Flowers Foods filings document the public-company record for a Georgia packaged bakery producer whose common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under FLO. The company's 8-K reports cover operating results, financial condition, guidance, debt and credit agreements, and material corporate events affecting its brand portfolio and operating structure.
Proxy and governance filings describe director elections, board composition, executive compensation, shareholder voting matters, and human-capital or change-in-control plans. Recent disclosures also record leadership-transition matters, the Simple Mills acquisition as part of the company's strategic priorities, and financing arrangements tied to senior notes, a term loan facility and the revolving credit facility.
Flowers Foods director Thomas Caldecot Chubb III reported compensation-related share movements. On June 4, 2026, he exercised 3,710 shares of deferred stock into common stock, bringing his directly held common stock to 58,921 shares. The deferred awards carried a $0.00 conversion price under the company’s 2026 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan.
On the same date, 18,550 deferred shares were forfeited back to the issuer in connection with his resignation from the Board of Directors, effective June 4, 2026. These actions reflect plan mechanics rather than open-market buying or selling.
Flowers Foods reported that board member Thomas C. Chubb, III resigned from its board of directors, effective immediately on June 4, 2026. He stepped down due to competing professional demands from his role as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Oxford Industries, Inc.
The company stated that his resignation was not the result of any dispute or disagreement with the board or the company. Flowers Foods highlighted his six years of service, including work as independent presiding director and chair of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, and expressed gratitude for his contributions.
BlackRock, Inc. filed an amendment reporting beneficial ownership of 24,642,109 shares of Flowers Foods Inc. The filing states this represents 11.6% of the company's common stock and shows sole voting power of 24,264,211 and sole dispositive power of 24,642,109. The filing notes that iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF holds more than 5% of the outstanding common stock. The amendment is signed by a BlackRock Managing Director and updates Item 7 exhibits regarding subsidiary identification.
Flowers Foods, Inc. reported results from its May 29, 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. All director nominees were elected for one-year terms, each receiving a majority of votes cast. For example, W. Jameson McFadden received 154,580,891 votes for, 4,941,083 against, and 1,082,280 abstentions.
Shareholders also approved three additional proposals. One proposal received 127,244,767 votes for, 23,492,424 against, and 9,867,063 abstentions, with 26,624,894 broker non-votes. Another proposal received 183,308,988 votes for, 3,174,835 against, and 745,325 abstentions, with no broker non-votes. A further proposal received 137,124,283 votes for, 21,826,012 against, 1,653,959 abstentions, and 26,624,894 broker non-votes.
FLOWERS FOODS INC director Thomas Caldecot Chubb III reported compensation-related equity transactions with no open-market buying or selling. He exercised deferred stock to acquire 9,350 shares of Common Stock and, after this exercise, held 55,211 Common shares directly. He also received a grant of 22,260 Deferred Stock units under company equity incentive plans, which are tied to Common Stock, have no exercise price, and no stated expiration, consistent with director compensation arrangements.
FLOWERS FOODS INC director Brigitte King received a new equity award. She was granted 22,260 shares of Deferred Stock on May 29, 2026 as a compensation grant under the Flowers Foods, Inc. 2026 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. These deferred shares relate to the company’s common stock, have no exercise or conversion price, and carry no expiration date under the Deferred Shares Agreement for Directors. Following this award, her directly held Deferred Stock position reported in this filing totals 22,260 shares.
Flowers Foods director Joanne D. Smith received a grant of 22,260 deferred stock units. These were awarded on May 29, 2026 as compensation under the Flowers Foods, Inc. 2026 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan.
The deferred stock has no exercise or conversion price and no expiration date, and is linked to 22,260 shares of common stock under a Deferred Shares Agreement for Directors. This is a compensation-related award rather than an open-market purchase.
FLOWERS FOODS INC director Rhonda Gass received a grant of 22,260 deferred stock units. These were awarded as compensation under the company’s 2026 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan, carry no exercise or conversion price, have no expiration date, and correspond to 22,260 shares of common stock.
FLOWERS FOODS INC director Margaret G. Lewis reported compensation-related equity activity, not open-market trading. She exercised derivative rights over 9,350 shares of Deferred Stock into 9,350 shares of Common Stock, bringing her directly held Common Stock to 100,645.4413 shares.
Lewis also received a grant of 22,260 shares of Deferred Stock under the company’s equity and incentive compensation plans, which are convertible into 22,260 shares of Common Stock. The deferred shares have no exercise price and no expiration date under the disclosed plan terms.
FLOWERS FOODS INC director Sterling A. Spainhour Jr. reported compensation‑related equity activity involving common and deferred stock. On May 29, 2026, he exercised 7,900 shares of Deferred Stock, receiving 7,900 shares of Common Stock held directly.
On the same date, he was granted 22,260 units of Deferred Stock, each representing an equivalent number of common shares, under company equity and incentive compensation plans. These transactions are awards and derivative exercises, not open‑market purchases or sales.