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The Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) SEC filings page on Stock Titan provides access to the company’s regulatory disclosures as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Flowers Foods is a Georgia-incorporated company and one of the largest producers of packaged bakery foods in the United States, with its common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FLO.
Through this page, users can review current and historical filings that document key aspects of Flowers Foods’ business and governance. Form 8-K filings report material events such as changes in executive leadership, board appointments, amendments to compensation and change of control plans, and announcements related to financial results. Recent 8-Ks have described the planned retirement of the chief financial officer, the appointment of a new CFO, the election of a new director to the board, and amendments to the company’s change of control plan.
In addition to event-driven 8-Ks, investors typically look to annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for detailed information on net sales, branded and other net sales categories, risk factors, and management’s discussion of results of operations and liquidity. Flowers Foods’ press releases refer readers to these filings for comprehensive risk disclosures covering topics such as economic conditions, competition in the packaged bakery market, supply chain and labor considerations, legal and regulatory matters, and technology and information systems.
On Stock Titan, SEC filings for FLO are updated as they become available from EDGAR, and AI-powered tools can assist in summarizing long documents, highlighting key sections on topics like executive compensation arrangements, governance changes, and financial performance. Users researching Flowers Foods’ regulatory history, capital markets activity and governance structure can use this page as a centralized entry point to the company’s official SEC documents.
Flowers Foods, Inc. arranged new financing to address upcoming debt and extend covenant flexibility. The company entered into a $400 million senior unsecured delayed draw term loan facility that will be used, with cash on hand, to repay its $400 million 3.500% senior notes maturing in October 2026 and related fees.
The 2026 term loan can be drawn once through October 1, 2026, matures three years after funding, and bears interest at SOFR or a base rate plus a margin set by leverage and debt ratings. The agreement includes financial covenants requiring a maximum Leverage Ratio of 3.75:1.00, with an optional increase to 4.00:1.00 during a defined Covenant Holiday period, and a minimum Interest Coverage Ratio of 4.50:1.00.
Flowers Foods also amended its revolving credit facility to extend the existing Covenant Holiday through the fiscal quarter ending October 9, 2027 and to align pricing and terms with the new term loan agreement, increasing its financial flexibility around the note maturity.
Flowers Foods reported an insider-related transaction involving a family investment entity connected to Chairman and CEO Ryals McMullian. Dellwood-McMullian Holdings, LLC, a family LLC, executed an open-market sale of 209,000 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $8.0349 per share, in multiple trades between $8.00 and $8.15. After the sale, the family LLC held 813,380 shares. McMullian separately is shown with 1,358,940.281 shares held directly, plus additional indirect holdings through a 401(k), his spouse, and irrevocable trusts for his minor children. Footnotes state he has no investment, voting, or dispositive power over the shares owned by the family LLC, and beneficial ownership of certain indirect holdings is disclaimed.
Flowers Foods, Inc. announced that chief growth officer Terry S. Thomas will depart and the chief growth officer role will be dissolved, effective April 24, 2026. The company expects to provide Mr. Thomas a cash severance equal to 18 months of base salary and 12 months of COBRA or other medical coverage in exchange for a release of claims.
The growth capabilities built since the role’s creation in 2023 are being integrated into the ongoing business structure. Chief brand officer Mark Courtney, a 43-year company veteran, will report directly to the CEO and take on expanded responsibilities for brand strategy, retail customer sales, innovation, and revenue management.
Flowers Foods Inc Schedule 13G/A amendment: The Vanguard Group reports 0 shares beneficially owned of Flowers Foods common stock following an internal realignment and disaggregation of certain subsidiaries, in accordance with SEC Release No. 34-39538.
The filing states Vanguard's subsidiaries or divisions that formerly reported with The Vanguard Group will now report separately and that Vanguard no longer is deemed to have beneficial ownership of those securities.
FLOWERS FOODS INC director William Jameson McFadden reported a bona fide gift of company stock. On December 31, 2025, he disposed of 109,303 shares of Flowers Foods common stock as a gift transfer with no sale price reported.
After this gift, McFadden’s direct holdings totaled 638,781 common shares. The filing also shows indirect holdings of 2,993.152 shares held "By Daughter" and 1,363 shares held "By Son" as of the same date.
FLOWERS FOODS INC Chairman and CEO Ryals McMullian reported an acquisition of 161,670 shares of common stock through a grant of time-based restricted stock units at a stated price of $0.00 per share. After this award, his directly owned common stock totaled 1,323,488.281 shares.
A footnote explains that this Form 4/A corrects an earlier Form 4 to reflect the proper number of restricted stock units granted, and notes that Forms 4 filed since the grant date had overstated his direct ownership by 10,500 shares. The total also includes shares acquired through dividend reinvestment based on a statement dated December 31, 2025.
FLOWERS FOODS INC Chairman and CEO Ryals McMullian reported equity compensation activity in company common stock. On February 25, 2026, he acquired 98,862 shares at $0.00 per share through the vesting of contingent performance share units granted under the 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan.
On the same date, 41,980 shares were disposed of at $9.65 per share to satisfy tax withholding or exercise-related obligations, a non-open-market, tax-withholding disposition. After these transactions, he held 1,411,420.281 shares directly, and additional indirect holdings were reported through a 401(k), spouse, trusts for minor children, and Dellwood-McMullian Holdings, LLC. For certain trusts and the family LLC, beneficial ownership is disclaimed and he has no investment or voting authority over those shares.
FLOWERS FOODS INC President and COO Varnedoe Heeth IV reported equity-related transactions in company common stock. On February 25, 2026, he acquired 20,543 shares at $0.00 per share through the vesting of contingent performance share units granted under the company’s 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. On the same date, 7,178 shares at $9.65 per share were disposed of in a tax-withholding transaction to cover exercise price or tax liabilities, rather than as an open-market sale. Following these transactions, his directly held ownership was 105,821.8214 shares, which includes shares acquired through dividend reinvestment based on a statement dated December 31, 2025. He also reported indirect ownership of 19,000 shares held by a trust for children.
FLOWERS FOODS INC Chief Human Resources Officer Cindy Cox reported equity compensation transactions in company common stock. On February 25, 2026, she acquired 12,096 shares at a price of $0.00 per share from the vesting of contingent performance share units granted under the Flowers Foods, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. In a related move the same day, 3,070 shares were disposed of at $9.65 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations, leaving her with 45,430 shares of common stock held directly after these transactions.
Flowers Foods Chief Supply Chain Officer Thomas L. Winters reported equity compensation activity involving company common stock. On the transaction date, he acquired 10,921 shares through a grant or award at a price of $0.0000 per share, reflecting vesting of contingent performance share units under the company’s 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. In a related tax-withholding disposition, 4,419 shares were delivered at $9.6500 per share to cover tax obligations, leaving him with 50,384 shares of common stock held directly after these transactions.