Flowers Foods (FLO) officer boosts holdings with 19,690-share acquisition

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Flowers Foods, Inc. reported that one of its officers, serving as Chief Strategic Projects Officer, acquired 19,690 shares of common stock on 01/04/2026 at a reported price of $0 per share. After this transaction, the officer beneficially owns 153,441 shares directly. The officer also has an additional 19,394.273 shares held indirectly through a 401(k) plan, with this total based on a plan statement dated as of December 12, 2025. The filing was made as a single‑person Form 4 reporting non-derivative equity holdings and no derivative securities.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ROACH DAVID M

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1919 FLOWERS CIRCLE

(Street)

THOMASVILLE GA 31757

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FLOWERS FOODS INC [ FLO ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Chief Strategic Projects Offic

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/04/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/04/2026		A		19,690	A	$0	153,441	D
Common Stock								19,394.273(1)	I	By 401(k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Total includes exempt acquisitions of shares allocated to reporting person under Issuer's 401(k) Plan, based on a plan statement dated as of 12/12/2025.

	/s/ Stephanie B. Tillman, Agent	01/06/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What insider transaction did Flowers Foods (FLO) report in this Form 4?

Flowers Foods reported that an officer acquired 19,690 shares of its common stock on 01/04/2026, as disclosed in Table I of the Form 4.

At what price were the new Flowers Foods (FLO) shares acquired in the Form 4?

The filing shows the 19,690 shares of Flowers Foods common stock were acquired at a reported price of $0 per share.

How many Flowers Foods (FLO) shares does the reporting officer own after the transaction?

Following the reported transaction, the officer beneficially owns 153,441 shares of Flowers Foods common stock directly.

What indirect ownership in Flowers Foods (FLO) is reported through the 401(k) plan?

The Form 4 shows an indirect holding of 19,394.273 Flowers Foods shares held by 401(k), based on a plan statement dated 12/12/2025.

What is the reporting person’s role at Flowers Foods (FLO)?

The reporting person is an officer of Flowers Foods, identified with the title Chief Strategic Projects Officer.

Does this Flowers Foods (FLO) Form 4 report any derivative securities?

No derivative securities are reported. Table II for derivative securities is present but contains no entries in this Form 4.