 % 3.7 %
Culinary10.0 % 10.8% 10.6% (0.8)% (7.4)% 0.2 % 1.9 %
Spice4.3 % 4.0% 4.2% 0.3 % 7.5 % (0.2)% (4.8)%
Other beverages(2)9.0 % 9.8% 11.0% (0.8)% (8.2)% (1.2)% (10.9)%
Other revenues(3)0.5 % % %        
  Net sales by product category99.5 % 99.5% 99.5% (0.5)% (16.5)%  % (6.9)%
Fuel Surcharge0.5 % 0.5% 0.5%  %  %  %  %
Total100.0 % 100.0% 100.0% (0.5)% (16.5)%  %  %
              
Other data:             
Capital expenditures related to maintenance$11,845
 $21,088
 $21,782
 $(9,243) (43.8)% $(694) (3.2)%
Total capital expenditures$17,560
 $34,759
 $37,020
 $(17,199) (49.5)% $(2,261) (6.1)%
Depreciation and amortization expense$29,896
 $31,065
 $30,464
 $(1,169) (3.8)% $601
 2.0 %
       

 

 

 

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NM - Not Meaningful

(1) EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP financial measures. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their corresponding GAAP measures.
(2) Includes all beverages other than roasted coffee, frozen liquid coffee, and iced and hot tea, including cappuccino, cocoa, granitas, and concentrated and ready-to-drink cold brew and iced coffee.
(3) Represents revenues for certain transition services related to the saleReinforced availability of our office coffee assets.existing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that is available to all employees and their families at no cost. The EAP provides helpful tools for managing anxiety and fears for employees and their children.
 

What we did for our Stockholders


29We engaged stockholders in direct conversations regarding our pandemic actions and corresponding changes to our compensation program;


Our Board was regularly informed about all major aspects of our business and remains actively engaged with management. Our Board and the Compensation Committee met and continue to meet more frequently (relative to prior years) to understand the unique challenges we are encountering; and


Invested in and reallocated capital in a focused approach, allowing team members to continue to deliver on projects to optimize our manufacturing and distribution network during challenging times.
Factors Affecting OurWhat we did for our Business
We have identified factors
Recognizing that affectmaintaining ample liquidity is key to withstanding the pandemic and emerging in a position of strength, we prudently managed cash, including:
Amended our industryprior credit facility in April 2021 and business which we expect will play an important rolesubsequently entered into a new $127.5 million, four-year financing arrangement, providing a lower overall cost of borrowing and reducing or eliminating several negative covenants in our future growth and profitability. Some of these factors include:its prior credit facility;

InvestmentAmended our credit facility a second time in State-of-the-Art Facility and Capacity Expansion.August 2022, We are focused on leveraging our investmentproviding a further reduction in the Northlake, Texas, facility to produce the highest quality coffee in response to the market shift to premiumoverall cost of borrowing and specialty coffee, support volume rebalancing across our manufacturing network and create sustainable long-term growth. However, until we complete the transition of most manufacturing to our Northlake facility, we will continue to experience higher manufacturing costs driven by downtime and inefficiencies associated with certain aging production infrastructure.
Supply Chain Efficiencies and Competition. In order to compete effectively and capitalize on growth opportunities, we must retain and continue to grow our customer base, evaluate and undertake initiatives to reduce costs and streamline our supply chain. We continue to look for ways to deploy our personnel, systems, assets and infrastructure to create or enhance stockholder value. Areas of focus include distribution network optimization, opening a western U.S. distribution facility, methods of procurement, logistics, inventory management, supporting technology, and real estate assets.
Demographic and Channel Trends.Our success is dependent upon our ability to develop new products in response to demographic and other trends to better compete in areas such as premium coffee and tea, including expansionrepayment of our product portfolio by investing resources in what we believe to be key growth categories and different formats. We continue to focus on accelerating our roastery direct and e-commerce initiatives via a new digital platform.
Fluctuations in Green Coffee Prices. Our primary raw material is green coffee, an exchange-traded agricultural commodity that is subject to price fluctuations. Over the past five years, coffee “C” market near month price per pound ranged from approximately $0.88 to $1.74. The coffee “C” market near month price as of June 30, 2020 and 2019 was $1.04 and $1.10 per pound, respectively. The price and availability of green coffee directly impacts our results of operations. For additional details, see Risk Factors in Part I, Item 1A of this report.
Coffee Brewing Equipment and Service. We offer our customers a comprehensive equipment program and 24/7 nationwide equipment serviceterm loan agreement, which we believe differentiates usresulted in the marketplace. We offer a full spectrumremoval of equipment needs, which includes brewing equipment installation, water filtration systems, equipment training, and maintenance services to ensure we are able to meet our customer’s demands. 
Hedging Strategy. We are exposed to market risk of losses due to changes in coffee commodity prices. Our business model strives to reduce the impact of green coffee price fluctuations on our financial results and to protect and stabilize our margins, principally through customer arrangements and derivative instruments, as further explained in Note 6, Derivative Instruments, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K.
Sustainability. With an increasing focus on sustainability across the coffee and foodservice industry, and particularly from the customers we serve, it is important for us to embrace sustainability across our operations,several negative covenants that existed in the quality of our products, as well as, how we treat our coffee growers. We believe that our collective efforts in measuring our social and environmental impact, creating programs for waste, water and energy reduction, promoting partnerships in our supply chain that aim at supply chain stability and food security, and focusing on employee engagement place us in a unique position to help retailers and foodservice operators create differentiated coffee and tea programs that can include sustainable supply chains, direct trade purchasing, training and technical assistance, recycling and composting networks, and packaging material reductions.term loan agreement.

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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth information regarding our consolidated results of operations for the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019Drove cost-reduction and 2018. Certain prior period amounts in the table below have been reclassifiedcash preservation strategies to conform to the current year presentation due to the adoption of new accounting standards (in thousands, except percentages)::
 For the Years Ended June 30, 2020 vs 2019 2019 vs 2018
 2020 2019 2018 Favorable (Unfavorable) Favorable (Unfavorable)
       Change % Change Change % Change
Net sales$501,320
 $595,942
 $606,544
 $(94,622) (15.9)% $(10,602) (1.7)%
Cost of goods sold363,198
 416,840
 399,155
 53,642
 12.9 % (17,685) (4.4)%
Gross profit138,122
 179,102
 207,389
 (40,980) (22.9)% (28,287) (13.6)%
Selling expenses121,762
 139,647
 153,391
 17,885
 12.8 % 13,744
 9.0 %
General and administrative expenses42,569
 48,959
 49,429
 6,390
 13.1 % 470
 1.0 %
Restructuring and other transition expenses
 4,733
 662
 4,733
 100.0 % (4,071) NM
Net (gains) losses from sales of assets(25,237) 465
 (966) 25,702
 NM
 (1,431) 148.1 %
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets42,030
 
 3,820
 (42,030) NM
 3,820
 100.0 %
Operating expenses181,124
 193,804
 206,336
 12,680
 6.5 % 12,532
 6.1 %
(Loss) income from operations(43,002) (14,702) 1,053
 (28,300) 192.5 % (15,755) NM
Other (expense) income:             
Dividend income
 
 12
 
  % (12) (100.0)%
Interest income
 
 2
 
  % (2) (100.0)%
Interest expense(10,483) (12,000) (9,757) 1,517
 (12.6)% (2,243) 23.0 %
Postretirement benefits curtailment gains and pension settlement (charge)5,760
 (10,948) 
 16,708
 NM
 (10,948) NM
Other, net10,443
 4,166
 7,722
 6,277
 150.7 % (3,556) (46.1)%
Total other income (expense)5,720
 (18,782) (2,021) 24,502
 (130.5)% (16,761) NM
Loss before taxes(37,282) (33,484) (968) (3,798) 11.3 % (32,516) NM
Income tax (benefit) expense(195) 40,111
 17,312
 (40,306) (100.5)% 22,799
 131.7 %
Net loss$(37,087) $(73,595) $(18,280) $36,508
 (49.6)% $(55,315) 302.6 %
Less: Cumulative preferred dividends, undeclared and unpaid554
 535
 389
 19
 3.6 % 146
 37.5 %
Net loss available to common stockholders$(37,641) $(74,130) $(18,669) $36,489
 (49.2)% $(55,461) 297.1 %
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NM - Not Meaningful



The following table presents changes in units sold, unit price and net sales by product category for the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands, except unit price and percentages):
 For the Years Ended June 30, 2020 vs 2019 2019 vs 2018
 2020 2019 2018 Favorable (Unfavorable) Favorable (Unfavorable)
        Change % Change Change % Change
Units sold             
Coffee (Roasted)80,560
 86,478
 85,943
 (5,918) (6.84)% 535
 0.62 %
Coffee (Frozen Liquid)310
 427
 407
 (117) (27.40)% 20
 4.91 %
Tea (Iced & Hot)2,381
 2,755
 2,706
 (374) (13.58)% 49
 1.81 %
Culinary6,237
 7,932
 9,227
 (1,695) (21.37)% (1,295) (14.03)%
Spice589
 792
 933
 (203) (25.63)% (141) (15.11)%
Other beverages(1)3,566
 4,631
 5,932
 (1,065) (23.00)% (1,301) (21.93)%
Total93,643
 103,015
 105,148
 (9,372) (9.10)% (2,133) (2.03)%
              
Unit Price             
Coffee (Roasted)$4.06
 $4.38
 $4.42
 $(0.32) (7.31)% $(0.04) (0.90)%
Coffee (Frozen Liquid)$92.32
 $80.89
 $85.49
 $11.43
 14.13 % $(4.60) (5.38)%
Tea (Iced & Hot)$10.65
 $12.02
 $12.00
 $(1.37) (11.40)% $0.02
 .17 %
Culinary$8.16
 $8.08
 $6.98
 $0.08
 .99 % $1.10
 15.76 %
Spice$36.46
 $30.43
 $26.96
 $6.03
 19.82 % $3.47
 12.87 %
Other beverages(1)$12.72
 $12.60
 $11.24
 $0.12
 .95 % $1.36
 12.10 %
Average unit price$5.35
 $5.79
 $5.77
 $(0.44) (7.60)% $0.02
 0.35 %
              
Total Net Sales By Product Category             
Coffee (Roasted)$327,283
 $378,583
 $379,951
 $(51,300) (13.55)% $(1,368) (0.36)%
Coffee (Frozen Liquid)28,619
 34,541
 34,794
 (5,922) (17.14)% (253) (.73)%
Tea (Iced & Hot)25,369
 33,109
 32,477
 (7,740) (23.38)% 632
 1.95 %
Culinary50,917
 64,100
 64,432
 (13,183) (20.57)% (332) (.52)%
Spice21,473
 24,101
 25,150
 (2,628) (10.90)% (1,049) (4.17)%
Other beverages(1)45,342
 58,367
 66,699
 (13,025) (22.32)% (8,332) (12.49)%
  Net sales by product category$499,003
 $592,801

$603,503

$(93,798) (15.82)% $(10,702) (1.77)%
Fuel Surcharge2,317
 3,141
 3,041
 (824) (26.23)% 100
 3.29 %
Total$501,320
 $595,942
 $606,544
 $(94,622) (15.88)% $(10,602) (1.75)%
(1) Includes all beverages other than roasted coffee, frozen liquid coffee, and iced and hot tea, including cappuccino, cocoa, granitas, and concentrated and ready-to-drink cold brew and iced coffee.


Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019
Net Sales
Net sales in fiscal 2020 decreased $94.6 million, or 15.9%, to $501.3 million from $595.9 million in fiscal 2019. The decline in net sales was primarily due to a decline in revenues and volume of green coffee processed and sold through our DSD network mostly impacted by COVID-19 pandemic, a decrease in net sales from tea and culinary products, unfavorable customer mix within our direct ship sales, andweather the impact of changesthe pandemic;
Remained disciplined in coffee pricescapital allocation priorities, including deferring capital expenditures, as appropriate;
Focused on key initiatives that would drive our business transformation; and
Renegotiated unprofitable contracts to meet evolving business needs.
Compensation Policies and Practices—Good Governance
Consistent with our commitment to strong corporate governance, in fiscal 2022, our Board followed the compensation policies and practices described below to drive performance and serve our stockholders’ long-term interests:
What We Do
graphic Our Compensation Committee is composed solely of independent directors, and regularly meets in executive session without members of management present.
graphic Our Compensation Committee retains an independent compensation consultant to provide it with advice on matters related to executive compensation.
graphic Our Compensation Committee regularly reviews and assesses the potential risks of our compensation policies and practices.
graphic The structure of our executive compensation program includes a mix of cash and equity-based compensation, with an emphasis on performance-based compensation.
graphic The competitiveness of our executive compensation program is assessed by comparison to the compensation programs of peer group companies that are similar to us in terms of industry, annual revenue, and/or other business characteristics.
graphic Our claw-back policy requires the recoupment of certain incentive compensation from our executive officers in the event of a material restatement of the Company’s financial results due to fraud or misconduct.
graphic We maintain meaningful stock ownership guidelines for directors and executive officers that promote a long-term stockholder perspective.
What We Do Not Do
graphic We do not provide for excise tax gross-ups in connection with severance or other payments or benefits arising in connection with a change in control.
graphic We do not provide for “single trigger” change in control payments or benefits.
graphic We do not provide guaranteed base salary increases or guaranteed bonuses.
graphic We do not provide supplemental pension benefits to our cost plus customers.Named Executive Officers.
graphic We do not provide excessive perquisites.
graphic We do not permit (absent stockholder approval in the case of repricing/exchanging), and have not engaged in, the practice of backdating or re-pricing/exchanging stock options.
graphic We do not allow directors or executive officers to hedge or short sell Company stock.
graphic We do not allow directors or executive officers to pledge shares as collateral for a loan or in a margin account.
2022 Stockholder Outreach
Every year, the Company provides stockholders with the opportunity for an annual vote to approve its executive compensation program on an advisory basis. At our 2021 Annual Meeting, approximately 47% of our stockholders supported our advisory vote on executive compensation. Following this vote, we conducted an extensive engagement campaign with our stockholders. For additional information, see “Corporate Governance Cycle and 2022 Outreach” in Item 10 of this Amendment.
We reached out to investors representing approximately 47% of our common shares outstanding, as of our 2021 Annual Meeting, with invitations to discuss our officer compensation program and provide direct feedback to members of our Compensation Committee.  We held discussions with investors representing approximately 15% of our common shares outstanding as of our 2021 Annual Meeting.  Below are key learnings from these direct discussions with investors.  The Compensation Committee will continue to engage directly with stockholders on a periodic basis on officer compensation matters.
Key Themes from Stockholder Engagement
Stockholders that accepted invitations to discuss compensation matters with members of our Compensation Committee were generally supportive of the heightFarmer Bros. officer compensation programs.  Discussions tended to focus on the following categories:
Compensation Amounts: Stockholders did not express concern about the amount of COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020, DSD sales declined 65%compensation paid to 70% from the pre–COVID weekly average run rates, but improved to approximatelyofficers, nor did they express concern about any misalignment between pay and performance.
Mix of Compensation: Stockholders generally expressed a 45% decline from pre-COVID-19 levels by June 30, 2020. Also, our DSD net salespreference that the officer team have a uniform mix of long-term incentives.
Benchmarking Peer Group: Stockholders were impactedsupportive of the set of companies selected by the saleCompensation Committee to benchmark officer compensation.  Certain stockholders expressed a view that peer companies should be similar in size and industry to Farmer Bros.
Incentives Plan Metrics: Stockholders were generally supportive of our office coffee business in July 2019,using EBITDA as the featured annual incentive plan metric, and net customer attrition. Our direct ship net sales inunderstood the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 included $9.5 million in price decreasesunique approach to customers utilizing commodity-based pricing arrangements, wheregoal-setting given the changes inCompany’s challenging situation. Several suggested that the green coffee commodity costs are passedCompensation Committee consider return on capital, revenue growth, cash flow, working capital and measuring performance on a per-share basis going forward. Several stockholders expressed a desire for TSR to have a greater weighting for future PBRSU awards.
Incentive Plan Design: Shareholders generally understood and supported the unique annual and long-term incentive design adopted by the Committee as a response to the customer, as compared to $6.9 million in price decreases to customers utilizing such arrangements in the fiscal ended June 30, 2019.


The following table presents the effect of changes in unit sales, unit pricing and product mix for the year ended June 30, 2020 compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year (in millions):
 
For Year Ended June 30,
 2020 vs. 2019
 % of Total Mix Change
Effect of change in unit sales$(50.1) (53.0)%
Effect of pricing and product mix changes(44.5) (47.0)%
Total decrease in net sales$(94.6) (100.0)%

Unit sales decreased 9.1% and average unit price declined by 7.6% in the year ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same prior year period, resulting in a decrease in net sales of 15.9%. Average unit price decreased during the year ended June 30, 2020 due to a higher mix of product sold via direct ship versus DSD network, as direct ship has a lower average unit price. There were no new product category introductions in the year ended June 30, 2020 or 2019, which had a material impact on our net sales.
Gross Profit
Gross profit in fiscal 2020 decreased $41.0 million, or 22.9%, to $138.1 million from $179.1 million in fiscal 2019. Gross margin decreased to 27.6% in fiscal 2020 from 30.1% in fiscal 2019. The decrease in gross profit was primarily driven by lower net sales of $94.6 million partially offset by lower costs of goods sold. Gross margin during the fiscal year June 30, 2020 was negatively impactedchallenging operating environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as described in our prior year proxy disclosure.  Shareholders did express a preference for measuring PBRSU performance over a full three-year period.
Compensation Committee Response to Stockholder Feedback
The Compensation Committee is thankful to the stockholders that accepted invitations to engage and provide feedback on DSD customers, unfavorable customerthe Company’s officer compensation programs. The Compensation Committee has, and will continue, to discuss the specific feedback and perspective provided by stockholders and intends to consider such feedback for future compensation decisions. The Compensation Committee took immediate action for certain features for fiscal 2023 officer compensation as a direct response to stockholder feedback:

The Compensation Committee removed several companies from the compensation peer group that were relatively larger than the Company in terms of revenue, and added several that are closer in revenues to the Company. These changes are described in greater detail the section below titled “Benchmarking and Peer Group Companies.”

For fiscal 2023 PBRSU awards, the TSR modifier has been changed to have greater influence on the award outcome.  For fiscal 2023 awards, TSR goals have been set based on the Company’s absolute cumulative TSR over a full three-year period (fiscal 2023 through 2025).  The Company’s absolute TSR over this three year period can modify amounts earned by adjusted EBITDA performance by a factor of 0.80x to 1.5x (an increase from the 1.2x factor from prior awards). Adjusted EBITDA will be measured over three one-year measurement periods and generate a payout factor at the end of the three years based on the average achievement over the three years.  This payout factor will then be subject to modification based on the Company’s absolute cumulative three-year as follows:

Absolute 3-year Cumulative TSRModification Factor
≤ 25.0%0.8x
-25.0% to +24.9%1.0x
+25.0% to +49.9%1.20x
+50.0% to +99.9%1.33x
≥ 100%1.50x

The purpose of the absolute TSR modifier above is to incentivize achievement of superior shareholder returns over a three-year period.

In addition to placing greater weighting on TSR, shareholders generally expressed a preference that all officers have the same mix of long-term incentive award vehicles with at least 50% of the awards granted in PBRSUs.  As such, 50% of LTI granted to officers for the fiscal 2023 was granted in PBRSUs (an increase from 40% from prior year for NEOs other than our CEO which has been awarded 50% of LTI in PBRSUs in prior years).

Additional details about the fiscal 2023 long-term incentive awards will be reported in the Company’s proxy statement for fiscal 2023.
Oversight of the Executive Compensation Program
Compensation Committee
Under its charter, the Compensation Committee has the duty, among other things, to assess the overall executive compensation structure of the Company, including the compensation for our President and higher reservesChief Executive Officer and each of our other Named Executive Officers. In exercising this authority, the Compensation Committee determines the forms and amount of executive compensation appropriate to achieve the Compensation Committee’s strategic objectives, including base salary, bonus, incentive or performance-based compensation, equity awards and other benefits.
Compensation Consultant
The Compensation Committee has the authority to retain the services of outside consultants to assist it in performing its responsibilities. In fiscal 2022, the Compensation Committee engaged Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC, an independent compensation consultant (“Meridian”) to provide advisory and consulting services relating to the Company’s executive officer and director compensation programs, consultation regarding short-term and long-term incentive plan design, consultation regarding CEO pay ratio disclosure, and consultation regarding corporate governance practices and general Compensation Committee matters and processes. In fiscal 2022, the Compensation Committee also engaged Meridian to help determine the compensation of our President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as our other Named Executive Officers.
Meridian provided no other services to the Company or its affiliates during fiscal 2022 other than as described above. The Compensation Committee has determined that Meridian is “independent” according to the criteria required by the SEC in Rule 10C-1 of the Exchange Act.
Management’s Role in Establishing Compensation
The compensation of the Named Executive Officers is determined by the Compensation Committee, taking into account the input and recommendations of our President and Chief Executive Officer regarding compensation for slow moving inventories, partially offsetthose executive officers, and taking into account the input of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Chairman regarding performance of our President and Chief Executive Officer. The Compensation Committee has sole authority for all final compensation determinations regarding our President and Chief Executive Officer. In fiscal 2022, our President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer and General Counsel routinely attended the meetings of the Compensation Committee to provide input, as requested by lower freight costs, lower CBE costs, improved production variancesthe Compensation Committee and, in the impactcase of changesthe General Counsel, to act as secretary for the meeting; however, no executive officer has any role in coffee pricesapproving his or her own compensation, and neither our President and Chief Executive Officer nor any other Named Executive Officer is present during the fiscal year June 30, 2020. Inportion of the our fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, we expect continued declinemeeting at which the Compensation Committee considers their compensation. The Compensation Committee regularly meets in our margin dueexecutive session, without members of the management team present, when discussing and approving executive compensation.
Benchmarking and Peer Group Companies
The Compensation Committee compares the pay levels and programs for the Company’s executive officers to customer mix,compensation information from a relevant peer group as well as information from published survey sources. The Compensation Committee uses this comparative data as a reference point in its review and determination of executive compensation but also considers competitive compensation practices and other relevant factors based on the continuedmembers’ collective experience in setting pay. Accordingly, the Compensation Committee does not generally establish compensation at specific benchmark percentiles.
When setting compensation, the Compensation Committee considers other factors in addition to market data, including:
individual performance;
impact on long-term stockholder value creation;
impact on development and execution of Company strategy;
experience and tenure in role;
retention;
trends and competitive factors impacting the labor market;
internal alignment;
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on DSD customers.the business and management’s actions to respond to the uncertain market in fiscal 2022; and
Operating Expenses
scope of responsibility.
The Compensation Committee, with the assistance of Meridian, developed and approved the following peer group for purposes of benchmarking the compensation levels of our Named Executive Officers relative to our peers and informing fiscal 2022 pay levels for our Named Executive Officers:
B&G Food, Inc.The Boston Beer Company, Inc.
Seneca Food CorporationCal-Maine Foods, Inc.
Lancaster Colony CorporationMedifast, Inc.
Hostess Brands, Inc.The Chef’s Warehouse, Inc.
Calavo Growers, Inc.Utz Brands, Inc.
J & J Snack Foods Corp.The Simply Good Foods Company
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.SunOpta, Inc.
Beyond Meat, Inc.MGP Ingredients, Inc.
Freshpet, Inc.New Age Beverage Corporation
Bridgford Foods Corporation
The Compensation Committee evaluates our peer group annually and makes adjustments to this peer group when appropriate to reflect changes in relative size or operations of the Company or its peers, or to address changes resulting from mergers, acquisitions or other structural changes. The Compensation Committee found this peer group to be appropriate because it represented a meaningful sample of comparable companies in terms of, as applicable, industry, annual revenue, and other business characteristics. In 2022, for fiscal 2023 compensation, the Compensation Committee has decided to remove B&G Foods, Inc., The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc., The Boston Beer Company, Inc., Lancaster Colony Corporation, Medifast, Inc., Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., and Seneca Foods Corporation from the peer group, and to add Whole Earth Brands, Inc., The Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc., and Vital Farms, Inc.  The changes to the peer group were made to include companies with similar business lines and revenues more comparable to those of the Company.
Fiscal 2022 Named Executive Officer Compensation Mix
In fiscal 2020, operating expenses decreased $12.7 million, or 6.5%,2022, the Compensation Committee’s compensation decisions with respect to $181.1 million, or 36.1% of net sales from $193.8 million, or 32.5%, of net sales inour Named Executive Officers once again reflected strong alignment between pay and performance. We believe that our fiscal 2019, primarily due to a $25.7 million increase in net gains from sales of assets, a $17.9 million decrease in selling expenses, a $6.4 million decrease in general and administrative expenses and the absence of $4.7 million in restructuring and other transition expenses, partially offset by impairments of goodwill and intangible assets of $42.0 million.
Net gains from sales of assets in the fiscal year ended June 30, 20202022 compensation programs were primarily associatedtherefore also strongly aligned with the saleslong-term interests of the Houston Property, the office coffee assets and nine branch properties of $7.3 million, $7.2 million and $14.5 million, respectively.


See Note 5, Sales of Assets, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K for details.

The decreases in selling expenses was primarily due to headcount reductions, lower DSD sales commissions and travel expenses, the conclusion of Boyd Coffee integration at the beginning of October 2018 and other efficiencies realized from DSD route optimization. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was associated primarily with reductions in third party costs, lower headcount and the absence of Boyd Coffee integration costs, partially offset by severance costs, employee incentive and benefit costs and proxy contest expenses incurred during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.our stockholders.
 
ImpairmentThe following charts illustrate, with respect to our President and Chief Executive Officer and our other Named Executive Officers as a group, the base salary, target short-term cash incentive compensation, and target long-term equity incentive compensation as a percentage of goodwilltarget total direct compensation for fiscal 2022. As shown below, a significant portion of Named Executive Officer target direct compensation is “at risk” variable compensation rather than fixed compensation, reflecting our philosophy of aligning Named Executive Officer compensation with performance generally and intangible assets of $42.0 million in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, was primarily associated with our annual impairment test as of January 31, 2020, adjusted further by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic that had a negative impact on the fairstockholder value of the assets. See Note 12, Goodwill and Intangible Assets, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K for details.creation specifically.
 
Total Other Income (Expense)
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Total other income (expense) in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 was $5.7 million of income compared to $18.8 million of expense in fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. The change in total other income (expense) in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 was primarily a result of:
postretirement medical curtailment gains in the current year period;
pension settlement charge in prior year period;
higher employee postretirement benefit gains due to the plan curtailment;
lower interest expense; and
lower net losses on coffee-related derivative instruments in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.

In March 2020, we announced the termination of our postretirement medical benefit plan effective January 1, 2021. The announcement triggered a re-measurement, and resulted in curtailment gains of $5.8 million in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. The pension settlement charge incurred in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 of $10.9 million was due to the termination of the Farmer Bros. Co. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees effective December 1, 2018.
Interest expense in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 decreased $1.5 million to $10.5 million from $12.0 million in the prior year period. The decrease in interest expense in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 was principally due to lower pension interest expense and lower average outstanding borrowings on our revolving credit facility during the first half of fiscal 2020, partially offset by $0.4 million of realized loss from the partial unwinding of our interest rate swap notional amount from $80.0 million to $65.0 million.
Other, net in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 increased by $6.3 million to $10.4 million compared to in $4.2 million in the prior year period. The increase in Other, net in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 was primarily due to higher amortized gains on our postretirement medical benefit plan due to the curtailment announced in March 2020, partially offset by lower mark-to-market net losses on coffee-related derivative instruments not designated as accounting hedges.

Income Taxes

In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 we recorded income tax benefit of $0.2 million as compared to income tax expense of $40.1 million in fiscal ended June 30, 2019. The tax benefit is primarily due to the previously recorded valuation allowance and change in our estimated deferred tax liability during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the prior year period. In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, we recorded a valuation allowance of $52.0 million to reduce our deferred tax assets. See Note 19, Income Taxes, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K.

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Key Elements of Fiscal 2022 Executive Compensation Program
Below are the key elements of the Company’s fiscal 2022 executive compensation program applicable to our Named Executive Officers.
What We PayWhy and How We Pay It
Base Salary
• Base salary comprises fixed cash compensation that is designed to provide a reasonable level of Company-wide and individual performance.
• Base salaries are reviewed annually and adjusted when appropriate (increases are neither fixed nor guaranteed).
• Competitive base salaries are a key component of attracting and retaining executive talent.
Short-Term Cash Incentives
• Annual cash incentives constitute variable “at risk” compensation, payable in cash based on Company-wide and individual performance. These awards are designed to reward achievement of annual financial objectives as well as near-term strategic objectives that create momentum that is expected to foster the long-term success of the Company’s business.
• Company-wide metrics and targets are derived from, and intended to promote, our near-term business strategy.
• Individual targets are consistent with our focus on both quantitative and qualitative priorities and thereby reward both attainment of objective metrics and individual contributions.
Long-Term Incentives
• Stock options, Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) and Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (“PBRSUs”) subject to both performance- and time-based vesting conditions are designed to create direct alignment with stockholder objectives, provide a focus on long-term value creation, retain critical talent over extended timeframes and enable key employees to share in value creation.
• Performance-based award metrics and targets align with long-term business strategy as well as stock price appreciation creating shareholder value.
Severance Benefits
• Severance benefits provide income and health insurance protection to our Named Executive Officers in connection with certain involuntary terminations of employment. These severance benefits are designed to enable the Named Executive Officers to focus on the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, including in circumstances that may jeopardize the individual’s job security.
• Enhanced severance benefits are available if the termination of employment occurs in connection with a change in control to ensure continued focus on the best alternatives for the Company and its stockholders, free from distractions caused by personal uncertainties associated with the heightened risk to job security that arises for senior executives in the transactional context.
• Severance benefits are also key to attracting and retaining key talent.
Retirement and Welfare Benefits
• A standard complement of retirement, health, welfare and insurance benefits, offered to our Named Executive Officers on terms generally similar to those available to other employees, provides important protections and stability for our Named Executive Officers and their families that help enable our Named Executive Officers to remain focused on their work responsibilities.
• These are generally low-cost benefits with a higher perceived value that are intended to help keep our overall compensation package competitive.
Perquisites
• We provide limited perquisites as well as relocation assistance, each intended to facilitate the operation of the Company’s business and to assist the Company in recruiting and retaining key executives.
• These are also low-cost benefits with a higher perceived value that are intended to help keep our overall compensation package competitive.
Base Salary
Consistent with the established executive compensation philosophy and objectives described above, and utilizing the peer comparisons provided by Meridian, the Compensation Committee approved fiscal 2022 annual base salaries for the Named Executive Officers as shown in the table below.
Named Executive Officers:
 
Fiscal 2022
Annual Base Salary(1)
  
Fiscal 2021
Annual Base Salary(1)
  
Annual Base
Salary Percentage
Change
 
D. Deverl Maserang II 
$
680,000
  
$
660,000
   
3.0
%
Scott R. Drake 
$
450,000
  
$
375,000
   
20.0
%
Ruben E. Inofuentes 
$
350,000
  
$
340,000
   
3.0
%
Maurice S. J. Moragne 
$
355,000
  
$
340,000
   
4.4
%
Amber D. Jefferson 
$
320,000
   
N/A
   
N/A
 
(1)Annual base salary as of the end of the applicable fiscal year.
Short-Term Cash Incentives for Fiscal 2022
Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 20192022 awards were designed to place a significant portion of each Named Executive Officer’s annual cash compensation “at risk” and 2018
Net Sales
Net sales in fiscal 2019 decreased $10.6 million, or 1.7%,were designed to $595.9 million from $606.5 million in fiscal 2018. The decline in net sales was primarily duealign the near-term focus of our Named Executive Officers with our business goals for the relevant period. Due to a decrease in net sales from other beverages and spice products, a decline in revenues and volume of green coffee processed and sold through our DSD network, and the impact of lower coffee pricesCOVID-19 on the predictability of our business, the Company’s 2022 short-term incentive plan focused on achieving a minimum performance threshold for Company-wide financial results.
For the fiscal 2022 Short-Term Cash Incentive Program, the Compensation Committee used adjusted EBITDA as the relevant performance metric and set a minimum threshold for achievement (described below) which, if achieved, the Compensation Committee believed would reflect a meaningful level of Company profitability and would be aligned with our cost plus customers. The decreasestrategic plan to deliver long-term value to our stockholders. Generating EBITDA is critically important during this unprecedented time in net sales was partially offset by an increase in sales from the addition of the Boyd Businesscompany’s history which is fully reflected inwhy adjusted EBITDA was the year ended June 30, 2019, compared to only nine months of Boyd Business operations in the year ended June 30, 2018. The impact of price decreases to customers utilizing commodity-based pricing arrangements was $6.9 million during the year ended June 30, 2019 as compared to $3.0 million in price decreases to customers utilizing such arrangements in the year ended June 30, 2018.

The following table presents the effect of changes in unit sales, unit pricing and product mixprimary performance metric for the year ended June 30, 2019 compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year (in millions):
 
For Year Ended June 30,
 2019 vs. 2018
 % of Total Mix Change
Effect of change in unit sales$(12.4) (117.0)%
Effect of pricing and product mix changes1.8
 17.0 %
Total decrease in net sales$(10.6) (100.0)%
Unit sales decreased 2.0%2022 annual cash incentive program and average unit price was essentially flat in the year ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the same prior year period, resulting in a decrease in net sales of 1.7%. In the latter part of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, we experienced higher mix of product being sold via direct ship versus DSD which will negatively impact future overall average unit price as direct ship has a lower average unit price. There were no new product category introductions in the year ended June 30, 2019 or 2018 which had a material impact on our net sales.
Gross Profit
Gross profit in fiscal 2019 decreased $28.3 million, or 13.6%, to $179.1 million from $207.4 million in fiscal 2018. Gross margin decreased to 30.1% in fiscal 2019 from 34.2% in fiscal 2018. The decrease in gross profit was primarily driven by lower net sales of $10.6 million and higher cost of goods sold. Cost of goods sold in the year ended June 30, 2019 increased $17.7 million, or 4.4%, to $416.8 million, or 69.9% of net sales, from $399.2 million, or 65.8% of net sales, in fiscal 2018. Margin was negatively impacted by higher coffee brewing equipment and labor costs associated with increased installation activity during the period, higher production costs associated with the production operations in the Northlake facility, including higher depreciation expense for the Northlake, Texas facility, higher manufacturing costs driven by downtime associated with certain aging production infrastructure and higher write-down of slow moving inventories. The negative margin impact was partially offset by lower green coffee prices as the average Arabica “C” market price of green coffee decreased 13.2% in fiscal 2019 as compared to the prior year period.
Operating Expenses
In fiscal 2019, operating expenses decreased $12.5 million, or 6.1%, to $193.8 million, or 32.5% of net sales from $206.3 million, or 34.0%, of net sales in fiscal 2018, primarily due to a $13.7 million decrease in selling expenses, the absence of $3.8 million in impairment losses on intangible assets reported in the prior year period and a $0.5 million decrease in general and administrative expenses, partially offset by a $4.1 million increase in restructuring and other transition expenses and a $1.3 million increase in net losses from sales of other assets.
The decreases in selling expenses and general and administrative expenses in fiscal 2019 was primarily due to synergies achieved from the integration of the Boyd Business and conclusion of the transition services and co-manufacturing agreements with Boyd Coffee in the first half of fiscal 2019. In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, we paid Boyd Coffee a total of $3.7 million for services under these agreements, as compared to $25.4 million paid for such servicesan important factor in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018.



Net losses from sales2022 PBRSU awards.  The Company must remain in compliance with bank covenants, and as such, the Compensation Committee believes it is important to incentivize management to drive adjusted EBITDA in excess of assets in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 included net losses of $1.1 million from sales of other assets, primarily associated with the Boyd Coffee plant decommissioning offset by $0.6 million in earnout from the sale of spice assets, as compared to $0.8 million in earnout from the sale of spice assets and net gains of $0.2 million from sales of other assets in the prior year period.

Restructuring and other transition expenses increased $4.1 million in fiscal 2019, as compared to fiscal 2018. This increase includes $3.4 million, including interest, assessedwhat is required by the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust (the “WC Pension Trust”) in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, representing the Company’s share of the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan (“WCTPP”) unfunded benefits due to the Company’s partial withdrawalbank. However, this challenging time makes goal-setting difficult while ensuring that any payouts generated from the WCTPP as a result of employment actions taken byEBITDA achievement are affordable and does not put the Company in 2016a compromising cash situation.  For this reason, the Committee determined that any payouts above threshold adjusted EBITDA achievement levels would be discretionary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Compensation Committee determined that no Short-Term Incentive payments would be made to the extent that doing so would reduce the Company’s adjusted EBITDA below the minimum level required by the Company’s then-existing bank covenants.  The Committee will revisit this design for future years and expects to return to a more conventional program in connection with the Corporate Relocation Plan. In addition, in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, we incurred $1.8 million in restructuring and other transition expenses, primarily employee-related costs, associated with the DSD Restructuring Plan, as compared to $1.0 million in restructuring and other transition expenses associated with the DSD Restructuring Plan in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018.future years when business conditions stabilize.
 
Total Other (Expense) Income
Total other expense in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019For this purpose, “adjusted EBITDA” was $18.8 million compared to $2.0 million fiscal year ended June 30, 2018. The change in total other expense in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 was primarily a result of a pension settlement charge in the amount of $10.9 million, higher interest expense and higher net losses on coffee-related derivative instruments.
The non-cash pension settlement charge incurred in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 was due to the termination of the Farmer Bros. Co. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees effective December 1, 2018. As a result of the pension plan termination, we expect to realize lower Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation expenses in the future of approximately $0.3 million to $0.4 million per year.
Interest expense in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 increased $2.2 million to $12.0 million from $9.8 million in the prior year period. The increase in interest expense in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 was principally due to higher outstanding borrowings on our revolving credit facility, including borrowings for operations and borrowings related to the Boyd Business acquisition.
Other, net in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 decreased by $3.6 million to $4.2 million compared to in $7.7 million in the prior year period. The decrease in Other, net in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 was primarily due to increased mark-to-market losses on coffee-related derivative instruments not designated as accounting hedges.

Income Taxes

In the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, we recorded income tax expense of $40.1 million and $17.3 million, respectively. The $22.8 million increase in tax expense in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 is primarily due to a valuation allowance of $52.0 million recorded to reduce our deferred tax assets. See Note 19, Income Taxes, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K.




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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to net (loss) income determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), we use the following non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our operating performance:
“EBITDA” is defined as net (loss) income excluding the impact of:
(i) income taxes;
(ii) interest expense; and
depreciation and amortization expense.
“EBITDA Margin” is defined as EBITDA expressed as a percentage of net sales.
“Adjusted EBITDA” is defined as net (loss) income excluding the impact of:
income taxes;
interest expense;
(loss)(iii) income from short-term investments;
(iv) depreciation and amortization expense;
(v) ESOP and share-based compensation expense;
(vi) non-cash impairment losses;
non-cash pension withdrawal expense;
(viii) other similar non-cash expenses; (ix) restructuring and other transition expenses; (x) non-recurring stockholder-related expenses; (xi) acquisition costs (and related revenues only during the same fiscal year); (xii) capital issuance expenses; (xiii) out of period external legal expenses; (xiv) business segment disposition expenses (and exclusion of related gain on sales); (xv) net gain or loss on sale of assets other than M&A or business segment disposition; and (xvi) non-recurring and/or extraordinary expenses.
severance costs;
proxy contest-related expenses;In fiscal 2022, our Named Executive Officers were eligible to earn annual cash incentive awards under the Short-Term Cash Incentive Program of 50% of the applicable Named Executive Officer’s target annual bonus for threshold performance. Any performance in excess of the threshold would be considered in determining the overall payout at the discretion of the Compensation Committee. Annual cash incentives are capped at a maximum payout opportunity of 200% of target.
non-recurring costs associated with
As a result of achieving above the threshold level on adjusted EBITDA, the Compensation Committee determined that the plan should pay out at 80% of each executive’s target annual bonus, subject to adjustment for individual performance. In determining to pay the bonus at this level, the Compensation Committee considered management’s leadership of key initiatives within the company’s optimization strategy that were completed during the fiscal year, including the continued improvement in the Company’s financial performance despite unforeseen lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic;pandemic, supply chain bottlenecks and the significant increase in the cost of raw coffee. The Compensation Committee also considered the continued uncertainty presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the inflationary environment, and the need for liquidity to execute the Company’s strategic initiatives in evaluating whether to payout in excess of target given the adjusted EBITDA performance. The Compensation Committee believes that it was important to reward executives for the completion of these key initiatives and to keep those executives motivated because the achievement of these milestones is essential to the Company’s plans to deliver long-term value to stockholders.
net gains
The following table shows such achievement compared to Company-wide performance threshold for fiscal 2022.
Metric AEBITDA Target  
Threshold Goal
(80% of Target
Performance)
  
Actual
Achievement
  
Actual
Achievement
Compared to
Target
Performance
  
Payout for Fiscal 2022
Company-wide
Performance
 
Adjusted EBITDA 
$
20.3
M
 
$
17.9
M
 
$
19.1
M
  
93.9
%
  
85.0
%
The following table shows such target achievement compared to actual earned short-term cash incentive for fiscal 2022.
Named Executive Officers:
 
Fiscal 2022
Target Short Term
Cash Incentive
  
Fiscal 2022
Target Short Term
Earned Cash Incentive
 
       
D. Deverl Maserang II 
$
680,000
  
$
598,400
 
Scott R. Drake 
$
337,500
  
$
297,000
 
Ruben E. Inofuentes 
$
210,000
  
$
159,600
 
Maurice S. J. Moragne 
$
213,000
  
$
170,400
 
Amber D. Jefferson 
$
192,000
  
$
168,960
 
Long-Term Incentive Compensation
Awards
The fiscal 2022 long-term incentives were designed to be competitive with market and losses from sales of assets;
non-cash pension settlementsdirectly align our incentives with our long-term business priorities and postretirement benefits curtailment;compensation outcomes to Company performance. The Compensation Committee believes that the fiscal 2021 long-term incentive program facilitates strong pay for performance alignment in that the RSUs only appreciate in value to the extent that the stock price appreciates, and
acquisition, integration the PBRSUs only vest to the extent that the performance goals are achieved, placing the emphasis on stock price and strategic costs.

“Adjusted EBITDA Margin” is defined as Adjusted EBITDA expressedstockholder alignment on internal company performance and business strategy. The Compensation Committee also believes that long-term incentives serve as a percentageretention tool for key executives, which is particularly important in this competitive market for talent.
Our practice historically has been to grant annual normal-cycle long-term incentive awards generally in the second quarter of net sales.the fiscal year, with interim grants for new hires and promotions after the annual grant date being made on the first day of the calendar month following the hire or promotion, as applicable. Our grants have historically taken the form of 50% PBRSUs vesting over a three-year performance period and 50% in stock options. However, in an attempt to conserve our authorized shares under our equity plan, the Compensation Committee started utilizing RSUs instead of stock options.
Restructuring and other transition expenses are expenses that are directly attributable
Fiscal 2022 Awards
Restricted Stock Units
In fiscal 2022, the RSUs granted to (i) employee retention and separation benefits, pension withdrawal expense, facility-related costs and other related costs such as travel, legal, consulting and other professional services; and (ii) severance, prorated bonuses for bonus eligible employees, contractual termination payments and outplacement services, and other related costs, including legal, recruiting, consulting, other professional services, and travel.
For purposes of calculating EBITDA and EBITDA Margin and Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, we have excluded the impact of interest expense resulting from the adoption of ASU 2017-07, non-cash pretax pension and postretirement benefits resulting from the amendment and termination ofour Named Executive Officers under the Farmer Bros. pensionCo. Amended and postretirement benefits plans and severance because these items are not reflective of our ongoing operating results.
We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide a useful measureRestated 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”) vest ratably over three years, with one-third of the Company’stotal number of shares subject to each such RSUs vesting on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, contingent on continued employment.  The RSU grants made to Ms. Jefferson, however, cliff vest after three years and were made under the 2020 Inducement Plan.
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units
In fiscal 2022, the PBRSUs granted to our Named Executive Officers under the 2017 Plan cliff vest at the end of the three-year performance period based upon achievement of adjusted EBITDA (as defined above for purposes of fiscal 2022 cash incentive) performance goals for the performance period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. During this unprecedented period of uncertainty and challenging operating results, a meaningful comparison with historical results and with the results of other companies, and insight into the Company’s ongoing operating performance. Further, management utilizes these measures, in additionenvironment for Farmer Bros., generating EBITDA is critically important to GAAP measures, when evaluating and comparing the Company’s operating performance against internal financial forecasts and budgets.
We believe that EBITDA facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period by isolating the effects of certain items that vary from period to period without any correlation to core operating performance or that vary widely among similar companies. These potential differences may be caused by variations in capital structures (affecting interest expense), tax positions (such as the impact on periods or companies of changes in effective tax rates or net operating losses) and the age


and book depreciation of facilities and equipment (affecting relative depreciation expense). We also present EBITDA and EBITDA Margin because (i) we believe that these measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry, (ii) we believe that investors will find these measures useful in assessingsuccess, including our ability to service or incur indebtedness,meet financing covenants, create shareholder value and (iii) weafford incentive compensation to attract and retain key talent in a highly competitive labor market.  As such, adjusted EBITDA is the featured performance metric for both our short- and long-term incentive plans.  The Compensation Committee continuously evaluates alternative incentive plan performance metrics and expects that the use these measures internally as benchmarksof the same metric in both short- and long-term plans is only a temporary practice until the Company returns to compare oura more stable operating environment and can return to a more diversified suite of metrics across short- and long-term incentives.  For the fiscal 2022 awards, adjusted EBITDA targets for each year of the performance period are set independently at the beginning of the year due to thatthe rapidly changing realities of our competitors.business during the pandemic. This preserves the incentive of pay-for-performance by making the targets challenging but achievable based on the business environment for the applicable performance year.
Performance against adjusted EBITDA targets for each year will determine a payout factor for that year which can range from 0% to 130% of target. At the end of the 3-year performance period, the average payout factor for each of the three one-year adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjustedmeasurement periods will be calculated.  This three-year average payout factor for adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, as defined by us, may not be comparableperformance is then subject to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. We do not intend for non-GAAP financial measures to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for other measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Set forth belowmodification based on Farmer Bros. three-year TSR (the “three-year TSR modifier”) which is a reconciliation of reported net (loss) income to EBITDA (unaudited): 
  For the Year Ended June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019 2018
Net loss, as reported $(37,087) $(73,595) $(18,280)
Income tax (benefit) expense (195) 40,111
 17,312
Interest expense(1) 5,590
 6,036
 3,177
Depreciation and amortization expense 29,896
 31,065
 30,464
EBITDA $(1,796) $3,617
 $32,673
EBITDA Margin (0.4)% 0.6% 5.4%
____________
(1)Excludes interest expense related to pension plans and postretirement benefits.

Set forth below is a reconciliation of reported net (loss) income to Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited): 
  Year Ended June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019 2018
Net loss, as reported $(37,087) $(73,595) $(18,280)
Income tax (benefit) expense (195) 40,111
 17,312
Interest expense(1) 5,590
 6,036
 3,177
Income from short-term investments 
 
 (19)
Depreciation and amortization expense 29,896
 31,065
 30,464
ESOP and share-based compensation expense 4,329
 3,723
 3,822
Restructuring and other transition expenses(2) 
 4,733
 662
Strategic initiatives341,000
523
 
 
Net (gains) losses from sales of assets (25,237) 465
 (966)
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets 42,030
 
 3,820
Non-recurring costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic 362
 
 
Postretirement benefits gains curtailment and pension settlement charge (5,760) 10,948
 
Proxy contest-related expenses 463
 
 
Acquisition and integration costs 
 6,123
 7,570
Severance2,273,000
3,828
 2,273
 
Adjusted EBITDA(3) $18,742
 $31,882
 $47,562
Adjusted EBITDA Margin 3.7% 5.3% 7.8%
________
(1)Excludes interest expense related to pension plans and postretirement benefits.
(2)Fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, includes $3.4 million, including interest, assessed by the WC Pension Trust representing the Company’s share of the WCTPP unfunded benefits due to the Company’s partial withdrawal from the WCTPP as a result of employment actions taken by the Company in 2016 in connection with the Corporate Relocation Plan, net of payments of $0.8 million.
(3)
Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2020 includes $7.2 million of higher amortized gains resulting from the curtailment of the postretirement medical plan in March 2020. These higher gains will continue until the plan sunset on January 1, 2021. See Note 13, Employee Benefit Plans, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K.

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Liquidity, Capital Resources and Financial Condition
        June 30, 2020 June 30, 2019
(In thousands) Debt Origination Date Maturity Original Borrowing Amount Carrying Value Weighted Average Interest Rate Carrying Value Weighted Average Interest Rate
Credit Facility Revolver 11/6/2023 N/A $122,000
 4.91% $92,000
 3.98%
Revolving Credit Facility
In March 2020, pursuant to Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) we amended our existing senior secured revolving credit facility (such facility as amended to date, including pursuantapplied to the Second Amendmentpreliminary payout factor determined by the EBITDA target to determine a final payout factor between 0% and 150% of target for the Third Amendments (as defined below), the “Amended Revolving Facility”) with certain financial institutions. The Second Amendment, amongst other things (described in more detail in Note 14, Debt Obligations, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K) decreased the size of the revolving credit facility to $125.0 million from $150.0 million but retained most of its previous terms including the sublimit on letters of credit and swingline loans of $15.0 million each. The Amended Revolving Facility has no scheduled payback required on the principalfull 3-year measurement period for PBRSUs.  No PBRSUs can be earned or paid prior to the maturity date on November 6, 2023.
Effective March 27, 2019, we entered into an interest rate swap to manage our interest rate risk on our floating-rate indebtedness. See Note 6 , Derivative Instruments,conclusion of the Notesfull three-year measurement period when the final full three-year achievement is determined.
Our performance goals for adjusted EBITDA are based on business forecasts, our ability to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K, for details.
At June 30, 2020, we had outstanding borrowings of $122.0 million and utilized $2.3 million of the letters of credit sublimit under the Amended Revolving Facility. The amount available to borrow is subject to compliance with the applicable financial covenants set out under the Amended Revolving Facility (described in more detail below).

On July 23, 2020 (the "Effective Date"), pursuant to Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Third Amendment”), we amended our existing senior secured revolving credit facility with certain financial institutions.
The Third Amendment, among other things:
(1)retained the revolving commitments under the Credit Agreement of $125.0 million and the sublimit on letters of credit and swingline loans of $15.0 million each;
(2)added a $5.0 million quarterly commitment reduction beginning September 30, 2021;
(3)adjusted from cash flow-based to an asset-based lending structure with borrowing a base of 85% of eligible accounts receivable plus 50% of eligible inventory with certain permitted maximum over advance amounts;
(4)removed all previous financial covenants of net leverage ratio, interest coverage ratio and minimum EBITDA;
(5)added a covenant relief period (commencing on the effective date of the Third Amendment and ending upon delivery of a compliance certificate on or after fiscal month ending September 30, 2021), during which the Company must comply with the following:
(i) a minimum cumulative EBITDA covenant, tested on a monthly basis until the last day of June 2021;
(ii) a standalone minimum monthly EBITDA covenant tested on the last day of July 2021 and August 2021; and
(iii) a restriction on capital expenditures such that the amount of capital expenditures shall not exceed $25.0 million in the aggregate.
(6)added a covenant requiring us to maintain a minimum liquidity covenant, tested on a weekly basis;
(7)added an anti-cash hoarding provision;
(8)added a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.05:1.00 commencing with fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021, and tested on a quarterly basis thereafter;
(9)modified the applicable margin for base rate loans to range from PRIME + 3.50% to PRIME + 4.50% per annum and the applicable margin for Eurodollar loans to range from Adjusted LIBO Rate + 4.50% to Adjusted LIBO Rate + 5.50% per annum and fixed the commitment fee at 0.50%;


(10)provided for the revolving commitments to be reduced upon the occurrence of certain asset dispositions and incurrence of non-permitted indebtedness and imposed additional restrictions on the Company’s ability to utilize certain other negative covenant baskets; and
(11)added a requirement to provide mortgages and related mortgage instruments with respect to certain specified real property owned by the Company.

The Third Amendment provides us with increased flexibility to proactively manage our liquidity and working capital, while maintaining compliance with our debt financial covenants, and preserving financial liquidity to mitigate the impact of the uncertain business environment resultingrecover from the COVID-19 pandemic and continuerelevant expectations reflecting our strategic plans and aspirations to execute on key strategic initiatives.
Liquidity

We generally financegrow our operations through cash flows from operationsbusiness. The Compensation Committee has historically established aggressive, yet achievable performance goals intended to motivate the Company’s executive officers to achieve internal goals and borrowingsresults that will benefit the Company’s stockholders, while maintaining strong alignment between pay and performance. With the limited number of shares available for issuance under our Amended Revolving facility described above. Also,the 2017 Plan, this annual as opposed to three-year target setting preserves the incentive of equity awards. Actual achievement of the three-year performance goals for the PBRSU awards granted in fiscal 2022 will be reflected in our proxy statement that reports the payouts at the end of the three-year performance period.
For additional information regarding changes to our PBRSU grant practices for fiscal 2023, please see “Compensation Committee Response to Shareholder Feedback” above.
Employment and Change in Control Severance Agreements
The Company has entered into an employment agreement with our President and Chief Executive Officer, Deverl Maserang (“Employment Agreement”), as well as a Change in Control Severance Agreement with each of the Named Executive Officers. A detailed description of the severance benefits each Named Executive Officer is due to receive based on their Employment Agreement and/or Change in Control Severance Agreement is set forth below under the heading “Named Executive Officer Compensation-Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”
These agreements were entered into, and continue in effect, to achieve the following objectives: (a) assure the Named Executive Officers’ full attention and dedication to the Company, free from distractions caused by personal uncertainties and risks related to a pending or threatened change in control; (b) assure the Named Executive Officers’ objectivity with respect to stockholders’ interests in a change in control scenario; (c) assure the fair treatment of the Named Executive Officer in case of involuntary termination following a change in control or in connection with a threatened change in control; and (d) attract and retain key talent during uncertain times. The agreements are structured so that payments and benefits are provided only if there is both a change in control or threatened change in control and a qualifying termination of employment (“double trigger”), either by us (other than for “Cause,” “Disability” or death), or by the Named Executive Officer in connection with a “Resignation for Good Reason” (as each is defined in the change in control severance agreements).
Retirement and Welfare Benefits
The Named Executive Officers receive the same welfare benefits as those received by our employees generally, including medical, dental, life, disability and accident insurance.
The Named Executive Officers are eligible on the same basis as our employees generally to participate in the Company’s 401(k). plan. The value of the Named Executive Officers’ 401(k) plan balances depends solely on the performance of investment alternatives selected by the applicable Named Executive Officer from among the alternatives offered to all participants. All investment options in the 401(k) plan are market-based, meaning there are no “above-market” or. guaranteed rates of return. In the beginning of the year ended June 30, 2020,2021 (“fiscal 2020”), the proceeds from the sale of assets helped financed our operations. In fiscal 2018, we filedCompany offered a shelf registration statement with the SEC which allows us to issue unspecified amounts of common stock, preferred stock, depository shares, warrants for the purchase of shares of common stock or preferred stock, purchase contracts for the purchase of equity securities, currencies or commodities, and units consisting of any combination of anydiscretionary match of the foregoing securities, in one or more series, from timeemployees’ annual contributions under the 401(k) plan equal to time and in one or more offerings50% of an employee’s annual contribution, up to a total dollar amount of $250.0 million. In light of our financial position, operating performance and current economic conditions, including the state6% of the global capital markets, there can be no assurance as to whether or when we will be able to raise capital by issuing securities pursuant to our effective shelf registration statement or otherwise. We believe our Amended Revolving Facility, to the extent available, in addition to our cash flows from operations, collectively, will be sufficient to fund our working capital and capital expenditure requirements for the next 12 months.
At June 30, 2020, we had $60.0 million in cash and cash equivalents and none of the cash in our coffee-related derivative margin accounts was restricted.employee’s eligible income. As a result of the foregoing Third Amendment described above, we were in compliance with all ofCOVID-19 crisis and the covenants under the Amended Revolving Facility, and no event of default has occurred or existed through the Third Amendment effective date.

Impact of COVID-19 on Our Liquidity
The COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictive measures such as travel bans, quarantines, shelter-in-place orders, and shutdowns as well as changes in recent consumer behavior, have had an adverse impact on certain of our DSD customers, particularly restaurants, hotels, casinos and coffeehouses. Many of these customers have been forced to close or curtail operations, and are purchasing at reduced volumes, if at all. We are unable to predict the rate at which these customers will resume operations and purchases as the restrictive measures are lifted. As a result, sales from our DSD customers have declined from pre COVID-19 average sales. As of June 30, 2020, due to lifting of some the government restrictions, and reopening of some of our customers' businesses, our revenues have recovered to some extent but are still down by about 45% from the pre COVID-19 pandemic weeks, which is a significant improvement from the decline of approximately 65% to 70% at the end of March 2020.
Due to these factors, the degree to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including, but not limited to, the duration and spread of the pandemic, its severity, the actions to contain the pandemic or treat its impact, and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions can resume, as well as our effectiveness on serving our customer base and acquiring new customers. Therefore, with the uncertainty around the duration and breadth of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ultimatecorresponding impact on our business, financial condition or operating results cannot be reasonably estimated.the match was suspended effective April 1, 2020 and was reinstated effective with the July 9, 2021 paycheck for each eligible employee.
Today, the Company offers two different types of contributions: (1) a “non-elective” contribution that does not require the team member to contribute and is equal to 4% of eligible earnings; and (2) a company match of 100% of the first 3% of eligible earnings that eligible employees contribute.  The Company match is currently made in Company stock to help the Company manage its cash position as it emerges from the impacts of COVID-19. Through our shareholder outreach program, we learned that many of our shareholders are concerned about dilution.  So, effective January 1, 2023, we will eliminate the 4% non-elective contribution and change the Company match to 100% of the first 3% each eligible employee contributes plus 50% on the next 2% they contribute.  This model will allow the Company to take advantage of the “safe harbor” provisions of the regulations applicable to its 401(k) and remain competitive in a challenging labor market, while reducing the dilutive effects of the match.
Perquisites
We have modifiedbelieve that offering certain limited perquisites facilitates the operation of our business, allows our Named Executive Officers to better focus their time, attention and capabilities on our business, and assists the Company in recruiting and retaining key executives. We also believe that the perquisites offered to our Named Executive Officers are generally consistent with practices dueamong companies in our peer group.
It is the Company’s and the Compensation Committee’s intention to continually assess business needs and evolving practices to ensure that perquisite offerings are competitive and reasonable.
Compensation Policies and Practices
Stock Ownership Guidelines
The Board has adopted Stock Ownership Guidelines to further align the interests of the Company’s executive officers with the interests of the Company’s stockholders. Under the stock ownership guidelines, an executive officer is not permitted to sell any shares of Common Stock received as a result of grants under the Company’s long-term incentive plans unless the executive officer achieves and maintains the applicable threshold share ownership level set forth in the table below. Further, under the stock ownership guidelines, a non-employee director is expected to own and hold during his or her service as a Board member a number of shares of Common Stock with a value of at least four times his or her annual cash retainer for service on the Board, and is not permitted to sell any shares of Common Stock received as grants under the Company’s long-term incentive plans unless and until the non-employee director achieves and maintains this threshold share ownership level.
Shares of Common Stock that count toward satisfaction of these guidelines include: (i) shares of Common Stock owned outright by the executive officer or non-employee director and his or her immediate family members who share the same household, whether held individually or jointly; (ii) restricted stock or restricted stock units (whether or not the restrictions have lapsed); (iii) shares of Common Stock held in trust for the benefit of the executive officer or non-employee director or his or her family; and (iv) shares of Common Stock issuable under vested options held by the executive officer or non-employee director.
PositionValue of Shares Owned
Chief Executive Officer3x base salary
Other Executive Officers1x base salary
Non-Employee Directors4x Annual Cash Retainer
Insider Trading Policy (Including Anti-Hedging and Anti-Pledging Policies)
Our insider trading policy prohibits all employees, officers, directors, consultants and other associates of the Company and certain of their family members from, among other things, purchasing or selling any type of security, whether the issuer of that security is the Company or any other company, while aware of material, non-public information relating to the impactissuer of COVID-19 pandemicthe security or from providing such material, non-public information to any person who may trade while aware of such information. The insider trading policy also prohibits employees from engaging in short sales with respect to our securities, purchasing or pledging Company stock on margin and entering into derivative or similar transactions (i.e., puts, calls, options, forward contracts, collars, swaps or exchange agreements) with respect to our operating results. To navigate through this periodsecurities. We also have procedures that require trades by certain insiders, including our directors and executive officers, to be pre-cleared by appropriate Company personnel. Additionally, such insiders are generally prohibited from conducting transactions involving the purchase or sale of uncertainty, we have reduced discretionary expenses, aggressively reduced capital expenditures, closely and proactively managed our inventory purchases, while prioritizing investments in e-commerce initiatives and serving current Direct Ship customers’ needs. Additionally, we also continue to focusedthe Company’s securities from 12:01 a.m. New York City time on the rebalancingfourteenth calendar day before the end of volume acrosseach of the Company’s four fiscal quarters (including fiscal year end) through 11:59 p.m. New York City time on the business day following the date of the public release containing the Company’s quarterly (including annual) results of operations.
Clawback Policy on Executive Compensation in Restatement Situations
In the event of a material restatement of the financial results of the Company, the Board, or the appropriate committee thereof, will review all bonuses and other incentive and equity compensation awarded to the Company’s executive officers on the basis of having met or exceeded performance targets for performance periods that occurred during the restatement period. If such bonuses and other incentive and equity compensation would have been lower had they been calculated based on such restated results, the Board, or the appropriate committee thereof, may, to the extent permitted by governing law and as appropriate under the circumstances, seek to recover for the benefit of the Company all or a portion of such bonuses and incentive and equity compensation awarded to executive officers whose fraud or misconduct caused or partially caused such restatement, as determined by the Board, or the appropriate committee thereof.
Accounting Standards
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 718 requires us to recognize an expense for the fair value of share-based compensation awards. Grants of stock options, restricted stock and PBRSUs under the Company’s long-term incentive plans are accounted for under FASB ASC Topic 718. The Compensation Committee considers the accounting implications of significant compensation decisions, especially in connection with decisions that relate to our manufacturing network, bringing additional production intolong-term incentive program. As accounting standards change, the Company may revise certain programs to appropriately align accounting expenses of our Northlake, Texas facilityshare-based compensation awards with our overall executive compensation philosophy and objectives.
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth summary information concerning compensation awarded to, generate additional savings. Among others things, we have already takenearned by, or paid to each of our Named Executive Officers for all services rendered in all capacities to the following actions:Company and its subsidiaries in the last three fiscal years. For a complete understanding of the table, please read the footnotes and narrative disclosures that follow the table.
amended our existing senior secured revolving credit facility, as described above;

A B
 C
 D
 E
 F
 G
 H
 I
Name and
Principal Position
 
Fiscal
Year
  
Salary
($)
  
Bonus
($)
  
Stock
Awards
($)
  
Option
Awards
($)
  
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
  
All Other
Compensation
($)
  
Total
($)
 
                         
D. Deverl Maserang II (1) 2022  
676,154
    
2,006,755
    
598,400
  
20,900
  
3,292,209
 
President and Chief Executive Officer 2021  615,574    1,899,995    660,000  11,114  3,186,683 
  2020  487,385    499,990  999,997    13,200  2,000,572 
Scott R. Drake (2) 2022  
397,500
    
712,160
    
297,000
  
19,119
  
1,425,779
 
Chief Financial Officer 2021  349,758    344,989    281,250  14,226  990,223 
  2020  80,769      199,999      280,768 
Ruben E. Inofuentes (3) 2022  
348,077
    
245,266
    
159,600
  
20,675
  
773,618
 
Chief Supply Chain Officer 2021  317,114    359,992    204,000  11,248  892,354 
  2020  192,231    125,000  124,999    96,368  538,598 
Maurice S. J. Moragne (4) 
2022
  
352,115
    
267,567
    
170,400
  
20,606
  
810,688
 
Chief Sales Officer 2021  340,000    289,986  74,998  204,000  10,994  844,980 
Amber D. Jefferson (5) 2022  
221,538
    
249,996
    
168,960
  
10,359
  
650,853
 
Chief Human Resources Officer                

reduced headcount(1)  Mr. Maserang joined as our President and furloughed a significant percentage of employees;Chief Executive Officer effective September 13, 2019.
eliminated fiscal third quarter 2020 cash compensation for
(2)  Mr. Drake joined as our Board of Directors;Chief Financial Officer effective March 23, 2020.
temporarily decreased executive leadership, corporate team members’ and all exempt employees’ (except route sales representatives)
(3)  Mr. Inofuentes joined as our Chief Supply Chain Officer effective November 15, 2019.
(4)  Mr. Moragne joined as our Chief Sales Officer effective June 8, 2020.
(5)  Ms. Jefferson joined as our Chief Human Resources Officer effective October 11, 2021.
Salary (Column C)
The amounts reported in column C represent base salaries earned by 15%;
reduced discretionary spending, including a moratorium on all travel;
reducedeach of the Named Executive Officers for the fiscal year endingindicated, prorated based on applicable start dates during the fiscal year or the dates of resignation or termination. The amounts shown include amounts contributed by the employee to the Company’s 401(k) plan and reflects the reduction in base salary from April 1, 2020 management incentive bonus program;
reduced plant production costs in twothrough March 15, 2021 as a result of our plants;
suspended 401(k) cash matching for all eligible employees;
reduced capital expenditures while also closely managing inventory and other spending;
implemented cost controls throughout our coffee brewing equipment (“CBE”) program service network;
instituted cost savings to reduce our selling, general and administrative expenses; and
reduced our DSD supply chain network costs by reducing freight, and fleet, and consolidating routes.

These actions have improved our cost structure and helped in mitigating the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food and beverage industry and our operating results and liquidity; however we cannot make assurancesbusiness, as described above.
Bonus (Column D)
This column reflects that these actions will continue to be successful.no cash-based bonus payments outside of an incentive plan were made during the fiscal years set forth. All non-equity incentive plan compensation for services performed during the fiscal year by the Named Executive Officers under the 2017 Plan is shown in column G.


Stock Awards (Column E)


Cash Flows
The significant captionsamounts in column E for fiscal 2020 represent the aggregate grant date fair value of the PBRSU award received by each of Mr. Maserang and amounts from our condensed consolidated statementsMr. Inofuentes in connection with the commencement of cash flows are summarized below:
 For the Years Ended June 30,
 2020 2019 2018
Condensed Consolidated Statements of cash flows data (in thousands)     
Net cash provided by operating activities$1,455
 $35,450
 $8,855
Net cash used in investing activities21,917
 (32,361) (74,640)
Net cash provided by financing activities29,658
 1,456
 61,982
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents$53,030
 $4,545
 $(3,803)

Operating Activities

Cash provided by operating activitiestheir respective employment in fiscal 2020 decreased $34.0 million as compared2020. The amounts in column E for fiscal 2021 include the aggregate grant date fair value of the annual PBRSU awards received by each of Messrs. Maserang, Drake, Inofuentes, and Moragne and the annual RSU awards received by each of Messrs. Maserang, Drake, Inofuentes and Moragne.  The amounts in column E for fiscal 2022 include the aggregate grant date fair value of the annual PBRSU awards received by each of Messrs. Maserang, Drake, Inofuentes, and Moragne and the annual RSU awards received by each of Messrs. Maserang, Drake, Inofuentes and Moragne and Ms. Jefferson.  A discussion of the assumptions used in calculating the amounts in this column may be found in Note 13 to fiscal 2019 primarily attributable to a higher use of cashour audited consolidated financial statements for working capital during the current fiscal period. Working capital during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 included in our 2022 Form 10-K, except that, as required by applicable SEC rules, we did not reduce the amounts in this column for any forfeitures relating to service-based (time-based) vesting conditions.
For annual PBRSU awards in each of fiscal 2022, fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020, we have reported the fair value of the award based upon the probable satisfaction of the performance conditions as of the grant date. The maximum aggregate grant date fair value that would have been received if the highest level of performance was impacted by, among other items, declines in revenues and related net income and a reduction in outstanding accounts payable balances driven by significant reductions in past due balances. This was partially offset by lower inventory and trade accounts receivable balances resulting from lower revenues.
Cash provided by operating activitiesachieved in fiscal 2019 increased $26.6 million as compared2020 would have been $999,981 for Mr. Maserang and $250,000 for Mr. Inofuentes. The maximum aggregate grant date fair value that would have been received if the highest level of performance was achieved in fiscal 2021 would have been $1,709,998 for Mr. Maserang, $155,246 for Mr. Drake, $161,998 for Mr. Inofuentes, and $96,744 for Mr. Moragne.  The maximum aggregate grant date fair value that would have been received if the highest level of performance was achieved in fiscal 2022 would have been $1,505,077 for Mr. Maserang, $187,297 for Mr. Drake, $147,166 for Mr. Inofuentes, and $160,540 for Mr. Moragne.  These amounts do not reflect the Company’s expense for accounting purposes for these awards, and do not represent the actual value that may be realized by the Named Executive Officers. For further information on these awards, see the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table and Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table in this Amendment.
Option Awards (Column F)
The amounts reported in column F represent the aggregate grant date fair value of stock option awards computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The stock option awards granted in fiscal 2020 reflects an award received by Messrs. Maserang, Inofuentes and Drake in connection with commencement of their respective employment. The stock option awards granted in fiscal 2021 reflects awards received by Mr. Moragne in connection with commencement of his employment. A discussion of the assumptions used in calculating the amounts in this column may be found in Note 13 to fiscal 2018 primarily due to, among other items, improved collections on many large national accounts and distributors, improved vendor terms, and reduced cash purchases to fund inventory levels. These were partially offset by a decline in revenues and higher manufacturing and supply chain costs, higher labor and service costs associated with increased installations of coffee brewing equipment, and higher restructuring and other transition expenses.
Investing Activities
Net cash provided by investing activities duringour audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 was $21.9 million2022 included in our 2022 Form 10-K, except that, as comparedrequired by applicable SEC rules, we did not reduce the amounts in this column for any risk of forfeiture relating to net cashservice-based (time-based) vesting conditions. For further information on these awards, see the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table and Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table in this Amendment.
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation (Column G)
The amounts reported in column G represent the aggregate dollar value of the annual incentives earned by the Named Executive Officers under the 2017 Plan for fiscal 2022 and 2021 under the short-term incentive plan for the relevant fiscal year. In accordance with SEC rules, the actual annual incentive amounts earned by the Named Executive Officers are reflected in the Summary Compensation Table in the fiscal year earned, even though these annual incentive amounts are paid in the subsequent fiscal year.
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As a result of the Company’s failure to achieve threshold levels of performance in fiscal 2021, no payouts are reported for any of the Named Executive Officers during that period.
All Other Compensation (Column H)
The amounts reported in column H include the following:
All Other Compensation (1)
    
Company
Contributions to
401(k) Plan (2)($)
  
Relocation
Expense ($)
  
Relocation Tax
Gross-Up ($)
 
           
D. Deverl Maserang II2022 
20,900
  
  
 

2021 
11,114
  
  
 

2020 
13,200
  
  
 
Scott R. Drake2022 
19,119
  
  
 

2021 
14,226
  
  
 

2020 
  
  
 
Ruben E. Inofuentes2022 
20,675
  
  
 

2021 
11,248
  
  
 

2020 
7,637
  
70,550
  
18,181
 
Maurice S.J. Moragne2022 
20,606
  
  
 

2021 
10,994
  
  
 
Amber D. Jefferson2022 
10,359
  
  
 


(1)  Except as set forth in the table, the total value of all perquisites and other personal benefits received by each of our Named Executive Officers did not exceed $10,000 in fiscal 2022 and has been excluded from the table.
(2)  Represents the Company’s contribution under the 401(k) plan including the company matching contribution and the Qualified Non-elective Contribution (QNEC). Company contributions (and any earnings thereon) are 100% vested. The QNEC contributions are given in Company Common Stock.
Total Compensation (Column I)
The amounts reported in column I are the sum of columns C through H for each of the Named Executive Officers.
Fiscal 2022 Grants of Plan-Based Awards
The following table sets forth, for each of our Named Executive Officers, the plan-based awards granted to each of our Named Executive Officers during fiscal 2022.
  
Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-
Equity Incentive Plan Awards
  
Estimated Future Payouts
Under Equity Incentive Plan
Awards(1)
    
NameGrant Date Threshold ($)(3)  Target ($)(3)  
Maximum ($)(3)
  Threshold (#)  Target (#)  Maximum (#)  
All Other Stock
Awards: Number
of Shares of
Stock or Units
(#)
  
All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options (#)
  
Exercise
or Base
Price of
Option
Awards
($/Sh)
  
Grant Date
Fair Value of
Stock and
Option
Awards ($)(2)
 
D. Deverl Maserang II
9/13/2021
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
112,612
  
  
  
1,003,373
 

9/13/2021
 
  
  
  
0
  
112,613
  
202,703
  
  
  
  
1,003,382
 
Scott R. Drake
9/13/2021
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
21,021
  
  
  
187,297
 

9/13/2021
 
  
  
  
0
  
14,014
  
25,255
  
  
  
  
124,865
 

5/09/2022
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
73,529
  
  
  
399,998
 
Ruben E. Inofuentes
9/13/2021
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
16,516
  
  
  
147,158
 

9/13/2021
 
  
  
  
0
  
11,011
  
19,820
  
  
  
  
98,108
 
Maurice S.J.
Moragne
9/13/2021
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
18,018
  
  
  
160,540
 

9/13/2021
 
  
  
  
0
  
12,012
  
21,622
     
  
  
107,027
 
Amber D. Jefferson  
11/1/21
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
32,851
  
  
 


(1)     Represents PBRSU awards granted to our Named Executive Officers in fiscal 2022 which cliff vest based upon achievement of adjusted EBITDA performance goals and TSR for the performance period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. Each year, performance targets for adjusted EBITDA will be established, performance in each of those years will create a bank of shares between 0% to 130% of the target amount, depending on the extent to which the Company meets or exceeds the achievement of the performance goals. At the end of the three-year performance period a TSR modifier is applied which can increase or decrease the cumulative number of shares earned based on adjusted EBITDA by as much as 15%. All shares, including banked shares will be forfeited if the executive voluntarily leaves the Company prior to the end of the performance period.
(2)     Reflects the grant date fair value of restricted stock and PBRSU awards computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. A discussion of the assumptions used of $32.4 million duringin calculating the amounts in this column may be found in Note 14 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.2022, included in our 2022 Form 10-K, except that, as required by applicable SEC rules, we did not reduce the amounts in this column for any risk of forfeiture relating to service-based (time-based) vesting conditions. The $54.3 million increaseamount reported for PBRSU awards is based upon the probable satisfaction of the performance conditions as of the grant date.
(3)     Represents annual cash incentive opportunities under the Short-Term Cash Incentive Program based on the Company’s achievement of certain metrics, as determined by the Compensation Committee. Our Named Executive Officers received a cash payout at Target under the Short-Term Cash Incentive Program in fiscal 2022, based on the Compensation Committee’s discretion once threshold performance was achieved. Annual cash providedincentive awards earned by our Named Executive Officers for performance in respect of a fiscal year are paid during the subsequent fiscal year. Such earned awards are included in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The following table sets forth summary information regarding the outstanding equity awards at June 30, 2022 granted to each of our Named Executive Officers.
     Option Awards           Stock Awards    
Name 
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable (#)(1)
  
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable
(#)(1)
  
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options (#)
  
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
  
Option
Expiration
Date
  
Number
of
Shares
or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested (#) (2)
  
Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
($) (3)
  
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units
or Other
Rights
That
Have
Not
Vested
(#)(4)
  
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market or
Payout
Value
Of Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other Rights
That Have Not
Vested
($)(3)
 
                            
D. Deverl Maserang II 
147,650
  
76,063
  
   
13.13
  
9/13/2026
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
  
231,707
  
1,086,706
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
  
112,613
  
528,155
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
105,030
  
492,591
  
  
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
112,612
  
528,150
  
  
 
Scott R. Drake 
58,406
  
30,089
      
6.72
  
4/01/2027
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
  
21,036
  
98,659
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
  
14,014
  
65,726
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
19,071
  
89,443
       
  
  
  
   
  
  
13,341
  
62,569
  
  
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
21,021
  
98,589
  
  
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
73,529
  
344,851
  
  
 
Ruben E. Inofuentes 
17,973
  
9,260
      
14.92
  
11/15/2026
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
  
8,378
  
39,293
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
  
21,951
  
102,950
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
  
11,011
  
51,642
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
19,900
  
93,331
  
  
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
13,921
  
65,289
  
  
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
16,516
  
77,460
  
  
 
Maurice S.J. Moragne 
9,821
  
19,940
      
7.23
  
7/01/2027
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
  
13,109
  
61,481
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
  
12,012
  
56,336
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
10,373
  
48,649
  
  
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
11,855
  
55,741
  
  
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
8,314
  
38,993
  
  
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
18,018
  
84,504
  
  
 
Amber D. Jefferson 
  
  
   
  
  
32,851
  
154,071
  
  
 

(1)     Stock options vest in equal ratable installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, contingent on continued employment through the applicable vesting date, and subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances.
(2)     Restricted stock units vest in equal ratable installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, contingent on continued employment through the applicable vesting date, and subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances.
(3)     The market value was calculated by multiplying the closing price of our Common Stock on June 30, 2022 ($4.69) by the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the unvested restricted stock or PBRSUs.
(4)     PBRSU awards cliff vest following the expiration of the three-year performance period upon the certification by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s achievement of performance goals for the three-year performance, subject to certain continued employment conditions and subject to the acceleration provisions of the 2017 Plan and restricted stock unit award agreement. At the end of the three-year performance period, the number of PBRSUs that actually vest will be 0% to 200% of the target amount, depending on the extent to which the Company meets or exceeds the achievement of those performance goals measured over the full three-year performance period, with payouts for performance between threshold and target, and between target and maximum determined by reference to a matrix established by the Compensation Committee. The target number of PBRSUs is presented in the table.
Option Exercises and Stock Vested
None of our Named Executive Officers exercised options nor did any of their stock awards vest during fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.
Pension Benefits
None of our Named Executive Officers are entitled to payments or other benefits at, following, or in connection with retirement.
Change in Control and Termination Arrangements
Change in Control Agreements
The Company has entered into change in control severance agreement (“Severance Agreement”) with each of the Named Executive Officers. The Severance Agreements provide certain severance benefits in the event of a termination of employment in connection with a Change in Control (as defined below).
Under each of the Severance Agreements, a “Change in Control” generally will be deemed to have occurred at any of the following times: (i) upon the acquisition by any person, entity or group of beneficial ownership of 50% or more of either the then outstanding Common Stock or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; (ii) at the time individuals who were members of the Board at the effective time of the Severance Agreement (or whose election, or nomination for election, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the members of the Board at the effective time of the Severance Agreement, but excluding any such individual whose initial election or assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest) (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; or (iii) the approval of the stockholders of the Company of a reorganization, merger, consolidation, complete liquidation, or dissolution of the Company, the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or any similar corporate transaction (other than any transaction with respect to which persons who were the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction continue to hold shares of Common Stock representing at least 50% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company or such surviving entity or parent or affiliate thereof immediately after such transaction). Further, a “Threatened Change in Control” generally will be deemed to have occurred upon the first day that any bona fide pending tender offer for any class of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock, any pending bona fide offer to acquire the Company by merger or consolidation, or any other pending action or plan to effect, or which would lead to, a Change in Control, as determined by the Incumbent Board, becomes manifest, and will continue in effect when such action is abandoned or a Change in Control occurs.
In the event of a Named Executive Officer’s termination of employment other than for “Cause” or due to death or “Disability”, or in the event of a Named Executive Officer’s “Resignation for Good Reason” (each, as defined in the Severance Agreements), in each case, in connection with a Change in Control or Threatened Change in Control, each of the Named Executive Officers will be entitled to the payments and benefits shown in the tables below.
Each Severance Agreement provides that while the relevant Named Executive Officer is receiving compensation and benefits thereunder, that Named Executive Officer will not in any manner attempt to induce or assist others to attempt to induce any officer, employee, customer or client of the Company to terminate its association with the Company, nor do anything directly or indirectly to interfere with the relationship between the Company and any such persons or concerns. In the event such Named Executive Officer breaches this provision, all compensation and benefits under the Severance Agreement will immediately cease.
Employment Agreements
Under Mr. Maserang’s Employment Agreement, he is eligible for severance payments in the event of termination without Cause or for resignation with Good Reason (each, as defined in Mr. Maserang’s Employment Agreement) that are not in conjunction with a Change in Control. In the aforementioned events, he would receive the following severance payments:
the sum of his base salary and target annual bonus payable over twelve months,
partially Company-paid COBRA coverage under the Company’s health plan for a period of 12 months
a pro rata bonus, if earned for the year of termination and
if such termination occurs after the end of the fiscal year but before any bonus for the fiscal year is paid, then the payment of any such earned bonus.
The potential amount of these payments are reflected in the table below.
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
The following tables describe potential payments and benefits upon termination (including resignation, severance, retirement or a constructive termination) or a change in control to which the Named Executive Officers would be entitled. The actual amount of payments and benefits can only be determined at the time of such a termination or change in control and therefore the actual amounts may vary from investment activities was principallythe estimated amounts in the tables below. Descriptions of how such payments and benefits are determined under the circumstances, material conditions and obligations applicable to the receipt of payments or benefits and other material factors regarding such agreements, as well as other material assumptions that we have made in calculating the estimated compensation, follow these tables.
The estimated amount of compensation payable to each Named Executive Officer in each situation is listed in the tables below and, with respect to each Named Executive Officer, assumes that the termination and/or change in control of the Company occurred on June 30, 2022.
D. Deverl Maserang II
Change in Control and
Involuntarily Terminated or
Resignation for Good Reason
Within 24 Months of Change in
Control
Threatened
Change in Control
and Involuntarily
Terminated or
Resignation for
Good Reason
Termination
Without Cause
or Resignation
With Good
Reason
    
Base Salary Continuation1,360,0001,360,000680,000
Annual Incentive Payments680,000680,000680,000
Value of Accelerated Stock Options 00
Value of Accelerated Restricted Stock1,020,7411,020,7411,020,741
Value of Accelerated PBRSUs1,614,8611,614,8611,614,861
Health and Dental Insurance34,01434,01417,007
Outplacement Services25,00025,00025,000
Total Pre-Tax Benefit2,099,0142,099,0144,037,609

Scott R. Drake

Base Salary Continuation900,000900,0000
Annual Incentive Payments337,500337,5000
Value of Accelerated Stock Options000
Value of Accelerated Restricted Stock595,452595,4520
Value of Accelerated PBRSUs164,385164,3850
Health and Dental Insurance34,01434,0140
Outplacement Services25,00025,0000
Total Pre-Tax Benefit1,312,9661,312,9660

Ruben E. Inofuentes

Base Salary Continuation700,000700,0000
Annual Incentive Payments210,000210,0000
Value of Accelerated Stock Options000
Value of Accelerated Restricted Stock236,080236,0800
Value of Accelerated PBRSUs193,885193,8850
Health and Dental Insurance49,97249,9720
Outplacement Services25,00025,0000
Total Pre-Tax Benefit984,972984,9720

Maurice S.J. Moragne

Base Salary Continuation710,000710,0000
Annual Incentive Payments213,000213,0000
Value of Accelerated Stock Options000
Value of Accelerated Restricted Stock227,887227,8870
Value of Accelerated PBRSUs117,817117,8170
Health and Dental Insurance34,48634,4860
Outplacement Services25,00025,0000
Total Pre-Tax Benefit984,486 984,4860
Amber D. Jefferson

Base Salary Continuation640,000640,0000
Annual Incentive Payments192,000192,0000
Value of Accelerated Stock Options000
Value of Accelerated Restricted Stock154,071154,0710
Value of Accelerated PBRSUs000
Health and Dental Insurance17,33217,3320
Outplacement Services25,00025,0000
Total Pre-Tax Benefit874,332874,3320
Base Salary Continuation
Severance Agreements
Under each Severance Agreement, if (i) a Change in Control occurs and a Named Executive Officer’s employment is terminated within the two years following the occurrence of the Change in Control by the Company other than for Cause, Disability or death, or is terminated due to the sales of assetsNamed Executive Officer’s Resignation for Good Reason, or (ii) a Threatened Change in Control occurs and the executive officer’s employment is terminated during the current period resulting“Threatened Change in net cash proceeds of $39.1 million. In addition, cash usedControl Period” (as defined in the Severance Agreement) by the Company other than for purchases of property, plant and equipment decreased $17.2 million primarilyCause, Disability or death, or is terminated due to lower maintenance capital expenditures,the Named Executive Officer’s Resignation for Good Reason (each, a “Change in Control Qualifying Termination”), such Named Executive Officer will be entitled to base salary continuation for a period of 12-month or 24-months depending upon the terms of their individual agreement, with such payment to be made in installments in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices over such period.
Bonus and lower coffee brewing equipment purchasesAnnual Incentive Payments
Severance Agreements
Under each Severance Agreement, if a Change in Control Qualifying Termination occurs, the Named Executive Officer will receive a lump sum payment equal to 100% of the executive officer’s target annual cash bonus for the fiscal year in which the date of termination occurs (or, if no target annual cash bonus has been assigned as of the date of termination, the average annual cash bonus paid to such Named Executive Officer for the last three completed fiscal years or for the number of completed fiscal years such person has been in the current yearemploy of the Company if fewer than three).
Value of Accelerated Vesting of Stock Options and Restricted Stock
Under the terms of the Named Executive Officers’ outstanding awards, in the event of death or “Disability” (as defined in the applicable plan):
100% of any unvested stock options will vest;
a pro rata portion of any unvested restricted stock will vest; and
outstanding PBRSU awards will remain outstanding and the participant will be eligible to earn a pro-rata portion of the number of PBRSU awards that would have been earned based on actual performance through the end of the performance period (amounts shown in the tables above assume 100% of the target PBRSU awards were earned at the end of the performance period).
Under the applicable award agreement, if a Change in Control (as defined in the applicable plan) occurs and a participant’s awards are not continued, converted, assumed or replaced by the Company or a parent or subsidiary of the Company, or a Successor Entity (as defined in the applicable plan), such awards will become fully exercisable and/or payable, and all forfeiture, repurchase and other restrictions on such awards will lapse immediately prior to such Change in Control. In the case of PBRSU awards, the vested shares will be a prorated number of the target PBRSU awards. The amounts in the tables above assume all awards were continued, converted, assumed, or replaced in connection with a Change in Control.
If there is a Change in Control and the Named Executive Officer’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the participant for Good Reason, in either case, within twenty-four months following the Change in Control:
100% of any unvested stock options will vest;
100% of any unvested restricted stock or restricted stock units will vest; and
the target number of PBRSU awards will be deemed to have immediately vested as we focusedof the date of termination of service.
The value of accelerated awards shown in the tables above was calculated using the closing price of our Common Stock on refurbished CBE equipment to drive cost savings. Investment capitalJune 30, 2022 ($4.69). The value of accelerated stock options is based on the difference between the exercise price and such closing price for all accelerated stock options that were in-the-money as of such date.
Under the applicable plan, the Plan Administrator also declined due to lower purchaseshas discretionary authority regarding accelerated vesting of machineryawards in certain circumstances. The amounts in the tables above assume such discretionary authority was not exercised.
Health and equipment forDental Insurance
Severance Agreements
Under each Severance Agreement, if a Change in Control Qualifying Termination occurs, the Northlake, Texas plant comparedhealth, dental, and life insurance benefits coverage provided to the Named Executive Officer at his or her date of termination will be continued by the Company during the 12-month or 24-month period following the Named Executive Officer’s date of termination, based on the terms of their individual agreement unless he or she commences employment prior year period.to the end of the relevant period and qualifies for substantially equivalent insurance benefits with his or her new employer, in which case such insurance coverage will end on the date of qualification. The Company will generally provide for such insurance coverage at its expense at the same level and in the same manner as in effect at the applicable date of termination. Any additional coverage the Named Executive Officer had at the time of termination, including dependent coverage, will also be continued for such period on the same terms, to the extent permitted by the applicable policies or contracts. If the terms of any benefit plan do not permit such continued coverage, the Company will arrange for other coverage at its expense providing substantially similar benefits. Estimated payments shown in the tables above represent the current net annual cost to the Company of the Named Executive Officer’s participation in the Company’s health and/or dental insurance program offered to all non-union employees.

Net cash usedCompany Benefit Plans
The tables and discussion above do not reflect the value of accrued and unused paid days off, disability benefits under the Company’s group health plan, the value of retiree medical, vision and dental insurance benefits, and group life insurance, if any, that would be paid and/or provided to each Named Executive Officer following termination of employment, because, in investing activities duringeach case, these benefits are generally available to all regular Company employees similarly situated in age, years of service and date of hire and do not discriminate in favor of the Named Executive Officers.
Outplacement Services
Under each of the 12-month or 24-month Severance Agreements, if a Change in Control Qualifying Termination occurs, the Company will provide the Named Executive Officer with outplacement services at the expense of the Company, in an amount of $15,000 or $25,000, respectively.
CEO to Median Employee Pay Ratio
In accordance with applicable SEC rules, we are providing the ratio of the annual total compensation of our CEO to the median of the annual total compensation of our other employees, excluding our CEO. For fiscal 2022, as calculated in accordance with the requirements of Item 402(c)(2)(x) of Regulation S-K, the annual total compensation of our CEO was $3,292,209 as disclosed in the “Summary Compensation Table”, the median of the annual total compensation of our employees other than the CEO was $44,452, and the ratio of our CEO’s annual total compensation to the median of the annual total compensation of our other employees was 74 to 1.
We believe the ratio presented above is a reasonable estimate calculated in a manner consistent with Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K. We determined our median employee based on total direct compensation paid to all of our employees (consisting of approximately 1,068 individuals active as of June 30, 2022) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 decreased $42.3 million as compared2022. Total direct compensation was calculated using internal human resources records and included base salary (wages earned based on our payroll records), cash incentive awards earned for the period, and the annual grant date fair value of long-term incentive awards during fiscal 2022.
Because the SEC rules for identifying the median employee and calculating the pay ratio based on that employee’s annual total compensation allow companies to fiscal year ended June 30, 2018. Investment activities were elevated inadopt a variety of methodologies, to apply certain exclusions, and to make reasonable estimates and assumptions that reflect their compensation practices, the prior year period principally duepay ratio reported by other companies may not be comparable to the acquisitionpay ratio reported above, as other companies may have different employment and compensation practices and may utilize different methodologies, exclusions, estimates and assumptions in calculating their own pay ratios.
Director Compensation
Non-Employee Director Compensation
The compensation program for our non-employee directors is intended to fairly compensate our non-employee directors for the time and effort required of a director given the size and complexity of the Boyd BusinessCompany’s operations. Portions of the compensation program utilize our stock in order to further align the interests of the directors with all other stockholders of the Company and to motivate the directors to focus on the long-term financial interest of the Company. Directors who are Company employees are not paid any additional fees for $39.6 millionserving on the Board or for attending Board meetings.
The Company’s non-employee director compensation program is as follows:
Form of Non-Employee Director
Compensation
Director Compensation Program
Annual Board Cash Retainer$60,000
Committee Chair Cash Retainer
$10,000 for Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Technology Committee
$15,000 for Compensation Committee
$20,000 for Audit Committee
Non-Chair Committee Cash Retainer
$7,500 for Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee
$10,000 for Audit Committee
Chairman of the Board Cash Retainer$50,000, with no additional fees for committee service
Meeting Fees$2,000, only paid for Board or committee meetings in excess of seven in a fiscal year
Annual Equity Award Value$95,000
Expense ReimbursementPayment or reimbursement of reasonable travel expenses from outside the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area, in accordance with Company policy, incurred in connection with attendance at Board and committee meetings, as well as payment or reimbursement of amounts incurred in connection with director continuing education
OtherAd hoc committee fees are determined from time to time by the Board, as needed.
The annual grant of restricted stock is generally made on the date on which the Company holds its annual meeting of stockholders or such other date as the Board may determine, in cash. Foreach case, subject to any blackout period under the Company’s insider trading policy. In fiscal 2022, the annual grant of restricted stock was made on December 15, 2021. Each non-employee director received a grant of 14,683 shares of restricted stock based on the $6.47 closing price per share of our Common Stock on December 15, 2021 (for an aggregate amount of $94,999.01), with the exception of Mr. Zaman. Mr. Zaman received a grant of 17,613 shares of restricted stock based on the $6.47 closing price per share of our Common Stock on December 15, 2021 (for an aggregate amount of $113,956.11). Mr. Zaman received a larger grant because he joined the Board on September 1, 2021 but did not receive an equity grant for his approximately 3.5 months of service prior to December 15, 2021. Such grants cliff vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date, subject to continued service to the Company through the vesting date and the acceleration provisions of the 2017 Plan and the restricted stock award agreement.
Stock Ownership Guidelines
Under the Company’s stock ownership guidelines, a non-employee director is expected to own and hold during his or her service as a Board member a number of shares of Common Stock with a value of at least four times their annual retainer, and is not permitted to sell any shares of Common Stock received as grants under the Company’s long-term incentive plans unless and until the non-employee director achieves and maintains this threshold share ownership level.
Shares of Common Stock that count toward satisfaction of these guidelines include (to the extent applicable): (i) shares of Common Stock owned outright by the non-employee director and his or her immediate family members who share the same household, whether held individually or jointly; restricted stock or restricted stock units (whether or not the restrictions have lapsed); (iii) shares of Common Stock held in trust for the benefit of the non-employee director or his or her family; and (iv) shares of Common Stock issuable under vested options held by the non-employee director.
Director Compensation Table
The following table sets forth non-employee director compensation for fiscal 2022:
Director 
Fees Earned or
Paid in
Cash ($)
  
Stock
Awards ($)(1)
  Total ($) 
Allison M. Boersma 85,000  95,000  180,000 
Stacy Loretz-Congdon 80,000  95,000  175,000 
Charles F. Marcy 80,000  95,000  175,000 
Christopher P. Mottern 110,000  95,000  205,000 
Alfred Poe 83,750  95,000  178,750 
John D. Robinson 46,042  95,000  141,042 
Waheed Zaman 63,333  113,956  177,289 
(1)  Represents the full grant date fair value of restricted stock granted to each non-employee director in fiscal 2022, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. A discussion of the assumptions used in calculating the amounts in this column may be found in Note 16 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 we had purchases of property, plant and equipment of $34.8 million, which2022, included $13.7 millionin our Annual Report on Form 10-K for machinery and equipment relating to the Northlake, Texas facility, and $21.1 million in maintenance capital expenditures. Maintenance capital expenditures included higher coffee brewing equipment purchases compared to the prior year period due to an increased level of installations for new customers during fiscal 2019.

Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities in fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 increased $28.2 million as compared to fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. Net cash provided by financing activities in the current year included $30.0 million in net borrowings under our Revolving Facility compared to $2.2 million in net borrowings in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.2022, except that, as required by applicable SEC rules, we did not reduce the amounts in this column for any risk of forfeiture relating to service-based (time-based) vesting conditions.
Director Indemnification
Under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, the current and former directors are entitled to indemnification and advancement of expenses from the Company to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware corporate law. The $30.0 millionBoard of Directors has approved a form of Indemnification Agreement (“Indemnification Agreement”) to be entered into between the Company and its directors and officers. The Company’s Board of Directors may from time to time authorize the Company to enter into additional indemnification agreements with future directors and officers of the Company.
The Indemnification Agreements provide, among other things, that the Company will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify and hold harmless each indemnitee if, by reason of his or her corporate status as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of the Company or of any other enterprise which such person is or was serving at the request of the Company, such indemnitee was, is or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant (as a witness or otherwise) in net borrowingsany threatened, pending or completed proceeding, whether formal or informal, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, against all expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection with such proceeding. In addition, the Indemnification Agreements provide for the payment, advancement or reimbursement of expenses incurred by the indemnitee in connection with any such proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The Indemnification Agreements also provide that, in the event of a Potential Change in Control (as defined in the Indemnification Agreements), the Company will, upon request by the indemnitee, create a trust for the benefit of the indemnitee and fund such trust in an amount sufficient to satisfy expenses reasonably anticipated to be incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, participating in or defending any proceedings, and any judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any proceedings. The Indemnification Agreements do not exclude any other rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses to which the indemnitee may be entitled, including any rights arising under the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company, or the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Company is also obligated to maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage, including tail coverage under certain circumstances.
Compensation Committee Report
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management and, based on the review and discussions, recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Amendment and incorporated by reference in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, was the result of increased borrowings as a proactive measure to increase our cash position and preserve financial flexibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic business uncertainty.

Net cash provided by financing activities in fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 decreased $60.5 million as compared to fiscal year ended June 30, 2018. Net cash provided by financing activities in fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 included $2.2 million


in net borrowings compared to $62.2 million in net borrowings in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018. In fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, $39.6 million of the net borrowings was used to fund the purchase of the Boyd Business.

Contractual Obligations, Commitments and Contingencies

Contractual Obligations
The following table contains information regarding total contractual obligations as of June 30, 2020: 
  Payment due by period
(In thousands) Total 
Less Than
One Year
 
1-3
Years
 
3-5
Years
 
More Than
5 Years
Contractual obligations:          
Operating lease obligations(1) $21,482
 $5,854
 $8,348
 $6,157
 $1,123
Finance lease obligations(1) 9
 9
 
 
 
Pension plan obligations(2) 72,790
 7,260
 14,170
 14,700
 36,660
Postretirement benefits other than
    pension plans(2)
 5,166
 750
 915
 963
 2,538
Revolving credit facility 122,000
 
 
 122,000
 
Purchase commitments(3) 65,702
 65,702
 
 
 
Derivative liabilities—noncurrent 2,859
 
 2,859
 
 
Cumulative Preferred dividends, undeclared and unpaid-non-current 1,478
 
 1,478
 
 
   Total contractual obligations $291,486
 $79,575
 $27,770
 $143,820
 $40,321
2022.
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(1) See Note 7, Leases, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K.
(2) See Note 13, Employee Benefit Plans, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K.
(3) Purchase commitments include commitments under coffee purchase contracts for which all delivery terms have been finalized but the related coffee has not been received as of June 30, 2020. Amounts shown in the table above: (a) include all coffee purchase contracts that the Company considers to be from normal purchases; and (b) do not include amounts related to derivative instruments that are recorded at fair value on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. See Note 22, Commitments and Contingencies, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K.



Capital Expenditures
For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018, our capital expenditures paid were as follows:
  June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019 2018
Maintenance:      
Coffee brewing equipment $6,479
 $14,925
 $12,067
Building and facilities 154
 106
 542
Vehicles, machinery and equipment 1,772
 2,787
 5,513
Software, office furniture and equipment 3,440
 3,270
 3,660
Capital expenditures, maintenance $11,845
 $21,088
 $21,782
       
Expansion Project:      
Machinery and equipment $5,417
 $13,671
 $10,746
IT equipment $298
 $
 $
Capital expenditures, Expansion Project $5,715
 $13,671
 $10,746
       
New Facility Costs:      
Building and facilities, including land $
 $
 $1,577
Machinery and equipment 
 
 2,489
Software, office furniture and equipment 
 
 426
Capital expenditures, New Facility $
 $
 $4,492
Total capital expenditures $17,560
 $34,759
 $37,020
In fiscal 2021, we anticipate maintenance capital expenditures will be between $10.0 million to $13.0 million. We expect to finance these expenditures through cash flows from operations and borrowings under our Revolving Facility.
Depreciation and amortization expense was $29.9 million, $31.1 million and $30.5 million in fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. We anticipate our depreciation and amortization expense will be approximately $6.5 million to $7.0 million per quarter in fiscal 2021 based on our existing fixed assets and the useful lives of our intangible assets.
Acquisitions
On October 2, 2017, we acquired substantially all of the assets and certain specified liabilities of Boyd Coffee. At closing, for consideration of the purchase, we paid Boyd Coffee $38.9 million in cash from borrowings under our Revolving Facility and issued to Boyd Coffee 14,700 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, with a fair value of $11.8 million as of the closing date. Additionally, we held back $3.2 million in cash and 6,300 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, with a fair value of $4.8 million as of the closing date, for the satisfaction of any post-closing net working capital adjustment and to secure Boyd Coffee’s (and the other seller parties’) indemnification obligations under the purchase agreement.
In addition to the $3.2 million cash holdback, as part of the consideration for the purchase, at closing we held back $1.1 million in cash to pay, on behalf of Boyd Coffee, any assessment of withdrawal liability made against Boyd Coffee following the closing date in respect of Boyd Coffee’s multiemployer pension plan, which amount is recorded in other long-term liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2018. On January 8, 2019, Boyd Coffee notified the Company of the assessment of $0.5 million in withdrawal liability against Boyd Coffee, which the Company timely paid from the Multiemployer Plan Holdback during the three months ended March 31, 2019. The Company has applied the remaining amount of the Multiemployer Plan Holdback of $0.5 million towards satisfaction of the Seller’s post-closing net working capital deficiency under the Asset Purchase Agreement as of March 31, 2019.
The fair value of consideration transferred reflected the Company’s best estimate of the post-closing net working capital adjustment of $8.1 million due to the Company at June 30, 2018 when the purchase price allocation was finalized. In January


2019, the post-closing net working capital adjustment was determined by an Independent Expert to be $6.3 million due to the Company.
As of March 31, 2019 and updated as of June 30, 2020 , we have satisfied the $6.3 million amount by applying the remaining amount of the Multiemployer Plan Holdback of $0.5 million, retaining all of the Holdback Cash Amount of $3.2 million and canceling 5,386 shares of Holdback Stock with a fair value of $2.6 million based on the stated value and deemed conversion price as defined in the asset purchase agreement. We have retained the remaining 914 shares of the Holdback Stock pending satisfaction of certain indemnification claims against the Seller following which the remaining Holdback Stock, if any, will be released to the Seller.
See Note 3, Acquisitions, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this report for further details of the acquisitions.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this report for a summary of recently adopted and recently issued accounting standards and their related effects or anticipated effects on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements. 
Compensation Committee
of the Board of Directors
Charles F. Marcy, Chair
Alfred Poe
John D. Robinson

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP. In applying many of these accounting principles, we need to make assumptions, estimates or judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses in our consolidated financial statements. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. These assumptions, estimates or judgments, however, are both subjective and subject to change, and actual results may differ from our assumptions and estimates. If actual amounts are ultimately different from our estimates, the revisions are included in our results of operations for the period in which the actual amounts become known. We believe the following critical accounting policies could potentially produce materially different results if we were to change the underlying assumptions, estimates or judgments. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K for a summary of our significant accounting estimates.
Exposure to Commodity Price Fluctuations and Derivative Instruments
We are exposed to commodity price risk arising from changes in the market price of green coffee. In general, increases in the price of green coffee could cause our cost of goods sold to increase and, if not offset by product price increases, could negatively affect our financial condition and results of operations. As a result, our business model strives to reduce the impact of green coffee price fluctuations on our financial results and to protect and stabilize our margins, principally through customer arrangements and derivative instruments.
Customers generally pay for our products based either on an announced price schedule or under commodity-based pricing arrangements whereby the changes in green coffee commodity and other input costs are passed through to the customer. The pricing schedule is generally subject to adjustment, either on contractual terms or in accordance with periodic product price adjustments, typically monthly, resulting in, at the least, a 30-day lag in our ability to correlate the changes in our prices with fluctuations in the cost of raw materials and other inputs.
In addition to our customer arrangements, we utilize derivative instruments to reduce further the impact of changing green coffee commodity prices. We purchase over-the-counter coffee derivative instruments to enable us to lock in the price of green coffee commodity purchases. These derivative instruments may be entered into at the direction of the customer under commodity-based pricing arrangements to effectively lock in the purchase price of green coffee under such customer arrangements, in certain cases up to 18 months or longer in the future. Notwithstanding this customer direction, pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC“) 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” we are considered the owner of these derivative instruments and, therefore, we are required to account for them as such. In the event the customer fails to purchase the products associated with the underlying derivative instruments for which the price has been locked-in on behalf of the customer, we expect that such derivative instruments will be assigned to, and assumed by, the customer in accordance with contractual terms or, in the absence of such terms, in accordance with standard industry custom and practice. In the event the customer fails to assume such derivative instruments, we will remain obligated on the derivative instruments at settlement. We generally settle derivative instruments to coincide with the receipt of the purchased green coffee or apply the derivative instruments to purchase orders effectively fixing the cost of in-bound green coffee purchases. As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, we had 44.8 million and 48.2 million pounds of green coffee covered under coffee-related derivative instruments, respectively. We do not purchase any derivative instruments to hedge cost fluctuations of any commodities other than green coffee.
The fair value of derivative instruments is based upon broker quotes. We account for certain coffee-related derivative instruments as accounting hedges in order to minimize the volatility created in our quarterly results from utilizing these derivative contracts and to improve comparability between reporting periods. The change in fair value of the derivative is reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) on our consolidated balance sheet and subsequently reclassified into cost of goods sold in the period or periods when the hedged transaction affects earnings. At June 30, 2020, approximately 81% of our outstanding coffee-related derivative instruments, representing 36.4 million pounds of forecasted green coffee purchases, were designated as cash flow hedges. At June 30, 2019, approximately 87% of our outstanding coffee-related derivative instruments, representing 42.1 million pounds of forecasted green coffee purchases, were designated as cash flow hedges. The portion of open hedging contracts that are not designated as accounting hedges are marked to period-end market price and unrealized gains or losses based on whether the period-end market price was higher or lower than the price we locked-in are recognized in our financial results.


Additionally, we have interest swap rate derivative instruments on our debt facility. Therefore, movement in the underlying yield curves could negatively impact the amount of our interest expense, future earnings and cash flows.
Inventories
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Coffee, tea and culinary products, and coffee brewing equipment parts are accounted for on the FIFO basis. We regularly evaluate these inventories to determine the provision for obsolete and slow-moving inventory. Inventory reserves are based on inventory obsolescence trends, historical experience and application of specific identification.
Impairment of Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
We account for our goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other” (“ASC 350”). Goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized but instead are reviewed for impairment annually, or more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change which indicate that an asset might be impaired. We perform a qualitative assessment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets on our consolidated balance sheets, to determine if there is a more likely than not indication that our goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are impaired as of January 31, during our fiscal third quarter. If the indicators of impairment are present, we perform a quantitative test to determine the impairment of these assets as of the measurement date. We may also elect to bypass the qualitative assessment and proceed directly to a quantitative analysis depending on the facts and circumstances. If, after assessing qualitative and quantitative factors, we believe that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, we will record the amount of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment as the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value. Indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of certain acquired trademarks, trade names and brand name.
In performing a quantitative analysis, recoverability of goodwill for each reporting unit is measured using an income approach based on discounted cash flow model incorporating discount rates commensurate with the risks involved. The income approach is supported by a reconciliation of our calculated fair value for the Company to the company’s market capitalization. Use of a discounted cash flow model is common practice in assessing impairment in the absence of available transactional market evidence to determine the fair value. The key assumptions used in the discounted cash flow valuation model include discount rates, growth rates, tax rates, cash flow projections and terminal value rates. Discount rates, growth rates and cash flow projections are the most sensitive and susceptible to change as they require significant management judgment. We may engage third-party valuation consultants to assist with this process. The valuation consultants assess fair value by equally weighting a combination of two market approaches (market multiple analysis and comparable transaction analysis) and the discounted cash flow approach. Discount rates are determined by using a weighted average cost of capital ("WACC"). The WACC considers market and industry data as well as company-specific risk factors for each reporting unit in determining the appropriate discount rate to be used. The discount rate utilized for each reporting unit is indicative of the return an investor would expect to receive for investing in such a business. We consider industry and company-specific historical and projected data, to develop growth rates and cash flow projections for each reporting unit. Terminal value rate determination follows common methodology of capturing the present value of perpetual cash flow estimates beyond the last projected period assuming a constant WACC and low long-term growth rates. If the calculated fair value is less than the current carrying amount, an impairment loss is recorded in the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit's fair value. An impairment loss cannot exceed the carrying amount of goodwill assigned to a reporting unit but may indicate certain long-lived and amortizable intangible assets associated with the reporting unit may require additional impairment testing.
We test indefinite-lived intangible assets quantitatively utilizing the relief from royalty method under the income approach to determine the estimated fair value for each indefinite-lived intangible asset. The relief from royalty method estimates our theoretical royalty savings from ownership of the intangible asset. Key assumptions used in this model include discount rates, royalty rates, growth rates, tax rates, sales projections and terminal value rates. Discount rates, royalty rates, growth rates and sales projections are the assumptions most sensitive and susceptible to change as they require significant management judgment. Discount rates used are similar to the rates estimated by the WACC considering any differences in company-specific risk factors. Royalty rates are established by management and are periodically substantiated by third-party valuation consultants. We consider industry and company-specific historical and projected data, to develop growth rates and sales projections associated with each indefinite-lived intangible asset. Terminal value rate determination follows common methodology of capturing the present value of perpetual sales projections beyond the last projected period assuming a constant WACC and low long-term growth rates.


Valuation methodologies utilized to evaluate goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment were consistent with prior periods. We periodically engage third-party valuation consultants to assist us with this process. Specific assumptions discussed above are updated at the date of each test to consider current industry and company-specific risk factors from the perspective of a market participant. The current business environment is subject to evolving market conditions and requires significant management judgment to interpret the potential impact to our assumptions. To the extent that changes in the current business environment result in adjusted management projections, impairment losses may occur in future periods.
Our annual impairment tests completed as of January 31, during our fiscal third quarter, and adjusted for the negative impact of COVID-19, indicated the fair values of our goodwill and certain indefinite-lived intangible assets were substantially below their carrying values. As a result, we recorded $36.2 million and $5.8 million, respectively, of impairments to goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles during the year ended June 30, 2020. With this adjustment, our Goodwill assets are now fully impaired as of June 30, 2020. See Note 12, Goodwill and Intangible Assets, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K for further details.
Other Intangible Assets
Other intangible assets consist of finite-lived intangible assets including acquired recipes, non-compete agreements, customer relationships, a trade name/brand name and certain trademarks. These assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives and are tested for impairment by grouping them with other assets at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets and liabilities. The estimated future cash flows are based upon, among other things, assumptions about expected future operating performance and may differ from actual cash flows. If the sum of the projected undiscounted cash flows (excluding interest) is less than the carrying value of the assets, the assets will be written down to the estimated fair value in the period in which the determination is made. We review the recoverability of our long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable.
Self-Insurance
We use a combination of insurance and self-insurance mechanisms to provide for the potential liability of certain risks including workers’ compensation, health care benefits, general liability, product liability, property insurance and director and officers’ liability insurance. Liabilities associated with risks retained by us are not discounted and are estimated by considering historical claims experience, demographics, exposure and severity factors and other actuarial assumptions.
Our self-insurance for workers’ compensation liability includes estimated outstanding losses of unpaid claims and allocated loss adjustment expenses (“ALAE”), case reserves, the development of known claims and incurred but not reported claims. ALAE are the direct expenses for settling specific claims. The amounts reflect per occurrence and annual aggregate limits maintained by the Company. The estimated liability analysis does not include estimating a provision for unallocated loss adjustment expenses. We believe that the amount recorded at June 30, 2020 is adequate to cover all known workers' compensation claims at June 30, 2020. If the actual costs of such claims and related expenses exceed the amount estimated, additional reserves may be required which could have a material negative effect on our operating results.
The estimated liability related to our self-insured group medical insurance is recorded on an incurred but not reported basis, within deductible limits, based on actual claims and the average lag time between the date insurance claims are filed and the date those claims are paid. The cost of general liability, product liability and commercial auto liability is accrued based on estimates of the aggregate liability claims incurred using certain actuarial assumptions and historical claims experience.
Employee Benefit Plans
We account for our defined benefit pension plans in accordance with ASC No. 715-20, “Compensation—Defined Benefit Plans—General” (“ASC 715-20”). The funded status is the difference between the fair value of plan assets and the benefit obligation. The adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive Income (loss) represents the net unrecognized actuarial gains or losses and unrecognized prior service costs. Future actuarial gains or losses that are not recognized as net periodic benefits cost in the same periods will be recognized as a component of other comprehensive income.
We maintain several defined benefit plans that cover certain employees. We record the expenses associated with these plans based on calculations which include various actuarial assumptions such as discount rates and expected long-term rates of return on plan assets. Material changes in pension costs may occur in the future due to changes in these assumptions. Future


annual amounts could be impacted by changes in the discount rate, changes in the expected long-term rate of return, changes in the level of contributions to the plans and other factors.
We utilize a yield curve analysis to determine the discount rates for our defined benefit plans’ obligations. The yield curve considers pricing and yield information for high quality bonds with maturities matched to estimated payouts of future pension benefits. The expected return on plan assets is based on our expectation of the long-term rates of return on each asset class based on the current asset mix of the funds, considering the historical returns earned on the type of assets in the funds. We review our actuarial assumptions on an annual basis and make modifications to the assumptions based on current rates and trends when appropriate. The effects of the modifications to the actuarial assumptions which impact the projected benefit obligation are amortized over future periods.
In connection with certain collective bargaining agreements to which we are a party, we are required to make contributions on behalf of certain union employees to multiemployer pension plans. The future contributions and liabilities associated with these plans could be material to our results of operations, financial position and cash flows.
See Note 13, Employee Benefit Plans, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K for further discussions of our various pension plans.
Share-based Compensation
We measure all share-based compensation cost at the grant date, based on the fair values of the awards that are ultimately expected to vest, and recognize that cost on a straight line basis in our consolidated statements of operations over the requisite service period. Fair value of restricted stock and performance-based restricted stock units is the closing price of the Company's common stock on the date of grant. We estimate the fair value of stock option awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model which requires that we make certain assumptions regarding: (i) the expected volatility in the market price of our common stock; (ii) dividend yield; (iii) risk-free interest rate; and (iv) the period of time employees are expected to hold the award prior to exercise (referred to as the expected term).
We estimate the expected impact of forfeited awards and recognize share-based compensation cost only for those awards ultimately expected to vest. If actual forfeiture rates differ materially from our estimates, share-based compensation expense could differ significantly from the amounts we have recorded in the current period. We will periodically review actual forfeiture experience and revise our estimates, as necessary. We will recognize as compensation cost the cumulative effect of the change in estimated forfeiture rates on current and prior periods in earnings of the period of revision. As a result, if we revise our assumptions and estimates, our share-based compensation expense could change materially in the future. In fiscal 2020 and 2019, we used an estimated annual forfeiture rate of 10.0% and 13.0%, respectively to calculate share-based compensation expense based on actual forfeiture experience.
Our outstanding share-based awards include performance-based non-qualified stock options (“PNQs”) and performance-based restricted stock units (“PBRSUs”) that have performance-based vesting conditions in addition to time-based vesting. Awards with performance-based vesting conditions require the achievement of certain financial and other performance criteria as a condition to the vesting. We recognize the estimated fair value of performance-based awards, net of estimated forfeitures, as share-based compensation expense over the performance period based upon our determination of whether it is probable that the performance targets will be achieved. At each reporting period, we reassess the probability of achieving the performance criteria and the performance period required to meet those targets. Determining whether the performance criteria will be achieved involves judgment, and the estimate of share-based compensation expense may be revised periodically based on changes in the probability of achieving the performance criteria. Revisions are reflected in the period in which the estimate is changed. If performance goals are not met, no share-based compensation expense is recognized for the cancelled PNQs or PBRSUs, and, to the extent share-based compensation expense was previously recognized for those cancelled PNQs or PBRSUs, such share-based compensation expense is reversed. If performance goals are exceeded and the payout is more than 100% of the target shares in the case of PBRSUs, additional compensation expense is recorded in the period when that determination is certified by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.





Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Estimating our tax liabilities involves judgments related to uncertainties in the application of complex tax regulations. We make certain estimates and judgments to determine tax expense for financial statement purposes as we evaluate the effect of tax credits, tax benefits and deductions, some of which result from differences in the timing of recognition of revenue or expense for tax and financial statement purposes. Changes to these estimates may result in significant changes to our tax provision in future periods. Each fiscal quarter we re-evaluate our tax provision and reconsider our estimates and assumptions related to specific tax assets and liabilities, making adjustments as circumstances change.

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Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk
We historically have been exposed to market value risk arising from changes in interest rates on our securities portfolio for which we entered, from time to time, futures and options contracts, or invested in derivative instruments, to manage our interest rate risk. Effective March 27, 2019, as amended, we entered into an interest rate swap transaction utilizing a notional amount of $65.0 million, with an effective date of April 11, 2019 and a maturity date of October 11, 2023. See Note 6, Derivative Instruments, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K for further discussions of our derivative instruments.
At June 30, 2020, we were eligible to borrow up to a total of $125.0 million under the Amended Revolving Facility and had outstanding borrowings of $122.0 million and had utilized $2.3 million of the letters of credit sublimit. As a result of the interest rate swap, only $57.0 million is now subject to interest rate variability. The weighted average interest rate on our outstanding borrowings subject to interest rate variability under the Amended Revolving Facility at June 30, 2020 was 4.91%.
The following table demonstrates the impact of interest rate changes on our annual interest expense on outstanding borrowings subject to interest rate variability under the Amended Revolving Facility based on the weighted average interest rate on the outstanding borrowings as of June 30, 2020:
($ in thousands)  Principal Interest Rate Annual Interest Expense
 –150 basis points $57,000 3.41% $1,944
 –100 basis points $57,000 3.91% $2,229
 Unchanged $57,000 4.91% $2,799
 +100 basis points $57,000 5.91% $3,369
 +150 basis points $57,000 6.41% $3,654

Commodity Price Risk
We are exposed to commodity price risk arising from changes in the market price of green coffee. We value green coffee inventory on the FIFO basis. In the normal course of business we hold a large green coffee inventory and enter into forward commodity purchase agreements with suppliers. We are subject to price risk resulting from the volatility of green coffee prices. Due to competition and market conditions, volatile price increases cannot always be passed on to our customers. See Note 6, Derivative Instruments, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K for further discussions of our derivative instruments.
The following table summarizes the potential impact as of June 30, 2020 to net income (loss) and AOCI from a hypothetical 10% change in coffee commodity prices. The information provided below relates only to the coffee-related derivative instruments and does not include, when applicable, the corresponding changes in the underlying hedged items:
  Increase (Decrease) to Net Income Increase (Decrease) to AOCI
  10% Increase in Underlying Rate 10% Decrease in Underlying Rate 10% Increase in Underlying Rate 10% Decrease in Underlying Rate
(In thousands) 
Coffee-related derivative instruments(1) $861
 $(861) $3,813
 $(3,813)
__________
(1) The Company's purchase contracts that qualify as normal purchases include green coffee purchase commitments for which the price has been locked in as of June 30, 2020. These contracts are not included in the sensitivity analysis above as the underlying price has been fixed.

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Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes set forth in the F pages of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act, are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
As of June 30, 2020, our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2020, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act) during our fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2020, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. Internal control over financial reporting is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Internal control over financial reporting includes maintaining records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect our transactions; providing reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of our consolidated financial statements; providing reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures of company assets are made in accordance with management authorization; and providing reasonable assurance that unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of company assets that could have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements would be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting is not intended to provide absolute assurance that a material misstatement of our consolidated financial statements would be prevented or detected.
Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective as of June 30, 2020. The Company's independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, has issued an audit report on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Their report follows.


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the stockholders and the Board of Directors of Farmer Bros. Co.
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Farmer Bros. Co. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2020, of the Company and our report dated September 10, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Dallas, Texas
September 10, 2020

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Item 9B.Other Information
None
PART III

Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information required by this item will be set forth in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated in this report by reference. 
Code of Conduct and Ethics
We maintain a written Code of Conduct and Ethics for all employees, officers and directors, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, and other persons performing similar functions. To view this Code of Conduct and Ethics free of charge, please visit our website at www.farmerbros.com. We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirements under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of this Code of Conduct and Ethics, if any, by posting such information on our website as set forth above.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
To the Company’s knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of such reports furnished to the Company and written representations from certain reporting persons that no other reports were required during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, its officers, directors and ten percent stockholders complied with all applicable Section 16(a) filing requirements. The foregoing is in addition to any filings that may be listed in the Company's Proxy Statement expected to be dated and filed with the SEC not later than 120 days after the conclusion of the Company's fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.
Item 11.Executive Compensation
The information required by this item will be set forth in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated in this report by reference. 

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Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table sets forth information required by this item willas of June 30, 2022 with respect to the shares of Common Stock that may be set forth inissued upon the Proxy Statementexercise of options and is incorporated in this report by reference.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
Information aboutother rights under our existing equity compensation plans atand arrangements in effect as of June 30, 2020 that were either approved or not approved2022. The information includes the number of shares covered by, our stockholders were as follows:and the weighted average exercise price of, outstanding options and the number of shares remaining available for future grant, excluding the shares to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights.
Plan Category 
Number of
Shares to be
Issued Upon
Exercise / Vesting of
Outstanding
Options or Rights(2)
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price of
Outstanding
Options(3)
 
Number of
Shares
Remaining
Available
for Future
Issuance(4)
Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders(1) 535,430 $13.56 458,947
Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders (5) 88,495 $6.72 211,505
Total 623,925   670,452
________________
Plan Category 
Number of
Shares to be
Issued Upon
Exercise / Vesting
of
Outstanding
Options or
Rights(2)
  
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price of
Outstanding
Options(3)
  
Number of
Shares
Remaining
Available
for Future
Issuance(4)
 
          
Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders(1)  
641,205
  
$
14.36
   
1,581,299
 
Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders (5)  
118.256
  
$
6.85
   
99,537
 
Total  
759,461
       
1,680,836
 
 
(1) Includes shares issued under the Prior PlansAmended and Restated 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and its predecessor plan, the Farmer Bros. Co. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan (together, the “Prior Plans”) and the 2017 Plan. The 2017 Plan succeeded the Prior Plans. On the Effective Date of the 2017 Plan, the Company ceased granting awards under the Prior Plans; however, awards outstanding under the Prior Plans will remain subject to the terms of the applicable Prior Plan.
(2) Includes shares that may be issued upon the achievement of certain financial and other performance criteria as a condition to vesting in addition to time-based vesting pursuant to PBRSUs granted under the 2017 Plan. The PBRSUs included in the table include the maximum number of shares that may be issued under the awards. Under the terms of the awards, the recipient may earn between 0% and 150%200% of the target number of PBRSUs depending on the extent to which the Company meets or exceeds the achievement of the applicable financial performance goals.
(3) Does not include outstanding PBRSUs.
(4) The 2017 Plan authorizes the issuance of (i) 900,0003,550,000 shares of common stockCommon Stock plus (ii) the number of shares of common stockCommon Stock subject to awards under the Company’s Prior Plans that are outstanding as of the Effective Date and that expire or are forfeited, cancelled or similarly lapse following the Effective Date. Subject to certain limitations, shares of common stockCommon Stock covered by awards granted under the 2017 Plan that are forfeited, expire or lapse, or are repurchased for or paid in cash, may be used again for new grants under the 2017 Plan. Shares of common stockCommon Stock granted under the 2017 Plan may be authorized but unissued shares, shares purchased on the open market or treasury shares. In no event will more than 900,0003,550,000 shares of common stockCommon Stock be issuable pursuant to the exercise of incentive stock options under the 2017 Plan. The 2017 Plan provides for the grant of stock options (including incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, dividend equivalents, performance shares and other stock- or cash-based awards to eligible participants. Non-employee directors of the Company and employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries are eligible to receive awards under the 2017 Plan. If the Plan Amendment is adopted, the Company’s consultants would also be eligible to receive awards under the 2017 Plan.
(5) Consists of grants made under the Farmer Bros. Co. 2020 Inducement Incentive Award Plan (the “Inducement Award Plan”), which in accordance with Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC listing rulesListing Rules (“Rule 5635(c)(4)”) permits grants of up to 300,000 shares of common stockCommon Stock to newly hired employees who have not previously been a member of the Board, or to an employee who is being rehired following a bona fide period of non-employment by the Company or a subsidiary, as a material inducement to the employee'semployee’s entering into employment with the Company or its subsidiary. Subject to certain limitations, shares of common stockCommon Stock covered by awards granted under the Inducement Award Plan that are forfeited, expire or lapse, or are repurchased for or paid in cash, may be used again for new grants under the Amended and Restated 2017 Plan. The Inducement Award Plan allows for the grant of non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and dividend equivalentsequivalents.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company’s voting securities as of October 1, 2022 by (i) each of our current directors, (ii) each of our executive officers required to be listed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, (iii) all of our current directors and executive officers as a group, and (iv) each person, or group of affiliated persons, known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of our outstanding Common Stock, based on 19,279,970 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 1, 2022.
The amounts and percentages of shares beneficially owned are reported on the basis of SEC regulations governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. Under SEC rules, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial” owner of a security if that person has or shares voting power or investment power, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Securities that can be so acquired are not deemed to be outstanding for purposes of computing any other person’s percentage. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which such person has no economic interest.
Except as otherwise indicated in these footnotes, each of the individuals or entities listed below has, to our knowledge, sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of Common Stock. Unless otherwise indicated below, the address for each natural person listed below is c/o Farmer Bros. Co., 1912 Farmer Brothers Drive, Northlake, Texas 76262.

Name of Beneficial Owner
Amount and
Nature of Beneficial
Ownership
Percent of
Class(1)
Non-Employee Directors:  
Allison M. Boersma(2)
45,913*
Stacy Loretz-Congdon(2)
45,641*
Charles F. Marcy(3)
58,283*
Christopher P. Mottern(4)
103,379*
Alfred Poe(2)
33,764*
John Robinson(2)
14,683*
Waheed Zaman(5)
17,613*
Named Executive Officers:  
D. Deverl Maserang II(6)
282,715
1.5%
Scott R. Drake(7)
156,210*
Ruben E. Inofuentes(8)
88,225*
Maurice S.J. Moragne(9)
58,544*
Amber D. Jefferson(10)
2,345*
All directors and executive officers as a group (13 individuals)(11)
939,401
4.9%
Greater than 5% Stockholders:  
Mario J. Gabelli, GAMCO Investors, Inc. and Affiliated Parties(12)
1,523,457
7.9%
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.(13)
1,030,211
5.3%
James C. Pappas, Aron R. English, Bradley L. Radoff and Affiliated Parties(14)
3,285,073
17.0%
Farmer Bros. Co. 401(k) Plan(15)
1,921,751
10.0%

* Less than 1%

(1)    Percent of class is calculated based on 19,279,970 outstanding shares of Common Stock, plus securities deemed outstanding pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1) under the Exchange Act, as of October 1, 2022 and may differ from the percent of class reported in statements of beneficial ownership filed with the SEC.
(2)    Includes 14,683 unvested shares of restricted stock which will vest in December 2022.
(3)   Includes 14,683 unvested shares of restricted stock which will vest in December 2022, 2,000 shares held in a SEP IRA and 5,000 shares held in a revocable trust.
(4)    Includes 14,683 unvested shares of restricted stock which will vest in December 2022 and 20,000 shares held by the Mottern Family Trust.
(5)    Includes 17,613 unvested shares of restricted stock which will vest in December 2022
(6)    Includes 223,713 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options which are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days and 6,099 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Maserang through the Company’s 401(k) Plan, rounded to the nearest whole share.
(7)    Includes 58,406 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options which are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days and 5,870 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Drake through the Company’s 401(k) Plan, rounded to the nearest whole share.
(8)    Includes 9,260 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options which are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days and 4,416 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Inofuentes through the 401(k) Plan, rounded to the nearest whole share.
(9)    Includes 19,642 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options which are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days and 5,110 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Moragne through the 401(k) Plan, rounded to the nearest whole share.
(10)   Includes 2,345 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Ms. Jefferson through the 401(k) Plan, rounded to the nearest whole share.
(11)  Includes 328,994 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options which will become exercisable within 60 days and 23,840 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned through the 401(k) Plan, rounded to the nearest whole share.
(12)  Based solely on an amendment to Schedule 13D filed March 31, 2022, according to which (i) Mario J. Gabelli may be deemed to beneficially own 1,523,457 of these shares, (ii) Gabelli Funds, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own 297,167 of these shares, (iii) GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. may be deemed to beneficially own 767,000 of these shares, (iv) Teton Advisors, Inc. may be deemed to beneficially own 459,000 of these shares, (v) and GAMCO Investors, Inc. may be deemed to beneficially own 290 of these shares. The principal address of each of the aforementioned parties is One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580.
(13)   Based solely on a Schedule 13G filed on February 14, 2022. The principal address of Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. is 10829 Olive Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri 63141.
(14)  Based solely on (1) a Schedule 13D filed October 7, 2022, according to which (i) Aron R. English may be deemed to beneficially own 1,964,536 of these shares, (ii) 22NW Fund, LP, 22NW, LP, 22NW Fund GP, LLC, and 22NW GP, Inc. may each be deemed to beneficially own 1,955,526 of these shares, (iii) Cory J. Mitchell may be deemed to beneficially own 1,300 of these shares, (iv) Bryson O. Hirai-Hadley may be deemed to beneficially own 1,261 of these shares, and (v) Ryan W. Broderick may be deemed to beneficially own 150 of these shares, and (2) an amendment to Schedule 13D filed on October 3, 2022, according to which (i) James C. Pappas and JCP Investment Management, LLC may each be deemed to beneficially own 992,826 of these shares, (ii) JCP Investment Partnership, LP, JCP Investment Partners, LP and JCP Investment Holdings, LLC may each be deemed to beneficially own 671,955 of these shares, (iii) Bradley L. Radoff may be deemed to beneficially own 275,000 of these shares, and (iv) The Radoff Family Foundation may be deemed to beneficially own 75,000 of these shares. The principal address of each of Aron R. English, 22NW Fund, LP, 22NW, LP, 22NW Fund GP, LLC, 22NW GP, Inc., Cory J. Mitchell, Bryson O. Hirai-Hadley, and Ryan W. Broderick is 1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, Washington 98107. The principal address of James C. Pappas, JCP Investment Management, LLC, JCP Investment Partnership, LP, JCP Investment Partners, LP, and JCP Investment Holdings, LLC is 1177 West Loop South, Suite 1320, Houston, Texas 77027. The principal address of Bradley L. Radoff and The Radoff Family Foundation is 2727 Kirby Drive, Unit 29L, Houston, Texas 77098.
(15)  This information is based on the Company’s records and includes 1,921,751 shares of Common Stock that are held in the 401(k) Plan and allocated to a participant’s account (“allocated shares”) as of October 1, 2022, and includes the 23,840 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the executive officers described above. The 401(k) Trustee votes allocated shares as directed by such participant or beneficiary of the 401(k). The present member of the Administrative Committee of the Farmer Bros. Co. Qualified Employee Retirement Plans (the “Management Administrative Committee”), which administers the 401(k) Plan, is Ms. Jefferson. Each member of the Management Administrative Committee disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the 401(k) Plan except for those, if any, that have been allocated to the member as a participant in the 401(k) Plan. The principal address of the 401(k) Plan is c/o Farmer Bros. Co., 1912 Farmer Brothers Drive, Northlake, Texas 76262.
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by this item willReview and Approval of Related Person Transactions
Under the Company’s written Policies and Procedures for the Review, Approval or Ratification of Related Person Transactions, a related person transaction may be consummated or may continue only if the Audit Committee approves or ratifies the transaction in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the Proxy Statementpolicy. The policy applies to: (i) any person who is, or at any time since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year was, a director, nominee for director or executive officer of the Company; (ii) any person who is known to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of the Company’s voting securities; and (iii) any immediate family member, as defined in the policy, of, or sharing a household with, any of the foregoing persons. For purposes of the policy, a related person transaction includes, but is incorporatednot limited to, any financial transaction, arrangement or relationship or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships, specifically including indebtedness and guarantees of indebtedness and transactions involving employment, consulting or similar arrangements, between the Company and any of the foregoing persons since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, or any currently proposed transaction in this report by reference.which the Company was or is to be a participant or a party, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and in which any of the foregoing persons had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
 
The Company will maintain a related person master list to assist in identifying related person transactions, which will be distributed by the Company’s General Counsel to the Company’s executive officers; the function or department managers responsible for purchasing goods or services for the Company and its subsidiaries; the director of accounts payable and the director of accounts receivable for the Company and its subsidiaries; and any other persons whom the Audit Committee, the Chief Compliance Officer or the General Counsel may designate.
Upon referral by the Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel or Secretary of the Company, any proposed related person transaction will be reviewed by the Audit Committee for approval or disapproval based on the following:
The materiality of the related person’s interest, including the relationship of the related person to the Company, the nature and importance of the interest to the related person, the amount involved in the transaction, whether the transaction has the potential to present a conflict of interest, whether there are business reasons for the Company to enter the transaction, and whether the transaction would impair the independence of any independent director;
Whether the terms of the transaction, in the aggregate, are comparable to those that would have been reached by unrelated parties in an arm’s length transaction;
The availability of alternative transactions, including whether there is another person or entity that could accomplish the same purposes as the transaction and, if alternative transactions are available, there must be a clear and articulable reason for the transaction with the related person;
Whether the transaction is proposed to be undertaken in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, on the same terms that the Company offers generally in transactions with persons who are not related persons; and
Such additional factors as the Audit Committee determines relevant.
Following review, the Audit Committee will approve or ratify in writing any related person transaction determined by the Audit Committee to be in, or not inconsistent with, the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.
The Audit Committee may impose conditions or guidelines on any related person transaction, including, but not limited to: (i) conditions relating to on-going reporting to the Audit Committee and other internal reporting; (ii) limitations on the amount involved in the transaction; (iii) limitations on the duration of the transaction or the Audit Committee’s approval of the transaction; and (iv) other conditions for the protection of the Company and to avoid conferring an improper benefit, or creating the appearance of a conflict of interest. Any member of the Audit Committee who has or whose immediate family member has an interest in the transaction under discussion will abstain from voting on the approval of the related person transaction, but may, if so requested by the Chair of the Audit Committee, participate in some or all of the Audit Committee’s discussions of the related person transaction.
The Audit Committee will direct the Company’s executive officers to disclose all related person transactions approved by the Audit Committee to the extent required under applicable accounting rules, Federal securities laws, SEC rules and regulations, and Nasdaq rules.
Related Person Transactions
The Company did not have any related person transactions in fiscal 2022.

Director Independence
At least annually and in connection with any individuals being nominated to serve on the Board, the Board reviews the independence of each director or nominee, including pursuant to Rule 5605 of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. Marketplace Rules (“Nasdaq Listing Rules”), and affirmatively determines whether each director or nominee qualifies as independent.
The Board believes that stockholder interests are best served by having a number of objective, independent representatives on the Board. For this purpose, a director or nominee will be considered to be “independent” only if the Board affirmatively determines that the director or nominee has no relationship with respect to the Company that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. Additionally, pursuant to Rule 5605 of the Nasdaq Listing Rules, our Board must determine that an independent director has no material relationship with us other than as a director. The standards specify the criteria by which the independence of our directors will be determined, including strict guidelines for directors and their immediate families with respect to past employment or affiliation with us or our independent registered public accounting firm. The standards also prohibit Audit Committee members from having any direct or indirect financial relationship with us and restrict both commercial and not-for-profit relationships between us and each director. We may not give personal loans or extensions of credit to our directors, and all directors are required to deal at arm’s length with us and our subsidiaries, and to disclose any circumstance that might be perceived as a conflict of interest.
In making its independence determinations, the Board reviewed transactions, relationships, behavior and arrangements between each director and nominee, or any member of his or her immediate family, and us or our subsidiaries based on information provided by the director or nominee, our records and publicly available information. The Board made the following independence determinations (the transactions, relationships and arrangements reviewed by the Board in making such determinations are set forth in the footnotes below):
DirectorStatus
Allison M. BoersmaIndependent
Stacy Loretz-CongdonIndependent (1)
Charles F. MarcyIndependent
D. Deverl MaserangNot Independent (2)
Christopher P. MotternIndependent
Alfred PoeIndependent
John D. RobinsonIndependent
Waheed ZamanIndependent

(1)    CoreMark HoldingCompany, Inc. (“Core-Mark”) was a customer of the Company in fiscal 2022 and continues to be a customer of the Company in fiscal 2023. Ms. Loretz-Congdon retired from Core-Mark at the end of 2016 after 26 years of service, including as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary from December 2006 to May 2016 and Executive Advisor from May 2016 to December 2016. Ms. Loretz-Congdon also serves as a Board Director and Treasurer of the Core-Mark Families Foundation, an independent non-profit foundation that provides scholarships to children of Core-Mark employees, since 2015. Ms. Loretz-Congdon owns less than 1% of the outstanding publicly traded stock of Performance Food Group Company which Core-Mark merged with in September 2021. The Board has determined that these relationships do not create a conflict of interest under the Company’s Code of Conduct and Ethics, do not require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and do not interfere with Ms. Loretz-Congdon’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director of the Company.
(2)    Mr. Maserang is the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Audit Committee Report
The informationAudit Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.
The Audit Committee has discussed with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, Grant Thornton LLP (“Grant Thornton”) (Dallas, Texas, PCAOB ID Number 248), the matters required to be discussed by the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 16, “Communications with Audit Committees,” as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from Grant Thornton required by this itemapplicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding Grant Thornton’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and has discussed with Grant Thornton that firm’s independence.
Based on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited consolidated financial statements referred to above be included in the Company’s 2022 Form 10-K for filing with the SEC.
Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
Allison M. Boersma, Chair
Stacy Loretz-Congdon
John D. Robinson
Waheed Zaman

Change of Independent Public Accounting Firm
As previously reported on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 22, 2021, on December 16, 2021, the Company, upon the approval of the Audit Committee, dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as its independent registered public accounting firm effective as of December 16, 2021, and engaged Grant Thornton as of such date. Deloitte served as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm since fiscal 2014.

The reports of Deloitte on the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.  During the fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020, and in the subsequent interim period through December 16, 2021, there were (a) no disagreements (as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) with Deloitte on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte, would have caused Deloitte to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its reports on the consolidated financial statements for such years, and (b) no “reportable events” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
Pursuant to Item 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K, the Company provided Deloitte with a copy of the foregoing disclosures and requested that Deloitte furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not it agrees with the statements made herein. A copy of Deloitte’s letter to the SEC, dated December 22, 2021, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company regarding the foregoing.
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Fees
The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed by Deloitte and Grant Thornton for fiscal 2021 and 2022, respectively, for audit and non-audit services (as well as all “out-of-pocket” costs incurred in connection with these services) and are categorized as Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees, Tax Fees and All Other Fees. The nature of the services provided in each such category is described following the table. The Audit Committee approved all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by Deloitte and Grant Thornton in accordance with the pre-approval policies and procedures described below.

  Fiscal 2022  Fiscal 2021 
  Grant Thornton  Deloitte  
Audit fees(1) $626,031  $1,098,523  
Audit-related fees(2) 
$
0
  
$
0
  
Tax fees(3) 
$
0
  
$
0
  
All other fees(4) 
$
0
  
$
0
  
Total fees $626,031  $1,098,523  

(1)   “Audit Fees” are fees paid for the audit of the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements included in its Form 10-K and review of financial statements included in the Form 10-Q’s, for the audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, and for services that are normally provided by the auditor in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements. Audit fees for fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2022 consisted of fees associated with the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements, the audit of internal control over financial reporting, the review of the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, services associated with SEC registration statements, and accounting advisory services in connection with the impact of new accounting standards.
(2)   “Audit-Related Fees” represent fees for assurance and related services that are traditionally performed by Deloitte or Grant Thornton. No audit-related fees were paid to Deloitte or Grant Thornton for fiscal 2021 or fiscal 2022.
(3)   “Tax Fees” are fees for tax compliance, planning, advice and consultation services, including state tax representation and miscellaneous consulting on federal and state taxation matters. No tax fees were paid to Deloitte or Grant Thornton for fiscal 2021 or fiscal 2022.
(4)    No other fees were paid to Deloitte or Grant Thornton for fiscal 2021 or fiscal 2022.
Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services
Under the Farmer Bros. Co. Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy, the Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by the independent auditor. The policy, as described below, sets forth the procedures and conditions for such pre-approval of services to be performed by the independent auditor. The policy utilizes both a framework of general pre-approval for certain specified services and specific pre-approval for all other services. Unless a type of service has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee if it is to be provided by the independent auditor. Any proposed services exceeding pre-approved cost levels or budgeted amounts will also require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.
In the first quarter of each year, the Audit Committee is asked to pre-approve the engagement of the independent auditor and the projected fees for audit services for the current fiscal year. The Audit Committee is also asked to provide general pre-approval for certain audit-related services (assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the auditor’s review of the financial statements or that are traditionally performed by the independent auditor) and tax services (such as tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice) for the current fiscal year consistent with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence. If the Company wishes to engage the independent auditor for additional services that have not been generally pre-approved as described above, then such engagement will be set forth inpresented to the Proxy Statement andAudit Committee for pre-approval at its next regularly scheduled meeting. Pre-approval of any engagement by the Audit Committee is incorporated in this report by reference.required before the independent auditor may commence any engagement.
In fiscal 2022, there were no fees paid to Deloitte or Grant Thornton under a de minimis exception to the rules that waive pre-approval for certain non-audit services.

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PART IV

Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)
List of Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules:
1. Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this report:
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2020 and 2019.
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
2. Financial Statement Schedules: Financial Statement Schedules are omitted as they are not applicable, or the required information is given in theThe consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.
3. The exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K are listed on the accompanying index to exhibits and are incorporated herein by reference or are filed as part of this report are indexed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K. Each management contracttable of contents of the Original Filing and incorporated by reference to the Original Filing. Financial Statement Schedules have been omitted, since they are either not applicable, not required or compensation plan required to be filed as an exhibitthe information is identified by an asterisk (*).included elsewhere herein.
 

(b)
Exhibits:

Exhibit
No.
 Description
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
   
3.1 
   


Exhibit No.Description
3.2 
   
3.3 
   
3.4 
3.5

3.6
3.5
3.6
3.7
   
4.1 
   
4.2 
   
4.3 
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5


Exhibit No.Description
10.6

10.7
   
10.810.1 
10.9

10.10
10.11
10.12
10.13
10.14
10.15


Exhibit No.Description
10.16
10.17
   
10.1810.2 
   
10.1910.3 
   
10.2010.4 
   
10.2110.5 
10.22
10.23

Exhibit
No.
Description
   
10.2410.6 
   
10.2510.7 
   
10.2610.8 
  
10.2710.9 
   


Exhibit No.Description
10.2810.10 
   
10.2910.11 
   
10.3010.12 
10.31
10.32
10.33
10.34
10.35
10.36
10.37
10.38
10.39
10.40


Exhibit No.Description
10.41
   
10.4210.13 
10.43
10.44
10.45

10.46
10.47
   
10.4810.14 
   
10.4910.15 
   
10.5010.16 

   
10.5110.17 
   
10.5210.18 

   
10.5310.19 

   
10.5410.20 


Exhibit No.Description
   
10.5510.21 
   
10.5610.22 

Exhibit
No.
Description
   
10.5710.23 
   
10.5810.24 
   
10.5910.25 
10.26
   
10.6010.27 
   
10.6110.28 
   
10.6210.29 
   
10.6310.30 

10.64
   
10.6510.31 

10.66
   
10.6710.32 
   
10.6810.33 
   


Exhibit No.Description
10.6910.34 
   
10.7010.35 
   
10.7110.36 
   
10.7210.37 
10.38
10.39
10.40

Exhibit
No.
Description
10.41
10.42
10.43
10.44
10.45
10.46
10.47
10.48
10.49
   
14.1 
16.1
   
21.1 
   
23.1 
23.2
   
31.1 
  
31.2 
   
32.1 
  
32.2 
   
101.INS XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document (furnished herewith).
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (furnished herewith).
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (furnished herewith).

Exhibit
No.
Description
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (furnished herewith).
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (furnished herewith).
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (furnished herewith).
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document (furnished herewith).

________________
*Pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, the schedules and/or exhibits to this agreement have been omitted. The Registrant undertakes to supplementally furnish copies of the omitted schedules and/or exhibits to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
**Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.


SIGNATURES


Item 16.Form 10-K Summary

None.


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
FARMER BROS. CO.
FARMER BROS. CO.
   
 By:/s/ Deverl Maserang
  Deverl Maserang
 Deverl Maserang
President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
   September 10, 2020
By:/s/ Scott R. Drake
Scott R. Drake
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
September 10, 2020October 27, 2022
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/ Deverl MaserangPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer)October 27, 2022
Deverl Maserang
/s/ Scott R. DrakeChief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)October 27, 2022
Scott R. Drake
/s/ Matthew CoffmanVice President and Controller (principal accounting officer)October 27, 2022
Matthew Coffman
     
/s/ Christopher P. Mottern Chairman of the Board and Director September 10, 2020October 27, 2022
Christopher P. Mottern
/s/ Deverl MaserangPresident and Chief Executive OfficerSeptember 10, 2020
Deverl Maserang
    
     
/s/ Allison M. Boersma Director September 10, 2020October 27, 2022
Allison M. Boersma
/s/ Randy E. ClarkDirectorSeptember 10, 2020
Randy E. Clark    
     
/s/ Stacy Loretz-Congdon Director September 10, 2020October 27, 2022
Stacy Loretz-Congdon    
     
/s/ Charles F. Marcy Director September 10, 2020October 27, 2022
Charles F. Marcy    
     
/s/ David W. RitterbushAlfred Poe Director September 10, 2020October 27, 2022
David W. RitterbushAlfred Poe    


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F - 1



REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the stockholders and the Board of Directors of Farmer Bros. Co.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Farmer Bros. Co. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated September 10, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Dallas, Texas
September 10, 2020

We have served as the Company’s auditor since fiscal 2014.


F - 2




FARMER BROS. CO.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 As of June 30,
 2020 2019
ASSETS   
Current assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$60,013
 $6,983
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,796 and $1,324, respectively40,882
 55,155
Inventories67,408
 87,910
Income tax receivable831
 1,191
Short-term derivative assets165
 1,865
Prepaid expenses7,414
 6,804
Total current assets176,713
 159,908
Property, plant and equipment, net165,633
 189,458
Goodwill0
 36,224
Intangible assets, net20,662
 28,878
Other assets8,564
 9,468
Long-term derivative assets10
 674
Right-of-use operating lease assets21,117
 
Total assets$392,699
 $424,610
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   
Current liabilities:   
Accounts payable36,987
 72,771
Accrued payroll expenses9,394
 14,518
Operating leases liabilities - current5,854
 
Short-term derivative liabilities5,255
 1,474
Other current liabilities6,802
 7,309
Total current liabilities64,292
 96,072
Long-term borrowings under revolving credit facility122,000
 92,000
Accrued pension liabilities58,772
 47,216
Accrued postretirement benefits9,993
 23,024
Accrued workers’ compensation liabilities4,569
 4,747
Operating lease liabilities - noncurrent15,628
 
Other long-term liabilities5,532
 4,057
Total liabilities280,786
 267,116
Commitments and contingencies

 

Stockholders’ equity:   
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 500,000 shares authorized; Series A Convertible Participating Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, 21,000 shares authorized; 14,700 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively; liquidation preference of $16,178 and $15,624 as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively15
 15
Common stock, $1.00 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized; 17,347,774 and 17,042,132 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively17,348
 17,042
Additional paid-in capital62,043
 57,912
Retained earnings108,536
 146,177
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(76,029) (63,652)
Total stockholders’ equity$111,913
 $157,494
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$392,699
 $424,610
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F - 3



FARMER BROS. CO.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 For the Years Ended June 30,
 2020 2019 2018
Net sales$501,320
 $595,942
 $606,544
Cost of goods sold363,198
 416,840
 399,155
Gross profit138,122
 179,102
 207,389
Selling expenses121,762
 139,647
 153,391
General and administrative expenses42,569
 48,959
 49,429
Restructuring and other transition expenses0
 4,733
 662
Net (gains) losses from sales of assets(25,237) 465
 (966)
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets42,030
 0
 3,820
Operating expenses181,124
 193,804
 206,336
(Loss) income from operations(43,002) (14,702) 1,053
Other (expense) income:     
Dividend income0
 0
 12
Interest income0
 0
 2
Interest expense(10,483) (12,000) (9,757)
Postretirement benefits curtailment gains and pension settlement (charge)5,760
 (10,948) 0
Other, net10,443
 4,166
 7,722
Total other income (expense)5,720
 (18,782) (2,021)
Loss before taxes(37,282) (33,484) (968)
Income tax (benefit) expense(195) 40,111
 17,312
Net loss$(37,087) $(73,595) $(18,280)
Less: Cumulative preferred dividends, undeclared and unpaid554
 535
 389
Net loss available to common stockholders$(37,641) $(74,130) $(18,669)
Net loss available to common stockholders per common share—basic$(2.19) $(4.36) $(1.11)
Net loss available to common stockholders per common share—diluted$(2.19) $(4.36) $(1.11)
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic17,205,849
 16,996,354
 16,815,020
Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted17,205,849
 16,996,354
 16,815,020

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


F - 4



FARMER BROS. CO.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
(In thousands)
 For the Years Ended June 30,
 2020 2019 2018
Net loss$(37,087) $(73,595) $(18,280)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:     
Unrealized losses on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, net of tax(7,518) (9,198) (5,922)
Losses on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges reclassified to cost of goods sold, net of tax8,863
 9,197
 800
Change in pension and retiree benefit obligations, net of tax(13,722) (1,612) 4,576
Total comprehensive loss, net of tax$(49,464) $(75,208) $(18,826)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.




F - 5



FARMER BROS. CO.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In thousands, except share and per share data) 
                  
 Preferred Shares Preferred Stock Amount 
Common
Shares
 
Common Stock
Amount
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Unearned
ESOP
Shares
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Total
Balance at June 30, 20170
 0
 16,846,002
 16,846
 41,495
 236,993
 (4,289) (61,493) 229,552
Net loss
 
 
 
 
 (18,280) 
 
 (18,280)
Adjustment due to the adoption of ASU 2017-12
 
 
 
 
 342
 
 (209) 133
Adjustment due to the adoption of ASU 2016-09
 
 
 
 
 1,641
 
 
 1,641
Unrealized losses on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, net of reclassifications to cost of goods sold, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (4,913) (4,913)
Change in the funded status of retiree benefit obligations, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4,576
 4,576
ESOP compensation expense, including reclassifications
 
 
 
 150
 
 2,144
 
 2,294
Share-based compensation
 
 9,155
 9
 1,518
 
 
 
 1,527
Stock option exercises
 
 96,502
 97
 1,245
 
 
 
 1,342
Consideration for Boyd Coffee acquisition14,700
 15
 
 
 11,557
 
 
 
 11,572
Cumulative preferred dividends, undeclared and unpaid
 
 
 
 
 (389) 
 
 (389)
Balance at June 30, 201814,700
 15
 16,951,659
 16,952
 55,965
 220,307
 (2,145) (62,039) 229,055
Net loss
 
 
 
 
 (73,595) 
 
 (73,595)
Net reclassification of unrealized losses on cash flow hedges, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (1) (1)
Change in pension and retiree benefit obligations, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (1,612) (1,612)
ESOP compensation expense, including reclassifications
 
 37,571
 37
 364
 
 2,145
 
 2,546
Share-based compensation
 
 18,298
 18
 1,111
 
 
 
 1,129
Stock option exercises
 
 34,604
 35
 472
 
 
 
 507
Cumulative preferred dividends, undeclared and unpaid
 
 
 
 
 (535) 
 
 (535)
Balance at June 30, 201914,700
 $15
 17,042,132
 $17,042
 $57,912
 $146,177
 $0
 $(63,652) $157,494
Net loss
 
 
 
 
 (37,087) 
 
 (37,087)
Net reclassification of unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,345
 1,345
Change in retiree benefit obligations, net of taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (13,722) (13,722)
ESOP compensation expense, including reclassifications
 
 266,429
 266
 2,719
 
 
 
 2,985
Share-based compensation
 
 
 
 1,323
 
 
 
 1,323
Issuance of common stock and stock option exercises
 
 39,213
 40
 89
 
 
 
 129
Cumulative preferred dividends, undeclared and unpaid
 
 
 
 
 (554) 
 
 (554)
Balance at June 30, 202014,700
 $15
 17,347,774
 $17,348
 $62,043
 $108,536
 $0
 $(76,029) $111,913



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F - 6



FARMER BROS. CO.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
 For the Years Ended June 30,
 2020 2019 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:     
Net loss$(37,087) $(73,595) $(18,280)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization29,896
 31,065
 30,464
Provision for doubtful accounts1,379
 1,363
 137
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets42,030
 0
 3,820
Change in estimated fair value of contingent earnout consideration0
 0
 (500)
Restructuring and other transition expenses, net of payments0
 1,172
 (1,185)
Deferred income taxes(300) 41,654
 17,155
Postretirement benefits and pension settlement cost(5,760) 10,948
 0
Net (gains) losses from sales of assets(25,237) 466
 (995)
ESOP and share-based compensation expense4,309
 3,674
 3,822
Net losses on derivative instruments and investments9,818
 9,196
 1,982
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable12,893
 2,757
 (4,628)
Inventories19,530
 16,192
 (15,513)
Derivative (liabilities) assets, net(1,082) (18,901) (7,782)
Other assets990
 114
 1,073
Accounts payable(35,784) 16,546
 3,864
Accrued expenses and other(14,140) (7,201) (4,579)
Net cash provided by operating activities$1,455
 $35,450
 $8,855
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired$0
 $0
 $(39,608)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment(17,560) (34,760) (35,443)
Purchases of assets for construction of New Facility0
 0
 (1,577)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment39,477
 2,399
 1,988
Net cash provided (used) in investing activities$21,917
 $(32,361) $(74,640)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facility$90,000
 $50,642
 $85,315
Repayments on revolving credit facility(60,000) (48,429) (23,149)
Payments of finance lease obligations(53) (215) (947)
Payment of financing costs(418) (1,049) (579)
Proceeds from stock option exercises129
 507
 1,342
Net cash provided by financing activities$29,658
 $1,456
 $61,982
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents$53,030
 $4,545
 $(3,803)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year6,983
 2,438
 6,241
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year$60,013
 $6,983
 $2,438
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.



FARMER BROS. CO.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)
(In thousands)
 For the Years Ended June 30,
 2020 2019 2018
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:     
Cash paid for interest$4,426
 $5,512
 $3,177
Cash paid for income taxes$21
 $107
 $144
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:     
Non-cash additions to property, plant and equipment$446
 $2,619
 $2,814
Non-cash portion of earnout receivable recognized—Spice Assets sale$0
 $0
 $298
Non-cash portion of earnout payable recognized—West Coast Coffee acquisition$0
 $400
 $0
Non-cash receivable from West Coast Coffee—post-closing final working capital adjustment$0
 $0
 $218
Non-cash post-closing working capital adjustment—Boyd Coffee acquisition$0
 $2,277
 $1,056
Non-cash Issuance of 401-K shares of Common Stock$266
 $37
 $0
Non-cash consideration given-Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock$0
 $0
 $11,756
Cumulative preferred dividends, undeclared and unpaid$554
 $535
 $389























The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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FARMER BROS. CO.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Introduction and Basis of Presentation
Description of Business
Farmer Bros. Co., a Delaware corporation (including its consolidated subsidiaries unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company,” or “Farmer Bros.”), is a national coffee roaster, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products. The Company serves a wide variety of customers, from small independent restaurants and foodservice operators to large institutional buyers like restaurant, department and convenience store chains, hotels, casinos, healthcare facilities, and gourmet coffee houses, as well as grocery chains with private brand and consumer-branded coffee and tea products, and foodservice distributors. The Company’s product categories consist of roast and ground coffee, frozen liquid coffee; flavored and unflavored iced and hot teas; culinary products; spices; and other beverages including cappuccino, cocoa, granitas, and concentrated and ready-to-drink cold brew and iced coffee. The Company was founded in 1912, incorporated in California in 1923, and reincorporated in Delaware in 2004. The Company's principal office and product development lab is located in Northlake, Texas ("Northlake facility"). The Company operates in 1 business segment.
The Company operates production facilities in Northlake, Texas; Houston, Texas; Portland, Oregon; and Hillsboro, Oregon. Distribution takes place out of the Northlake facility, the Portland and Hillsboro facilities, as well as separate distribution centers in Northlake, Illinois; and Moonachie, New Jersey.
The Company’s products reach its customers primarily in the following ways: through the Company’s nationwide direct-store-delivery or DSD network of 186 delivery routes and 97 branch warehouses as of June 30, 2020, or direct-shipped via common carriers or third-party distributors. The Company operates a large fleet of trucks and other vehicles to distribute and deliver its products through its DSD network, and relies on third-party logistic (“3PL”) service providers for its long-haul distribution. DSD sales are primarily made “off-truck” by the Company to its customers at their places of business.


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Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”).
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. The Company reviews its estimates on an ongoing basis using currently available information. Changes in facts and circumstances may result in revised estimates and actual results may differ from those estimates.
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturity dates of 90 days or less to be cash equivalents. Fair values of cash equivalents approximate cost due to the short period of time to maturity.
Allowance for doubtful accounts
A portion of our accounts receivable is not expected to be collected due to non-payment, bankruptcies and deductions. Our accounting policy for the allowance for doubtful accounts requires us to reserve an amount based on the evaluation of the aging of accounts receivable, detailed analysis of high-risk customers’ accounts, and the overall market and economic conditions of our customers. This evaluation considers the customer demographic, such as large commercial customers as compared to small businesses or individual customers. We consider our accounts receivable delinquent or past due based on payment terms established with each customer. Accounts receivable are written off when the account are determined to be uncollectible.
Investments
The Company’s investments, from time to time, consist of money market instruments, marketable debt, equity and hybrid securities. Investments are held for trading purposes and stated at fair value. The cost of investments sold is determined on the specific identification method. Dividend and interest income are accrued as earned.
Fair Value Measurements
The Company groups its assets and liabilities at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value. These levels are:
Level 1—Valuation is based upon quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.
Level 2—Valuation is based upon inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly (i.e. interest rate and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals, default rates, etc.). Observable inputs include quoted prices for similar instruments in active and non-active markets. Level 2 includes those financial instruments that are valued with industry standard valuation models that incorporate inputs that are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, or can otherwise be derived from or supported by observable market data in the marketplace. Level 2 inputs may also include insignificant adjustments to market observable inputs.
Level 3—Valuation is based upon one or more unobservable inputs that are significant in establishing a fair value estimate. These unobservable inputs are used to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available and are developed based on the best information available. These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)


Securities with quotes that are based on actual trades or actionable bids and offers with a sufficient level of activity on or near the measurement date are classified as Level 1. Securities that are priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids and offers, or a limited number of actual trades, or the same information for securities that are similar in many respects to those being valued, are classified as Level 2. If market information is not available for securities being valued, or materially-comparable securities, then those securities are classified as Level 3. In considering market information, management evaluates changes in liquidity, willingness of a broker to execute at the quoted price, the depth and consistency of prices from pricing services, and the existence of observable trades in the market.
Derivative Instruments
The Company executes various derivative instruments to hedge its commodity price and interest rate risks. These derivative instruments consist primarily of forward, option and swap contracts. The Company reports the fair value of derivative instruments on its consolidated balance sheets in “Short-term derivative assets,” “Long-term derivative assets,” “Short-term derivative liabilities,” or “Other long-term liabilities.” The Company determines the current and noncurrent classification based on the timing of expected future cash flows of individual trades and reports these amounts on a gross basis. Additionally, the Company reports, if any, cash held on deposit in margin accounts for coffee-related derivative instruments on a gross basis on its consolidated balance sheet in “Restricted cash.”
The accounting for the changes in fair value of the Company's derivative instruments can be summarized as follows:
Derivative TreatmentAccounting Method
Normal purchases and normal sales exceptionAccrual accounting
Designated in a qualifying hedging relationshipHedge accounting
All other derivative instrumentsMark-to-market accounting
The Company enters into green coffee purchase commitments at a fixed price or at a price to be fixed (“PTF”). PTF contracts are purchase commitments whereby the quality, quantity, delivery period, price differential to the coffee “C” market price and other negotiated terms are agreed upon, but the date, and therefore the price at which the base “C” market price will be fixed has not yet been established. The coffee “C” market price is fixed at some point after the purchase contract date and before the futures market closes for the delivery month and may be fixed either at the direction of the Company to the vendor, or by the application of a derivative that was separately purchased as a hedge. For both fixed-price and PTF contracts, the Company expects to take delivery of and to utilize the coffee in a reasonable period of time and in the conduct of normal business. Accordingly, these purchase commitments qualify as normal purchases and are not recorded at fair value on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
The Company follows the guidelines of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”), to account for certain coffee-related derivative instruments as accounting hedges, in order to minimize the volatility created in the Company's quarterly results from utilizing these derivative instruments and to improve comparability between reporting periods. For a derivative to qualify for designation in a hedging relationship, it must meet specific criteria and the Company must maintain appropriate documentation. The Company establishes hedging relationships pursuant to its risk management policies. The hedging relationships are evaluated at inception and on an ongoing basis to determine whether the hedging relationship is, and is expected to remain, highly effective in achieving offsetting changes in fair value or cash flows attributable to the underlying risk being hedged. The Company also regularly assesses whether the hedged forecasted transaction is probable of occurring. If a derivative ceases to be or is no longer expected to be highly effective, or if the Company believes the likelihood of occurrence of the hedged forecasted transaction is no longer probable, hedge accounting is discontinued for that derivative, and future changes in the fair value of that derivative are recognized in “Other, net.”
For coffee-related derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, the change in fair value of the derivative is reported as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) and subsequently reclassified into cost of goods sold in the period or periods when the hedged transaction affects earnings. Gains or losses deferred in AOCI associated with terminated derivative instruments, derivative instruments that cease to be highly effective hedges, derivative instruments for which the forecasted transaction is reasonably possible but no longer probable of occurring, and cash flow hedges that have been otherwise discontinued remain in AOCI until the hedged item affects earnings. If it becomes probable that the forecasted transaction designated as the hedged item in a cash flow hedge will not occur, any gain or loss deferred in AOCI is recognized in “Other, net” at that time. For derivative instruments that are not designated in a hedging relationship, and for which the normal purchases and normal sales exception has not been elected, the changes in fair value are reported in “Other, net.” See Note 8.

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For interest rate swap derivative instrument designated as a cash flow hedge, the change in fair value of the derivative is reported as AOCI and subsequently reclassified into interest expense in the period or periods when the hedged transaction affects earnings.
Concentration of Credit Risk
At June 30, 2020, the financial instruments which potentially expose the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of cash in financial institutions (in excess of federally insured limits), derivative instruments and trade receivables.
The Company does not have any credit-risk related contingent features that would require it to post additional collateral in support of its net derivative liability positions. At June 30, 2020 and 2019, none of the cash in the Company’s coffee-related derivative margin accounts was restricted. Further changes in commodity prices and the number of coffee-related derivative instruments held, could have a significant impact on cash deposit requirements under certain of the Company's broker and counterparty agreements.
Approximately 39% and 28% of the Company’s trade accounts receivable balance was with five customers at June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company estimates its maximum credit risk for accounts receivable at the amount recorded on the balance sheet. The trade accounts receivables are generally short-term and all probable bad debt losses have been appropriately considered in establishing the allowance for doubtful accounts.
Inventories
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Effective June 30, 2018, the Company changed its method of accounting for coffee, tea and culinary products from the last in, first out (“LIFO”) basis to the first in, first out ("FIFO") basis. The impact of this change in accounting principle has been reflected through retrospective application to the financial statements for each period presented. The Company continues to account for coffee brewing equipment parts on a FIFO basis. The Company regularly evaluates these inventories to determine the provision for obsolete and slow-moving inventory. Inventory reserves are based on inventory obsolescence trends, historical experience and application of specific identification.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment is carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method. The following useful lives are used:
Buildings and facilities10 to 30 years
Machinery and equipment3 to 15 years
Equipment under finance leasesShorter of term of lease or estimated useful life
Office furniture and equipment5 to 7 years
Capitalized software3 to 5 years

Leasehold improvements are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the lesser of the estimated useful life of the asset or the remaining lease term. When assets are sold or retired, the asset and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective account balances and any gain or loss on disposal is included in operations. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense, and enhancements are capitalized.
Coffee Brewing Equipment and Service
The Company capitalizes coffee brewing equipment and depreciates it over five years and reports the depreciation expense in cost of goods sold. Other non-depreciation expenses related to coffee brewing equipment provided to customers, such as the cost of servicing that equipment (including service employees’ salaries, cost of transportation and the cost of supplies and parts), are considered directly attributable to the generation of revenues from the customers. These non-depreciation expenses are also included in cost of goods sold. See Note 11 for details of the depreciation amounts and non-depreciation expenses.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)


Leases
The Company makes a determination if an arrangement constitutes a lease at inception, and categorizes the lease as either an operating or finance lease. Operating leases are included in right-of-use operating lease assets and operating lease liabilities in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Finance leases are included in property, plant and equipment, net and other long-term liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Company has entered into leases for building facilities, vehicles and other equipment. The Company’s leases have remaining contractual terms of up to 8 years, some of which have options to extend the lease for up to an additional 10 years. For purposes of calculating operating lease liabilities, lease terms are deemed not to include options to extend the lease renewals until it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. The Company's lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
Right-of-use lease assets represent the Company's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company's obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As most of the Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company uses the implicit rate when readily determinable. Lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the company will exercise that option. Lease expense is primarily recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are combined for certain assets classes.
Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which differences are expected to reverse. Estimating the Company’s tax liabilities involves judgments related to uncertainties in the application of complex tax regulations. The Company makes certain estimates and judgments to determine tax expense for financial statement purposes as it evaluates the effect of tax credits, tax benefits and deductions, some of which result from differences in the timing of recognition of revenue or expense for tax and financial statement purposes. Changes to these estimates may result in significant changes to the Company’s tax provision in future periods. Each fiscal quarter the Company re-evaluates its tax provision and reconsiders its estimates and assumptions related to specific tax assets and liabilities, making adjustments as circumstances change.

Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance
The Company evaluates its deferred tax assets quarterly to determine if a valuation allowance is required and considers whether a valuation allowance should be recorded against deferred tax assets based on the likelihood that the benefits of the deferred tax assets will or will not ultimately be realized in future periods. In making this assessment, significant weight is given to evidence that can be objectively verified, such as recent operating results, and less consideration is given to less objective indicators, such as future income projections. After consideration of positive and negative evidence, if the Company determines that it is more likely than not that it will generate future income sufficient to realize its deferred tax assets, the Company will record a reduction in the valuation allowance.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the way that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The Company performs the following steps to determine revenue recognition for an arrangement: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the performance obligations are satisfied.
Net (Loss) Income Per Common Share
Net (loss) income per share (“EPS”) represents net (loss) income available to common stockholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period, excluding unallocated shares held by the Company's

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Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”). Dividends on the Company's outstanding Series A Convertible Participating Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Series A Preferred Stock"), that the Company has paid or intends to pay are deducted from net (loss) income in computing net (loss) income available to common stockholders.
Under the two-class method, net (loss) income available to nonvested restricted stockholders and holders of Series A Preferred Stock is excluded from net (loss) income available to common stockholders for purposes of calculating basic and diluted EPS.
Diluted EPS represents net income available to holders of common stock divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, inclusive of the dilutive impact of common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Common equivalent shares include potentially dilutive shares from share-based compensation including stock options, unvested restricted stock, performance-based restricted stock units, and shares of Series A Preferred Stock, as converted, because they are deemed participating securities. In the absence of contrary information, the Company assumes 100% of the target shares are issuable under performance-based restricted stock units.
The dilutive effect of Series A Preferred Stock is reflected in diluted EPS by application of the if-converted method. In applying the if-converted method, conversion will not be assumed for purposes of computing diluted EPS if the effect would be anti-dilutive. The Series A Preferred Stock is antidilutive whenever the amount of the dividend declared or accumulated in the current period per common share obtainable upon conversion exceeds basic EPS.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Compensation cost for the ESOP is based on the fair market value of shares released or deemed to be released to employees in the period in which they are committed. As a leveraged ESOP with the Company as lender, a contra equity account is established to offset the Company’s note receivable. The contra account will change as compensation expense is recognized. The cost of shares purchased by the ESOP which have not been committed to be released or allocated to participants are shown as a contra-equity account “Unearned ESOP Shares” and are excluded from EPS calculations.
On December 31, 2018, the Company froze the ESOP such that (i) no employees of the Company may commence participation in the ESOP on or after December 31, 2018; (ii) no Company contributions will be made to the ESOP with respect to services performed or compensation received after December 31, 2018; and (iii) the ESOP accounts of all individuals who are actively employed by the Company and participating in the ESOP on December 31, 2018 will be fully vested as of such date. Additionally, the Administrative Committee, with the consent of the Board of Directors, designated certain employees who were terminated in connection with certain reductions-in-force in 2018 to be fully vested in their ESOP accounts as of their severance dates.
Effective January 1, 2019, the Company amended and restated its 401(k) Plan to, among other things, provide for annual contribution of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to 4% of each eligible participant’s annual plan compensation. See Note 13 for details.
Share-based Compensation
The Company measures all share-based compensation cost at the grant date, based on the fair values of the awards that are ultimately expected to vest, and recognizes that cost as an expense on a straight line-basis in its consolidated statements of operations over the requisite service period. Fair value of restricted stock and performance-based restricted stock units is the closing price of the Company's common stock on the date of grant. The Company estimates the fair value of option awards using the Black-Scholes option valuation model, which requires management to make certain assumptions for estimating the fair value of stock options at the date of grant.
In addition, the Company estimates the expected impact of forfeited awards and recognizes share-based compensation cost only for those awards ultimately expected to vest. If actual forfeiture rates differ materially from the Company’s estimates, share-based compensation expense could differ significantly from the amounts the Company has recorded in the current period. The Company periodically reviews actual forfeiture experience and will revise its estimates, as necessary. The Company will recognize as compensation cost the cumulative effect of the change in estimated forfeiture rates on current and prior periods in earnings of the period of revision. As a result, if the Company revises its assumptions and estimates, the Company’s share-based compensation expense could change materially in the future.

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The Company's outstanding share-based awards include performance-based non-qualified stock options ("PNQs") and performance-based restricted stock units ("PBRSUs") that have performance-based vesting conditions in addition to time-based vesting. Awards with performance-based vesting conditions require the achievement of certain financial and other performance criteria as a condition to the vesting. The Company recognizes the estimated fair value of performance-based awards, net of estimated forfeitures, as share-based compensation expense over the service period based upon the Company’s determination of whether it is probable that the performance targets will be achieved. At each reporting period, the Company reassesses the probability of achieving the performance criteria and the performance period required to meet those targets. Determining whether the performance criteria will be achieved involves judgment, and the estimate of share-based compensation expense may be revised periodically based on changes in the probability of achieving the performance criteria. Revisions are reflected in the period in which the estimate is changed. If performance goals are not met, no share-based compensation expense is recognized for the cancelled PNQs or PBRSUs, and, to the extent share-based compensation expense was previously recognized for those cancelled PNQs or PBRSUs, such share-based compensation expense is reversed. If performance goals are exceeded and the payout is more than 100% of the target shares in the case of PBRSUs, additional compensation expense is recorded in the period when that determination is certified by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
Impairment of Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
The Company accounts for its goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 350, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other” (“ASC 350”). Goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized but instead are reviewed for impairment annually, or more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change which indicate that an asset might be impaired. Pursuant to ASC 350, the Company performs a qualitative assessment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets on its consolidated balance sheets, to determine if there is a more likely than not indication that its goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are impaired as of January 31. If the indicators of impairment are present, the Company performs a quantitative assessment to determine the impairment of these assets as of the measurement date. See Note 12 for details of the goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment test.
The Company test for impairment of goodwill by comparing the fair value of its reporting units to the carrying value of the reporting units. If the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized equal to the excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit over its fair value.
Indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of certain acquired trademarks, trade names and a brand name. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment by comparing their fair values to their carrying values. An impairment charge is recorded if the estimated fair value of such assets has decreased below their carrying values.
Other Intangible Assets
Other intangible assets consist of finite-lived intangible assets including acquired recipes, non-compete agreements, customer relationships, a trade name/brand name and certain trademarks. These assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives and are tested for impairment by grouping them with other assets at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets and liabilities. The estimated future cash flows are based upon, among other things, assumptions about expected future operating performance, and may differ from actual cash flows. If the sum of the projected undiscounted cash flows (excluding interest) is less than the carrying value of the assets, the assets will be written down to the estimated fair value in the period in which the determination is made. The Company reviews the recoverability of its finite-lived intangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable.
Shipping and Handling Costs
The Company’s shipping and handling costs are included in both cost of goods sold and selling expenses, depending on the nature of such costs. Shipping and handling costs included in cost of goods sold reflect inbound freight of raw materials and finished goods, and product loading and handling costs at the Company’s production facilities to the distribution centers and branches. Shipping and handling costs included in selling expenses consist primarily of those costs associated with moving finished goods to customers. Shipping and handling costs that were recorded as a component of the Company's selling expenses were $9.8 million, $11.4 million and $11.9 million, respectively, in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018.

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Collective Bargaining Agreements
Certain Company employees are subject to collective bargaining agreements which expire on or before January 31, 2025. At June 30, 2020 approximately 19% of the Company's workforce was covered by such agreements.
Self-Insurance
The Company uses a combination of insurance and self-insurance mechanisms to provide for the potential liability of certain risks including workers’ compensation, health care benefits, general liability, product liability, property insurance and director and officers’ liability insurance. Liabilities associated with risks retained by the Company are not discounted and are estimated by considering historical claims experience, demographics, exposure and severity factors and other actuarial assumptions.
The Company's self-insurance for workers’ compensation liability includes estimated outstanding losses of unpaid claims, and allocated loss adjustment expenses (“ALAE”), case reserves, the development of known claims and incurred but not reported claims. ALAE are the direct expenses for settling specific claims. The amounts reflect per occurrence and annual aggregate limits maintained by the Company. The estimated liability analysis does not include estimating a provision for unallocated loss adjustment expenses.
The estimated gross undiscounted workers’ compensation liability relating to such claims was $5.2 million and $5.4 million, as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively and the estimated recovery from reinsurance was $0.8 million for both periods. The short-term and long-term accrued liabilities for workers’ compensation claims are presented on the Company's consolidated balance sheets in “Other current liabilities” and in “Accrued workers' compensation liabilities,” respectively. The estimated insurance receivable is included in “Other assets” on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
At June 30, 2020 the Company had posted $1.5 million in cash and a $2.3 million letter of credit, and at June 30, 2019 the Company had posted $1.4 million in cash and a $2.3 million letter of credit, as a security deposit for self-insuring workers’ compensation, general liability and auto insurance coverages.
The estimated liability related to the Company's self-insured group medical insurance was $0.9 million in each of the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, recorded on an incurred but not reported basis, within deductible limits, based on actual claims and the average lag time between the date insurance claims are filed and the date those claims are paid.
The Company accrues the cost for general liability, product liability and commercial auto liability insurance based on estimates of the aggregate liability claims incurred using certain actuarial assumptions and historical claims experience. The Company's liability reserve for such claims was $1.6 million and $1.8 million at June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The estimated liability related to the Company's self-insured group medical insurance, general liability, product liability and commercial auto liability is included on the Company's consolidated balance sheets in “Other current liabilities.”
Pension Plans
The Company’s defined benefit pension plans are not admitting new participants, therefore, changes to pension liabilities are primarily due to market fluctuations of investments for existing participants and changes in interest rates. The Company’s defined benefit pension plans are accounted for using the guidance of ASC 710, “Compensation—General“ and ASC 715, “Compensation-Retirement Benefits“ and are measured as of the end of the fiscal year.
The Company recognizes the overfunded or underfunded status of a defined benefit pension as an asset or liability on its consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the funded status are recognized through AOCI, in the year in which the changes occur. See Note 13.

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Business Combinations
The Company accounts for business combinations under the acquisition method of accounting. The purchase price of each business acquired is allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on information regarding their respective fair values on the date of acquisition. Any excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the separately identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed is allocated to goodwill. Management determines the fair values used in purchase price allocations for intangible assets based on historical data, estimated discounted future cash flows, and expected royalty rates for trademarks and trade names, as well as certain other information. The valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed requires a number of judgments and is subject to revision as additional information about the fair value of assets and liabilities becomes available. Additional information, which existed as of the acquisition date but unknown to the Company at that time, may become known during the remainder of the measurement period, a period not to exceed twelve months from the acquisition date. Adjustments in the purchase price allocation may require a recasting of the amounts allocated to goodwill and intangible assets. If such an adjustment is required, the Company will recognize a measurement-period adjustment during the period in which it determines the amount of the adjustment, including the effect on earnings of any amounts it would have recorded in previous periods if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. Transaction costs, including legal, accounting and integration expenses, are expensed as incurred and are included in operating expenses in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. Contingent consideration, such as earnout, is deferred as a short-term or long-term liability based on an estimate of the timing of the future payment. These contingent consideration liabilities are recorded at fair value on the acquisition date and are re-measured quarterly based on the then assessed fair value and adjusted if necessary. The results of operations of businesses acquired are included in the Company's consolidated financial statements from their dates of acquisition.
Restructuring Plans
The Company accounts for exit or disposal of activities in accordance with ASC 420, “Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations.“ The Company defines a business restructuring as an exit or disposal activity that includes but is not limited to a program which is planned and controlled by management and materially changes either the scope of a business or the manner in which that business is conducted. Business restructuring charges may include (i) one-time termination benefits related to employee separations, (ii) contract termination costs and (iii) other related costs associated with exit or disposal activities.
A liability is recognized and measured at its fair value for one-time termination benefits once the plan of termination is communicated to affected employees and it meets all of the following criteria: (i) management commits to a plan of termination, (ii) the plan identifies the number of employees to be terminated and their job classifications or functions, locations and the expected completion date, (iii) the plan establishes the terms of the benefit arrangement and (iv) it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or the plan will be withdrawn. Contract termination costs include costs to terminate a contract or costs that will continue to be incurred under the contract without benefit to the Company. A liability is recognized and measured at its fair value when the Company either terminates the contract or ceases using the rights conveyed by the contract.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASUs issued. ASUs not listed below were assessed and either determined to be not applicable or expected to have minimal impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

The following table provides a brief description of the applicable recent ASUs issued by the FASB:
StandardDescriptionEffective DateEffect on the Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, “Facilitation of the Effect of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting” (“ASU 2020-04”).The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is set to expire at the end of 2021. Contracts affected by the rate change would be required to be modified. Under current U.S. GAAP, those modifications would have to be evaluated to determine whether they result in new contracts or continuation of the existing contracts. ASU 2020-04 provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by the transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rate.Issuance date of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022.The Company is currently evaluating the impact ASU 2020-04 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, "Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes" ("ASU 2019-12").ASU 2019-12 guidance simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing the exception to the incremental approach for intraperiod tax allocation when there is a loss from continuing operations and income or a gain from other items (for example, discontinued operations or other comprehensive income). With the removal of this exception, entities will determine the tax effect of pre-tax income or loss from continuing operations without consideration of the tax effects of other items that are not included in continuing operations.Annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period.The Company is currently evaluating the impact ASU 2019-12 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer's Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract” (“ASU 2018-15”).ASU 2018-15 aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software.Annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period.
The Company will adopt the new guidance effective July 1, 2020, on a prospective basis, which will not require the Company to adjust comparative periods. Adoption of ASU 2018-15 will not have a material impact on the results of operations, financial position or cash flows of the Company.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, “Compensation—Retirement Benefits—Defined Benefit Plans—General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans” (“ASU 2018-14”).ASU 2018-14 modifies the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans by removing disclosures that no longer are considered cost beneficial, clarifying the specific requirements of disclosures and adding disclosure requirements identified as relevant.Annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020.  Early adoption is permitted.Effective for the Company beginning July 1, 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the impact ASU 2018-14 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 2018-02”).
ASU 2018-02 provides entities an option to reclassify certain stranded tax effects resulting from the tax reform from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings.

The guidance in ASU 2018-02 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and should be applied either in the period of adoption or retrospectively.
The Company did not elect the option to reclassify certain stranded tax effects resulting from the tax reform from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings.

     

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Standard/s/ John D. Robinson DescriptionDirector Effective DateEffect on the Financial Statements or Other Significant MattersOctober 27, 2022
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment” (“ASU 2017-04”).John D. RobinsonThe amendments in ASU 2017-04 address concerns regarding the cost and complexity of the two-step goodwill impairment test, and remove the second step of the test. An entity will apply a one-step quantitative test and record the amount of goodwill impairment as the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. ASU 2017-04 does not amend the optional qualitative assessment of goodwill impairment.Annual and interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019.The Company adopted the new guidance effective January 1, 2020, on a prospective basis, which did not require the Company to adjust comparative periods. Adoption of ASU 2017-04 did not have a material impact on the results of operations, financial position or cash flows of the Company.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. Since that date, the FASB has issued additional ASUs clarifying certain aspects of ASU 2016-13.The objective of the guidance in ASU 2016-13 is to allow entities to recognize estimated credit losses in the period that the change in valuation occurs. The amendments in ASU 2016-13 requires an entity to present financial assets measured on an amortized cost basis on the balance sheet net of an allowance for credit losses. The model requires an estimate of the credit losses expected over the life of an exposure or pool of exposures. The income statement will reflect the measurement of credit losses for newly recognized financial assets, as well as the expected increases or decreases of expected credit losses that have taken place during the period.Annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those reporting periods.The Company will adopt the guidance effective beginning July 1, 2020. The Company has completed its assessment of the guidance and has concluded that it will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. Since that date, the FASB has issued additional ASUs clarifying certain aspects of ASU 2016-02.ASU 2016-02 requires a lessee to recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term for both finance and operating leases. Subsequent guidance issued after February 2016 did not change the core principle of ASU 2016-02.Annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early application is permitted.
The Company adopted the new guidance effective July 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective transition method, which did not require the Company to adjust comparative periods. See Note 7 for the applicable disclosure of ASU 2016-02 adoption. .

Adoption of ASC 842 - Leases
Effective July 1, 2019, the Company adopted the FASB Topic 842 (“ASC 842”), Leases. The Company adopted ASC 842 under the modified retrospective approach using the practical expedients; therefore, the presentation of prior year periods has not been adjusted. No cumulative effect of initially adopting ASC 842 as an adjustment to the opening balance of components of equity as of July 1, 2019 was necessary. The adoption of ASC 842 resulted in the recording of Operating lease right-of-use assets and Operating lease liabilities of $16.3 million, as of July 1, 2019. The adoption of ASC 842 had no impact on retained earnings. See Note 7 for detail disclosure.






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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)


Note 3. Acquisitions
Boyd Coffee Company
On October 2, 2017 (“Closing Date”), the Company acquired substantially all of the assets and certain specified liabilities of Boyd Coffee, a coffee roaster and distributor with a focus on restaurants, hotels, and convenience stores on the West Coast of the United States. The acquired business of Boyd Coffee (the “Boyd Business”) is expected to add to the Company’s product portfolio, improve the Company's growth potential, deepen the Company’s distribution footprint and increase the Company's capacity utilization at its production facilities.
At closing, as consideration for the purchase, the Company paid the Seller $38.9 million in cash from borrowings under its senior secured revolving credit facility, and issued to Boyd Coffee 14,700 shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock Convertible Participating Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share (“Series A Preferred Stock”), with a fair value of $11.8 million as of the Closing Date. Additionally, the Company held back $3.2 million in cash (“Holdback Cash Amount”) and 6,300 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (“Holdback Stock”) with a fair value of $4.8 million as of the Closing Date, for the satisfaction of any post-closing net working capital adjustment and to secure the Seller’s (and the other seller parties’) indemnification obligations under the purchase agreement.
In addition to the Holdback Cash, as part of the consideration for the purchase, at closing the Company held back $1.1 million in cash (the “Multiemployer Plan Holdback”) to pay, on behalf of the Seller, any assessment of withdrawal liability made against the Seller following the Closing Date in respect of the Seller’s multiemployer pension plan, which amount was recorded on the Company's consolidated balance sheet in "Other long-term liabilities" at June 30, 2018. On January 8, 2019, the Seller notified the Company of the assessment of $0.5 million in withdrawal liability against the Seller, which the Company timely paid from the Multiemployer Plan Holdback during the twelve months ended June 30, 2019. The Company has applied the remaining amount of the Multiemployer Plan Holdback of $0.5 million towards satisfaction of the Seller's post-closing net working capital deficiency under the Asset Purchase Agreement as of March 31, 2019 as described below.
The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination. The fair value of consideration transferred was allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values on the acquisition date, with the remaining unallocated amount recorded as goodwill. The fair value of consideration transferred reflected the Company’s best estimate of the post-closing net working capital adjustment of $8.1 million due to the Company at June 30, 2018 when the purchase price allocation was finalized. On January 23, 2019, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), as the “Independent Expert” designated under the Asset Purchase Agreement to resolve working capital disputes, issued its determination letter with respect to adjustments to working capital. The post-closing net working capital adjustment, as determined by the Independent Expert, was $6.3 million due to the Company.
During the year ended June 30, 2019 and updated as of June 30, 2020, the Company satisfied the $6.3 million amount by applying the remaining amount of the Multiemployer Plan Holdback of $0.5 million, retaining all of the Holdback Cash Amount of $3.2 million and canceling 5,386 shares of Holdback Stock with a fair value of $2.6 million based on the stated value and deemed conversion price under the Asset Purchase Agreement. The Company has retained the remaining 914 shares of the Holdback Stock pending satisfaction of certain indemnification claims against the Seller following which the remaining Holdback Stock, if any, will be released to the Seller.

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The following table summarizes the final allocation of consideration transferred as of the acquisition date:
(In thousands)Fair Value 
Estimated
Useful Life
(years)
    
Cash paid$38,871
  
Holdback Cash Amount3,150
  
Multiemployer Plan Holdback1,056
  
Fair value of Series A Preferred Stock (14,700 shares)(1)11,756
  
Fair value of Holdback Stock (6,300 shares)(1)4,825
  
Estimated post-closing net working capital adjustment(8,059)  
Total consideration$51,599
  
    
Accounts receivable$7,503
  
Inventory9,415
  
Prepaid expense and other assets1,951
  
Property, plant and equipment4,936
  
Goodwill25,395
  
Intangible assets:   
  Customer relationships16,000
 10
  Trade name/trademark—indefinite-lived3,100
  
Accounts payable(15,080)  
Other liabilities(1,621)  
  Total consideration$51,599
  
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(1) Fair value of Series A Preferred Stock and Holdback Stock as of the Closing Date, estimated as the sum of (a) the present value of the dividends payable thereon and (b) the stated value of the Series A Preferred Stock or Holdback Stock, as the case may be, adjusted for both the conversion premium and the discount for lack of marketability arising from conversion restrictions.
In connection with this acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill of $25.4 million, which is deductible for tax purposes. The Company also recorded $16.0 million in finite-lived intangible assets that included customer relationships and $3.1 million in indefinite-lived intangible assets that included a trade name/trademark. The amortization period for the finite-lived intangible assets is 10.0 years. The purchase price allocation is final. The goodwill amount was impaired and written-off in fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. See Note 12 for further details.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)


The following table presents the net sales and income before taxes from the Boyd Business operations that are included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018:
(In thousands) For the Year Ended June 30,
  2018
Net sales $67,385
Income before taxes $1,572


The Company considers the acquisition to be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and has provided certain pro forma disclosures pursuant to ASC 805, “Business Combinations.”
The following table sets forth certain unaudited pro forma financial results for the Company for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2018, as if the acquisition of the Boyd Business was consummated on the same terms as of the first day of the applicable fiscal year.
  For the Year Ended June 30,
(In thousands)  2018
Net sales  $628,526
(Loss) income before taxes  $(642)

The unaudited pro forma financial results for the Company are based on estimates and assumptions, which the Company believes are reasonable. These results are not necessarily indicative of the Company’s consolidated statements of operations in future periods or the results that actually would have been realized had the Company acquired the Boyd Business during the periods presented.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)


Note 4. Restructuring Plans
DSD Restructuring Plan
On February 21, 2017, the Company announced the DSD Restructuring Plan to reorganize its DSD operations in an effort to realign functions into a channel-based selling organization, streamline operations, acquire certain channel specific expertise, and improve selling effectiveness and financial results. The strategic decision to undertake the DSD Restructuring Plan resulted from an ongoing operational review of various initiatives within the DSD selling organization. The Company had revised its estimated time of completion of the DSD Restructuring Plan from the end of calendar 2018 to the end of fiscal 2019.
The Company recognized approximately $4.5 million of pre-tax restructuring charges by the end of fiscal 2020 consisting of approximately $2.6 million in employee-related costs and contractual termination payments, including severance, prorated bonuses for bonus eligible employees and outplacement services, and $1.9 million in other related costs, including legal, recruiting, consulting, other professional services, and travel.
The following table sets forth the activity in liabilities associated with the DSD Restructuring Plan from the time of adoption through the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020:
(In thousands)
Balances as of
June 30, 2017
 Additions Payments Non-Cash Settled Adjustments Balances as of
June 30, 2020
Employee-related costs$0
 $2,634
 $2,634
 $0
 $0
 $0
Other0
 1,949
 1,949
 0
 0
 0
   Total$0
 $4,583
 $4,583
 $0
 $0
 $0

The following table sets forth the expenses associated with the DSD Restructuring Plan for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018:
 Year Ended June 30,
(In thousands)2020 2019 2018
Employee-related costs$30
 $1,487
 $612
Other0
 284
 429
   Total$30
 $1,771
 $1,041



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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)


Note  5. Sales of Assets
Sale of Office Coffee Assets
In order to focus on its core product offerings, in July 2019, the Company completed the sale of certain assets associated with its office coffee customers for $9.3 million in cash paid at the time of closing plus an earnout of up to an additional $2.3 million if revenue expectations were achieved during test periods scheduled to occur at various branches at various times and concluded by early third quarter of fiscal year 2020. The earnout of up to an additional $2.3 million was not paid to the Company because the revenue expectations were not achieved. The Company recognized a net gain on the asset sales of $7.2 million during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. The sale of office coffee assets did not represent a strategic shift for the Company and did not have a material impact on the Company's results of operations because the Company signed a supply agreement to provide certain coffee products to the assets purchaser.
Sale of Branch Properties
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, the Company completed the sale of nine branch properties and entered into two operating lease agreements with the purchasers of two of the branch properties as detailed in the following table:
(In thousands)              
Name of Branch Property Date Sold Sales Price Net Proceed Gain (loss) Long-Term Leaseback Lease Term Monthly Base Rent
Seattle, Washington 8/28/2019 $7,900
 $7,300
 $6,800
 No N/A N/A
Indianapolis, Indiana 11/19/2019 $250
 $186
 $(173) No N/A N/A
Hayward, California(1) 12/23/2019 $7,050
 $6,569
 $2,016
 Yes 5 years $28
Denver, Colorado(1) 12/31/2019 $2,300
 $2,075
 $1,989
 Yes 7 years $17
Casper, Wyoming 12/31/2019 $385
 $355
 $304
 No N/A N/A
Tempe, Arizona 1/28/2020 $1,150
 $1,077
 $841
 No N/A N/A
Great Falls, Montana 2/28/2020 $385
 $356
 $283
 No N/A N/A
Fort Collins, Colorado 6/24/2020 $1,275
 $1,179
 $1,112
 No N/A N/A
Oxnard, California 6/25/2020 $1,650
 $1,545
 $1,390
 No N/A N/A
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(1) Has an option to renew the lease for additional five years.
Sale leaseback of Houston Facility
In November 2019, the Company completed the sale of its Houston, Texas manufacturing facility and warehouse (the “Property”) for an aggregate purchase price, exclusive of closing costs, of $10.0 million. Cash proceeds from the sale of the Property were $9.0 million. The Company recognized a net gain on the Property sale of $7.3 million during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. The Property did not meet the accounting guidance criteria to be classified as discontinued operations.
Following the close of the sale of the Property, the Company and the purchaser of the Property entered into a three-year leaseback agreement with respect to the Property for a base rent of $50,000 per month. The Company may terminate the leaseback no earlier than the first day of the eighteenth full calendar month of the term providing at least nine months’ notice. The purchaser of the Property does not have any material relationship with the Company or its subsidiaries.


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Note 6. Derivative Instruments
Derivative Instruments Held
Coffee-Related Derivative Instruments
The Company is exposed to commodity price risk associated with its PTF green coffee purchase contracts, which are described further in Note 2. The Company utilizes forward and option contracts to manage exposure to the variability in expected future cash flows from forecasted purchases of green coffee attributable to commodity price risk. Certain of these coffee-related derivative instruments utilized for risk management purposes have been designated as cash flow hedges, while other coffee-related derivative instruments have not been designated as cash flow hedges or do not qualify for hedge accounting despite hedging the Company's future cash flows on an economic basis.
The following table summarizes the notional volumes for the coffee-related derivative instruments held by the Company at June 30, 2020 and 2019:
  As of June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019
Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges:    
  Long coffee pounds 36,413
 42,113
Derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges:    
  Long coffee pounds 8,348
 6,070
      Total 44,761
 48,183
Coffee-related derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges outstanding as of June 30, 2020 will expire within 18 months. At June 30, 2020 and 2019 approximately 81% and 87%, respectively, of the Company's outstanding coffee-related derivative instruments were designated as cash flow hedges.
Interest Rate Swap Derivative Instruments
Pursuant to an International Swap Dealers Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA”) effective March 20, 2019, the Company on March 27, 2019, entered into a swap transaction utilizing a notional amount of $80.0 million, with an effective date of April 11, 2019 and a maturity date of October 11, 2023 (the “Rate Swap”). In December 2019, the Company amended the notional amount to $65.0 million. The Rate Swap is intended to manage the Company’s interest rate risk on its floating-rate indebtedness under the Company’s revolving credit facility. Under the terms of the Rate Swap, the Company receives 1-month LIBOR, subject to a 0% floor, and makes payments based on a fixed rate of 2.1975%. The Company’s obligations under the ISDA are secured by the collateral which secures the loans under the revolving credit facility on a pari passu and pro rata basis with the principal of such loans. The Company has designated the Rate Swap derivative instruments as a cash flow hedge.



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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)


Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Financial Statements
Balance Sheets
Fair values of derivative instruments on the Company's consolidated balance sheets:
  
Derivative Instruments
Designated as Cash Flow Hedges
 Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Accounting Hedges
  As of June 30, As of June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019 2020 2019
Financial Statement Location:        
Short-term derivative assets:        
Coffee-related derivative instruments(1) $35
 $1,254
 $130
 $611
Long-term derivative assets:        
Coffee-related derivative instruments(2) $10
 $671
 $0
 $3
Short-term derivative liabilities:        
Coffee-related derivative instruments(3) $3,322
 $1,114
 $706
 $114
Interest rate swap derivative instruments(3) $1,228
 $246
 $0
 $0
Long-term derivative liabilities:        
Coffee-related derivative instruments(4) $246
 $13
 $0
 $0
Interest rate swap derivative instruments(4) $2,613
 $1,599
 $0
 $0

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(1) Included in “Short-term derivative assets” on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
(2) Included in “Long-term derivative assets” on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
(3) Included in “Short-term liabilities” on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
(4) Included in “Other long-term liabilities” on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
Statements of Operations
The following table presents pretax net gains and losses for the Company's derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, as recognized in “AOCI,” “Cost of goods sold” and “Other, net”.
  Year Ended June 30, Financial Statement Classification
(In thousands) 2020 2019 2018  
Net losses recognized in AOCI - Interest rate swap $(2,863) $(1,791) $0
  AOCI
Net (losses) gains recognized from AOCI to earnings - Interest rate swap $(383) $45
 $0
  Interest Expense
Net losses reclassified from AOCI to earnings for partial unwind of interest swap - Interest rate swap (1) $(407) $0
 $0
  Interest Expense
Net losses recognized in AOCI - Coffee-related $(4,655) $(7,407) $(8,420)  AOCI
Net losses recognized in earnings - Coffee-related $(8,073) $(9,242) $(1,179)  Costs of goods sold
Net gains (losses) recognized in earnings (ineffective portion) $0
 $0
 $48
  Other, net
________________
(1)The 407 thousand of realized loss was due to partial unwinding of interest rate swap resulting from the amendment of the notional amount from $80.0 million to $65.0 million.

For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018, there were 0 gains or losses recognized in earnings as a result of excluding amounts from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.
Net losses (gains) on derivative instruments in the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows also includes net losses (gains) on coffee-related derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges reclassified to cost of goods sold from AOCI in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018. Gains and losses on derivative instruments not designated as accounting

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hedges are included in “Other, net” in the Company's consolidated statements of operations and in “Net losses (gains) on derivative instruments and investments” in the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows.
Net gains and losses recorded in “Other, net” are as follows:
  Year Ended June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019 2018
Net losses on coffee-related derivative instruments $(1,362) $(2,252) $(469)
Net gains on investments 0
 0
 7
     Net losses on derivative instruments and investments(1) (1,362) (2,252) (462)
Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit plans cost(2) 11,651
 6,315
 6,651
     Other gains, net 154
 103
 1,533
             Other, net $10,443
 $4,166
 $7,722

___________
(1) Excludes net losses and net gains on coffee-related derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges recorded in cost of goods sold in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
(2) Presented in accordance with implementation of ASU 2017-07. Includes amortized gains on postretirement medical benefit plan due to the curtailment announced in March 2020.
Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities
The Company has agreements in place that allow for the financial right of offset for derivative assets and liabilities at settlement or in the event of default under the agreements. Additionally, under certain coffee derivative agreements, the Company maintains accounts with its counterparties to facilitate financial derivative transactions in support of its risk management activities.

The following table presents the Company’s net exposure from its offsetting derivative asset and liability positions, as well as cash collateral on deposit with its counterparty as of the reporting dates indicated:
(In thousands)   Gross Amount Reported on Balance Sheet Netting Adjustments Cash Collateral Posted Net Exposure
As of June 30, 2020 Derivative Assets $175
 $(175) $0
 $0
  Derivative Liabilities $8,115
 $(176) $0
 $7,939
As of June 30, 2019 Derivative Assets $2,539
 $(698) $0
 $1,841
  Derivative Liabilities $3,086
 $(698) $0
 $2,388

Cash Flow Hedges
Changes in the fair value of the Company’s coffee-related derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges are deferred in AOCI and subsequently reclassified into cost of goods sold in the same period or periods in which the hedged forecasted purchases affect earnings, or when it is probable that the hedged forecasted transaction will not occur by the end of the originally specified time period. Based on recorded values at June 30, 2020, $2.6 million of net losses on coffee-related derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedge are expected to be reclassified into cost of goods sold within the next twelve months. These recorded values are based on market prices of the commodities as of June 30, 2020.
Changes in the fair value of the Company's interest rate swap derivative instruments designated as a cash flow hedge are deferred in AOCI and subsequently reclassified into interest expense in the period or periods when the hedged transaction affects earnings or when it is probable that the hedged forecasted transaction will not occur by the end of the originally specified time period. As of June 30, 2020, $1.2 million of net losses on interest rate swap derivative instruments designated as a cash flow hedge are expected to be reclassified into interest expense within the next twelve months assuming no significant changes in the LIBOR rates. Due to LIBOR volatility, actual gains or losses realized within the next twelve months will likely differ from these values.


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Note 7. Leases
See Note 2 for additional information regarding the adoption of ASU 2016-02, Leases.

Supplemental consolidated balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:
  Classification As of June 30, 2020
(In thousands)    
Operating lease assets Right-of-use operating lease assets $21,117
Finance lease assets Property, plant and equipment, net 9
Total lease assets   $21,126
     
Operating lease liabilities - current Operating lease liabilities - current $5,854
Operating lease liabilities - noncurrent Operating lease liabilities - noncurrent 15,628
Finance lease liabilities Other long-term liabilities 9
Total lease liabilities   $21,491

The components of lease expense are as follows:
  Classification For the Year Ended June 30, 2020 
(In thousands)     
Operating lease expense General and administrative expenses and cost of goods sold $5,354
 
Finance lease expense:     
Amortization of finance lease assets General and administrative expenses 52
 
Interest on finance lease liabilities Interest expense 2
 
Total lease expense   $5,408
 

  For the Years Ended June 30,
(In thousands) Operating Leases Finance Leases
Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows:    
2021 $5,854
 $9
2022 4,454
 0
2023 3,894
 0
2024 3,654
 0
2025 2,503
 0
Thereafter 3,954
 0
Total lease payments 24,313
 9
Less: interest (2,831) 0
Total lease obligations $21,482
 $9


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Lease term and discount rate:
  As of June 30, 2020
Weighted-average remaining lease terms (in years): 
Operating lease8.3
Finance lease0.2
   
Weighted-average discount rate:  
Operating lease/s/ Waheed Zaman 4.50%
Finance leaseDirector 4.50October 27, 2022
Waheed Zaman%

Other Information:
  For the Year Ended June 30, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:  
Operating cash flows from operating leases $5,000
Operating cash flows from finance leases $2
Financing cash flows from finance leases $51
   
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities $0
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities $0


Disclosures related to periods prior to adoption of ASU 2016-02
Rent expense paid for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were $6.4 million and $5.5 million, respectively.
The minimum annual payments under operating and capital leases as of June 30, 2019 are as follows:
(In thousands) Operating
 Lease
Obligations
 Capital 
Lease
Obligations
Year Ended June 30,    
2020 $4,434
 $36
2021 3,238
 1
2022 2,472
 0
2023 2,131
 0
2024 2,025
 0
Thereafter 4,389
 0
Total minimum lease payments $18,689
 37
Less: imputed interest
(0.82% to 10.66%)
   (2)
Present value of future minimum lease payments   35
Less: current portion   (34)
Long-term capital lease obligations   $1





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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)


Note 8. Fair Value Measurements
Assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:
(In thousands) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
As of June 30, 2020        
Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges:        
Coffee-related derivative assets(1) $45
 $0
 $45
 $0
Coffee-related derivative liabilities(1) $3,568
 $0
 $3,568
 $0
    Interest rate swap derivative liabilities(2) $3,841
 $0
 $3,841
 $0
Derivative instruments not designated as accounting hedges:   

 

 
Coffee-related derivative assets(1) $130
 $0
 $130
 $0
Coffee-related derivative liabilities(1) $706
 $0
 $706
 $0
         
         
(In thousands) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
As of June 30, 2019        
Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges:        
Coffee-related derivative assets(1) $1,925
 $0
 $1,925
 $0
Coffee-related derivative liabilities(1) $1,127
 $0
 $1,127
 $0
    Interest rate swap derivative liabilities(2) $1,845
 $0
 $1,845
 $0
Derivative instruments not designated as accounting hedges:        
Coffee-related derivative assets(1) $614
 $0
 $614
 $0
Coffee-related derivative liabilities(1) $114
 $0
 114
 $0
____________________ 
(1)The Company's coffee-related derivative instruments are traded over-the-counter and, therefore, classified as Level 2.
(2)The Company's interest rate swap derivative instrument are model-derived valuations with directly or indirectly observable significant inputs such as interest rate and, therefore, classified as Level 2.
During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, there were no transfers between the levels.

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Note 9. Accounts Receivable, Net
  As of June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019
Trade receivables $40,695
 $53,593
Other receivables(1) 1,983
 2,886
Allowance for doubtful accounts (1,796) (1,324)
    Accounts receivable, net $40,882
 $55,155

__________
(1)Includes vendor rebates and other non-trade receivables.

Allowance for doubtful accounts:
(In thousands) 
Balance at June 30, 2017$(721)
Provision(909)
Write-off1,530
Recoveries(395)
Balance at June 30, 2018$(495)
Provision(1,761)
Write-off533
Recoveries399
Balance at June 30, 2019$(1,324)
Provision(1,872)
Write-off1,196
Recoveries204
Balance at June 30, 2020$(1,796)


Note 10. Inventories
  As of June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019
Coffee    
   Processed $17,840
 $25,769
   Unprocessed 32,913
 33,259
         Total $50,753
 $59,028
Tea and culinary products    
   Processed $10,627
 $21,767
   Unprocessed 45
 74
         Total $10,672
 $21,841
Coffee brewing equipment parts $5,983
 $7,041
              Total inventories $67,408
 $87,910


In addition to product cost, inventory costs include expenditures such as direct labor and certain supply, freight, warehousing, overhead variances, PPVs and other expenses incurred in bringing the inventory to its existing condition and location. The “Unprocessed” inventory values as stated in the above table represent the value of raw materials and the “Processed” inventory values represent all other products consisting primarily of finished goods.


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Note 11. Property, Plant and Equipment
  As of June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019
Buildings and facilities (1) $98,293
 $107,915
Machinery and equipment (2) 240,431
 249,477
Capitalized software 29,765
 27,666
Office furniture and equipment 14,042
 14,035
  $382,531
 $399,093
Accumulated depreciation (229,829) (225,826)
Land (1) 12,931
 16,191
Property, plant and equipment, net $165,633
 $189,458

__________
(1) Decrease as of June 30, 2020 is due to the sale of assets. See Note 5 for details.
(2) Decrease as of June 30, 2020 is due to retirements and sale of assets.

Depreciation expense was $29.9 million, $31.1 million, and $30.5 million, for the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively.

Maintenance and repairs to property, plant and equipment charged to expense for the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, and 2018 were $8.6 million, $10.3 million and $9.6 million, respectively.

Coffee Brewing Equipment (“CBE”) and Service
Capitalized CBE included in machinery and equipment above are:
  As of June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019
Coffee Brewing Equipment (1) $98,734
 $106,593
Accumulated depreciation (1) (67,800) (70,202)
  Coffee Brewing Equipment, net $30,934
 $36,391
__________
(1) Decrease as of June 30, 2020 is due to retirement of assets.

Depreciation expense related to capitalized CBE and other CBE related expenses (excluding CBE depreciation) provided to customers and reported in cost of goods sold were as follows:
  For the Years Ended June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019 2018
Depreciation expense $9,572
 $9,109
 $8,629
       
Other CBE expenses $27,906
 $33,855
 $30,172

Other expenses related to CBE provided to customers, such as the cost of servicing that equipment (including service employees’ salaries, cost of transportation and the cost of supplies and parts), are considered directly attributable to the generation of revenues from the customers. Therefore, these costs are included in cost of goods sold.



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Note 12. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
The following is a summary of changes in the carrying value of goodwill (in thousands):
Balance at June 30, 2017 $10,996
Final Purchase Price Allocation Adjustment (West Coast Coffee) (167)
Additions (Boyd Coffee) 25,395
Balance at June 30, 2018 $36,224
Additions 
Balance at June 30, 2019 36,224
Additions 
Impairment (36,224)
Balance at June 30, 2020 $0

The carrying value of goodwill was fully impaired and written down to 0 at June 30, 2020. There was no impairment of goodwill recorded during the years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
The Company tests goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually, as of January 31, or when events or changes in circumstances would indicate that more likely than not the fair values may be below the carrying amounts of the assets. Additionally, because of the COVID-19 pandemic during the second half of the Company's fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, and the resulting deterioration in the business environment and the general economic outlook, the fair value of these assets were negatively impacted. As a result of the test for impairment, the Company recorded $36.2 million of impairment to goodwill during the year ended June 30, 2020.
The following is a summary of the Company’s amortized and unamortized intangible assets other than goodwill:
    As of June 30,
  
Weighted
Average
Amortization
Period as of
June 30, 2020
 2020 2019
(In thousands)  
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 Impairment Net 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 Net
Amortized intangible assets:                
Customer relationships 6.7 $33,003
 $(17,492) $
 $15,511
 $33,003
 $(15,291) $17,712
Non-compete agreements 1.5 220
 (161) 
 59
 220
 (122) 98
Recipes 3.3 930
 (487) 
 443
 930
 (354) 576
Trade name/brand name 3.4 510
 (383) 
 127
 510
 (346) 164
Total amortized intangible assets   $34,663
 $(18,523) $
 $16,140
 $34,663
 $(16,113) $18,550
Unamortized intangible assets:                
Trademarks, trade names and brand name with indefinite lives   $10,328
 $
 $(5,806) $4,522
 $10,328
 $
 $10,328
Total unamortized intangible assets   $10,328
 $
 $(5,806) $4,522
 $10,328
 $
 $10,328
     Total intangible assets   $44,991
 $(18,523) $(5,806) $20,662
 $44,991
 $(16,113) $28,878


As a result of the test for impairment, the Company recorded $5.8 million and $3.5 million, respectively, of impairment to indefinite-lived intangibles during the year ended June 30, 2020 and 2018. There were 0 indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment charges recorded in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.
The Company also assessed the recoverability of certain finite-lived intangible assets. No impairment was recorded for the finite-lived intangibles for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. In fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, the Company recorded an impairment charge related to finite-lived intangibles of $0.3 million.

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Amortization expense for the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, and 2018 were $2.4 million, $2.6 million, and $2.4 million, respectively.

At June 30, 2020, future annual amortization of finite-lived intangible assets for the years 2021 through 2025 and thereafter is estimated to be (in thousands):
For the fiscal year ending:  
    June 30, 2021 $2,412
    June 30, 2022 2,388
    June 30, 2023 2,370
    June 30, 2024 2,260
    June 30, 2025 2,200
Thereafter 4,510
Total $16,140


Note 13. Employee Benefit Plans
The Company provides the following benefit plans for full-time employees who work 30 hours or more per week:
401(k);
health and other welfare benefit plans; and
in certain circumstances, pension and postretirement benefits.
See below for detail description of each benefit plan. Generally, the plans provide health benefits after 30 days of employment and other retirement benefits based on years of service and/or a combination of years of service and earnings.
Single Employer Pension Plans
As of June 30, 2020, the Company has two defined benefit pension plans for certain hourly employees covered under collective bargaining agreements (the “Brewmatic Plan” and the “Hourly Employees' Plan”). Effective October 1, 2016, the Company froze benefit accruals and participation in the Hourly Employees' Plan. After the plan freeze, participants do not accrue any benefits under the plan, and new hires are not eligible to participate in the plan. After the freeze the participants in the plan are eligible to receive the Company's matching contributions to their 401(k).
Effective December 1, 2018 the Company amended and terminated the Farmer Bros. Co. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees (the “Farmer Bros. Plan”), a defined benefit pension plan for Company employees hired prior to January 1, 2010 who were not covered under a collective bargaining agreement. The Company previously amended the Farmer Bros. Plan, freezing the benefit for all participants effective June 30, 2011.

Prior to the termination of the Farmer Bros. Plan, the Company spun off the benefit liability and obligations, and all allocable assets for all retirement plan benefits of certain active employees with accrued benefits in excess of $25,000, retirees and beneficiaries currently receiving benefit payments under the Farmer Bros. Plan, and former employees who have deferred vested benefits under the Farmer Bros. Plan, to the Brewmatic Plan. Upon termination of the Farmer Bros. Plan, all remaining plan participants elected to receive a distribution of his/her entire accrued benefit under the Farmer Bros. Plan in a single cash lump sum or an individual insurance company annuity contract, in either case, funded directly by Farmer Bros. Plan assets.
Termination of the Farmer Bros. Plan triggered re-measurement and settlement of the Farmer Bros. Plan and re-measurement of the Brewmatic Plan. As a result of the distributions to the remaining plan participants of the Farmer Bros. Plan, the Company recognized a non-cash pension settlement charge of $10.9 million for the year ended June 30, 2019.


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Obligations and Funded Status 
  
Brewmatic Plan
As of June 30,
 
Hourly Employees’ Plan
As of June 30,
 Farmer Bros. Plan
As of June 30,
 Total
($ in thousands) 2020 2019 2020 2019 2019 2020 2019
Change in projected benefit obligation              
Benefit obligation at the beginning of the year $121,752
 $3,724
 $4,475
 $4,040
 $137,175
 $126,227
 $144,939
Interest cost 4,084
 2,339
 152
 161
 2,722
 4,236
 5,222
Actuarial (gain) loss 13,433
 8,482
 561
 349
 (1,571) 13,994
 7,260
Benefits paid (5,943) (3,097) (102) (75) (3,574) (6,045) (6,746)
Pension settlement 0
 (21,286) 0
 0
 (3,162) 0
 (24,448)
Other - Plan merger 0
 131,590
 0
 0
 (131,590) 0
 0
Projected benefit obligation at the end of the year $133,326
 $121,752
 $5,086
 $4,475
 $0
 $138,412
 $126,227
Change in plan assets              
Fair value of plan assets at the beginning of the year $75,411
 $3,719
 $3,778
 $3,629
 $97,211
 $79,189
 $104,559
Actual return on plan assets 3,382
 9,325
 239
 224
 (6,236) 3,621
 3,313
Employer contributions 3,054
 1,800
 0
 0
 1,525
 3,054
 3,325
Benefits paid (5,943) (3,097) (102) (75) (3,574) (6,045) (6,746)
Pension settlement 0
 (22,100) 0
 0
 $(3,162) 0
 (25,262)
Other - Plan merger 0
 85,764
 0
 0
 $(85,764) 0
 0
Fair value of plan assets at the end of the year $75,904
 $75,411
 $3,915
 $3,778
 $0
 $79,819
 $79,189
Funded status at end of year (underfunded) overfunded $(57,422) $(46,341) $(1,171) $(697) $0
 $(58,593) $(47,038)
Amounts recognized in consolidated balance sheets           
 
Non-current liabilities (57,422) (46,341) (1,171) (697) 0
 (58,593) (47,038)
Total $(57,422) $(46,341) $(1,171) $(697) $0
 $(58,593) $(47,038)
Amounts recognized in AOCI              
Net loss 62,830
 50,080
 1,115
 565
 0
 63,945
 50,645
Total AOCI (not adjusted for applicable tax) $62,830
 $50,080
 $1,115
 $565
 $0
 $63,945
 $50,645
Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations              
Discount rate 2.55% 3.45% 2.55% 3.45% 4.10% 2.55% 4.05%
Rate of compensation increase N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


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Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost and
Other Changes Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (OCI)
  
Brewmatic Plan
June 30,
 
Hourly Employees’ Plan
June 30,
 Farmer Bros. Plan
June 30,
 Total
($ in thousands) 2020 2019 2020 2019 2019 2020 2019
Components of net periodic benefit cost              
Interest cost 4,084
 2,339
 152
 161
 2,722
 4,236
 5,222
Expected return on plan assets (4,174) (2,257) (232) (222) (2,767) (4,406) (5,246)
Amortization of net loss 1,475
 796
 4
 0
 710
 1,479
 1,506
Pension settlement charge 0
 9,586
 0
 0
 1,356
 0
 10,942
Net periodic benefit cost $1,385
 $10,464
 $(76) $(61) $2,021
 $1,309
 $12,424
Other changes recognized in OCI              
Net loss (1) $14,225
 $1,413
 $554
 $347
 $7,433
 $14,779
 $9,193
Prior service cost (credit) 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
Amortization of net loss (1,475) (796) (4) 0
 (710) (1,479) (1,506)
Pension settlement charge 0
 (9,586) 0
 0
 (1,356) 0
 (10,942)
Allocation of net Loss - Plan merger 0
 56,446
 0
 0
 (56,446) 0
 0
Net loss due to annuity purchase 0
 814
 0
 0
 0
 0
 814
Total recognized in OCI $12,750
 $48,291
 $550
 $347
 $(51,079) $13,300
 $(2,441)
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and OCI $14,135
 $58,755
 $474
 $286
 $(49,058) $14,609
 $9,983
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost              
Discount rate 3.45% 4.10% 3.45% 4.05% 4.05% 3.45% 4.05%
Expected long-term return on plan assets 6.75% 6.75% 6.75% 6.75% 0% 6.75% 6.75%
Rate of compensation increase N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
__________
(1) Net loss for fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 was primarily due to decline in interest rate, and to a less extent decline in plan assets returns.
Basis Used to Determine Expected Long-term Return on Plan Assets
The expected long-term return on plan assets assumption was developed as a weighted average rate based on the target asset allocation of the plan and the Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions (CMA) 2020. The capital market assumptions were developed with a primary focus on forward-looking valuation models and market indicators. The key fundamental economic inputs for these models are future inflation, economic growth, and interest rate environment. Due to the long-term nature of the pension obligations, the investment horizon for the CMA 2020 is 20 to 30 years. In addition to forward-looking models, historical analysis of market data and trends was reflected, as well as the outlook of recognized economists, organizations and consensus CMA from other credible studies.
Description of Investment Policy
The Company’s investment strategy is to build an efficient, well-diversified portfolio based on a long-term, strategic outlook of the investment markets. The investment markets outlook utilizes both the historical-based and forward-looking return forecasts to establish future return expectations for various asset classes. These return expectations are used to develop a core asset allocation based on the specific needs of each plan. The core asset allocation utilizes investment portfolios of various asset classes and multiple investment managers in order to maximize the plan’s return while providing multiple layers of diversification to help minimize risk.

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Additional Disclosures
 
Brewmatic Plan
June 30,
 
Hourly Employees’ Plan
June 30,
 Total
($ in thousands)2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019
Comparison of obligations to plan assets           
Projected benefit obligation$133,326
 $121,752
 $5,086
 $4,475
 $138,412
 $126,227
Accumulated benefit obligation$133,326
 $121,752
 $5,086
 $4,475
 $138,412
 $126,227
Fair value of plan assets at measurement date$75,904
 $75,411
 $3,915
 $3,778
 $79,819
 $79,189
Plan assets by category           
Equity securities$49,744
 $48,464
 $2,572
 $2,440
 $52,316
 $50,904
Debt securities21,439
 22,461
 1,111
 1,100
 22,550
 23,561
Real estate4,721
 4,486
 232
 238
 4,953
 4,724
Total$75,904
 $75,411
 $3,915
 $3,778
 $79,819
 $79,189
Plan assets by category           
Equity securities66% 64% 66% 65% 66% 64%
Debt securities28% 30% 28% 29% 28% 30%
Real estate6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6%
Total100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%


Fair values of plan assets were as follows:
  As of June 30, 2020
(In thousands) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Investments measured at NAV
Brewmatic Plan $75,904
 $0
 $0
 $0
 $75,904
Hourly Employees’ Plan $3,915
 $0
 $0
 $0
 $3,915
  As of June 30, 2019
(In thousands) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Investments measured at NAV
Brewmatic Plan $75,411
 $0
 $0
 $0
 $75,411
Hourly Employees’ Plan $3,778
 $0
 $0
 $0
 $3,778

The following is the target asset allocation for the Company's single employer pension plans— Brewmatic Plan and Hourly Employees' Plan—for fiscal 2021:
Fiscal 2021
U.S. large cap equity securities37.7%
U.S. small cap equity securities4.6%
International equity securities23.2%
Debt securities28.3%
Real estate6.2%
Total100.0%





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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)


Estimated Amounts in OCI Expected To Be Recognized
In fiscal 2021, the Company expects to recognize net periodic benefit costs of $1.3 million for the Brewmatic Plan and recognize net periodic benefit credit of $41,000 for the Hourly Employees’ Plan.
Estimated Future Contributions and Refunds
In fiscal 2021, the Company expects to contribute $5.8 million to the Brewmatic Plan and does not expect to contribute to the Hourly Employees’ Plan. The Company is not aware of any refunds expected from single employer pension plans.
Estimated Future Benefit Payments
The following benefit payments are expected to be paid over the next 10 fiscal years:
(In thousands)  Brewmatic Plan 
Hourly Employees’
Plan
Year Ending:  
June 30, 2021  $7,100
 $160
June 30, 2022  $6,820
 $160
June 30, 2023  $7,010
 $180
June 30, 2024  $7,110
 $190
June 30, 2025  $7,200
 $200
June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2030  $35,510
 $1,150

These amounts are based on current data and assumptions and reflect expected future service, as appropriate.
Multiemployer Pension Plans
The Company participates in 2 multiemployer defined benefit pension plans that are union sponsored and collectively bargained for the benefit of certain employees subject to collective bargaining agreements, of which the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan ("WCTPP") is individually significant. The Company makes contributions to these plans generally based on the number of hours worked by the participants in accordance with the provisions of negotiated labor contracts.
Contributions made by the Company to the multiemployer pension plans are as follows:
(In thousands) WCTPP(1)(2)(3)(5) All Other Plans(4)
Year Ended:    
June 30, 2020 $1,685
 $34
June 30, 2019 $3,634
 $39
June 30, 2018 $1,605
 $35
____________
(1)Individually significant plan.
(2)Less than 5% of total contribution to WCTPP based on WCTPP's FASB Disclosure Statement for the calendar year ended December 31, 2019.
(3)The Company guarantees that one hundred seventy-three (173) hours will be contributed upon for all employees who are compensated for all available straight time hours for each calendar month. An additional 6.5% of the basic contribution must be paid for PEER or the Program for Enhanced Early Retirement.
(4)Includes one plan that is not individually significant.
(5)June 30, 2019 includes WCT monthly settlement obligations of $190,507.
The risks of participating in multiemployer pension plans are different from single-employer plans in that: (i) assets contributed to a multiemployer plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers; (ii) if a participating employer stops contributing to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers; and (iii) if the Company stops participating in the multiemployer plan, the Company may be required to pay the plan an amount based on the underfunded status of the plan, referred to as a withdrawal liability.
The Company received a letter dated July 10, 2018 from the WCT Pension Trust assessing withdrawal liability against the Company for a share of the WCTPP unfunded vested benefits, on the basis claimed by the WCT Pension Trust that employment actions by the Company in 2016 in connection with the Corporate Relocation Plan constituted a partial withdrawal from the WCTPP. Additionally, in fiscal 2012, the Company withdrew from the Local 807 Labor-Management Pension Fund.

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Outstanding balance of settlement obligations of the Company to WCT and Local 807 multiemployer pension plans are as follows:
(In thousands) June 30, 2020
 June 30, 2019
WCT Pension Trust (1) 0
 $1,487
Local 807 Pension Fund (2) $182
 $182
__________
(1) Initial liability amount of $3.4 million, including interest, commencing in September 10, 2018, payable in 17 monthly installments of $190,507 followed by a final monthly installment of $153,822 in February 2020.
(2) Lump sum cash settlement payment of $3.0 million in fiscal 2019 plus two remaining installment payments of $91,000 due on or before October 1, 2034 and on or before January 1, 2035. As of June 30, 2020, the Company has paid the Local 807 Pension Fund $3.0 million and has accrued $0.2 million within “Accrued pension liabilities” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

Future collective bargaining negotiations may result in the Company withdrawing from the remaining multiemployer pension plans in which it participates and, if successful, the Company may incur a withdrawal liability, the amount of which could be material to the Company's results of operations and cash flows.
Multiemployer Plans Other Than Pension Plans
The Company participates in 9 multiemployer defined contribution plans other than pension plans that provide medical, vision, dental and disability benefits for active, union-represented employees subject to collective bargaining agreements. The plans are subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and provide that participating employers make monthly contributions to the plans in an amount as specified in the collective bargaining agreements. Also, the plans provide that participants make self-payments to the plans, the amounts of which are negotiated through the collective bargaining process. The Company's participation in these plans is governed by collective bargaining agreements which expires on or before January 31, 2025. The Company's aggregate contributions to multiemployer plans other than pension plans in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were $4.2 million, $5.2 million and $4.8 million, respectively. The Company expects to contribute an aggregate of approximately $4.5 million towards multiemployer plans other than pension plans in fiscal 2021.
401(k) Plan
The Company's 401(k) Plan is available to all eligible employees. The Company's 401(k) match portion is available to all eligible employees who have worked more than 1,000 hours during a calendar year and were employed at the end of the calendar year. Participants in the 401(k) Plan may choose to contribute a percentage of their annual pay subject to the maximum contribution allowed by the Internal Revenue Service. The Company's matching contribution is discretionary, based on approval by the Company's Board of Directors. The Company matching contribution for the calendar years 2020, 2019 and 2018, was 50% of an employee's annual contribution to the 401(k) Plan, up to 6% of the employee's eligible income. The Company recorded matching contributions of $1.8 million, $2.2 million and $2.0 million in operating expenses for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Effective March 31, 2020, the Company temporarily suspended its 401K matching program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Effective January 1, 2019, the Company amended and restated the 401(k) Plan to, among other things, provide for: (i) an annual safe harbor non-elective contribution of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to 4% of each eligible participant’s annual plan compensation; (ii) an elective matching contribution for non-collectively bargained employees and certain union-represented employees equal to 100% of the first 3% of such eligible participant’s tax-deferred contributions to the 401(k) Plan; and (iii) profit-sharing contributions at the Company’s discretion. Participants are immediately vested in their contributions, the safe harbor non-elective contributions, the employer’s elective matching contributions, and the employer’s discretionary contributions. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company contributed a total of 290,567 and 90,105 shares of the Company’s common stock with a value of $2.9 million and $1.6 million, respectively, to eligible participants’ annual plan compensation.


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Postretirement Benefits
The Company sponsors a postretirement defined benefit plan that covers qualified non-union retirees and certain qualified union retirees (“Retiree Medical Plan”). On March 23, 2020, the Company announced a plan to amend and terminate the Retiree Medical Plan effective January 1, 2021. The plan provides medical, dental and vision coverage for retirees under age 65 and medical coverage only for retirees age 65 and above. Under this postretirement plan, the Company’s contributions toward premiums for retiree medical, dental and vision coverage for participants and dependents are scaled based on length of service, with greater Company contributions for retirees with greater length of service, subject to a maximum monthly Company contribution. The Company's retiree medical, dental and vision plan is unfunded, and its liability was calculated using an assumed discount rate of 0.06% at June 30, 2020. The Company projects an initial medical trend rate of 7.65% in fiscal 2021, ultimately reducing to 4.50% through the plan termination effective January 1, 2021.
The Company’s communication of its intention to amend and terminate the Retiree Medical Plan triggered re-measurement and curtailment of the plan. As a result, the re-measurement generated a prior service credit of $13.4 million to be amortized over the remaining months of the plan, and a revised net periodic postretirement benefit credit for fiscal 2021 of $14.6 million. Also, the Company recognized a one-time non-cash curtailment credit of $5.8 million for the year ended June 30, 2020.
The Company continues to provide a postretirement death benefit (“Death Benefit”) to certain of its employees and retirees, subject, in the case of current employees, to continued employment with the Company until retirement and certain other conditions related to the manner of employment termination and manner of death. The Company records the actuarially determined liability for the present value of the postretirement death benefit. The Company has purchased life insurance policies to fund the postretirement death benefit wherein the Company owns the policy but the postretirement death benefit is paid to the employee's or retiree's beneficiary. The Company records an asset for the fair value of the life insurance policies which equates to the cash surrender value of the policies. 
The following table shows the components of net periodic postretirement benefit cost for the Retiree Medical Plan and Death Benefit for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018. Net periodic postretirement benefit cost for fiscal 2020 was based on employee census information as of June 30, 2020.
  Year Ended June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019 2018
Components of Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost (Credit):      
Service cost $446
 $530
 $609
Interest cost 725
 887
 835
Amortization of net gain (3,067) (834) (841)
Curtailment credit - Retiree Medical (5,750) 0
 0
Amortization of prior service credit (5,666) (1,757) (1,757)
Net periodic postretirement benefit (credit) cost $(13,312) $(1,174) $(1,154)


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The tables below show the remaining bases for the transition (asset) obligation, prior service cost (credit), and the calculation of the amortizable gain or loss.

  Retiree Medical Plan Death Benefit
  Year Ended June 30, Year Ended June 30,
($ in thousands) 2020(1) 2019 2020 2019
Amortization of Net (Gain) Loss:        
Net (gain) loss as of July 1 $0
 $(7,039) $2,903
 $1,878
Net (gain) loss subject to amortization 0
 (7,039) 2,903
 1,878
Corridor (10% of greater of APBO or assets) 0
 1,490
 1,043
 919
Net (gain) loss in excess of corridor $0
 $(5,549) $1,860
 $959
Amortization years 
 8.6
 5.8
 6.5

__________
(1) Amounts are zero due to the plan termination effective January 1, 2021.
 The following tables provide a reconciliation of the benefit obligation and plan assets: 
  As of June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019
Change in Benefit Obligation:    
Projected postretirement benefit obligation at beginning of year $24,092
 $21,283
Service cost 446
 530
Interest cost 725
 887
Participant contributions 593
 605
Amendments (13,441) 0
Actuarial gains (losses) (621) 2,010
Benefits paid (1,055) (1,223)
Projected postretirement benefit obligation at end of year $10,739
 $24,092
  Year Ended June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019
Change in Plan Assets:    
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year $0
 $0
Employer contributions 462
 618
Participant contributions 593
 605
Benefits paid (1,055) (1,223)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year $0
 $0
Projected postretirement benefit obligation at end of year 10,739
 24,092
Funded status of plan $(10,739) $(24,092)
  June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019
Amounts Recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets Consist of:    
Current liabilities $(744) $(1,068)
Non-current liabilities (9,995) (23,024)
Total $(10,739) $(24,092)

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  Year Ended June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019
Amounts Recognized in AOCI Consist of:    
Net gain $(2,714) $(5,160)
Prior service credit (8,961) (6,936)
Total AOCI $(11,675) $(12,096)

  Year Ended June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in OCI:    
Unrecognized actuarial gains (loss) $(621) $2,010
Prior service (credit) cost (13,441) 0
Unrecognized prior service cost 
 
Amortization of net loss 3,068
 835
Amortization of prior service cost 11,416
 1,757
Total recognized in OCI 422
 4,602
Net periodic benefit cost (13,312) (1,174)
Total recognized in net periodic benefit credit and OCI $(12,890) $3,428

The estimated net gain that will be amortized from AOCI into net periodic benefit cost in fiscal 2021 is $5.6 million. Prior service credit that will be amortized from AOCI into net periodic benefit cost in fiscal 2021 is $9.0 million.
(In thousands) 
Estimated Future Benefit Payments: 
Year Ending: 
June 30, 2021$750
June 30, 2022$451
June 30, 2023$464
June 30, 2024$476
June 30, 2025$487
June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2030$2,538
  
Expected Contributions: 
June 30, 2021$750

Sensitivity in Fiscal 2021 Results
Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts reported for the health care plan. A one percentage point change in assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effects in fiscal 2021:
  1-Percentage Point
(In thousands) Increase Decrease
Effect on total of service and interest cost components $50
 $(43)
Effect on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation $0
 $0



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Note 14. Debt Obligations
The following table summarizes the Company’s debt obligations:
        June 30, 2020 June 30, 2019
(In thousands) Debt Origination Date Maturity Original Borrowing Amount Carrying Value Weighted Average Interest Rate Carrying Value Weighted Average Interest Rate
Credit Facility Revolver 11/6/2023 N/A $122,000
 4.91% $92,000
 3.98%
In March 2020, pursuant to Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) the Company amended its existing senior secured revolving credit facility (such facility as amended to date, including pursuant to the Second Amendment, the “Amended Revolving Facility”) with certain financial institutions. The Second Amendment, among other things: (i) decreased the size of the revolving credit facility to $125.0 million from $150.0 million;(ii) made certain adjustments to the commitment fee rates and interest rates; (iii) increased the maximum total net leverage ratio financial covenant until the quarter ending December 31, 2021; (iv) added a minimum EBITDA financial covenant until the quarter ending December 31, 2021; (v) amended the definitions of “EBITDA” and “Permitted Acquisition”; (vi) removed the accordion feature; (vii) removed the Company’s option to request and agree to an extension of the maturity date with individual lenders; (viii) provided for a mortgage on certain of the Company’s real property; (ix) provides for the revolving commitments to be reduced upon the occurrence of certain asset dispositions and incurrences of other indebtedness; (x) added a monthly reporting requirement; and (xi) modified certain of the Company’s covenant-related baskets.
The Amended Revolving Facility otherwise retained many of its previous terms, including the sublimit on letters of credit and swingline loans of $15.0 million each. The commitment fee is based on a leverage grid and ranges from 0.20% to 0.50%. Borrowings under the Amended Revolving Facility bear interest on base rate loans based on a leverage grid with a range of PRIME + 0.50% to 2.50%, and on Eurodollar loans based on a leverage grid with a range of Adjusted LIBO Rate + 1.50% to 3.50%. Effective March 27, 2019, the Company entered into a rate swap agreement and in December 2019 amended the agreement to reduce the notional amount. The impact of the amendment for the year ended June 30, 2020, was $0.4 million of realized loss due to the partial unwinding of interest rate swap resulting from the amendment of the notional amount from $80.0 million to $65.0 million. See Note 6 for details.
Under the Amended Revolving Facility, the Company is subject to a variety of affirmative and negative covenants of types customary in a senior secured lending facility, including financial covenants relating to leverage, interest expense coverage and (until the quarter ending December 31, 2021) minimum adjusted EBITDA. The Company is allowed to pay dividends, provided, among other things, a total net leverage ratio is met, and no default exists or has occurred and is continuing as of the date of any such payment and after giving effect thereto. The Amended Revolving Facility has no scheduled payback required on the principal prior to the maturity date on November 6, 2023.
At June 30, 2020, the Company had outstanding borrowings of $122.0 million and had utilized $2.3 million of the letters of credit sublimit.
On July 23, 2020 (the "Effective Date"), pursuant to Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Third Amendment”), the Company amended its existing senior secured revolving credit facility with certain financial institutions.
The Third Amendment, among other things:
(1)retained the revolving commitments under the Credit Agreement of $125.0 million and the sublimit on letters of credit and swingline loans of $15.0 million each;
(2)added a $5.0 million quarterly commitment reduction beginning September 30, 2021;
(3)adjusted from cash flow-based to an asset-based lending structure with borrowing a base of 85% of eligible accounts receivable plus 50% of eligible inventory with certain permitted maximum over advance amounts;
(4)removed all previous financial covenants of net leverage ratio, interest coverage ratio and minimum EBITDA;
(5)added a covenant relief period (commencing on the effective date of the Third Amendment and ending upon delivery of a compliance certificate on or after fiscal month ending September 30, 2021), during which the Company must comply with the following:
(i) a minimum cumulative EBITDA covenant, tested on a monthly basis until the last day of June 2021;

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(ii) a standalone minimum monthly EBITDA covenant tested on the last day of July 2021 and August 2021; and
(iii) a restriction on capital expenditures such that the amount of capital expenditures shall not exceed $25.0 million in the aggregate.
(6)added covenant requiring the Company to maintain a minimum liquidity covenant, tested on a weekly basis;
(7)added an anti-cash hoarding provision;
(8)added a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.05:1.00 commencing with fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021, and tested on a quarterly basis thereafter;
(9)modified the applicable margin for base rate loans to range from PRIME + 3.50% to PRIME + 4.50% per annum and the applicable margin for Eurodollar loans to range from Adjusted LIBO Rate + 4.50% to Adjusted LIBO Rate + 5.50% per annum and fixed the commitment fee at 0.50%;
(10)provided for the revolving commitments to be reduced upon the occurrence of certain asset dispositions and incurrence of non-permitted indebtedness and imposed additional restrictions on the Company’s ability to utilize certain other negative covenant baskets; and
(11)added a requirement to provide mortgages and related mortgage instruments with respect to certain specified real property owned by the Company.

Upon executing the foregoing Third Amendment, the Company was in compliance with all of the financial covenants under the Amended Revolving Facility, and no event of default has occurred or existed through the Third Amendment effective date. Furthermore, the Company believes it will be in compliance with the related financial covenants under the Third Amendment for the next twelve months.

Note 15. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
The Company’s ESOP was established in 2000. As of December 31, 2018, the Company froze the ESOP such that (i) no employees of the Company may commence participation in the ESOP on or after December 31, 2018; (ii) no Company contributions will be made to the ESOP with respect to services performed or compensation received after December 31, 2018; and (iii) the ESOP accounts of all individuals who are actively employed by the Company and participating in the ESOP on December 31, 2018 will be fully vested as of such date. Additionally, the Administrative Committee, with the consent of the Board of Directors, designated certain employees who were terminated in connection with certain reductions-in-force in 2018 to be fully vested in their ESOP accounts as of their severance dates.
Shares were held by the plan trustee for allocation among participants using a compensation-based formula. Subject to vesting requirements, allocated shares are owned by participants and shares are held by the plan trustee until the participant retires.
During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company charged $0.9 million and $2.3 million, respectively, to compensation expense related to the ESOP. No expenses were recorded for fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. The difference between cost and fair market value of committed to be released shares was recorded as additional paid-in-capital.
  As of June 30,
  2020 2019
Allocated shares 1,170,015
 1,393,530
Committed to be released shares 0
 0
Unallocated shares 0
 0
Total ESOP shares 1,170,015
 1,393,530
     
(In thousands)    
Fair value of ESOP shares $8,588
 $22,812


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Note 16. Share-based Compensation
Farmer Bros. Co. 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan
On June 20, 2017 (the “Effective Date“), the Company’s stockholders approved the Farmer Bros. Co. 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”). The 2017 Plan succeeded the Company's prior long-term incentive plans, the Farmer Bros. Co. Amended and Restated 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Amended Equity Plan“) and the Farmer Bros. Co. 2007 Omnibus Plan (collectively, the “Prior Plans“). On the Effective Date, the Company ceased granting awards under the Prior Plans; however, awards outstanding under the Prior Plans will remain subject to the terms of the applicable Prior Plan.
The 2017 Plan provides for the grant of stock options (including incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, dividend equivalents, performance shares and other stock- or cash-based awards to eligible participants. Non-employee directors of the Company and employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries are eligible to receive awards under the 2017 Plan. The 2017 Plan authorizes the issuance of (i) 900,000 shares of common stock plus (ii) the number of shares of common stock subject to awards under the Company’s Prior Plans that are outstanding as of the Effective Date and that expire or are forfeited, cancelled or similarly lapse following the Effective Date. Subject to certain limitations, shares of common stock covered by awards granted under the 2017 Plan that are forfeited, expire or lapse, or are repurchased for or paid in cash, may be used again for new grants under the 2017 Plan. As of June 30, 2020, there were 458,947 shares remain available under the 2017 Plan including shares that were forfeited under the Prior Plans for future issuance. Shares of common stock granted under the 2017 Plan may be authorized but unissued shares, shares purchased on the open market or treasury shares. In no event will more than 900,000 shares of common stock be issuable pursuant to the exercise of incentive stock options under the 2017 Plan.
The 2017 Plan includes annual limits on certain awards that may be granted to any individual participant. The maximum aggregate number of shares of common stock with respect to all stock options and stock appreciation rights that may be granted to any one person during any calendar year is 250,000 shares. The 2017 Plan also includes limits on the maximum aggregate amount that may become payable pursuant to all performance bonus awards that may be granted to any one person during any calendar year and the maximum amount that may become payable pursuant to all cash-based awards granted under the 2017 Plan and the aggregate grant date fair value of all equity-based awards granted under the 2017 Plan to any non-employee director during any calendar year for services as a member of the Board.
The 2017 Plan contains a minimum vesting requirement, subject to limited exceptions, that awards made under the 2017 Plan may not vest earlier than the date that is one year following the grant date of the award. The 2017 Plan also contains provisions with respect to payment of exercise or purchase prices, vesting and expiration of awards, adjustments and treatment of awards upon certain corporate transactions, including stock splits, recapitalizations and mergers, transferability of awards and tax withholding requirements.
The 2017 Plan may be amended or terminated by the Board at any time, subject to certain limitations requiring stockholder consent or the consent of the applicable participant. In addition, the administrator may not, without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, authorize certain re-pricings of any outstanding stock options or stock appreciation rights granted under the 2017 Plan. The 2017 Plan will expire on June 20, 2027.
Farmer Bros. Co. 2020 Inducement Incentive Plan
In March 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the Farmer Bros. Co. 2020 Inducement Incentive Plan (the “2020 Inducement Plan”). The 2020 Inducement Plan’s purpose is to enhance the Company’s ability to attract persons who make (or are expected to make) important contributions to the Company by providing these individuals with equity ownership opportunities. Awards under the 2020 Inducement Plan has the same terms and conditions as the 2017 Plan. The Board of Directors has reserved 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for issuance under the 2020 Inducement Plan. As of June 30, 2020, there were 211,505 shares remain available under the 2020 Inducement Plan for future issuance of which 40,134 were issued on July 1, 2020.

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Non-qualified stock options with time-based vesting (“NQOs”)
One-third of the total number of NQO vest ratably on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, contingent on continued employment, and subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances.
Following are the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes valuation model for NQOs granted on the date of the grant during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018:
  Year Ended June 30,
  2020 2019 2018
Weighted average fair value of NQOs $4.24
 $7.78
 $10.41
Risk-free interest rate 1.5% 3.0% 2.0%
Dividend yield 0% 0% 0%
Average expected term 4.6 years
 4.6 years
 4.6 years
Expected stock price volatility 35.4% 29.6% 35.4%

The Company’s assumption regarding expected stock price volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock price. The risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues at the date of grant with a remaining term equal to the expected life of the stock options. The average expected term is based on historical weighted time outstanding and the expected weighted time outstanding calculated by assuming the settlement of outstanding awards at the midpoint between the vesting date and the end of the contractual term of the award. Currently, management estimates an annual forfeiture rate of 10.0% based on actual forfeiture experience. Forfeitures are estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.
The following table summarizes NQO activity for the year ended June 30, 2020:
Outstanding NQOs: 
Number
of NQOs
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price ($)
 
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life
(Years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
($ in thousands)
Outstanding at June 30, 2019 198,049
 27.35 5.25 40
Granted 536,468
 13.16  
Exercised (10,360) 12.48  28
Forfeited (157,172) 24.14  
Expired (38,027) 31.31  
Outstanding at June 30, 2020 528,958
 13.92 6.21 55
Exercisable at June 30, 2020 20,017
 28.27 3.23 0


The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the year ended June 30, 2020 was $4.24.
The aggregate intrinsic values outstanding at the end of each fiscal period in the table above represent the total pretax intrinsic value, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $7.34 at June 30, 2020 and $16.37 at June 28, 2019, representing the last trading day of the respective fiscal years, which would have been received by NQO holders had all award holders exercised their NQOs that were in-the-money as of those dates. The aggregate intrinsic value of NQO exercises in each fiscal period above represents the difference between the exercise price and the value of the Company’s common stock at the time of exercise. NQOs outstanding that are expected to vest are net of estimated forfeitures.
The Company received $0.1 million, $0.3 million and $1.1 million in proceeds from exercises of vested NQOs in fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, there was $1.7 million and $1.1 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to NQOs. The unrecognized compensation cost related to NQOs at June 30, 2020 is expected to be recognized over the weighted average period of 2.28 years. Total compensation expense for NQOs was $0.7 million, $0.5 million and $0.3 million in fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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Non-qualified stock options with performance-based and time-based vesting (PNQs”)
PNQ shares granted for each fiscal year are subject to forfeiture if a target modified net income goal is not attained. For this purpose, “Modified Net Income” is defined as net income (GAAP) before taxes and excluding any gains or losses from sales of assets, and excluding the effect of restructuring and other transition expenses. These PNQs have an exercise price equal the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. One-third of the total number of shares subject to each such stock option vest ratably on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, contingent on continued employment, and subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances.
PNQ shares were not granted during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018.

The following table summarizes PNQ activity for the year ended June 30, 2020:
Outstanding PNQs: 
Number
of
PNQs
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price ($)
 
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life
(Years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
($ in 
thousands)
Outstanding at June 30, 2019 229,961
 26.21 1.23 0
Granted 
   
Exercised 0
 0  
Forfeited (6,212) 32.85  
Expired (210,119) 25.86  
Outstanding at June 30, 2020 13,630
 28.60 2.36 0
Exercisable at June 30, 2020 8,822
 26.89 1.98 0


The aggregate intrinsic values outstanding at the end of each fiscal period in the table above represent the total pretax intrinsic values, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $7.34 at June 30, 2020 and $16.37 at June 28, 2019, representing the last trading day of the respective fiscal years, which would have been received by PNQ holders had all award holders exercised their PNQs that were in-the-money as of those dates. The aggregate intrinsic value of PNQ exercises in each fiscal period represents the difference between the exercise price and the value of the Company’s common stock at the time of exercise. PNQs outstanding that are expected to vest are net of estimated forfeitures.
There were no options exercised during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. The Company received $0.1 million and $0.3 million in proceeds from exercises of vested PNQs in fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively.
As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, there were zero and $39.7 thousand, respectively, of unrecognized compensation cost related to PNQs. Total compensation expense related to PNQs in fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $18.3 thousand, $0.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively.
Restricted Stock
Restricted stock awards cliff vest on the earlier of the one year anniversary of the grant date or the date of the first annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders immediately following the grant date, in the case of non-employee directors, and the third anniversary of the grant date, in the case of eligible employees, in each case subject to continued service to the Company through the vesting date and the acceleration provisions of the award plan and restricted stock agreement. Restricted stock is expected to vest net of estimated forfeitures.

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The following table summarizes restricted stock activity for the year ended June 30, 2020:
Outstanding and Nonvested Restricted Stock Awards: 
Shares
Awarded
 
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
($)
Outstanding at June 30, 2019 32,056
 21.10
Granted 229,573
 13.0
Exercised/Released (30,352) 20.8
Cancelled/Forfeited (12,673) 17.7
Outstanding and nonvested at June 30, 2020 218,604
 13.0

The total grant-date fair value of restricted stock granted during the year ended June 30, 2020 was $2.5 million.

As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, there was $1.7 million and $0.4 million, respectively, of unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock. The unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock at June 30, 2020 is expected to be recognized over the weighted average period of 1.41 years. Total compensation expense for restricted stock was $1.1 million, $23.0 thousand and $0.3 million, for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (“PBRSUs”)
The PBRSU awards cliff vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant based on the Company’s achievement of certain financial performance goals during the performance periods, subject to certain continued employment conditions and subject to acceleration provisions of the award plan and restricted stock unit agreement. At the end of the three-year performance period, the number of PBRSUs that actually vest will be 0% to 200% of the target amount, depending on the extent to which the Company meets or exceeds the achievement of those financial performance goals measured over the full three-year performance period. PBRSUs are expected to vest net of estimated forfeitures.
The following table summarizes PBRSU activity for the year ended June 30, 2020:
Outstanding and Nonvested PBRSUs: 
PBRSUs
Awarded
 
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
($)
Outstanding and nonvested at June 30, 2019 51,237
 27.69
Granted 81,236
 14.46
Vested/Released 0
 0
Cancelled/Forfeited (51,136) 25.63
Outstanding and nonvested at June 30, 2020 81,337
 15.78

The total grant-date fair value of PBRSUs granted during the year ended June 30, 2020 was $1.2 million.

As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, there was $0.5 million and $0.3 million, respectively, of unrecognized compensation cost related to PBRSUs. The unrecognized compensation cost related to PBRSUs at June 30, 2020 is expected to be recognized over the weighted average period of 2.17 years. Total compensation expense for PBRSUs was $0.2 million in each of the year ended June 30, 2020 and 2018. There was no compensation expense for PBRSUs for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.
Performance Cash Awards (“PCAs”)
In November 2019, the Company granted PCAs under the 2017 Plan to certain employees. The PCAs cliff vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant based on the Company’s achievement of certain financial performance goals for the performance period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022, subject to certain continued employment conditions and subject to acceleration provisions of the 2017 Plan. At the end of the three-year performance period, the amount of PCAs that actually vest will be 0% to 200% of the target amount, depending on the extent to which the Company meets or exceeds the achievement of those financial performance goals measured over the full three-year performance period.

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The PCAs are measured initially based on a fixed amount of the awards at the date of grant and are required to be re-measured based on the probability of achieving the performance conditions at each reporting date until settlement. Compensation expense for PCAs is recognized over the applicable performance periods. The Company records a liability equal to the cost of PCAs for which achievement of the performance condition is deemed probable. As of June 30, 2020, the Company had recognized accrued liabilities of $72.3 thousand.
At June 30, 2020, there was $0.3 million of unrecognized PCA compensation cost. The unrecognized PCA compensation cost at June 30, 2020 is expected to be recognized over the weighted average period of 2.37 years. Total compensation expense for PCAs was $72.3 thousand for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.


Note 17. Other Current Liabilities
Other current liabilities consist of the following:
  As of June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019
Accrued postretirement benefits $744
 $1,068
Accrued workers’ compensation liabilities 1,466
 1,495
Cumulative preferred dividends, undeclared and unpaid (1) 1,477
 305
Earnout payable(2) 0
 1,000
Working capital dispute payable(3) 551
 354
Other(4) 2,564
 3,087
  Other current liabilities $6,802
 $7,309

___________
(1) Represents the cumulative preferred dividends, undeclared and unpaid. Previously accrued long-term portion has been reclassified to current liabilities.
(2) Represents the estimated fair value of earnout paid in connection with the Company’s acquisition of substantially all of the assets of West Coast Coffee completed on February 7, 2017.
(3) Represents accrued expenses related to working capital disputes in connection with the Company's acquisition of Boyd Coffee on October 2, 2017.
(4) Includes accrued property taxes, sales and use taxes and insurance liabilities.


Note 18. Other Long-Term Liabilities
Other long-term liabilities include the following:
  As of June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019
Finance leases liabilities $9
 $32
Derivative liabilities—noncurrent 2,859
 1,612
Deferred compensation (1) 1,170
 0
Cumulative preferred dividends, undeclared and unpaid—noncurrent 0
 618
Deferred income taxes (2) 1,494
 1,795
Other long-term liabilities $5,532
 $4,057

___________
(1) Includes payroll taxes and performance cash awards liability.
(2) Includes deferred tax liabilities that have an indefinite reversal pattern.


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Note 19. Income Taxes

The current and deferred components of the provision for income taxes consist of the following:
  For the Years Ended June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019 2018
Current:      
Federal $0
 $(1,774) $101
State 105
 231
 56
Total current income tax (benefit) expense 105
 (1,543) 157
Deferred:      
Federal (458) 30,618
 17,090
State 158
 11,036
 65
Total deferred income tax expense (300) 41,654
 17,155
Income tax expense $(195) $40,111
 $17,312


A reconciliation of income tax expense to the federal statutory tax rate is as follows:
  For the Years Ended June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019 2018
Statutory tax rate 21% 21% 28%
Income tax (benefit) expense at statutory rate $(7,829) $(7,032) $(272)
State income tax (benefit) expense, net of federal tax benefit (1,523) (1,295) 12
Valuation allowance 9,153
 50,123
 283
Change in tax rate 233
 124
 18,022
Retiree life insurance 0
 0
 19
Other (net) (229) (1,809) (752)
Income tax expense $(195) $40,111
 $17,312
       


Pursuant to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted on December 22, 2017 (the "Tax Act"), the federal corporate tax rate was reduced to 21.0%, effective for the tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Deferred tax amounts are calculated based on the rates at which they are expected to reverse in the future.

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The primary components of the temporary differences which give rise to the Company’s net deferred tax assets (liabilities) are as follows:
  As of June 30,
(In thousands) 2020 2019 
Deferred tax assets:     
Postretirement benefits $20,232
 $20,775
 
Accrued liabilities 3,970
 5,042
 
Net operating loss carryforwards 38,754
 37,768
 
Intangible assets 9,482
 0
 
Operating lease liabilities 5,419
 
 
Other 6,893
 5,950
 
Total deferred tax assets 84,750
 69,535
 
Deferred tax liabilities:     
Fixed assets (13,427) (15,562) 
Right-of-use operating lease assets (5,513) 
 
Other (2,950) (3,749) 
Total deferred tax liabilities (21,890) (19,311) 
Valuation allowance (64,354) (52,019) 
Net deferred tax liabilities $(1,494) $(1,795) 


At June 30, 2020, the Company had approximately $150.6 million in federal and $115.0 million in state net operating loss carryforwards that will expire from June 30, 2021 to June 30, 2030. Additionally, at June 30, 2020, the Company had $0.8 million of federal business tax credits that will expire from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2038.
At June 30, 2020, the Company had net deferred tax assets of $62.9 million before valuation allowance of $64.4 million. In assessing if the deferred tax assets will be realized, the Company considers whether it is probable that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. In determining whether the deferred taxes are realizable, the Company considers the period of expiration of the tax asset, historical and projected taxable income, and tax liabilities for the tax jurisdiction in which the tax asset is located. Valuation allowances are provided to reduce the amounts of deferred tax assets to an amount that is more likely than not to be realized based on an assessment of positive and negative evidence, including estimates of future taxable income necessary to realize future deductible amounts.
For the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018, due to recent cumulative losses, the Company concluded that certain federal and state net operating loss carry forwards and tax credit carryovers will not be utilized before expiration. The amounts of valuation allowance recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets were $64.4 million, $52.0 million and $1.9 million to reduce deferred tax assets in fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company's valuation allowance increased in fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018 by $12.3 million, $50.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
As of, and for the three years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company had no significant uncertain tax positions.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. and in various state jurisdictions with varying statutes of limitations. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. income tax examinations for the fiscal years prior to June 30, 2018. Although the outcome of tax audits is always uncertain, the Company does not believe the outcome of any future audit will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
The Company’s policy is to recognize interest expense and penalties related to income tax matters as a component of income tax expense. There were no amount of interest and penalties recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, associated with uncertain tax positions. Additionally, the Company did not record any income tax expense related to interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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Note 20. Net (Loss) Income Per Common Share

Basic net income (loss) per common share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to the Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods presented. Diluted net income (loss) per common share is calculated by dividing diluted net income (loss) attributable to the Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding adjusted to include the effect, if dilutive, of the exercise of in-the-money stock options, unvested performance-based restricted stock units, and shares of Series A Preferred Stock, as converted, during the periods presented. The calculation of dilutive shares outstanding excludes out-of-the-money stock options (i.e., such option’s exercise prices were greater than the average market price of our common shares for the period) and unvested performance-based restricted stock units because their inclusion would be have been anti-dilutive.
The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share:
  For the Years Ended June 30,
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts) 2020 2019 2018
Undistributed net (loss) income available to common stockholders $(37,462) $(74,054) $(18,652)
Undistributed net (loss) income available to nonvested restricted stockholders and holders of convertible preferred stock (179) (76) (17)
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders—basic $(37,641) $(74,130) $(18,669)
       
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic 17,205,849
 16,996,354
 16,815,020
Effect of dilutive securities:      
Shares issuable under stock options 0
 0
 0
Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted 17,205,849
 16,996,354
 16,815,020
Net (loss) income per common share available to common stockholders—basic $(2.19) $(4.36) $(1.11)
Net (loss) income per common share available to common stockholders—diluted $(2.19) $(4.36) $(1.11)


The following table summarizes anti-dilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per common share for the periods indicated:
  For the Years Ended June 30,
  2020 2019 2018
Shares issuable under stock options 330,627
 157,850
 462,032
Shares issuable under convertible preferred stock 422,193
 407,734
 393,769
Shares issuable under PBRSUs 73,012
 65,971
 35,732



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Note 21. Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 500,000 shares of preferred stock at a par value of $1.00, including 21,000 authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
Series A Convertible Participating Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock
The Series A Preferred Stock (a) pays a dividend, when, as and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors, of 3.5% APR of the stated value per share, payable quarterly in arrears, (b) has an initial stated value of $1,000 per share, adjustable up or down by the amount of undeclared and unpaid dividends or subsequent payment of accumulated dividends thereon, respectively, and (c) has a conversion price of $38.32. Dividends may be paid in cash. The Company accrues for undeclared and unpaid dividends as they are payable in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. At June 30, 2020, the Company had undeclared and unpaid preferred dividends of $1,478,429 on 14,700 issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Series A Preferred Stock is a participating security and has rights to earnings that otherwise would have been available to holders of the Company's common stock. On an as converted basis, holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together with the holders of the Company’s common stock and are entitled to share in the dividends on the Company's common stock, when declared. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into the number of shares of the Company’s common stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share and subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations) equal to the stated value per share of Series A Preferred Stock divided by the conversion price of $38.32. Series A Preferred Stock is a perpetual stock and is not redeemable at the election of the Company or any holder. Based on its characteristics, the Company classified Series A Preferred Stock as permanent equity.
At June 30, 2020, Series A Preferred Stock consisted of the following:
           
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)      
Shares Authorized Shares Issued and Outstanding Stated Value per Share Carrying Value Cumulative Preferred Dividends, Undeclared and Unpaid Liquidation Preference
21,000
 14,700
 $1,101
 $16,178
 $1,478
 $16,178




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Note 22. Commitments and Contingencies
Purchase Commitments
As of June 30, 2020, the Company had committed to purchase green coffee inventory totaling $50.5 million under fixed-price contracts, $7.0 million in other inventory under non-cancelable purchase orders and $8.2 million in other purchases under non-cancelable purchase orders.
Legal Proceedings
Council for Education and Research on Toxics (“CERT”) v. Brad Berry Company Ltd., et al., Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles
On August 31, 2012, CERT filed an amendment to a private enforcement action adding a number of companies as defendants, including the Company’s subsidiary, Coffee Bean International, Inc., which sell coffee in California under the State of California's Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (“Prop 65”). The suit alleges that the defendants have failed to issue clear and reasonable warnings in accordance with Prop 65 that the coffee they produce, distribute, and sell contains acrylamide. This lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court (the “Court”). CERT alleges that the Company and the other defendants failed to provide warnings for their coffee products of exposure to the chemical acrylamide as required under Prop 65. Plaintiff seeks equitable relief, including providing warnings to consumers of coffee products, as well as civil penalties in the amount of the statutory maximum of $2,500.00 per day per violation of Prop 65. The Plaintiff asserts that every consumed cup of coffee, absent a compliant warning, is equivalent to a violation under Prop 65.
The Company, as part of a joint defense group (“JDG”) organized to defend against the lawsuit, disputes the claims of CERT. Acrylamide is not added to coffee but is present in all coffee in small amounts (parts per billion) as a byproduct of the coffee bean roasting process. Acrylamide is produced naturally in connection with the heating of many foods, especially starchy foods, and is believed to be caused by the Maillard reaction, though it has also been found in unheated foods such as olives. With respect to coffee, acrylamide is produced when coffee beans are heated during the roasting process-it is the roasting itself that produces the acrylamide. While there has been a significant amount of research concerning proposals for treatments and other processes aimed at reducing acrylamide content of different types of foods, to our knowledge there is currently no known strategy for reducing acrylamide in coffee without negatively impacting the sensorial properties of the product.
The Company has asserted multiple affirmative defenses. Trial of the first phase of the case commenced on September 8, 2014, and was limited to three affirmative defenses shared by all defendants. On September 1, 2015, the trial court issued a final ruling adverse to defendants on all Phase 1 defenses. Trial of the second phase of the case commenced in the fall of 2017. On May 7, 2018, the trial court issued a ruling adverse to defendants on the Phase 2 defense, the Company's last remaining defense to liability. On June 22, 2018, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed a new regulation clarifying that cancer warnings are not required for coffee under Proposition 65. The case was set to proceed to a third phase trial on damages, remedies and attorneys' fees on October 15, 2018. However, on October 12, 2018, the California Court of Appeal granted the “defendants” request for a stay of the Phase 3 trial.
On June 3, 2019, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the coffee exemption regulation. The regulation became effective on October 1, 2019. On June 24, 2019, the Court of Appeal lifted the stay of the litigation. A status conference was held on July 11, 2019. The Court granted the JDG’s motion for leave to amend its answers to add the coffee exemption regulation as a defense. Concurrently, the Court denied CERT’s motion to add OEHHA as a party but granted CERT’s motions to complete the administrative record with respect to the exemption and to undertake certain third party discovery. A status conference was held November 12, 2019 to discuss discovery issues and dispositive motions. Plaintiff’s motion to compel OEHHA to add documents to the rulemaking file for the new coffee exemption regulation was denied. CERT continues to pursue third-party discovery with plans to file motions to compel appearances of proposed deponents. These motions, along with CERT’s eight summary judgment motions, were heard at a January 21, 2020 hearing where the Court denied several of CERT’s discovery requests. The JDG’s reply in support of its motion for summary judgment was due to the Court on the March 16, 2020 however, on March 17, 2020, notice was given that the Court was rescheduling the hearings set for March 23, 2020. Due to COVID 19 restrictions, the Court continued the hearing on the nine motions until July 16, 2020. At the hearing, the Court denied three of CERT’s motions for summary adjudication that challenged the OEHHA rulemaking, and rescheduled the balance of the pending motions for August 10, 2020. Subsequent to the hearing on January 21, 2020, Plaintiff made broad discovery requests against each of the defendants in hopes of opening up a third round of discovery. The discovery focuses on

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“additives to” and “flavorings” in coffee. The JDG has responded to the discovery requests but Plaintiff has filed a motion to compel further answers to discovery and production of documents. The Court has continued a hearing on this matter until August 21, 2020.
At the August 10, 2020 hearing, the Court denied multiple motions by the Plaintiffs for summary adjudication. The hearing on the remaining motions was scheduled for August 21, 2020 and at that hearing, the Court denied CERT’s motion for summary judgment and granted the JDG’s motion for summary judgment, noting that the discovery and claims regarding additives were outside the scope of this case.
The JDG is preparing an order and a proposed form of judgment reflecting the Courts ruling to submit to the Court. At this time, the Company is unable to predict the timing of the final judgment or any procedural next steps by CERT. In addition, the Company is not able to predict the probability of the outcome or estimate of loss, if any, related to this matter. 
The Company is a party to various other pending legal and administrative proceedings. It is management’s opinion that the outcome of such proceedings will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Note 23. Revenue Recognition
The Company’s primary sources of revenue are sales of coffee, tea and culinary products. The Company recognizes revenue when control of the promised good or service is transferred to the customer and in amounts that the Company expects to collect. The timing of revenue recognition takes into consideration the various shipping terms applicable to the Company’s sales.
The Company delivers products to customers primarily through two methods, DSD to the Company’s customers at their place of business and direct ship from the Company’s warehouse to the customer’s warehouse or facility. Each delivery or shipment made to a third party customer is to satisfy a performance obligation. Performance obligations generally occur at a point in time and are satisfied when control of the goods passes to the customer. The Company is entitled to collection of the sales price under normal credit terms in the regions in which it operates.
The Company disaggregates net sales from contracts with customers based on the characteristics of the products sold:
  For the Years Ended June 30,
  2020 2019 2018
(In thousands) $ % of total $ % of total $ % of total
Net Sales by Product Category:            
Coffee (Roasted) $325,764
 64.9% $378,583
 63.5% $379,951
 62.6%
Coffee (Frozen Liquid) 28,619
 5.7% 34,541
 5.8% 34,794
 5.7%
Tea (Iced & Hot) 25,369
 5.1% 33,109
 5.6% 32,477
 5.4%
Culinary 50,135
 10.0% 64,100
 10.8% 64,432
 10.6%
Spice 21,473
 4.3% 24,101
 4.0% 25,150
 4.2%
Other beverages(1) 44,983
 9.0% 58,367
 9.8% 66,699
 11.0%
Other revenues(2) 2,701
 0.5% 0
 0% 0
 0%
     Net sales by product category 499,044
 99.5% 592,801
 99.5% 603,503
 99.5%
Fuel surcharge 2,276
 0.5% 3,141
 0.5% 3,041
 0.5%
     Net sales $501,320
 100.0% $595,942
 100.0% $606,544
 100.0%
____________
(1)Includes all beverages other than roasted coffee, frozen liquid coffee, and iced and hot tea, including cappuccino, cocoa, granitas, and concentrated and ready-to drink cold brew and iced coffee.
(2)Represents revenues for certain transition services related to the sale of the Company’s office coffee assets.
The Company does not have any material contract assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2020. Receivables from contracts with customers are included in “Accounts receivable, net” on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. At June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018, “Accounts receivable, net” included, $40.7 million, $53.6 million and $54.5 million, respectively, in receivables from contracts with customers.

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Note 24. Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
The following tables set forth certain unaudited quarterly information for each of the eight fiscal quarters in the two year period ended June 30, 2020. This quarterly information has been prepared on a consistent basis with the audited consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, includes all adjustments which management believes are necessary for a fair presentation of the information for the periods presented. All prior period amounts have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the impact of the certain changes in accounting principles and corrections to previously issued financial statements.
The Company's quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly as a result of a variety of factors, and operating results for any fiscal quarter are not necessarily indicative of results for a full fiscal year or future fiscal quarters.
  For The Three Months Ended
  September 30,
2019
 December 31,
2019
 March 31,
2020
 June 30,
2020
(In thousands, except per share data)        
Net sales $138,600
 $152,498
 $129,139
 $81,083
Cost of goods sold $97,959
 $108,513
 $91,190
 $65,536
Gross profit $40,641
 $43,985
 $37,949
 $15,547
Selling expenses $33,614
 $34,906
 $31,968
 $21,274
Income (loss) from operations $6,892
 $8,870
 $(45,169) $(13,595)
Net income (loss) $4,654
 $7,754
 $(39,777) $(9,718)
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders per common share—basic $0.26
 $0.44
 $(2.32) $(0.57)
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders per common share—diluted $0.26
 $0.43
 $(2.32) $(0.57)

  For The Three Months Ended
  September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2018
 March 31,
2019
 June 30,
2019
(In thousands, except per share data)        
Net sales $147,440
 $159,773
 $146,679
 $142,050
Cost of goods sold $99,205
 $106,529
 $106,779
 $104,327
Gross profit $48,235
 $53,244
 $39,900
 $37,723
Selling expenses $37,310
 $39,591
 $34,422
 $28,324
(Loss) income from operations $(2,078) $502
 $(6,102) $(7,024)
Net loss $(2,986) $(10,100) $(51,749) $(8,760)
Net loss available to common stockholders per common share—basic $(0.18) $(0.60) $(3.05) $(0.52)
Net loss available to common stockholders per common share—diluted $(0.18) $(0.60) $(3.05) $(0.52)


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Note 25. Subsequent Events

The Company evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after June 30, 2019 through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued.  During this period the Company had the following material subsequent events that require disclosure:
On July 23, 2020, pursuant to Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Company amended its existing senior secured revolving credit facility with certain financial institutions. See Note 14 for summary description of the key items of Amendment No. 3. The full text of Amendment No. 3 has been included as Exhibit 10.12 in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K.




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