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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, 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.
Flowers Foods director William Jameson McFadden reported compensation-related equity activity with no open-market buying or selling. He exercised 9,350 deferred stock units into an equal number of Common Stock shares at a stated price of $0.00 per share, bringing his directly held Common Stock to 648,131 shares. A new award of 22,260 Deferred Stock units, convertible into 22,260 Common Stock shares, was also granted under the company’s equity and incentive plans. Footnotes note that 460,383 of the directly held shares are in a trust for which he is the sole beneficiary and that totals include shares acquired through dividend reinvestment. He also reports indirect Common Stock holdings for a son and daughter of 1,363 shares and 2,993.152 shares, respectively.
Flowers Foods director James T. Spear received an award of 22,260 deferred stock units linked to common stock. The grant was made on May 29, 2026 under the Flowers Foods, Inc. 2026 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan at a price of $0.00 per unit. Following this award, he holds 22,260 deferred stock units directly. The deferred shares have no conversion or exercise price and no expiration date, and are tied to an equal number of underlying shares of common stock.
FLOWERS FOODS INC director George E. Deese reported an exercise of deferred stock into common shares. On May 29, 2026, he converted 9,350 deferred stock units into 9,350 shares of common stock at a stated price of $0.00 per share, increasing his direct holdings to 2,014,340 common shares.
The filing also lists indirect ownership: 675,000 shares held by a family LLC, 334,178 shares held by multiple family trusts, 13,717 shares held in an IRA, and 50,301 shares held by his spouse. After the conversion, the reported deferred stock balance is 0, indicating this derivative position has been fully exercised.