Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) CFO R. Steve Kinsey plans 2025 retirement

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Flowers Foods, Inc. announced that its chief financial officer, R. Steve Kinsey, plans to retire from his position effective December 31, 2025, after 36 years with the company. He will continue to serve as CFO until his retirement date, or an earlier date if he or the company decides, helping to maintain continuity in the finance function during the transition period.

After retiring as CFO, Mr. Kinsey expects to remain with Flowers Foods in an advisory role for a period of time to support the handover of responsibilities. The company issued a press release on September 24, 2025 detailing his retirement, which is attached as an exhibit to this report.

Insights

Corporate governance and leadership transition analyst

Planned CFO retirement with advisory role suggests an orderly leadership transition.

The report states that long-tenured CFO R. Steve Kinsey will retire effective December 31, 2025 after 36 years at Flowers Foods. He will remain in the CFO role until then, or an earlier date agreed with the company, which points to a structured, advance-notice transition rather than an abrupt change.

Following retirement, Mr. Kinsey expects to continue in an advisory capacity for a period of time to support the transition. This advisory role can help preserve institutional knowledge and provide continuity as a successor CFO is integrated, though the filing does not yet identify that successor or a specific transition plan.

The timing and details of any successor appointment are not included here, so future disclosures may provide more clarity on how Flowers Foods structures its finance leadership after December 31, 2025. For now, the event represents a normal leadership evolution rather than a quantified financial change.

8-K Event Classification

2 items: 5.02, 9.01

2 items

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers Governance

Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits

Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.

Understanding 8-K Material Events →

FLOWERS FOODS INC false 0001128928 0001128928 2025-09-19 2025-09-19

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 24, 2025 (September 19, 2025)

FLOWERS FOODS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia		1-16247		58-2582379
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1919 Flowers Circle, Thomasville, GA		31757
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (229) 226-9110

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		FLO		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 19, 2025, R. Steve Kinsey, chief financial officer of Flowers Foods, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company that he will retire from this position, effective as of December 31, 2025, after 36 years of service. Mr. Kinsey will continue to serve as chief financial officer of the Company through his retirement on December 31, 2025, or such earlier date as determined by Mr. Kinsey or the Company. After his retirement, Mr. Kinsey expects to serve in an advisory role with the Company for a period of time to support the transition.

A copy of the press release announcing the retirement of Mr. Kinsey is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release of Flowers Foods Inc. dated September 24, 2025.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

				FLOWERS FOODS, INC.
Date: September 24, 2025				By:		/s/ R. Steve Kinsey
				Name:		R. Steve Kinsey
				Title:		Chief Financial Officer

FAQ

What leadership change did Flowers Foods (FLO) announce in this 8-K?

Flowers Foods announced that its chief financial officer, R. Steve Kinsey, plans to retire from his CFO role effective December 31, 2025, after 36 years with the company.

When will Flowers Foods CFO R. Steve Kinsey retire?

R. Steve Kinsey notified Flowers Foods on September 19, 2025 that he will retire as chief financial officer effective December 31, 2025, or on an earlier date if determined by him or the company.

Will Flowers Foods CFO R. Steve Kinsey remain with the company after retirement?

Yes. After his retirement as CFO, Mr. Kinsey expects to serve in an advisory role with Flowers Foods for a period of time to support the transition of his responsibilities.

How long has R. Steve Kinsey been with Flowers Foods (FLO)?

The filing states that Mr. Kinsey will retire after 36 years of service with Flowers Foods, reflecting a long tenure at the company.

Did Flowers Foods issue a press release about the CFO retirement?

Yes. A press release dated September 24, 2025 announcing Mr. Kinsey's retirement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference.

Does the 8-K identify a successor CFO for Flowers Foods?

No. This report focuses on Mr. Kinsey's planned retirement and advisory role. It does not name a successor CFO or provide further succession details.