SCHEDULE 13D/A 0001640809 XXXXXXXX LIVE 8 Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share 03/03/2026 true 0000034563 307675108 FARMER BROTHERS CO

14501 N. FREEWAY Fort Worth TX 76177

Aron R. English 206-227-3078 22NW, LP 590 1st Ave. S, Unit C1 Seattle WA 98104 0001640809 N 22NW Fund, LP a WC N DE 1955526.00 0.00 1955526.00 0.00 1955526.00 N 9.0 PN 0001694297 N 22NW, LP a OO N DE 1955526.00 0.00 1955526.00 0.00 1955526.00 N 9.0 PN 0001770575 N 22NW Fund GP, LLC a OO N DE 1955526.00 0.00 1955526.00 0.00 1955526.00 N 9.0 OO 0001783663 N 22NW GP, Inc. a OO N DE 1955526.00 0.00 1955526.00 0.00 1955526.00 N 9.0 CO 0001770436 N English Aron R. a PF OO N X1 1964536.00 0.00 1964536.00 0.00 1964536.00 N 9.0 IN 0001888106 N Hirai-Hadley Bryson a PF N X1 1261.00 0.00 1261.00 0.00 1261.00 N 0.01 IN Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share FARMER BROTHERS CO 14501 N. FREEWAY Fort Worth TX 76177 The following constitutes Amendment No. 8 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned ("Amendment No. 7"). This Amendment No. 8 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Schedule 13D. The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 21,727,157 Shares outstanding as of February 9, 2026, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2026. Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following: On March 3, 2026 the Issuer entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Royal Cup, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent") and BP I Brew Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"), with the Issuer surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law. In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, 22NW entered into a voting agreement (the "Voting Agreement") with Parent pursuant to which 22NW has agreed, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions of the Voting Agreement, to be represented (in person or by proxy) at each stockholder meeting and to vote the Shares beneficially owned by it in favor of the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby. Pursuant to the Voting Agreement, until the Expiration Time, 22NW has agreed not to transfer or cause or permit the transfer of any of its Shares, other than with the prior written consent of Parent or otherwise in accordance with the Voting Agreement. The foregoing description of the Voting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Voting Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 6 is hereby amended to add the following: On March 3, 2026, 22NW and Parent entered into the Voting Agreement as defined and described in Item 4 above. Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following exhibit: 99.1 - Form of Voting Agreement, dated March 3, 2026 (incorporated by reference to Ex. 10.1 to the Issuer's Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2026). 22NW Fund, LP /s/ Aron R. English 03/05/2026 22NW, LP /s/ Aron R. English 03/05/2026 22NW Fund GP, LLC /s/ Aron R. English 03/05/2026 22NW GP, Inc. /s/ Aron R. English 03/05/2026 English Aron R. /s/ Aron R. English 03/05/2026 Hirai-Hadley Bryson /s/ Bryson O. Hirai-Hadley 03/05/2026